The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1865, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Rows of the Rebel Ram Olinds and Hor Pursuers. A Fleet of Rebel Pirate Ships Fitting Out in England. ‘Senaterial Debate on the Lou- isiana Question. ‘Action of the House on the Znrol- ment Bill, key Wasursoron, Feb. 25, 1865. ‘WEE RUGEL BAM AND OTHER PIBATIOAL VESSELS IN BUROFE. I Private letters from London say that the, rebel French wam Olinda, or Stonewall, was at Ferrol, in Spain, but axpeoted to leave thore tmmediately, The United States @teamer Wiegara was after her, as was Glso one of the ‘French war steamers. She was roughly used in the bay of Biscay, and will prove a failure. ‘These letters also state that there were three webel pirate vessels proparing in England now, and an- other, the Ajax, sailed s few weeks since. Another, the ercules, t now ready to sail from the Clyde, , Tite Beet was intended to break the blockade of one or ‘more of the rebel ports, in hopes that this would lead to - Complications with foreign Powers, and ultimately to the weoognities of the rebel government, ‘This nice little programme has been upset by the ocou- ‘Pation of the coast cities, and it remains to be seen what Course these pirates will now take, ‘THE FROCERDINGS OF CONGRESS. Both Houses spent the day in talk, the Senate 6a, the sdmistion of Louisiana, sne ‘thd House on the samendatery Barolment bill. Fortunately, the time of ‘he preneat Congress is short, and we shall soon be re- Aleved. THE BANKRUPT BILL, An attempt was made in the Senate to-day to make the Bankrupt bill the special order for this evening, but with- out saocess, Unless = determined effort is made by the frends of this important measure, there is great danger ~that it will fail in the great prees of business at the close of the scasion. ‘THE NEW COMPTROLLER OF THR CURRENCY. It te anderstood that Hon. Freeman Clarke, of New York, has been inforrce that he is to sticceed Mr. Mc- <Culloch as Comptroller of the Currency, and his nomina- ation will be sent to the Senate at the samo time with that ~<of Mr. MoOulloch’s nomination as Secretary of the Treas- bd THE NEW JERSEY RAILROAD. Itlooks'‘es if the New Jersey moiopoly were hood- «winking the Sonate, as they have boen so succossful in *hoodwinking'the Legislature of New Jersey. Those Sen- ators who travel between Washington aud New York will hey &e. ~of course vote for the bill, ahd enough mote to make it a! slaw. But the game of the monopoly is, knowing thar weakness, to postpone the question until it Is) too late to .mpess it. Ifthe good natured Senate would only seo that =they arebeing led ‘bythe nose by the: monopoly thoy would pass this bill at once. The New Jersey Logisia- ~ture, in their grant of monopoly powers, go out of their own State and forbid passage except on their own lino ‘between New York and Philadelphia, naming these cities ‘én their grant. We desire to call attention to this fact. Does the State of New Jersey govern this Union? ARRIVAL OF REBEL DESERTERS. ‘The mail steamer to-day brought to Washington about +-gae hundred and sixty rebs! deserters Desortion still -gontinue in large numbers; bat instead of coming into - our ines at night, as heretofore, the rebel soldiers make “sth ir exit from before P.tersburg in broad day, bringing ~sshelr guns with them. Comparatively few old m:n are + @mong them, and many aro mere boys. For the wesk ending to-day, six hundred and twent; - +Mfow rebel doserters have been receved at Colonel Ingra- “Ram's office from City Point - NEW CONSULATE AT ERTR, CANADA. ‘The issportance of the establishmcnt of a new con- ¢gulate at Erie, Upper Canada, to which Mr. F.N. Blake {suas been appointed, will appear in the fact of ita prox- ‘ Mmity to Buffalo, Now York, at which city the British 4 government has recently established a consulate to guard ‘he intorest of the commerce and trade of Uppor Canada. ROGER A. PRYOR EXCHANGED. President Linooln