NEWS FROM WASHINGTON: The Contracts for Arms Made by Secretary Cameron; The Restrictions on Newspaper Correspondence (4/15/1862)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 4/15/1862

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WASHINGTON, Monday, April 14.

THE HOUSE AND THE BANKRUPT LAW.

The action of the House to-day, in refusing to consider the bill providing for a Bankrupt law, excites the surprise of everyone here. It is generally conceded that there is no more important subject before Congress than this measure, and the business community are exceedingly anxious that something should be done on the subject at this session, and a strong effort will be made to reconsider the vote postponing the consideration of the bill until the fourth Monday in December next.

CONTRACTS FOR ARMS.

It will be remembered that Mr. Secretary CAMERON replied to an inquiry of the House of Representatives, not long since, that he had not authorized any contracts for the purchase of arms. His successor, Mr. STANTON, in reply to a resolution of inquiry of the House, of Dec. 23 last, in relation to the purchase of small arms, states that the Secretary of War, from Feb. 12, 1861, to Feb. 1, 1862, ordered contracts for muskets and rifles to the number of 1,836,900.

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

Senator WILSON's bill to promote the efficiency of the Corps of Engineers has been reported back from the Military Committee, as originally presented by him, and provides as follows:

That the Corps of Engineers and the Corps of Topographical Engineers be, and they are hereby, united into one corps, to be called the Corps of Engineers, and its organization shall be as follows: One Brigadier-General, four Colonels, eight Lieutenant-Colonels, sixteen Majors, twenty-four Captains, twenty-four First Lieutenants, twenty-four Second Lieutenants, one Sergeant-Major, one Quartermaster-Sergeant, and five companies of enlisted men, as provided by law. The relative rank of the officers of the corps shall be the same as before the passage of this act.

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News from Washington: The Contracts for Arms Made by Secretary Cameron – 2
Another Fight in New-Mexico: Eleven Hundred Texans Engaged by Col. Hough – 2
Important from the South: Gen. Johnston’s Expose of the Campaign in the Southwest – 3
Department of the Shenandoah: Skirmishes with the Rebel Cavalry – 3
News from Fortress Monroe: The Merrimac and the Rest of the Rebel Fleet Returned to Norfolk – 3-4
Editorial: The Flank Movements in the West-The Work of Last Week – 4
The Embargo on Anthracite – 4
Editorial: Emancipation in the District-Mr. Lincoln’s Opinions – 4-5
Editorial: Port Royal Intrenched Against Yellow Fever – 5
Gen. Johnston – 5
The Concert Saloon Bill – 5
The Bankrupt Bill Quelled – 5
National Academy of Design – 5