Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-01
Intrigues of Virginia Politicians.
Washington News.
The New Rank of General.


NEW YoRK, January 31.-The World
Washington special says:
1t is said that if the bill for giving Gen
eral Grant the full rank of General become
a law, it will be followed by another bill con
fering the rank Of Lieutenant-General upoI
Generals Sherman and Sheridan. Admira
F~arragut will be likely to be made a full
Admiral, the Vice-Admiralty in the navy
being equal to the rank of L~ieutenaut-Gen'
eral in the army.
Affairs In Tennessee.
General Thomas gives a very cheer,
full account of affairs in Tennessee, quite
opposite to the tone of Gov. Brown.
lows letter to Speaker Colfax. He will be
called on to give evidence before the Com
mittee on Reconstruction
Money Order Omees.
The Tribune's Washington special says
that on Monday next fifty five new Money
Order Offices will be opened, including No
| bile, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and
many other important places in the South,
and the territories.
Clerks Discharged.
1t is stated that one hundred and fifty
clerks are to be discharged from the Treas
ury Department to-day.
sB Revenue Receipts.
The receipts of the Internal Revenue from
the first day of january up to this evening,
amounts to $I99, 300, 900.
Proposition.
The Worlds special says that the House
Committee on Commerce have a proposition
before them to reduce emoluments of Col
lectors OF Customs to a reasonable figure.
Under the present system salaries and per-
q~uisites reach the enormous SUM of from
$4,000 to 800, 600 per year. It is proposed
to abolish the office of Surveyor and Naval
officers, which offices, it is said, are very IL
~crative, being nearly equal to Collectorships.
Not Reliable,
The Herald's Washington special says
that a rumor was current in Washington,
yesterday, that Secretary Stanton had posi-
lively resigned his position and would va
cate it to-day, but the report appears to
have had no reliable basis, although it re-
ceived considerable credence.
Congressional.
The Worlds special says the House Mill
tary Committee is still engaged in matur-
ing the bill for an increase of the army and
expect to report it TO the House at an early
day. There is no reason to suppose that
there will be any conflict between the Mill
tary Committees of the two houses in re-
gard to to the number of men of which the
~reorganized army is to consist. General
6ehenck, Chairman of the House Commit
tee, favors the lowest possible standard,
below 100000 if possible. =
The Committee on Elections will to-day
decide upon the contested case Of Voorhees,
and Washburne, of Indiana.
The Conference of Generals.
The Herald's Washington special says
that the conference of the senior Major
Generals of the Regular Army, now pro,
crossing in Washington, is causing the
most extensive speculation as to the results
TO be attained. Among the most practical
BILE theories yet advanced is the SUPPOSE
ton that these officers lave been summoned
more to give their united views concerning
the Southern country they have traversed, |
and as to the necessity for g~arrisoning
the South with troops, thar for a council
touching the immediate affairs Of the
army. This supposition is the more credit
able from the introduction and passage of
a resolution in the Senate to-day, asking |
the President to transmit Major General
Sherman's report of personal observations
in the South. 1t Is supposed that Mr..
Johnson is principally DESTROYS of obtain
ing the opinions of the Generals, and that
Congress will adhere to its original idea of
1elegating a sub committee from the Joint
bCSOu5bAuCtAOA NOluiulltccJ W mdh0 u bTlp |
Of observation through the excluded States.
Boston Recruits.
The action of the military court martial
in session at Boston, in regard to
he alleged kidnapping of Mormon emf
grants in Boston in the summer of 1854, and
he subsequent forcible enlistment of the
is very unsatisfactory to the Prus-
ian Minister, at the instance of whom the
court was appointed, 1t appeara that thew
gnored entirely the remonstrances of the
Baron Gerolt and the different foreign Con-
at Boston. The court was also silent
'especting the mode in which those emf
rants were swindled out of $500 each. The
Iity received shout 900 recruits by the
means adopted. The result is that Prussia
md other German States will prohibit the
of any more labor contracts, and
viii otherwise impede emigration to this
The attention of Congress will be
allied to the matter. rFg