to-day ordered tho rebel ex-General : SBoger A. Pryor to report immediatly to General Grant + at City Point for exchange. THE NEW RATION FOR SOLDIERS. Professor Horsford, of Harvard University, has been - engaged for some time upon an investigation vot the army ration. The attention of this able «scientific gentleman was directed to this important abject under the auspices of the Medical Bureau, ‘by which he has been heartily sustained. His examina- tion resulted in 8 recommendation to substitute roasted ~ wheat for hard bread, meat sausage in the place of salt ‘Veet, pork, &c., and self-raising fleur in the place of soft ‘bread, fora marohing ration. General Grant bas been »#0 favorably impressed with the great importaneo of the ‘proposed change that he requested the Secretary of War 0 order a half million of the ration to be propared and >iasued for trial, and Secretary has given an order for ~the {mmediate Of the suggestion of the Lieuten- vant General. The value and importance of the Professor's umarching ration may be casily appreciated when it is vatated that thirty days’ tations can be Carried by troaps ~with leas difficulty than cight of the present ration. MB. MORGAN'S NOMINATION AS EXCRETARY OF THE 2. (So PRRASURY, BTC. ‘The statement inserted in the Washington correspon- vdeuce of Monday, that Mr. Seward did and Mr. Weed did met enginoor the appointment of Senator Morgan to tho yposition of Seorctary of the Treasury, is directly contro- ‘verted by Mr. Weod waiting on Scnator Morgan last Sun- day; and erging Nin to accept the position as a neceseary --atep to clean out the radicals, When the public are con- “vitsoed thas the moon js made of groen cheese, they can yithea be made to bolieve that Seward and Weed had no “band in securing Morgan's appointment. The effect upon * Morgan's frm in New York had nothing whatevor to do “with Morgan's resignation. The story that it did is be- : Meved by Morgan's friends te have originated with the ‘Weed faction, and has had the effect to further convin-e + thom that Seward and Weed desire to make a tool of Morgan, and therefore furnishes additional reasons why ¥ he should decline the position. SECOND ASSISTANT SZCRETARY OF WAR. The Presidont has approved the bills authorizing the © appointment of a Second Assistant Secretary of War; to ‘enlarge tho port of entry and delivery for the district of Philadelphia, bounding it on the river Delaware by -Brankfort creek on the north, and Broad street on the vsouth, and to repeal the act of 1861 to remove the United ~ tates Arsenal from the city of St. Louis, MILITARY PRISONS, President Lincoln has ordered that the Penitentiary at Albany, Mew York; the State Prison at Clinton, New ‘Work; the Penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio; the Beuiten- satary at Jefforsen City, Missouri, and such other pr sons +as the Seoretary of War may designate for the confine. “ment of prisoners under sentence of courts martial, fshall be doomed and taken to be military privons. THIRTY -EIGHTH CONGRESS, SROOND SE8810N. ae Senate Fob, 25, 1865. SENATOR WILLE)’s CRKDENATR ‘Mr, Van Weraax presented the credentials of Wakeman &, Wiltey, Senator Sloct from West Virgina, 1 he Ath of March, 1889, for the term of six yerrs, which were weed and fled. : fi TEDOR ADVOCATE OF THE Navy. The dill to the office of Folicitor and Judge Ad. vorate of the Navy Department was thet taken up Mr. Trom@uni, (rep.) gf Il. cpoko owaba-t i, aed br, ; Xplathod” ite provisions, and a <n, {fep.).%t ae ag d : p . ae ae . Bou:e'tevo!n .’ Rowell to ne ut upictare for erat “1 brat Phage as se Fry to feo! conipoiled 40 oppase this measure. ‘Thers way a to weep an a tase ta langh, on} a Uira0 to patrouize tho fine arte ‘This Fras Bo thine 0 spond Ww gui siyiars for the rehass of a pions, 0 y. was acon Aetigg, Our suid re seve ititons wore i i i | + a i a é 4 + : itz | I i coat aie See and Noth’ houses of Congress, acting ibe. whole (red That in datersaaing the exten of this duty, and Pe oo PS a called 0 ‘guarantee under the constitution, we is wee ey serena eo to iat thous Wha 950 Maw Sg the with ite the formance of the tate, ind the equality of all Wbaetis ete Rev lards eke Nace may be permanent, and that no loyal majorities may de again founded on mili 3 or having ls origin fo mallitaty orders, cannot bes Temreves: tative form of governme! 