, 1866-05-03
CONGRESS.
Final Passage Of: the CT.
ban Telegraph. Bill.
Army: Bill Defeated in
the House.
GEN. SHERlDAN,S TESTIMONY
BEFORE THE RECONSTRUCT
Tl0N COMMITTEE.
The Cabinet Reconstruction Story
Pronounced an Exaggeration.
REJECTION OF FRANK RLAIR'S
AFPuEN1dENT is COLLECT.
Oh AT ST. LOUIS.
m6KTAlY STATEMENT OF The
NATIONAL DEBT,
Aggregate Reduction During the
Month, S15,956,67A
THE B0MBARDMEhT OF VAL
.PARa!S0.
Official Despatch from Com
modore Rogers.
CoWardly Conduct Of the Eng
lish admiral.
aggregate Reduction During the
Month, S15,956,674.
THE COMMANDMENT OF VAL
.P8RhlS0.
Official Despatch from Com
modore Rogers.
CoWardly Conduct Of the Eng
fish Admiral.
FROM WASHINGTON.

ERDM II ASHlNGTVN.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago 1nbuue1
WAaH1Sa1oN, May
wEpsEHDAT'e CABINET STORY.
The statement which The President canted 10 be
teht BY the ASsoctated Prees last night reg1rd
10 the opinions OF the Cabinet upon the report Ct
the Rrtpustructt0n Comm1t:ee. has excited little
cummeni, except a. 10 the neu position assumed
by Sr. Stanton. Tho confidence OF Congress is 20
s,rone in the bo!ict that plan OF reconstruction
viii be agrecd upon which nil1 command the sup
port Of all loyal people, that the by.p,ay o. tho
President has. for The moment, ceased 10 atT4ct
very c1ose attention.
TIE ILLINOIS cEsrnA1 EA1InoAD c1Axs.
The Senate unanimously agreed to-day with Tho
recommendation OF The Finance Comsnittee md
ft1uek out Of the Army Appropriation Bill the
WaIhbnnle clause, requiring the Attorney General
to commence suit against the I4ino!s Centz1l Rail
road for the recovery OF money receiyrd fum the
Government for transportation and providing that
nothing more shall be paid said company
for euch purposes, The question led to no debate.
Nj. Sherman simply stating thai it hsd been dis
cnascd 1t length last session. No opposition was
made to stirling II out. The 1nattc1 IN difference
bsiHocn the two Houses IN this rrSard, will proba-
big 90 TO committee Of conference for an adjust
meEL
xomsA11ox or rRAsK RLA1n REJECTED.
T. nomination Of Gen. Frank Blair for internal
Reseune Collector ni St. Louis rejected BY the
scna'e to-dsy. by majority, l4cflng only two OF
being twoihirds. This action leaves him ffec TO
accept the CopperheAd domination for Governor Of
Missouri, which It IL uudet1tood here Is to be ten
dercd hin. . .-....
DEFEAT or THE ARMY nILL.
The Boute Epent About two tours On TIC Army
Eli to-day, and then. after nine dly's work, there
| upon killed It By more than two to one. During
the debate, Gen SchcDck brought out the fact that
On the ath Of hsr month, there but e9, ,059
volunteer troops Of all kinds remaining in The SER
Scc, Whit the resu1ar force at that dale tt1fe
nboye 20 CO. Ii also stated in connection With
the West Paint question that OF the olcest OF the
etaG corps Of tie amy, e56 arr gsadnates Of the
Military Academy, while OF the 1,1ei lne oGce1r,
only Ss arc graduates. rhert SGT vacancies In
tho latter c1ass to Be tiled with perfons from c1Ht
life, or the late volunteer force. The vote On the
passage Of lie bin nat So 10 So. propositions to
by Phe motion to rccuusider on the table VA dot
agreed upon. md will come up Tor dlkensEtun to
morrow forenoon, when the friends Of The bill will
make one more eEort 10 save it. There Is
scarcely no prospect, however, Of their being
able to do 20. There will. II opportunity Is
offered, be motion made to postpone the whole
snp,ect 10 the nexl session Of tnf1ess, and 1nauy
rnehe7s zzr Known to be Of the opinion that roth
/ tns will be done towards reosEanixang or cnhrEine
tht n,mx. This view, however, It may be ead, Is
| also not likely to prevail The senAte blu passed
month or more AGO. Is yet pendln: before the
House and If the sehcnek bill is dnaliy detesled,
it will probably be called upon for aetion.
1xy1zR rnox sEcnErAHr MCCULLOUGH
Sccetar7 McCulloch has written letter 10 the
Senate F1nancc Committee IN support OF The Loan
Bit introduced to-day by Nr. Sbertuan. He shows
The necessity 70. Tie bill, and gives his views ~ to
ttx ope,u,ione. 1t ID undes1tood thai good ma
! }o.7tY Of The Coua,u1ttee havr clearly e1p1es.ed
/ themselves N favor OF tho bill.
r1rzED e1Ar1s corRzs n VIRGINIA.
Ttext u nnqneat3onah3t authority tos eaytnc thai
Chief Justice Cnase will not hold Cont Ia T1rin1a
for The trial Of JEFF Davis, for xny Other p1rposs
| 20 leng :as military Law prevails there- He tay.
that tfet4or Conrts taay pczhaps, with psopTtctT b.
