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outh to join General Davis, and Brigadier-General Steel's brigade is coming down the road to be forwarded to Kentucky. Gen. Pope will remain and make his headquarters at Jefferson City. The Maryland Legislature. In the Maryland Senate a bill was reported to pay the Government Police in Baltimore. A bill was reported from the Judiciary Committee providing for taking the sense of the people as to the propriety of holding a Convention to frame a new Constitution. In the House, Mr. Johnson reported a bill providing for the payment of the Police force of Baltimore. The bill, which revokes the powers of the old Police Commissioners, was passed. The House refused to concur in the Senate amendments to the Baltimore Police bill. From Somerset — movements and positions of the Federal. M. C. Garber, or the Madison Courier, who is Quartermaster of the Tenth Indiana regiment, writes to his paper some interesting items of which we avail ourselves, picking some plums out of
General Assembly of Virginia.Senate. Saturday, Feb. 3, 1862. The Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock by Mr. Johnson, President pro tem, Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Brown. The Military bill The bill reported from the joint committee "to raise troops to meet the requisition on Virginia by the President of the Confederate States," was taken up for consideration. Mr. Johnson (Mr. Dickinson, of Prince Edward, in the chair) said that the quote called for by the President's requisition amounted to 65,800 men. The committee had been informed by the Secretary of War that 1,500 troops now in the field had already reenlisted for the war — thus larch if possible. Mr. Thomas, of Henry, was not entirely satisfied with the bill, and desired to offer a proviso, to come in after the second section. Mr. Johnson thought he could convince Senators that there was no necessity for amending the bill; but as it was not entirely proper that the subject should be debated with
red. The previous question having been ordered, the bill was put on its passage, with the following result: Ayes--Messrs. John T. Anderson, Francis P. Anderson, Baker, Baskerville, Bass, Blue, Bouldin, Bradford, Burke, Carter, Carpenter, Cazenove, Cecil, J. J. Coleman, Crockett, Curtis, Dabney, Daniel, John D., Davis, R. J. Davis, Dice, Eggleston, Ewing, Fleming, Fletcher, Forbes, Friend, Garrison, Gatewood, George, Gillespie, Gilmer, Grattan, Green, Hopkins, Hunter, Kerby, James, Johnson, Jordan, Kaufman, Kyle, Lively, Lockridge, Lynn, Mallory, Matthews, McCamant, A. W. McDonald, McKinney, McLaughlin, Minor, Montague, R. E. Nelson, Newton, Noland, Orgald, Payne, Pitman, Reid, Richardson, Riddick, Rives, Robertson, Robert C. Sanders, Sheffey, Sady, Steger, Tate, Taylor, Thomas, Thrash, Tredway, Walker, Ward, Williams, S. Wilson, Woodson, Woottorn Worsham, Wright, Wynne, and Mr. Speaker.--Total 83. Nays.--Messrs. Brooks, Clark, Collier, Franklin, Lundy, Prince, Peter C.
another trial, on the great principles of the party he ever acted with, before the people of Indiana, and be confident of the result. But he had always desired peace. Point to him the path which leads to peace, and the star of a restored Union, and he will follow with any as long as there is the faintest glimmer to guide them — even with the gentlemen from Massachusetts, from New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Bright next made reference to the difference of bearing towards him by Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, and Mr. Willey, of Va., both of whom he sympathized with in their sorrows inflicted by the rebellion. Mr. Willey having kindly asked him for explanation on the letter to Mr. Fitch, written in September, declaring opposition to coercion, he said that he had on principle agreed with those who urged the policy of withdrawing the troops from Fort Sumter, a measure that was urged here and elsewhere, and which the Administration itself at one time contemplated and announced as i