18 of = = tion, lentes that essential pri Y uage Msheo the Spout the civil over the military authority. a Ie oe es 1 ra wait ul the State government of Louisiana its wae potexist ry stained ii Not exi sustains mi! pewer. Mr. Jouxson, (opp.) ‘or Ma, took the floor at the con- wi ‘| .olusion of Mr. ’s. speech, and delivered a lengthy address in favor of the resolution as it came from the Committee on the Judi if At half-past four o’clock P.M. the Senate took a recess. KVENING SESSION. Si Bee ag) Th tm 3 P. ¥ up a pay Gobb & Co., of Indiana, for'soveral barge loads of hay red by mali ary wuthority during the Morgan raid’ to prevent organ using the barges $0 crous the |. Ott Seiacax, (rep.) of Ohlo, sald this was ot ir. ‘Was only one a thousand. cline’ f'n similar Kind. which eifiesns of There had been hundreds of horses. taken from the peo- ple af Objo during that raid, It would be unjust to take’ Bp ie an a anion Tayriene, for tl ceprtpng others w! ie ment Was Hot prepared to jus Mr. TRUMEULL fas of the same opinion os Mr Sher- man. —_ Fosrmn moved to refer the case, to the Court of ims, ‘Mr. TRUMBULL moved to postpone and take baa Louisiana question. The motion prevailed, THM LOULFIANA QUBETION. Mr. SumykR offered au amendment to the resohition of the Jedic‘ary Committee, as follows:— the eloctin or ‘of any other rights ‘ou account oF elective any ot on o i te but all persons ‘shall ‘be equal before the law, and ture of the State, by » solemn public act, shall declare the sesant of, the Bits to.this fundamental cob dion, and shall tranemiy to the mt of the United Rtates an autheutie copy h weaent whenever the same: shall. be adopted; upon receipt whereof he shalt, by Eng further proceedings on the part of Congrésn, this Joint rt m the evolution shall take effect. sy Mr. Sumwx—Upon this I call the yeas and nays. Mr. Hevprneox, (rep.) of Mo.-—I move te amend the. amendment. by. insorting after the word “taco” the Mi ome (rep) f Kansas, ed i ir. P mamroy, of was interrupt ry some remarks by Mr. Sacisuvey, (ovp.) of Del,, who said that at tho last clection the people of Delaware had to vote between bayonets, and were compelied to lie out. at night, and were pursucd into swamps and perse- cuted in every conceivable manner. The democrats of Delaware bore all this quietly, willing to await the ver- dict of poe, opinion, Mr. Pow.roy sald he was glad to find a Senator whore experience at the polls was something like his. He re- membered very well when a man could not vote in lis Territory (Kansas) without going to the polls betwoen two revo.vers. You had to swear to not only the constitution and the itive Slave Inw—you Bad to swear ney. r to write, publ! or cirenlate anything de- claring that slavery did not exist there y Jaw. You had todo ali this and pay a dollar to the Sheriff before you could yet near the ballot box. (Laughter) Mr. Ssursneny said if he had been in public life at that time he would have been in favor of submitting the Staio constitution to the people, Mr. Laxx, (rep.) of Kanvas, said he remembered when you had to swear to support the laws of Missouri, passed Mr. Jopxsoy, in reply to Mr. Sumner, said there was a Dill before the Senate i rate a hotel ‘Mr. Sumnor ought to put a provision in it that no guest should be excluded on account of color. Mr Sumnxx—Will you vote for it? °, Mr. Jouxsox—No; and I do not think the Senator from Marsachusetts (Mr. Supiner) believes I ought to ged eeualty ’ > [Aa swould 4 be: otel, especial shou accompanied there by the Senator. ( er.) Mr, Cannu x, (opp.) of Va, took the floor in