, 1866-04-18
CONGRESS S.
TIE ARMY BILL UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
Clause Establishing the Veteran
Reserve Corps Sustained by
The House.
AMENDMENT TO Do AWAY WITH
NEGRO REGIMENTS VOTED
DOWN.
Orders Concerning the
Muster out Of Regu-
lar Army Officers.
new INTERNAL REVENUE BILL
70 Be REPORTED.
The Fenian Excite.
l1lents
FALSE TELEGRAMS AND PRO-
CLAMATI0NS.
The South American War.
The Paraguayans take Ad-
VANTAGE of the Allies In
FALSE TELECRAMS and PRO-
CARNATIONS.
The Paraguayans take Ad-
Vantage Of the Allies In
activity.

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WASHINGTON April II.
9hk A13s baLa-
Inc Honse spent the entire daJ upon ths Army
o4t'1 aoo maae e"noaenoa"ie psoercst N nc Fec
'''l HEaia1nR INC casa1J 1Hce- an Amendment vas
"aae amen pfos'aes 1ha' !"o OF ne t1x reeiuea'f
eHa.4 oe 81 @ mfn' tane 1nAH1ne 1he section
eoH'o'n ~ M r"!'tea4a9 70 ne neco9esPondins see'
TUE o Ae eenaie pll- Inc eeuarfte oser tue sete-
Zen hese1sc LORDS "as very long. and somewhat
acrimonious. The clause establishing the Cop.
len regiments stfon-, finally sustained by 81 to
u This festnrc Of the bill SIu be .trcnuon=ly op-
posed IN the Seraie. and Its Ase may
ret be considered doubtful The House b,lr. pro-
T1eioD respecting the officers OF the regiments
O. the army. IT, that for period OF three years all
fhe n1tt and second neutcnants and second and
third ofhccrs in each grade abore first lieutenant
ditss. and that graduates Of West Point shsu b.
ellr1ole 10 appointment as second heulcnante; and,
ntfef the original vacancies are filled, enlisted men
oi the regular army Who haEe aefre1 one year sh1ll
be eligible II eecond Heuienauif- The correspond
tnc provisions Of the Seuae bill, IL that the fret
md second Heuteaauts and second ard third Of the
ocess abore the grade Of first lieutenant, ahall he
thken from officers and eol1iczs who
have feryed as volunteers in the particular
aim OF service In which they now
seek place. md une+hsrd from officers and SOL
dtcre IN the regular army, who have eerved two
Senfk. 1t Will be seen that there IL very essential
difference between the tno bills In this particular
which mu+t ultimately be retlcd IN commit tee Of
conference. Both bills p1ostde for eight regiments
oi tnfanuyA colosed troops. . The House devoted
-ome time to settling how these shall be o11ee.ed
Int reached no conclusion The proposition to
dlsband Ill the cooed troops aud prohibit the Or
eauizatiun Of my more. received the votes Of
irtusy-thfec members on the Democratic side OF
the Home.
TIE DA1e TRIAL
Inc doase resolutions directing the Judiciary
conm1uee to Inquire into The completely u Jef
oasaA In the ASSASSINATION Of Mr. Lincoln, have
again thro*u uncertainty oreT the ttne and chArac-
Ter o. the tffal. The Attorney General hat nearly
completed Arrangement! for tbs tr1al On the chasge
high 10 take rlsce tt IN early thcr In
Virginia OF 1eunt efet. 1hlt had been detcfmlned
upon. notw1fhstanding the faet that ertdroce
"hich aole Legal gentlemen deemed conclusive OF
~ participation IN the assassination plot has been
IN me pos.e*ffon OF The authorities for
sone montns p1ss' The .tdent has
c''H H"n'5 ofpofea any public insesncation Of
Aee e"aS't' sno tne 11at iot fteatoh was being
aeln1sn ~ aesoso.nee WILL h1t views hod wlshe-
.ae u, a.oou ~ nc a'use VAS au'1e unexpected and
~ aeaoR VIII efeas paomptaeAs.
49, .Ns pApes ~ Inc Ease report con-