The New York herald., 1864-05-04
Interesting Debate sn tho Rscss-
Struction Of Rebel States.
Mr.. Fernando Wood DEFINES
His Position.
Finale Of the Wilkes Court
Martial.
The Commodore Suspended isR Thfes Team
and Rsprimaaded,
Co., Co.. 10.
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sEoRxsY m REGARD TO MILITARY MOvnnnnna.
Tho councils of tho military authorities kepe
markaby secret Heretofore The svs of battles sso
Idea could be formed Of Contemplated movements; ~
now they are matters q speculation, botA asaG
promiDsat civilians and army ocera Ths as0sse
oco0dedcs, however, h rsposed In tAoss haviag ~
direct oooAucs Of airs and due credit given eor tA
wisdom In preventing prenaturs disclosure.
Tm QUESTION OF sUPKRSBDINa 0RNnRAk BAMK0s
An evening paper hero ststes - u oias BY aulsssV,
that the reports telegraphed from hero that As Qu1o
OF superssAing General Banks has been 6issusssA =
Cabinet meeting and that there any dissatActsoa wA
h.s maaagemsnt. any intention Il relieving I'm sD
his command, ars'sntrus.
NoRxAss or THE PAR o. soLDnRs.
The passage Of the bill 10 Increase tho pay a ~ -
dIers BY the House to-day will meet with general apVeo
baton. There debate upon II, and oppossisa.
sxosps that members thoughs the iacrsase -
small, and desired to amend IL - - b mako u ~
larger but the majority appeared TO b sassdsd thA ~
aoten 0 the AiitarysCommittes 10 ~ prsmisss ~
wise and the bill therefore passsA unaaine1sy wAsu1
amendment
ARRIVAL or GENERAL sEYxoUR.
Brgadier General Seymour, who was In oommasl =
the time Of tho Florida disaster has arrived tA city,
understood that he ID 70 have oonnand under Cen
Grant
rHR CASE OF 0HNHRAL BLAn.
There was . caucus Of . number Of The repuslcaA
| Senators to-day, and deosdsd 70 sasta,a ~
resoluttoa nov before The Military Committee
spectuS the restorasion Of Frask Bairs commiwoca.
I understood that II viii be amended II tho Senais -
a 70 provide that hs shall mot bs recognized o1sR
the military service, and recommending hs ds@iaal
a. his oommissioa b bold illegally.
COMMODORE WILKES sUsP1NDRD FROM DUTY 30
THREE YEARS, AND RBPRMANDRD BY rHH sn0kD
TARY OF rHn NAVY.
The following general order from The Navy DeparS
ment hes just been promulgated
GENERAL oRDna-No. IS.
NAVY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON. Nay .. 1eeA
Al tho Naval General Court Martial recently oo.vsas1
o tho navy tried upon The following chAreess yg&
rsrreA against him by the Department..
l CAnvQe 1-D1obodto0Co OF tho lawful orders q -
superior ofncer while 10 the execution q hs oaos.
OAaroe 3-Insubordinats conduct and nsgiigeaos -
CAarqs s-Dsrespscs dsrsspscsfs Language y -
superior otDcer while 10 The execution Of bis onOs
order reguasoo issued BY the secretary Of the Navy
OAoro 6-Conduos unbeoomins N odscse and ooa11t
articles adopted and put force for the govssns.s e
| tho navy Of the United States.
OF each Of these charges tho accused found by -
court "guilty," and sssteoced In shs foaiswtae
"ADd The court does hereby sentence The socsssl,
Commodore Charles wilkes, TO bs publicly rsprtmasAs4
By the Secretary q The Nsyy and TO b suspended s.
| sentence confirmed.
In carrying into execution that part Of Che sca.
| tsnoe which requires thst Commodore wilkes b
| publicly rsprimanded l need hardly cay more -
the prOmulgssioo q such charges and q tss dsss.