opposition, to the resohution In the course of hia remarks. Mr. Carlile was asked a question in regard to the loyalty of the government of West Virginia, and he replied that if be Nad had the means of sw ing his fam'ty without the. threo thousand a year he reccived as a venator he rte have resigned his s at on the very day that the State pf West Virginia was wey we by the ite, Mr. W. pe, (opp.) of Obie, at tn o'clock P. M., moved to postpone the further consideration of this au an- Ul the first Monday in December, and upon this de- manded the yeas and nays. The question was decided in the negative by the fol- lowing vote:— Yeas—Messra, Brown, Buckalew, Carlyle, Chandler, Davis Hendricks, Howard, bowell, Rikdie, Sumner, Wate nod tL Niye—Mears, Clark, Dixon, Dooliie, Foster, Harlan, Henderson, Hove, Johnson, Lane of Ind., Lane of Kansas Morgan, Po , Ramaay, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Willey and ‘The Senate then refused to adjourn by a vote of 32 to 19. Mr, Howanp moved to lay the subject on the table. This was decided in the negative, by yeas 12, 18, the voto being the same ag recorded above, with the ex- coption of Mr, MeDougal in the negative. Mr. Sumxex spoke of the importance of the subject be- ne Roitarident ofthe rac x fans a pene asi, Ty dont of the of Tae of of Jefferson, estab. NEW. YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY tration usiting with the opposition che Till of slgateen whe hed always voted with the adminis- “The Wenste than, at 11ds Frit earned, House of Representatives. ‘other any of dhe enld'prioners cro nit unaer quate pee gr Os, LISP) OF lows, suggeeted tint tie tigulry” Mr Gareom,(opp-t'ot Ne, taked wheibor bounties had been pald to such prisoners, vaio og who ae sh Sader gad une y ee , haviblg been made general in ite scope P ‘Mr. Ganrmxp, (rep.) of opposed “Mr, Kernan’t amendment as Haey agi pi if Mr. & of N. ¥. Ontlo (Mr. Scheash) ought: to’ answer his Kernan), instead mdment. Conclusive, = ‘Twayer, (rep.) of Pa, also opposed the amend- the above subject- ‘the fundamen.” fore the Senate, and the lety of postponing it. He would regard the Lape are mation off thé Ju. diciary Committee as the Bull Ran of the Administration. ‘He moved that the Senate adjourn, and on that question demanded the previous q\ y Mr. Tevmev.t acc:sed Mr. Sumner of attempting to browbeat and defeat tho purpose of & majoricy oft Senate by dilatory motions, wan Lae og oy he ee emanee ie Brabant s majority. He justified in em in- stroments ‘4 the ars. (e, of partictaspiney, ine in defeat. ing the measure. It wana mistake for fer. Trumball to suppore he could pass this resolution to-night. Parlia- “ Dy herrhag oe ot Cal said that if volubilit; ir. Ue. vi aud Wiedoss wore’ Gs’ ike, dismsbor "woute by te spies man in the world, bg motion of Mr. Summer was lost by a vote of 19 to 18, Mr. Davia, ) Of Ky,, moved @ call of the Senate,” opp.) of Ky. te, which was né At tw minutes to eleven P. M. Mr. Stommn moved that the Cuaxpiue demanded le urn, and Mr. the yeas and oa ‘ke motion, Mr. CHANDLER nioved Lo portpane th’e subject watil next re a ae e it the special order for that time. a on pce make & special order for ext Congress, Mr. Chavpaxr—Then I will leave off the special order “ir Wor fommded the yeas and nays on th . Wave tom e Me, Svvnaauny eald he had beou.aceibed ef ing With Mr, Simner and’ the on this It was tre, becanse he believed ‘ the ere Ticht, He was’ cooperating with them to defeat this measure, Mr. Rrppen, (opp: of Deli, moved that the Senate ad- Journ, ‘TruasvLL was willing to if there could be an und standing that this regelu ‘would be taken up on at one o'clock. said (hat Mr. Trambull’s course retainded Dim Of the threat of an officer act down the lnrests ot ht neeriee people, He (Mr. ‘Trumbull seems determined to cram the resolution down Ue threats of the te, Mr, Doo it Uk qoep.) of Wis, wi that the whote ji the scene in Senate to-night, Five Of its fa(rabers who usually