} | held unter euch circumstances bo1
be carrot admit that It Is consistent
with tho tights and dignity Of the 1udicia,l
to hold tenn Of The Clrtut Courts II points whers
1nsrta1 iaw il snprrtae. Ha doce not consider thai
the recent peaee proclamation OF The President set
aside The law IN Tg,n!a. and II n4y. therefore, b
cont1de1ed us settled ttat whatever preparations
are MAKING, the trial ol paris viii pos be heh II
Virginia till the privilege Of the Tst oi hasAzs cor
pa Is formally restored snd mar4tat law Ni!hdeAEu
AppncAs or srEAKEE CoIFAx.
The Ehost address Of Speaker ColEsx last evening
| ut the toldfeIs' e1hihnIon Of 1ef-kaoded pe1Ean
altp, uak ona Of bis ha:peet edot1s- II recetTed
the closest atteuttun ane the heartbeat applause.
The picture he drew Of the ehorts snd sscutoes os
| our eoldiets VIII very tharply defined. The COIN.
uy h4d been ssved BY hesofsm, not ty the roina-
tar5 surrender Of REBELS nor by the1r abandonment
Of sa unjust causc. Referring 10 she late proces'
s1ons e1rcwsDz fuwe1s upon tie g.ares of rebel
esad N the South. the following closing rsEaKEsph
appears: - We can show orr gratitude 10 The
. hoposcd dead fur better cEea than By tircx1ns
flowers ou their eravef. We Can prose that We
appsec1ate ahe kat7tncex OF the rn.imed and dying
1Hfx4 r1.s1tx $fta
cua e1autte Of tndiFpptAble loyalty, 1pthcr thau
] OF thc Ee4therouf qulck.and4 Of dfsluyatty,"
*sTfHN or17cERs@ PAY erorPED.
. Al the.request ot the Quar.ernastcr General, II
n ortrs has been afueu for The stopping the pay o
lie officers Of The teEulax md volunteer eerYice IN
! I'll they render to The Quaztesnastef's Urpazlmen
= the retu1uA and actounte required hy Las and thl
< Amy ReFuls,ion4- The following IS list Of III
: Western officers whose pay il stopped:
/ Lieutenant Warren AnCeE1nc, Sixtt enth Michigan
Lieutenant 1saac pan. One hundred and fourth I'LL
r poik; Lieutenant s. p Folsom. ScrcGfh 1o~h
:. eurreon !. Q. Mann, One Hundred and SeyEut.
lh,,d oLao: Iieuteoant c, F. Mccarthy, Sinct
l. Chic CaTxlrJ;- Captain s.F- c.. Snhoe4, On
!. | Hundred and Seventh Ohio: Cspta,n Samuel I
:. Strrat, First Tennessee Artillery; Captain ".
!. zcrsra, F1fty first 1ndiann; lseutenaat P. G
x White, sixth Michigan Cavity L'eutcnant u
4 wheeler, E,ehta Ohio casairy; Lieutenant J. (
Whitney, Nineth Indiana Cavuhy; ca
taIu 4, W. Falkland, Seventy second Obi
CAPTAIN Albert Chandler. Seventy
Ohio; Cartasu y. II. Cuppsston. Scycnt
!. Michigan csva1J; Captain J. H. ClaTk
Provost Marshsl Thru District Of Wisconsin
- lIeutenans EwcI r. Drake, Eleventh Ohio cavalFJ
= Lieutenant ]. r. Dill, T*eaty -nsst Michigan
Re Lieutenant J. i. Fallc., Tenth oh.os Captain
Il | II. Fram1ucer. One Hundred and Sesenty-sh1l
<. Ohio: Lieutenant B. GsntncF, One Hundred a1
y Se1rnth Ohio: Captain J. L. Uo'mez, First We
v1,rtuta artillery; Captain E. E. Harvey, sixth ka
D. sas; Mator Z. uayne, Ninth Ohio ca'alfyi Lie
te ttrant II. H. Iserecg, Fourth 1ndsaua eaSalf
sn Msjor James Il. Kidd. Sikh Michigan aSaa:
he Lieutenant T. j. LAMBERT SIzts-e1ghth onl
ag Lieutenant E. Endc9 Sixth West Vtt:1niai Capts
~ jane. Mathers, SIKH Michigan cavalf!s cap1s
y: j. E Moptaadau, Ftlty-nsst Illinois volunteer
4 ! Lieutenant J. ". Pollock, ThiEty-eighth Obi
10 IIeutenart n. Sailor, FIty-scvcnth anfnols; G.
oc- tain T. N. Alien. Second Indians eavsty; leui'
II ant A. a. Adams. A. 4. q. H. Thirty INN Alsso
of volunteer; ueutchant G. u. Bfnmei' 1ent4 ~ =
Nd Ell cavulrT; Lcptenznt u. c. BlAck1nan- Eirt
Karsas yolurtee.s; Captain Il &. Dooltde' T"'
| reth Iowa volunteer
TIE RICHMOND wHl1.
~ The Richmond TThag. orenn Of the teeeesiouls
~ in ana abort the late rebel capita threatens q
cr4s, II would ove1tu1n by forre the acts Of
lozal Ieetflatrrc Of thst Btste, reo1gactzng
as e4cnt,an Of the state OF West Virginia PROV
the effort il persisted in by Congress Of rcsctnd
nd. he act BY winch the city Of Alexandra Was &c
.nt rated run The District Of Columbia
ST. VEST y1RaHn AFFo1s1EENrs.
,a &C. Gen, II. q. Richardson has been appointed
u1sy Governor pirrport, Ad}ussnt General OF the 81
epel of virginia. Richardson had ths FAME O
for during the rebellion, and Is appointed fn plae
sent col suot9es ne.9er 49,, o%n ,,a. ,nd ,tnce IT,
,ing- has held thu position. -
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= - n.s,..ora p<p,,YHtdk IL CONVINCED y