, 1869-02-20
Fenian Prisoners Released by
the British Authorities.
Latest Dodgs Res,rted to by
Anxious QGce-Hunters,

Anxious QGce-Hunters.
Protection Promised TO American
Shipping in Cuban Naters.
spcc.al Despatch to The Chicago Trbure. -
NAsu1>G1os, D. r., Feb. 10.
TIE ARNY BILL II TIE HOUSE
The struggle In the nonse over tho question of
reducing the a11ny Eas BEEN fe:E tnafp and pro-
t.acted. apd at one t.nie II looked as II General
Buffers tetc1e 7nicht bt carried lie did, In fact,
ta.7y il by otc majority latt Il2h: when only III
members were present. bar today with fail at
seudsucc be WIS defcarcd. ard Mr. B1atne't propo,
t,.ion was adopted by III to e. This, in ite ee-
genital psrts, u not widely different from that In
trpdrc.d by Mr. Dodge, CT Iowa. winch Butler
oyerth,ew. II looks to permanent force Of
twenty regiments Of inflntry, and i've each oi
ssttl!csy and cavalry, and provides that the work
OF reduction ehall be at the pleasure Of The Fresi
dtLt. General GEsrt, In conversation this morn
ing, tatd 1t Eotp abopt as far ue hc thinks Con-
cstee ought to 10 a, prcEept. &c said no cnliet-
ments had been made aEt no new commissions
neued for six OF cirht months. and tha. whether
any plan OF reduction became Law or not, no jp-
ctca.c IN the force woud take place, hut the prcs
cpt policy OF decrease by absorption would be
CONTINUED during his administration. he hopes
by thie p1ocesf and by accepting res.ena:ians aud
ordinary dischaFgee. to reduce the army
BY shc time Con2,ess uaects next winter to e.,0o0
in'Anssr. ard thinks that then, with .con.trucuon
practically accomplished, and q hetter etatc Of
Affairs In the Indian country, Congress may take
hold Of the matter, and put ouE military service
on ri,ictiy 1esre footing. He II uce!arhty op-
poted to any tuch arbitrary and pcscmpsory re.
1t-sI, -.
Ills iudneEcc ToalI, doubtless eccurc lavorahlc
actin srom tue sru.sc upon tho Dodge Bt>tuc
amendment, or eorethfng Of eliuliar ehasactet.
The Army hill originally appropriated $a5,0h'.HW.
II ID believed tt amount Is ta1cIy reduced to
about *3L0D.Uu
TIE ao'k teLAFn ahihot QufaftoH
vas ftsoEcfy eohtefted IN 1ae hoa:c heretofore
and TO-DAY the c'1u:e oi 'ne Amy ol1l. an hoals
adopted by so'e Of ninety 10 roscntJ nine, gfFrs
tor tle arsenal na nfna"rJ ohc million o. aolafs'
PROVIDED that one'naIs OF 1hle amount fna'l DC a-
pllcd 10 Inc CONSTRUCTION oI of'dGe eoEnect!cg
fcek !e1aha Win iuc c'tles OF Hoek lelana ana
Davenport. There will DC Agood deal Of hHht
IL tho Senate agenet the clause, and ITS ultimate
fato 10 In sornc doubt
SURVEYS FoH MILITARY uEFHxcka.
general Sch0A Id sent letter TO the House ihid
nnrnltG IN support Of pFopo'ltton 10 nppfopr1
ato two hundred thousand do1lars Tor tusveys fol
military dc'cnccs. but that body. alter consider
able deoa:c, hy vo.c u III to H. refused TO maEc
that appropriation.
Thu Senate Committee on tho Pacid: Railroad
TO day aekcd 10 BIZ discharged or 10 have post
pored moBt ol the bills askitC for immense sub
Bidlcs Of bonds and laude. Senator McDona1d'o .