gupported the adminis. country could ‘altnoss neu! reiabled yecieriny, ond. easeeivon eoeeceneeantle yesterday, ex] ise that the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thayer), who PUREE Pane Sa Ea ae ‘releived, Spch ® construction could extet omy tm the fertile brain ) of N. ¥., sew no was alroady of th) gentioman. Mr. all and They did not want a Mr. Evpawer, (opp.) of Ind., askod whother that was Be only imput » party! Mr, S.uBycx replied that the geptieman mone = would aseer- Sam bis repor remai ir, Opxu', (resumine) remarked that the goatleman (Mr. ‘Schonck) ‘not only an the nay of the demo- cratic mombers would vote against biti ‘Dut that the democratic Party had arraigned themselves against the soverament wit h almost a united front. , SonRNCK Ly Mr, Katevimgcu, (oun) of N. Y riatog from bis seat, e cried out—“It is false, and I will tell the gen- tleman (ir. Bchenick) eo here or clsewhere.”’ When the confasion had somewhat subsided, remarks, Mr. his , said: —“It is not the first time t the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Schenck) had used such against the democratic party with which ho (Mr. iN) acted,’? Mr. Scuunck, in bis seat, exclaimed:—You had better get out of bud company.” Mr. Ovxi again protested against such language being applied to party with which he acted. It was not correet in fat. He objected to it, and for the further Teagon that it was giving aid and comfort to the enemy. AG ise is true. . . OpwLL (resuming)—When such language as that whieh had been uttered by the gentleman (it Schenck) reached the Southern States, the inference woald be that Pee was argos. - ir. Scumvex, tn bis remarked—‘‘Not much." Mr. Oran said that tte lepanage of implied that more than one-| of the North were enemies to the governme: focord to go farth to the « no the gentleman demsccsus of the Now he wanted of the ; had been uttered ere debat» ainendment was Sarr omneneae te a to be notified in case of a non compos ia or other pean me boing placed tn the army aga substitute holding the incipal. ‘The principal, however, is not to be 3 table for his substitute, unless notice bé furnished to the party with'n thirty days after the iste has a mustered into the service. Without further codsideration of the subject, the House adjourned. Personal Intelligence. Major General 0. B. Willcox, of the Army of tho Poto- mac, is in town, and stopping at 21 Park avenue. He will return to his command in @ few days, General Willcox entered the service at the break'ng out of the rebellion, and has distinguished himself in his various commands ag a brilliant officer, The Halia of Tarin announces that the Empress Ea. é before the supreme tribunal of Madrid, 6 ns, Boston; Francis C, Barlow, United States; B Farnam New Haven; itr. and irs. Red ngton, Dr. W. yor, © " ” eon and family, ine = MADEMOISELLE ROSA RONHEUR IN ‘Gall . Me count. ‘Tribunal of Fontainblesu’ bas. contract ts damages. After hearing counsel for both coorheh hed toed ete te pat wd sd tropeeee wetting od pome Se delivery; be was bound hl her Ly and the bogs ~ was Sar aes oe for ite Beould be Geltvetea eiinra ae metas eae he Betmtine afin the Stee Bee tee tans ca dag hrs gn ir Fondant was also condemned to vay all'costs of — oe gentleman (Mr. Schenck) cast on teerr RICHMOND. Continued Uneasiness in the Rebel Army. EXPECTATION OF A MOVE. woe Another Visit of the Rebel Rams Looked Fer, ke, ke OF THE POTOMAC. Mr. = T. Bulkley’s Despatch. or ras oieeniems Ss! a | ‘THR TROOPS VIGILANT, | ‘The troops on the left have been unusually vigilant to- day, imanticipation of an attack, Information has been received that a portion of General Hill's corp and one other corps, fronting our left, were ander marching ke, THE ARMY A “Whether the rebels are prepariog to make one final | | struggle to dislodge us from our Position, or to quietly from their present line isa matter of conjec- | ture. In either case they will find us prepared. . With the exception