, 1865-01-25

The He'd RireE ExpeditIon-RatIon
For F'F1soneFB-hho hundred Day
trrdif~-H:1Tning fthc Smithsonian
Institute.
NAerzScTos, Tuctday, JaauarJ e:.-BHg. n.
Dwight Of the 18th ar1ny corps, has been before
tile War Committee to testify IN reference to the
Red River campaign. The testimony thus fir In
regard 10 this subject ie said be very cont=adic
tory.
Gen. DaaIs' friends once more announce that he
ine Secretary Of War having modified the "a
:una allowed prisoners, It will, after the lat Of
February, be as toilo"e: Pork OF bacon, 10
~ N @ 1re o. fa On Sse
10 Hen or flour or soft bred; corn meal ID ouaecs
in licn Of -four Of bread; beans or peas Il half
do; soap 9 pounds do. +; vinegar quarts do; salt
epounds do; vinegar. cofIec mud tea only 10 sick
apd wuunacd hy direction Of the Surgeon, and
only every other day 10 prisoners OF var employ
ID in pnhlic works, as per circular No ., Jnne
13th. lSGs. An increase OF about 20 per cent Is the
difference or savtnss between thus allowances and
lift by deceased prisoners, Or scezutnE from the
sale Of their effects 10 coasfta the prison fuud,
fer the purchase Of unti-scorbut!cs nnd other ar
tfclea, on the order Of tic Surgeon In charge The
change therefore amounts not TO a reduction Of
allowance to prisoners, but to better distribu~
The Secretary OF War communicated statc-
ment relative to credits asked for on account OF
hundred t!c.e' men Of OHIO, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa md Wisconsin; ne quotes the order calling
70 he ptd troops IN the Northern service credited
on the draft. He not only claims this was the cx-
tHcee compact with the Governors, hut that 1t has
been the rilc O! the Department not to give credit
on service lcts than nine months that the confu-
s1on attending the muster and discharge Of such
soldiers has prevented the careful preparation or
the rolls necessary to al1ot the crette, making the
ndattfonai time and labor imposed on the Depart
mcnt OF greater vaiac than the apprectaa1e benefit
Of euch credits.
The Rntler debate to-day proved grca. scas;a-
tion. The galleries Of The Hous~ we're densely
crowded, and bv far the largest audience Of the
session The diplomatic gallery wis filled, md
the efeet md power ei Gov. Boutw.ii;s a defense
Of h1s constituent and friend. Gen. Butler, there
parties Il ebain @ Or ot'caS aosan :nsa
sengRsa ~ wno esaaE: Z; Gen. a1 b a
and % had sssn asa an,s ssens MssS cf
y siezcd in pursuance q official duty, unlcr the
government ID. Tst lat hep tie easc vas 'Ip pronpt aa
y referred to a commission composed o: one mil
itsy officer Of the United Ststes, one leading
I'd. 1hnt The testimony and 6niins in the Csc
.ras forwarded t. the Wnr Department, while the
Treasury Department was also notified ofthe trans
action. and informed that the money would be
ilayc hecn turned oscr to the o1tccrt but for the
fact that the ttoope had been for six months or
%S9 n e4 a rata hch eseaM
yucni1y Gen. Builer lid repeatedly cntreated tho
n' &c i eeI nns t. 91ef 4 hin n t I pay
Hncnees and dcsi7e to pay It over 10 whit
% ss I'll and wa to aa L;
same. After establishing these points by: ample
documentary evidence to the cnt'rr satisfaction Of
cvs. fir ,s minded man Gor SoutTe
Butler IN the coarscft Icftns with being noto
rions gold robocE, to be read, and then With IN.
silenee, called oa BROOKS after tue produed N of
nonte whether he, now rctracted his charge OF
Blr. Brooks replied that be had not been court
cons'y treated BY hr. Boutwell,, and should reply
to none Of his questions, except IN bis own time
Ihs5e was ttsr a1ound nj n he
Boutwell, proceeded for tcT moments 10 strain
Of Interest inyecttrc against convicted Elhdcr-
er who had neither manlincss to Tctsact, nor the
courage to rc-attifm his efauder.
Brooks. III his reply. answered every point cx-
ccpt the one in question. lie eomptasnrd Of FIND.
Stevens severity, grew hitter against Boutwellfor
and sought urGar cover Of this sort Of fus.lade.
to conceal his almost complete dodsins OF the
whole point On which he was arraisncd-coarse
Thad Stcycns speech. following Brooks, had
rnnny good things In it, but WIS hardly up to the
occas,0n, Or to bis usual standard The warm en-
comiums on Butler by Stevens. Ingersoll. Bout
10 his defense By the administration side If the
hunse, together ri Thad Stevens mention
u lis namc In connection with the
presidency and 1ngcrsoIl's declaration that an in
Sestgaston Of Fort Fisher would result as tri-
SSmpltnntly Tor Butler this investigation had to-
osaans1y political significance The subject is al
In tn, e y sole topic OF conversation Every where
ie,ter n !Ren.Sat tbs ridiculous story Of Baless
rainns ~ - o5ooks asking If he Ind made ans quillG-
Was fn,e1aata 1amitations Of his charges OF robbery
+. TO proSoke general laurhfs1 Zen pnt;er!a
leiaet I ~ noSHs showed that uuothcr IL tter sat
Wr1ten 70 re Speaker on the same daT. md hefore
as, e ots ~ t,'cr,; nasGd On Brooks ca1r 1rge
tcc for that purpose, OF his Whole otc'a9 comanr
will be made. It is understood tn.nfrh, ~
consequence Of the thorough prcsentrncnt ~ ~ ~
case made today Butler Wifi not press lie dag az
for Investigation unless the Democrats should re-.
n r the attack.
: A fire broke out tlfs afternoon in the centr,,
ro,tjou OF the Smithsonian Building, comnletaiV
cutting that eectiuu OF the cdifce. The drt H.
fupJ-oted to have originated from defective hue
In the upper story Of the building. The center Of
the building is now a masg of ruins. A large
tfc subjects, With most Of the records o! the In:
st,tution, and costly apparatus, art lost Soma VI
the meteorological observations were saved, but
the most va1uable documents, including the cor
rcFpondcncc Of the Institution. back reports,
Staisley'a gallery Of 1ndian paintings 1oo In num-
ard tho fne Etatue Of the ''Dying Glaalator,
VIE destroyed. The library Of about Is, 00 vol
limos was saved, but was badly injured tn Its re-
,noyal from The building. through errrlnssne.a
mems Of birds, busts books, meteorological tnstru-
ncOts, DC. ]Scfe rccElens1Y thrown ont of the