Till alone calls for about huudscd millions In
bonds and lands; one Of Fomeruya utuc millions
Two hurdsed thousand. and the right to Issue 1s.t
mortgage o.cx the government another by the
same benat0r 70. obout twenty million acres o1
land one Of Enr:an Il for about twenty-five mill
ions Of dollars IN bones, and another tor about
eixty millions. 8omn half dozen others were dis
poacd Of IN tho ZANE way. The sixty millions
road Of Mr. Harlan wae, however, only postponed
1or ahe Hfestnt-
THE Onto RIVER nR1paE QUESTION.
The House Committee on Road. ana Canals 10
day c1amtlrd The we:i.knu1n bridge cnginuc
nuhttnE, who gave his opinion that there waa u
dtfncutty In conrtrurt!nG tpaus Of nve hupdrc
fest. uo wall give tho committee bis Vows
length tomorrow.
HOUSE nUssNkas TODAY.
Tho bill for the repeal Of The Tcnurc.of- Oae
law will como up as unfinished buesncss tomos
row after tho morning hour. and will have pro
cedcnee orer hF FEriiaeh1Jsens NAturaIzatlo
bill, which ia the special for that time.
IATxsr Dnp1x Or ANXIOUS oTrlcE-fEEKEns.
Some Of the Hepnhl'eau politicians recm to b
getting ready Tor n curious eame NEXT week
Nes1a1n os tnem WHO ~enI once arc not 70 tu!
ae tues "oulu H@e 10 ue tuHt NeDe5al nsaut WI
seeoRnizc e1tnet tHeH e1alins OF thclf neFlts. IN
a3e qusc"s csu'sFh'ns Inc senate 70 sec II shcs
- feAsouAol, r'oopect ~ conns@at'oa " nom
usteo W Monua1 os iussua5 " ~. oonnsou' .
r,1k ~. j cA1 Hina' wa.
R1m Ronas W "o4'u ~ WV appo.o' as"aos' ao
.a puo.1 HAs4. " 70 eouAto4ea. Ane Fe9soi
- u tas. s.s onss ~ ~ eeo t.s. eou'
tao4r~ '4' ~10e' "A 'A' asNs A'toiaeus ..
oenste' tnle IL Anost eAecneu. 'cafon 'os
1euk' Ao".s4' 'uAs en..a' o'4pA "o0'u u
W o4uu ~ .a's EAne. aoo lah' pe'bons se'ut !.
4n'u kooa cu'eTe "5 tn'0 oct1oa' Way "oula
UasEeo " I'LL hui 1n11eolate ena ouconolaoa
removal.
HEALTH or HR. wAsHnrRSE.
Hon. E. u. "ashbnsue is better today, and h
phytician no" FaSs thHt. With rest and good nuf
tnp he will probably ret nat apnfn ncYt ,ee
ua "a row 1nt NV hs,3 ro-. .,.aa. ~.
- ~" wv t." n.'o "o'"' uEeu' ~
Pes1oo OF qa1el. ahu VIII nof ne able 70 90 IL
molc work At the rrtecpt Resslon Of Congress.
sALE or GkaERA1 oalv1's norsE,
o1a1 oiAAt nls so.a n's usuts a1u 'a.n
10 gentleman connected Win Inc Union Lcas
OF New York, who will present the whole eSta
1fshrnent IN general Sherman sho ut.1 .ate mn
e...;.1 =, 80, DC f.-,,t 80. 49,. ~. NJ.
Uouee.
TIE coFef11yr1csA1 AxtSpxEsr.
..rhc trr d.rs within xh,ch thc Eon.o "a, .r,
-. -. - ....s'. .rr,s 49,, 49,
ao1 n4oaeas u1ess sasP os'ou u 'ne 1aies' oes'
TOMORROW, and during tho afternoon GoVesn
Boutwell, will move suspension in order to ia
tho Senate M Ttn-ad,v ur nru -nanv ott
~ H~.Ns w. 49, 49, -" N431 0'A