, 1864-04-01
FROM wAEHIINGTON..
General Congressional and mtl3tnry
.' intelligence,


! Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tt1bune.1
+: WAennguroN, March 81, 1874.
The following dispatch failed to get through be-
fore In consequence Of the storm: ;,
WAsH1soroN, March, .. 1851.
Remarks Of Senator Trumbn1l on the death of
Hon. Owen 1oyeioy, like those of Mr.. Wa.hbu.ne
in the House, were. exceedingly appropriate and
touching. Mr. Trumbull attributed to- tho efforts
OF the deceased no1e than to any other man, the
revolution Of sentiment in Illinois which gave tho
State freedom In the Last Presidential election.
D1scnED1rAn1E AFFAIR.
a New Yorker named Levy, formerly Assistant
.Quartermastes, and dismissed BY sentence Of court
martini for signing false certificates Tas recently
resppotnted .Quartcrmaster BY the President, on
the Recommendation Of Senator Pomeroy, with the
consent Of tho War Department. Levy was
duly confirmed BY The Senate. but the vote was I'M
mediately rcconsdercd upon discovery Of his ante
cedcuts. Ills friends In New York, who constitute
avery influential portion Of the Jewish population
there, are making tho utmost efforts to secure his
reinstatement, =
NO PASSES.
No passes are now Issued to the Army Of the Po :
tomac. =.
EAT1osA1 CURRENCY.
The let and send sections Of the National Cur.
rency bll have been disposed Of in Committee OF
22nd section, authorizing the 1esnc of one two and
three dollar notes. qualified By the psoviso of Mr,
Hooper. limiting the amount Of these small
notes to one sl1th Of the circulation,
and prohibiting any issues after the resumption Of
specie payments. Amendments wrrc adopted al.
lowing the incorporation ofbanks on capital Of,
s.00o0 in towns of6 600 Inhabitants, aud authori.
ling directors to sue delinquent stockholders for
unpaid 1netaI1ments. :. Two Eunsucess
ful attempts were made to strike outFthe
provision authorizing banks to loan On real estate
Nr. Boutwell,, also, vninly moved to substitute for
the clause enabling banks to buy and sell gold and
silver, one authorizing them to sell gold received
as interest On bonds. : -
= :. TREASURY >AAT1KRs.
The report from tbs Treasury Department Elbows
forty-seyen special agents, twenty being ap-
pointed under tho act for the collection Of abau-
do1cd property In the rebel States seventeen draw
annuals salaries not exceeding IS 0O0 and twenty
two get h5e dollars day and ten cents mIlesge.
eTATE QUOTAS. 49,.
The deficiencies On the last call and balances re-
mining to be furnished BY Wisconsin and Mime
sots, have been adjusted st the Provost M,rehall
Gems Office as follows: Wls's quota, 79i1 ; dcd-
cheney under former ch}ls, 4,b4s, making balance
Of Z, 100, remaining to be furnished. -
Minnesota'e quota is 'e,t50; deficiency, s3a9;
making balance of 4579 remaining to be furnish
ed, these balances viii be reduced by the number
ORE enlisted vetesanB-
lows Is in surplus Of 7s7 over all calls, instead Of
10 as previously reported. 1
,'' INDIAN AATTKns. -"
ME. Rsnscy's hill, authorizing the Secretary Of
the Trea.ury to settle the expenditures OF Mime
sofa IN the Indian War, In 1867, sppsoprlstes
slao,ooo.~ - = = =, -,
':- NAyY rADs. ''.'
The bill Mr. Cowan introduced to-day for navy
gard On the Delaware River, authofizea the ap-
posnsment Of commission Of aeven scientific, IN
interested men, who shall select site, subject to
49, ~ppros,l Of tho Secretary OF tho NarJ whnsn
decision ehaI be hnal. "'.'t .
'''' 1H1TAnT. =. -
A company OF marines lett the ba1rack. here to-
day for se1ylce At Cairo. =,
Rev. Dr.. Sunderland. Chaplain Of the Senate, has
.cccpted 4 call to the American chapel, Paris. bat
rtatns connection with his church here. Heleaves
for Paris In August. : =
AHNr AND NAyT.
The President has issued pcremptory orders for
the immediate transfer Of 100 seanen from the
a,my to the navy. One Thousand negroes are prom
lied to be transferred in two days. rr
CONGRESSIONAL .',.. . ,..1
Under: previous question to-day, tho House
passed two important bIlls. One provides
for the examination Of oil naval officers
rEdcr the rank Of Commodore on active
liEt by surgeons as to physlc3l condition, and By
Bosrd Of three officers appointed by the President
as to other qualifications. Tie other bill provides
that netting licatenante or Ma.te:s from clrillifa,
thanked By Congress for service against tho enc
ny may be piaced in line tor promotion, md that
ordinary seaIncn may be promoted for mcritorious
Eervfco. and receive medal of honor and q gra-
tr;ty OF $780, -
WARRINGTON, Nnrch 1,.-The Secretary Of the
Navy IN response to the Senate resolution Of In
ti'ly, saye no traEsfcE Of seamea from the army to
gross, and thirty live vessels Q. war aee now walt
inS complcnents Of men. Not only are these
waiting 1o7 crews. but the terms ofmany seamen
nov in service have expired, md yet the men arc
Were they not detained. many vessels on block
This statc oi t5inss Is to 30 deplored, and is in
great measure, not entirely. attributable to un
fcrsunate legislation.
ntrcd the navnl service that enlistmen:s In that
service were not permitted to be credited on tho
o. teoef he 1 u p sn tnes
In addition to these obstacles, the approximation
f1r extraordinary bountiea were for army enlist
@ oDeIste 51 T. s Sls sce sn g 81 to ss ss se
and held out strong Inducements for military Ecz-
vice. .''-.--.
II appears from tho official communication Of the
Secretary Of Nar, that tho strength Of forces
in Kansas and the Indian Tosrtories subject to thr
order Of Gen. Curtis is IT, GOO men.
Tic special dispatch to the Erani1J Post s1y6
that Joshua B. Giddtngs, the American Consul
General in Canada was on the door Of the House
this morning. 1t is understood that he ohects to
the bill now before the Senate, from the Commit-
tee On Foreign Relations, creating additional Con-
snntcs along the Can1dian frontier. Mr. Gddlngs
states that the change OF sentiment in Canada tow
ard this country ia vezy decided, and urges in H.
turn that We should not repeal the reciprocity
treaty. T.. =, -
WAeurEoros, March 8l-1n The senafe today,
Mr. Sherman submitted 1etter received rom the
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury, Mr. Field,
with the details Of the claims Of Mrs Mary Thfoek-
morton, for compensation for efx negroes; claimed
az her own, which the District Commissioners OF
Emancipation could not al1ow, her husband being
IN the rebel army, though son Is officer in the
Union army: but recommends Congress to pay
her from the residue Of that fund. -
Mr.. Richard Smith, for many ycars cashier Of the +
Hranch Bank Of the United Sates In this city, and
late cashier Of the Bank Of the Metropolis, died
Capt. Fisher, lately escaped from Richmond, will
again re.entcr the Army Of the Potomac, in COM
mand Of the Signal Corps. -
FROM sT. PAUL. !
[6ueefa1 Disnatch tn tina ChTcanf Trfhune1