SION upon them By court composed Of tho cdscsrs q
may have desired e preserve an uusarnisS.d record
have been spared the unpeasans duty which hss =.
volved upon Il in h: case but the appeal made ~
pronounced to be an osabordiuais dsrsspsosfa
character containing remarks and statements nos Wns
mens either 70 tolerate the disrespsc and suem. % .
founded aspersous refer the 10 the investigates
GIDEON wELLEs. Secretary Of tho Navy.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
The Senate was obliged TO adjourn to-day u I've
O'Clock, there not being quorum prsseut. mo bin ~
propra,ing twenty millions for the volunteers oasa
out for one hundred days passed, u having
failed OF ebtanins the vote Of quorum upon lase
night rwios within the last few days has shs ssosso
been obliged adjourn Ia the midst of The ssssioa ~
want Of quorum Il understood that, In vsw a ~
dlsnsnaton ef The members 70 attend TO thsr dusta,
and the consequent difhculfy of keeping qaorum -
their during session. under the present. ras re
qurine majority Of the Senators FROM Ill the stasss =
constitute quorum the rules 70 be altered % thas
majority q tho Senators actually qualified shalt suss
for thas purpose.
RE pBAr. IN The HOUSE on REcoSsrsUcrNs
fHE REBEL STATES.
Tho speech Of Mr. Kernsn, Of New York, u tbs Heuse
to-day against the bill TO guarantee repcbliosn govern
menss in the seeded States universally pruucusssA
the best that has bcsn made that side during hs -
bate. argumeotstivs, and confined strictly 70 -
subject usdsr dscsssioe, and referred principally - ~
legal principles involved Mr. Fernando Wood aass -
uvsred Characteristic speech ~ Same bill tcnsGhs
10 which be occasion 70 dsssd hmssK against ~
attack made upon him BY Mr. esAsack ss9e
49, -
nos In hi seat, Mr.. Wood postponed si future 49,
. review Of hh (Mr. sohsnkS) pabs's me ssd soassvs
mens which when given Win dsoss eccssiea spscv
personal coutrovsrsy. M. Perry, New Jsrsey -
made political spesch In which hs alluds1 GsnsrsA
hcClelans superior qualifications soldier sad
Statesman me debate will 10 closed tomorrow ~ Mr-
Cox against and Mr. Boutwell, in favor Of the bill and tnS
vote taken.
INVESTIGATION or rHs oHAreEs AaArsr rHu ganA--
euRr DErARTMENr.
Tbs Treasury Isvestgasn COMMITTEES hada prcsrssss4
meeting tonight which occupied with the cxamtnA-
lion Of Colonel Baker Provost Marshal Of the wsr DeFas
mont and the production Of the evidence which he ~
accumulated 10 reference 70 the alleged immoral psaotsn
o Mr. Clark In conpecos with some Of tho fsmaIsssD
ponvsd In the department His examination vas noa 60
cIuasd and hs win appear before the COMMITTEES ssAA
tomorrow.
The select committee TO investigate tho charges
iaton 70 Treasury Department me. thu mossa~g and
organised. colonel BAKER summoned 10 eppear b.
fore thcm this evening, 10 produce tho sTiscs which
he obtained regard TO tho transactions ot Mr. Cars
superintendent Of the printing Of notss and spans.
Tho report that Mr. g. N. Clark. about wAsss csuduss
Ia the msnssemsn, Of the printing surean Il ths Treasury
Deparsmens charges have becn uads, as sns beinQ
investigated by committee cf ths HoAsA had been as
missed by Mr. Chase untrue rensAsax the invest -
tica. such action would NOT In snS cass bs probable
rur QUOTA or rHS DISTRICT rnLED.
The quota Of shis dissrc. under sM tina calls - bsss
el,ed. and Washington u oat cf iha drAft-
susscRrrrroNs TO rHK GOVERNMENT IltAs.
The subscrip 70 ths snovsy loan 70 dag smoontss
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