, 1864-01-15
BURNING OF a CUNEoAT
AT MEMP HIS LAM DING.
The Johnson's Island Scare
Again--ArFivai Of Troops
at Sandusky.
Disaster TO a .Gunboat On
the Coast Of NORTH
INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT
SOUTHERN AND EURO
PEAN NEWS.
FRCM WASHINGTON,


up in the House today, a debate which end
ed in Winter Davis mixing the finest speech
of the session thus far. He TOOK the ground
that conf2ecation should not bo, merely
for life csatc, bnt in fee simple
and made close, 1egnl and constitu:
tionl argument which lawyers in the House
Unite in pronouncing the conclusion Of the
whole subject. The present temper Of the
House clearly is, to repeal the explanatory
clause Of last session, and thus make confs:
cation absolute. "
In spite Of the Presidents objection, the
Senate as is well known, favors the same
course, 2pd It is even intimated that the
President has about determined to abandon
lis former position. If he does not, there is
8 chance for IN issue Between him and Con.
gress. e.. - 49,, =.
The Senate today passed tho bill authorh-
ing the appointment OF Second Assistant
Secretary Of War for one year. '''x'-s
1t is understood that Charles a. Damn will
probably have the place thus created. He
has been nomina1ly Assistant Sccretnry OF
War for some time already.
| Mr.. Conncss made pungent speech In tho
Senate to-day on the Conscription ,,44E, and
| drew down the Aearticst applause the CALLER
les have gigen this session to any one.
Mr.. Salisbury Interrupted him and came
| OF decidedly second in the encounter Mr..
Conness' concluding sentence was that he
"Kncw no safer and surcr wny Of getting to
| heaven, than to Lit rebel wherever and
whenever you could get chancc.'
It is understood TINT Morrill, Of Vermont
.aa,-.:a 49,. = ep~ p~s.a1, - = ~ wv " tuo
!eoo.uou t. ~ cApe. oa11s,s DA'is' auu oHe
~ w o,ues e'H1'o'e ~ iihe's ~ lulu" up
Inc at'ach.
lhe chfonae'f' Tue Aqmiatstratlon organ,
conaes oot TINS olnY194sR48aooole .Y448 !eaded
leaaef' understood .o4eske2stSpL forney, nd
Socating the renominat11n!ef President Lin-
coin. The following arettts most significant
sentences: 1.-The Republicans believe in him
for he was their party choice. Tho loyal
Democrats believe In him for le has been kind
md considerate to them, and has always in
the most magnificent manner recognized
their devotion to the country. His action In
Missouri, where he refused to become par
tizan of tLe extreme radicals, and his action
in Maryland, where he refused to become a
paJtizan of the slave aristocracY, have united
around him men Of extreme differences of
opinion, and they will support him os the
leader of the Union partv in fhe Presidential
campaicn.'
The following is the cornpos1t3on of the
Senate special committee on enancfnaf;on
lust appointed: .fcssrs Sumner. Howard.
Carlisle, Pomeroy. Ducla1ey. Brown and
Conncss, 49,.
Garfield rot IN resolution ordering ten
thousand copies. Of Rosecrans' report print
ed, and same number rs heretofore ordered
Of McClellan's and Grants.
corps commanders In the army Of tho Po-
tomac deny the statements telegraphed from
Chattanooga that Longstrcet was being rein
forced from Lees army. On the contrary
they say that Lees army Is being augmented
in numbers by conscrfpts.
Private news from rebel SOURCES say that On
tho 26th of December two blocks of build
ings In the heart of Charleston were oonsum-
ed BY fire, kirdlel by Gilmoro's shells, as
well os three warehouses filled with rebel
army supplies.
F7ank Blair has ut last begun regular at
tendance In his seat ut the House.
The Senate spent the day On the conscrip-
ton bill No definite notion had been reach
cd, but four several test votes showed ma
Jofaty o. ABOUT sixteen In ia'or oi Inc ssoo
eohonuea.ton AAe sots ~ .a'ol u sne gen
elA P1ne'ple VI eon"u'aeion' was 20 10 -.
rfotosaelons aa ~ nA tae conisnu.a1ion " f7oo
anu eauv, .nna "ele wy ag"a' anu one ~ Aerp
!. ,': .. sovo s.a "ae 1"p''o ~ aoo"s "n eau"i's
ocr'slse 'U' II, ANN
An's ec.4ee nv ts.enIloa VI tne S'oo cannse
s1ncc 'ne nuuse h.n'aly eomm't.e ID uaaai-
moos4y 'of II aho i1fse "a'os1ts III tne
House the same way. '
zen. hcintzleman WILL promptly enter up
on the duties OF his ne" command at colum-
bus
lug "aI oepallnenI 'o,oas fcpot1a 4's
contneent expenses iof last gear at one nun,
area ana sescnts-s'A tnonsano oolats'
Inc annouheemen1 aaae IN lnese a4spatea-
es some aass ago that thc contest toe Inc
lnulana olst11ct 'uusesmp' ~ sacceco Sueo
b: snatn' WIS Pfac!lcal, se.tlea IN ave- oi
Albert =. Whne' received IT'S conhrma1ion
to-day By the PRESIDENT sending IN Whites
nomination 10 INC senate. nc mas Just IN
lshed dis laoors ID one ol me board o1 COM
misstoners TO ADJUST the losses from the
Indian war. !
a bill passed the senate to-day authorizing
the Chicago Board Of Public Works to con"
struct the proposed new water works accord