of a salute in honor of Wasbingtan’s birthday there has been no firing of consequence along fthelines. For the most part picket fring fe done away with by both sides, except at night, when the enemy fire to prevent their mon deserting. : DRSERTRAA, ‘The number of deserters that have sgrived within the -Lpes of the, Army of the Potomsc during the past twenty: foer hours is sixty-cight This is about the average New Jersey Resolved, That we, , dee) our ever found him to be a a general, 8 courteous carnes sities which Ofer and man of the command. nder carries our rts’ best wishes mout iy pad ba} and Pro ty pend, ge of plonture and pride to ise period the officers of the First in brave ler, a skilful expe- tleman and a» true and endeared him to every alth< 8 ‘Took buc! of juring wl beso lou ‘and ably co ied us. Resolt of these resolutions be forwarded Shee Major Geueral Darla MoM. jot WALTER R, ROBBING, |. A. HICH, ore SAMUEL Chalo, Jems Lieut. ROBERT HENR Assistant Surgeon Wx, 8. Wittis, ‘Séoretary, Mr. Charies H. Hannam’s Despatches. Heapgva' Stxrm Arwy Con Naan Fob. 22, teen.’ } ~ (4 DIVHION REVIEW. ‘The anniversary of ths birthday of the Father of his Country was also celebrated in'Yins.corps by # review of the Third division, Brigadier General Trumaa Seymour The line was formed about for <‘clock in Deserters who came in to-day report that several brig- nes of A. P. Hill’s corps have gone South to reinforce Beauregard. ‘The whole of Loo’s army is reported to be vader marching orders. MORE DRVEKTERS, During tho whole of to-day deserters have been coming into our lines, They represent every arm in the service almost every e y Be tributing greenbacks in the nd division to-day. THE ARMY OF THE JAMES, Mr. Willfam H. Merriam's Despatehes. Meapquanrens, Twastt-pourra Any Corrs, Feb. 20-5 A. M. } Two rebels of the Twenty-ninth regiment of Virginia “conscripted volunteers’! wandered into the lines of this corps last evening. It appears that they had made af- rangements to trade with parties (soldiers) within our lines other than those they fell im with, and who had promised them protection. They strayed in the darkness of the night, were captured, and brought to General Devens, who gave them perm ssion to be regarded as prisoners of war or deverters from the enemy. They finally concleded to remain with- in our lines—a wise cholce. ANOTHER TENTH CONNBCTIGUT VOLUNTEER TO BE snvT. John Parker, @ member of Company G, Tenth regi- ment Connecticut Volunteers, is tobe shot to death to- day with musketry, for the crime of desertion, General RB. 8, Foster is chargod with the execution, which will take place outside the works in front of bis division. IN MEMORIAM. The troops of the old and glonous Tenth army corpe— of whieh the present Twenty-fourth corps is chichy mado up—bave learned with though melancholy —— tI a kre a B, pene to oats the final re: ays Major General D. B. Birney, who ‘ ‘A general of the Army of the James. They are also bm the knowledgo of the fact that Ponnaylvania proposes horeelf to perpetuate his faine, in the organtzation of scmed ee to be call d, in com- memoration of the deceamed, Birney Bi . Buch acts of remembrance are worthy of a proud and opulent commonwealth, RXCHANGE OF THM REWEL. GENERAL JOHNAON, General Johnson, rebel (not Bushrod, as many sy pose) was exchanged to-day. Ho was taken prisoner in the West. The report that the rebels havo eet placed colored troops on their picket Ines, thozgh widely disseminated, ig not credited at headquarters of this army. Hal Twevrr-Fourrn | mee ten Pino, Feb, 23—-kvening, ” A BOARD OF BXAMINATION. i An Examinaing Board has just concluded its sessions at thes» headquarters, before which were cited a nuinber of regimental and other officers whose competency to hold commissions was seriously questioned. It is under- stood that the report of the board will embrace among other pertinent suggestions the mustering out of « con- siderable number of officers now serving