, 1864-01-14
IOWA DIsPATCHEs--LEG1sLA.
TIVE D0INGS,
MINNESOTA LEG,SlATURE--MEss-
AGE OF THE GOVERNOR,
INTERESTING FROM THE
C0L0RED REGIMENr
AT QUINCY.
The Southern Refugees
at. Cairo.
Late and Highly Important
from Mexico.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1854.
Garrett Davis attempted to prove his loyal
~ to-lay, in few remarks, beginning before
one mud continuing till four O'Clock. Tho
proof didn't seem to be complete, and after
Senator Wilson had spoken he was disposcd
to try again, but was cut short by adjourn
| ment.
The occasion, proved quite sensation g. the
galleries were crowded to their utmos: ca
paclty. Davis speech was the most remark
able that any United States Senator Inns been
guilty OF uttering since the days Of s.,.en
| ana Toombs and jeff. Davis
II Is only a few months since he wrote res
oluuon and persuaded another Scnator. to
present It for the expulsion Of his colleague,
fo"cA When his own expulsion for treas.
onaolc n1tezances is proposed, his only
excuse Is that when he deliberately wrote
that the people should revolt against their
war leaders, he. meant that ut the
next election they should have they should
sote against Administration candidates and.
urging this, he makes q more unworthy
speech than Powell cycr did. He descended
to 10" personal abuse Of Senator Wilson.
winding up By sitting down on top Of a desk
ano reading the fugitive slayc law, and then
ar1ajgninS Massachusetts and her Senators
t3F treason in attempting to frustrate that law.
among other things he eu1ogiscd McClel-
I'm and Gen. Thomas, md spoke of them o.
about the only Generals he could praise
While speaking Of the Burns case in Boston.
which he styled en- insurrcction, he went OF
into rnpturous praise Of Millard Fillmore. and
to whom he ascribcd the suppression Of the |
riot,
Nr. Sumner quietly suggested that it wa.
FRANK Fierce who did that thing, whefeupon
Davis, slightly abaEhcd, at the universal tit
ter at his Ignorance, transferred his eulosy
Mr.. Wilson replied very briefly, saying,
lint to such speect-ram51ing, Illogical,
and incoherent as Davis, full of lndecency
and falschood, few words were needed. Hc
denounced Davis for becoming a
common s1anderer, referred TO the
enafges against himself, and he
pronounced them unnitigated and con-
tcmptibie falsehoods. He defended Massa-
enosetts and drew out hearty applause from
the galleries. Hc closed with renewed mr.
sumcnt that Davis resolutions were cssenti-
ally disloyn and calculated to incite revolt
and warranted his expulsion.
ihe gcneral feeling Of Senators is that VIII
sons resolution, was at least premature, and
Ehould haFc been submitted to an a.lministru-
ton caucus before being introduced; but
wilson had decidedly the best of it to-day.
Da'ls, speech was utterly unworthy Of any
INC holding the dignified position of m
american Senator. The vote on the rc5olu- t.
ion has not been ordered yet.
1hc President received letter to-day from
iencral Banks, saying that they would be
Die ut once to re-organize the State Govern
acnt Of Louisiana, under the late proc1ama-
ion. Members Of the Government here ex. ,
'cct that reorganization to be completed 5
within sixty days. ,,
The House Post Office Committee will
oon report bill allowing packages. of !,
lothing to be sent to soldiers through the !
nails at two cents announce.
The House and Senate Military Committees ,
o-day Ind joint session to discuss the Con- =
cription bill. The maiu topic of discussion
Fas the three hundred dollar clause.
The House Committee issolid against strik-
og it out The Senate Comn1tte is divided,
be Chairman being against but General Ber-
aps. Majority for striking 1t out.
The SENATE Judiciary Committee. began
caring testimony in the case Of ]. P. Hale :
-day. Il
Ten thousand copies each Of Gems, Grant =
nd McClellan's reports were ordered By the
Eouse to-day. /
Mr. Washburne worried the Democrats by
reporting to bind both up In one volume. u
y wanted to distribute McCIcllan's is a y
ampafgn document, but don't wnnt to have u
put too much in contrnst with Grants,
They protested SO much that Washburne r
nally gave way, some man on our side de- t
aring that he ought to, ms it would be a t
aame to put Grnnt in such company. II
Brutus J. Clay got resolution through to- II
" instIucting the Committee on Commerce n
inquire into the expediency of removing o
'e restrictions to trade on the Mississippi e.
iver. c;
The Secretary Of War informed Congress II
'-day that there arc nov in our army:> Maj.
enerals unemployed, IA; Brig. Generals IN e'
nployed, IL Total IS. st
Staff officers unemployed: Coloncls, s; Isl
lent. Colo nels, !; Majors, 2; Captains, II; re
cutcnants,2. Total a5. Total monthly
j, S12, SsS. General officers disabled By
sease, g. General officers on duty not in
e field, 80.
NEW YonK, Jan. 1s.-The United States
arsha1 for the District Of Columbia, has
1xed 1or cont!scation the property in Wash IN
ston belonging to ex-senator Polk, olso the ~ ~
tate Of SmithGon, the banker in that city, os
~ in the pcnitentiary for reasonable prac- OF
,cs. du
The Rers special eays:-The Military Com 4,
ittee OF the Senate and House had a Joint a.,
Getting this morning. The enrolment act ="
III be under discussion for two or three M
ceke, but the commutation clauae will re- be
ain. sft
The Committee on Wars and Means are mn
Fongly inclined to reduce all the estimates g.,
their hands. a great reduction will be Aa'
ade In the naval and military appropriation pr
Is-
Jan. 1S.-The State Depart fri
int has evidence satisfactorily rcfntin9 The ;nt
snra stories recently copied by our press fo,
c appearance In Paris Of a Mons Snner. pr
lc, on political mission from the rcbuls, ! is
Of treaty in negotiation between the Co
bels and France.
The entire tone Of the foreign news is in- -
owing, but new and grave difficulties are az az
e1y to Occur between Japan aud the Vest 1ti
! Powers. int
l. G Senate las confirmed the following
mfraticas: ,,o
ohn 4. Dfnshsm, Of Ohio, to be Judge Adyo- r. e.,
With the rank of Asjoz for the Department Of
ohn hsy, q illinois, to be Assistant Adutant ~ ~
rral Of Volunteers with the rank Of Major ~
ieuIy L. Moss. TO be Attorney Of the United -
!ics for the District of Minnesota, ..">~',:: tn1
Abram Hanson, Of Wisconsin, to be Commits II.
nCs and Consul General of the United States 10 CIT
Republic Of Liberia De