The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
correspondence of the Philadelphia Press

correspondence of the Philadelphia Press,l
This morning General Benjamin r.
Butler introduced to the officers of the
Senate Mr.. ID. w. G. harrington, agent
of the United States Bunting Company
at Lowell Massachusetts,, who presented
to them, for the use OF the Senate mag
nficent flag manufactured by that COM
pany, twenty-one feet by twelve feet
hoist. lit is believed TO be the first real
American flag ever raised over the Capt.
toll of the Uuited States. Heretofore all
our flags have been manufactured from
English bunting, and every effort made
to substitute Il domestic texture capable
Ofresisting the wind aud the air has sig
naly failed. General Butler having AS
certained this fact at the Navy Depart
ment, and feeling an interest in the
United States Bunting Company in his
own town, informed Captain Fox that
he believed that company had produced
n fabric that would be superior to the
foreign article. A test was accordingly
ordered by the Navy Department, fully
realizing the confident anticipations of
Gen. Butler, and proving the American
bunting to be better in color and in
quality than the English product. The
General wrote to the Secretary of the
Senate for authority to make Il present
of one of these flags. to be raised over
that body. That officer having consul
ted Mr.. Foster, President pro tempore,
the Generals proposition was cheerfully
accepted, and to-day the flag was placed
in the hands of the Sergeant-at-Arms
Tomorrow morning it will be hOisted TO
the Senatorial flag staff, and unfurled to
the breeze. o" 's
NJ 10 IN. t,,a ~ II,
General Grant, department command
, ers, whose commands embrace or are
composed of any of the late rebellious
states, have issued orders protecting
from prosecution or suits in the state, or
municipal courts of such States all off
GERS and soldiers of the armies of the
United States, and allpersons thereto
attached, orin any wise thereto belong
ing, subject to military authority,
charged with offences for acts done in
their military capacity, or pursuant to
orders from proper military authority;
and to protect from suit or prosecution
all loyal citizens or persons, charged
with offences done against the rebel
forces, directly or indirectly, during the
existence of the rebellion, and all per-
persons, their agents or employees,
charged with the occupancy of aban-
doned lands or plantations, or the pos
session or custody of any kind of pro-
perty whatever, who occupied, used,
possessed or controlled the same, pursu-
ant to the order of the President, or any
ofthe civil or military departments Of
The Government, and to protect them
from any penalties or damages that may
have been, or may be pronounced or
adjudged in said courts in any OF such
cases; and also protecting colored persons
from prosecutions in any of said states,
charged with offences for which white
persons are not prosecuted or punlshed
In the same manner or degree.
The following il an extract from Spe..
clal Orders No. 80, Department OF
Washington, Feb 10, 1866: "a board Of
officers, to consist of Brigadier General
j. A. Haskin, United States Volunteers;
Brevet Colonel A. p. Howe, Major 4th
United States artillery; Brevet Major J,
b. Campbell, First Lieutenant Attn
United States artillery, will convene at
the office of the Inspector of Artlllefy,
at 10 O'clock A. NJ, Monday February
18th, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
for the examination of all ordnance ser
geants en- dutyin this department.. The
board in its report will specify in each
case whether the sergeant is wei IN
structed in his duties, efficient, indus
trious, of good character, and suitable
person for his position; and where as
qualification by reasons OF physician dis
ability exists, the nature and cause OF
the disability" .
The sub division of the department OF
North Carolina into districts has been
discontinued. The following are the IN
structiOns to officers relieved by virtue
of this consolidation:
Gan officers detailed AS aides-de-camp
at district headquarters VIII return "
duty with their regiments ana coinPa-
MES. No officers will be detailed as piu,1,
vost marshals to posts; SUCH uuty W ss
be performed by the commanding OH,
GERS of the posts, who Will also regaiu
themselves as i'm immediate comhiaii"
of the troops at their respective posts
All posts, where there are in numbers
one or less than one commissioned ON
Ger present for duty TO each company,
exclusive of the commanding officer, the
officer detailed for the duty of adlutant,
commissary and auartermaster will not
be relieved from duty with his com-
pany, but will perform such duty in az;
dition to his company duty; and at all
posts the duties ofadjutant, quarternl'is,,
ter and commissary will be performed
by one officer, except at posts when are
also regimental headquarters, in winch
case the regimental adjutant ana quar-
termaster shall, in addition to their regi-
mental duties, perform the duties Oh pps.
adjutant and quartermaster, and the
regimental quartermaster, in addition,
the duties of post commissary" ~
Commanding officers of posts in the
department. of Virginia, not included IN
any military district, are prohibited
from leaving their posts without per-
mission from headquarters,
City Point is announced as q military
post, and will be commanded by asehol
officer on dutyin command OF the troops
composing the garrison.