in the corps. Is tum Frei, Va., Fob. 23—10 P. M. ARKEWAL OF THR FIRING AT DUTOM Gar. Yesterday the enemy opened fire on Dutch Gap, for the first time in many days, Captain Brown, confiden- tial military secretary to Major General Ord, an English gentioman and friend, tegether with » large number of paval officers, m ther on the banks of the gap, Rave arava ho coat te” Nocasualties are "Ihe excoution of Seodesser teaemne betenaiog t0 Cote, pany 6, eo, eee Volunteers, which was to 0 place been by ordor of General Foster: ateleven 0" under the immediate suj Colonel Dandy, of the Qne Husdreth New York Votun. Seren ‘Tenth Comnectiout ta at tac Ia sti Bretp, Ped. 4-5 AM ‘148'S ARMY PREPARING, BU MOVE. Ke is known here that early yesterday morning 4 con- Miorable portion of Leo's army, centering in nad about ‘Richmond, received orders to make ready four days’ cooked rations, and to prepare tecarry considesable am- munition on the person, Cemjeoture is alive as to the Portens of this, and desertess who knew the fact of tho order being @ven did not Keom what it meant. Woe shall Probably ascertain more aboat It to-day. Tm, BXQUNOR. Colonel Mulford made no exchauge of prisoners yoe- RENRWED UREASINRSS OF THB REBEL RAMS From information received ty is believed that the Rich- mond authorities contomplate sending the rebel rams agri down the James. This impression is #0 rife that our military: at City Point, no longer since | than night before last, took additional and important pre cautions to prevent any possibility of success oy tho Dart OY RLY 26, 1865. RETURS OF GHXERAL ORD. Ord has returned to these headquarters inspection through a portion of the de- ‘Twenty rrr Major Gonoral Godfrey Weitzel, com: Brigadier Genoral C, 4. Heckman, Chief of Staff, Major D. D. Wheeler, Assistant Adjutant General. Senior Aid-de-Camp. expected; but if is ipated that ill irae Spay aid Cathe kaek conaiag? REBEL ACCOUNTS. Hea: Piri om the Richmond Lines. the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 28] ‘There was some heavy firing on the Richmond lines yesterday at sunrise and at meridian, supposed to be an ‘expenditure of Yankee amminition in way of salutes, in Joint compliment to George Washington and that modern sensation, William Tecumseh Sherman. Yosterday was the natal day of the latter individual. CITY AFFAIRS. The Senatorial Investigation—Testimony of Mr. Boole—Adjournment of the Com. mittee, d&e. The Committee met yesterday at half-past ten o'clock, and continued their inquiries in relation to the affairs of the City Inspector's Department, A number of witnesses ‘were exam!ned in relation to the necessity of employing asgistant ward inspectors and health wardens. All the ‘witnesses examined on this point seemed to be of the opinion that no moré men were employed to conduct the Gutside business of the department than were necessary, Mr. Boole was then put upon the stand, and testified substantially as follows :— ‘ Have resided in the city of New York for thirty-two years; have hold the office of Councilman for ‘two years, and was Alderman six years; am at present. City Inspector; think that the system now in vogue of cleaning the streets is ag near perfect a8 possible, if the ward inspectors and thelr ass.stants were vested with authority to make sam- mary arrests for violations of the city ordinances; per- aps éomie few other improvements might be added which would prove advantagedus W"the.clty; would suggest that the City Inspector should have the power to convene cords and Statistics, Weights and Measures and Sanitary Inspection, which embraces the street clean. jog; derive my authority from the city ordimapces.and the resolutions of the Board of Health; that board has almost unlimited pewer over everything comnected with the sanitary alfsirs of the city; it would be impos- sible to clear tho streets of the vast acoumu- lations of <a apricot at the Lap ai time without involving the city ina large amount of unnecessary