, 1865-12-04
FROM WASHINGTON |
The Republican Congress-
ional Caucus.
C0lFlx AND MCPHERSON NON.
MATED FOR SPEAKER
AND CLERK.
Resolutions Adopted to APP
point a Committee on
Admission Of South
ern Members.
Burning Of the Gen
raIH0spital at
| Springfield.
kuMoRs ABOUT aEs. LOGAN
Ann ME9fnn-
odd Pap" Price Wants
| to Come Home.
a CASE OF YELLOW FEVER
! ON TIE PIRATE STONE
WALL.
Important from Mexico.
THE CHOLERA IN THE WEST
| INDIES.
The Presidents Message to be Dis
| tibuted to Editors When the
i Reading Commences.
4 CASE OF YELLOW FEVER
ON TIE PIRATE STONE
WALL.
Important from Mexico.
THE CHOLERA IN THE WEST
INDIES.
Tie Presidents Message to be Dis
Gibuted to Editors When the
Reading Commences.
GENERAL GRANT IN NORTH
CAROLINA,
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Nomination OF Officers of the
Iiouse-Lacob Barker PresIdcutss
Message Suppressed -
Tho Presidents Message Sent to tho
different Collectors, Etc.
ISpecsa! Despatch to the Chicago Tr1buue.l
WAsH1soroN, Dec 8.
In the Union caucns last night tho officers re-
nominated By accla1nation the Speaker, Clerk
and Sergeant at-4rrne. The doorkeeper wns re-
nominated on the first ballot by ro.e Of C against
s. for Nj. Hawkins Taylor, Of 1owa. his only COM
petitor. The contest for the Post Mas stership uas
clote- Ohio presented col. Given, and tn nuucr-
Gus speeches argued The clains Of the only
soldier candidate prescnted. The first ballot r.
Eulted as follows: For Mr. King. the present IN.
curnbenl. '4s; for Col. Given. Il; for White. 80.
Votes were scatteEed among fonr other candidates.
the end Of which The clalms OF the soldier were r.
II: King: ali IT, rcst.ermg soies, Wis thr e. y:
date from Ohio. The nomination wA. then made
unanimous By acclamarion. No nomination WIS
made foT Chaplain. bat Orleans are making zig.
Second Congressional bist1ia of Louisiaua, srsived
n h sat fis e.nsxs 81
being admitted we're hopclcss, and he has telegraph
ed the Governor OF Louisiana to that effect. The
indications are that Judre Yarmouth, who reprc-
senth The only loyal constituency. win be admitted
u one Of the delegates ffun the Territory
Of louiEtana, provided ANYBODY IL admitted.
Senator SunnG1, Immediately On bis arrival here,
On Satusday evening, went TO the White Honse
and held a two hours interview with President
johnson.
1t IL row believed thai the Presidents message
viii not be delivered 10 Congress until Tneeday.
Immediately after lie reading, IN adjournment for
the rest Of The week, It ssupRosed. will follow.
The reports receiyed by the Commissioner Of
Customs represent thhi Smuggling on The Cansd1
frontier has becn almo-t entirely suppressed by the
chaafr nlunC ,be line have closed their s:oses and
srs}erded operations.
Most Of the Virginia members have decided 10
return to their homes and there await the action Of
Congress. All OF them snnguine that they will
be admitted before New Years. The Tennessee
delegation viii tcnin here until the enb3ect IL SET
tied.
Advance copies OF the Presidents message, and
reports Of heads Of departments, were rent to the
Collector Of the different porta Q! the Northern
and Western citiee for delivery to the press imme
<,ately On the reading OF the message t. Congress.
There are about Et1 thousand applications on dse
In the War Department for The four hundred VI
canc1es In the regular army.
A cou1 Of inquiry hrs been ordered to investi-
cac a charge OF misconduct On the paft Of Major
Tho1uas, son OF the Adjutant General Of the army.
Tic Supreme Court begins It's regular winter
session tomorrow. when nlt the Judges living viii
be on tho bench. During the recess the eouarlsA-
ton library o. the Court has been removed from its
old location. near Four-and-a-laif.etrees, to ele
CANT rooms in the basement OF The Capitol, Just
Enie+ reref1t3nn rnnu1 nj the 5udrrS