Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-04-07
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WAsuIsGFos, April 8

Na9AANNiNNf hHilA "
Judge-Advocate-Gen, Holt has, in re-
Spouse TO the request of the Senate Com
mittee ON Military Affairs, given his
views on the House bill, taking from the
President the power To summarily dis
miss army and navy. officers without a
trial by court martial. Judge Holt says
that from the foundation of the Govern
ment, the President has been In the hab-
IL OF summarily Diminishing officers in the
land and naval service; that the power
10 do so seems 20 inhefe in him under
the constitution, as commander-in-ch chief
of the army and navy; that his action
i'm this respect has been attended by no
oppression or abuses, and its strict le-
gaiity cannot be contested; that the ex-
erclse. therefore, of this authority since
the outbreak of the rebellion, has moth
ing in IL that sayors OF usurpation or in
novation, or thai should in any way ex-
cite alarm. In the emergencies of mil
itary life, and especially during period
Of active hoStilities, the interests of the
service often not only require that Off
GERS shall be instantly dismissed, but
that their places shall be Immediately
supplied, This bill makes such supply
impracticable in the case of DELINQUENT
suspended officers, because il contem.
plates no vacancy. Besides this Mr.
Holt says among other things, that the
Government could not investigate thro
courts-martial the cases which this bill
would bring up, without such a draft
upon the officers ofthe army needed for
active field service as must greatly. i'm.
pair the efficiency OF the campaign now
about TO open in every part of the
theatre OF the war The Senate Military
Committee have reported adversely to the
bill.
a recent Cairo telegram says The
dispatch published in the. newspapers of
the 10Th, purporting TO have been re-
celyed at Washington from Can't. Pen
mock, naval commander here, concern
ing the rebel capture Of Paducah, and
demaninS its surrender, is bogus No
such dispatch has been sent from here.
As some persons may believe that the
contradiction is well founded, il is only
necessary to say that l,,S telegram TO the
general newspaper press was verbatim
copy from the DISPATCHES received by
telegraph from Capt. Pennock himself
to the navy department.
The House Postofiice Committee have
a special meeting tomorrow, for the
purpose of consideration of the Senate
bill providing for the overland mail ser
vice TO California. The Postmaster
General has asked that immediate ac-
ton NAV be had upon this bill, so that
he may be enabled to make the necessa-
ry arrangements for carrying it into eff
feet.
An order from the War Department
allows thirty days Through TO non-com-
commissioned officers and privates who
desire to enter the free military school
at Philadelphia, when the character,
conduct ana capacity OF applicants are
such as to warrant their immediate
commanders 10 recommend them for
commissions in colored regiments.
National Banks have been authorized
by Secretary Chase to receive subscrip-
tions for the ten-forty loan, and also de-
positories for all Government monies
received for internal revenue and for
Communication under the draft
Mr.. Howard, surveyor of customs at
Ahs L1Ohic' sGNSbll1SNi bElOlC lllt
Blair Investigating Committee, that
Michael Powers, special Treasury
Agent, forged Gen. Blair's celebrated IL
quor order
Report says the office of Military Gov
ernor of Alexandria is to be dispensed
with, and the duties now performed by
Gen. Slough will be performed by the
Provost Marshal.
The Senate military committee has de-
termined by majority vote to postpone
the case of General Schofield for con-
tirmation.
The piling up of amendments to the
National Banking bill, is likely to kill
it, or send it for surgery" to the Sen
ate.
Gen. Sickles will soon leave on an i'm
portant commission with which he is
entrusted by the President.
Col. Donahue, of the 10th New Hamp-
shire, has been exempted from dismissal.