ex- pense; it would, cont at least $160,000 to remove the ice and snow alone, taking any of the ashes or dirt away, and then it would be le to do it until the weather moderat-s, and even then it would be additional expense to the city ; during the summer of 1! T was absent from the city on account of ill health; was absent altogether about six weeks, during which time I came to the city three or four times to give in- try to gota bill through the’ Lagllatare to empower in. try ry ire to empower in- ae health wardens to make arrests for viola. y - covered that el +e had been preferred the de- Saroneats tees choeten ete wine effect that a system of brokerage had been cstablished for the sale of offices; kpew nothing about these matters Hous to going to y. When I assui the du- ties of City Inspector the streeta were in a very bad condition; they were quite as dirty as when Mr. Delavan, my predecessor, the Hackley contract; Mr. Delavan cout not weil help this, as there were only five weeks intervening between the on of the Hackley contract and his retiring from oMce; he introduced a great many reforms, one of which was to have the dump in eworn’ that they performed their duties faithfully bef they could receive their 'y ; this was not the case under Mr. Morton, who held 6 office before Mr. Delavan; he also had the ash carts mumbered and si; pat upon them, which checked a gfeat number of which existed under the former bape the system CH en) ringers was aaloee ta by 0 witness; consider it = very coos and frot fs “results. consider that it could not be dis. pensed with without injury to the o that brauch of the duties of the - ment; the principal difficulty in the of the ashes was that thore was no to the inspectors to arrest parties for throwing and gar. ‘bage in tho street; the potice paid very little attention to matters of this kibd, and the cons:quence was that an unt of labor devolved upo department, id be avoided if the law power to the ctors to arrest these parties without procuring a ‘ant; the ticket system was \ntroduced by me; con- it far superior to the tally system. The committee took a recess of twenty minutes. AFTERNOON SESSION. Mr Boole was again called to the stand, and wae cross- examined at considerable longth by Mr. Whiting:— Witness—Have heard that more tickets had been given than thore were loads of dirt received; Mr. Wynants never said to me that he would remove ashes for nothing ; when I wrote to him at the end of the month asking him if he had held to his proposal to remove ashes gratis I did not know that he had suld his boats to his son. Mr. Whiting—Who furnished Mr. Carr with the facts to write your biography? A. They may have been furnished by my brother, Rev. Wm. H. Boole. @ ‘bo you not know that these facts were furnished by your brother, and that you saw them before they were given to Mr. Cart? A. I am not certain. Q Is that lotier not in the handwriting a be bro- ther? (showing the witness letter.) A. Yeu; ie my brother's writin; Read it. i Read it yourself. T prefer t you should readit, A. T that you should read it is your business to read Q@ If you muy that you are not able to read it I will read A. Then why don’t you rend it? Q Well, Ltake it then that you cannot read writing, and I will’ rend it. A. You will find out before you are throngh with this investigation whether or not I can read writing. Judge Whiting then read the letter, which is as fol- lows: — the account are, of con an hour, Youre truly, W. H. BOOLK, facts until Me Carr aod any ima- Ses Pence we eta mext. ith, ‘82 years, a native of county Cavan, Ireland. of the peuy are regpentelly Attend the funeral, from S¢. Paul's chureh, Ka street, near Congress, on Monday morning, at past ton o'clock, (For other Deaths ses Second Paar. Board of ith im cases of emergency; at preaci 2 Mayor sient the power iodo 80! Taluleters should be compel {aw to report the number of mar. 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