New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-15


comnletion of the Louisville and Portland Canal,
upon which lengthy debate sprung up. Fessenden
opposed the appropriation IN strong terms, and at
tackled Sherman for advocating 1T. He said if the
United States went into it, it would cost them at
least $00O0000 The Senate at last refused to strike
out the appropriation by ten majority. After all the
debate, however, the bill was finally reeommtted to
the Committee on Commerce and the Senate then adj
journed.
In the House tomorrow, Gov. Boutwell, will call
up the Constitutional amendment which passed the
Senate, and move a concurrence in the Senate's
amendment, so that it may go to the President at
once. Gov. Boutwell, will also move at the first OPP
pOrtunity offered the bill reported sfrom the Recon-
structon Committee. providing for a provisional
Government for the State of Mississippi.
The official reorganization of gold and silver coin
sold account of the United States from January,
1868, TO January Q, 1862 shows $23s,5O0,0OO. The
largest sales were in 1862 namely 100000 at
New-York. In 1868, over $S9,O0O,OO0 were sold at
New-York and st. Louis. The taxes on the entire
amount sold in those years were s1iS,OOO commits
sions $269OOO premiums, sos 222O coo; net receipts
about $3i6,5OO,OOO
The Quartermaster General of the army has just
published No. II of the Roll of Honor, giving the
names of soldiers "who died in defense of the
American Union inferred in the national and public
cemeteries in Kentucky and at Now-Albany, Jeffer-
sonville and Madison, Indiana Lawton Millen) and
Andersonville, Georgia tsuppementarylP The list
gives 1853 names of Union soldiers in those To-
calites. The report SAYS:
The in which The graves widely scattered
throughout the entire state OF Kentucky is noticeable
feature On Of the army routes they averaged as
high as the mile. This accounted for by the tact
that very Of the troops IN their advance through
Kentucky the 'front.' recruits, unaccustomed
TO the hardshps aud exposure Of campaign III many
instances they gave cut through fatigue, whiting aud
dropping out Of the ranks at the very outet OF the march,
to be picked up by some kind Samaritan or TO die alone
from fills cause il was often the case when the hospitals
the front crowded that those least SICK called
rear compelled TO travel IN army wagons, and ct times
over almost impossible roads. Exposure cold aud wet
and died the wagons and sometimes they left at
cherries cabins by the waysde and experienced more
hands m door yards, or rude family buryng grounds
On occasion no less than deaths occurred IN com
they reached London, distance Of % miles. On the
more important batetclds OF Kentucky, the search for
the dead proved remarkably successful chiefly from the
fact that the battles fought III the settled eghb0r
hoods and upon cultivated farms In such cases the in
habitans themselves assisted frequently at the buras
or marked the graves carefully soOh after"
The volume comprises the names of those who
died as prisoners of war in the hands OF the Rebels
during the months of October and November, 1864,
at the prison commonly known as the Milen prison.
The cemetery to which those bodies have been trans
ferred together with others from Gen. Thomass
army who fell in skirmishes near this place is To-
Gated about one mile west of the Savannah and
Augusta Railroad, and about half mile from the
stockade 1t is securely incosed. the graves are
tastefully arranged in sections and marked by head
boards. The most interesting feature of this prison
las being in marked contrast with that at Anderson
ville) is the abundant supply of pure cold water
Early in the Fall of 1854 the Rebel authorities had
a. IL. Al. lie
prioners to this place. About seven thousand hal
been thus removed at the time OF the approach Of
Shermans army. During the two months that this
prison was occupied there had occurred seven
hundred and twenty-five deaths, of which number
four hundred and ninety -One bodies buried in
three trenches near the railroad, and two hundred
and thirty -four in two trenches near the hospitals.
The Reconstruction Committee at their next meet
ing will take up the cases of Georgia and Virginia.
Respecting the former State, ID is understood that
the majority of the Committee in favor Of report
ing against the admission of her representatives TO
Congress until she has complied with the reconstruc
ton acts The action of her Legislature, in turning
ont the negro representatives and in DISTINGUISHING
the negroes in the State, is regarded clear viola
tion of the conditions upon which she admitted;
and until she complies with those conditions, she
will not be entitled 20 have representation in either
House.
The Senate Judiciary Committee have had the case
of Virginia under consideration for some time, but
have not finally decided what they will adopt
relative to the natter but will, probably, do at
their next meeting The bill which was referred to
this Committee providing for retiring on full pay all
Associate Justices of the United States who have ar
rived at the age of 20 has been talked over by the
Committee but it is not deemed advisable at present
to take any action in the matter for the singular rea-
son that there are only two Judges that would
be affected by it, Grier and Nelson and as the former
is quite feeble, his demise .may be expected Mt any
moment
An effort will DO made by Senator Sherman to have
the Senate pass the New-York AirIin Railroad hill
at the present session. The opponents Of the bill in
the Senate say they determined to defeat il at all
hazards and WILL if necessary, talk against time for
the purpose Of staving it Off They say further that
even if it should pass the President has indicated his
determination to veto H. he is opposed to the prin-
ciple involved of the interference by Congress with
the rights of the States. strong pressure is being
brought to bear the President to veto the copper
tariff bill 1t is by no means certain that he will do
So however for the reason that his own State TEN
nessee is largely interested in this particular branch
of business
Gen. Webb Grand Marshal, is perfecting his Or
rangements for the Inauguration procession on March
the 4tb, which promises to be oneOf the most I'M
posing pageants ever witnessed IN this country
Associations DESTROYS of appearing in the procession
should report at once to Gen. A. s. Webb Grand
Marshal, or n. P. Chapman, Chairman of the Com
mttee on Procession.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company having ap-
piled for an advance Of bonds on that part of the
route lying between Monument Point and Ogden,
protest has been entered with the Secretary of the
Interior by the President of the Union Pacific Rail
road Cornanv against eucb adyopca IN A. -,