Show congressional washington WASHING TOT jan lath SENATE today to day conness introduced a bill of the homestead law and for other also presented ted a resolution ing as to the failure of the mail to california for the last two months CHICAGO jan irth now new yolk 16 ali the special says the amendment to shermans Sher mans amendment making the commutation four bundled dollars instead of five hund bundled led was vas adopted the conscription act as it now stands tn who pays four itkind hui I 1 CT d 0 biais is eil u c me ly inan man in liis his district strict Ii i is S drafted whon when lie is again liable both clauses ale aie consolidated the exemptions of in an only son of a widow father of moth ol 01 ciless less chialdi oil are stricken out the bill is now acceptable to the house military committee the times special says authentic information to government places madru 0 dois force in texas as not exceeding fifteen thousand taylors and other fol foicey acs in Lou lousiana not half that number 1 in 11 i ber and ale aie so siz and transportation so cc that they could not be consolidated in ill less than two months it is quite probable that the tax on all manufactured articles will vill be doubled bo be boic the close of the session of congress no information of a cavalry raid to leesburg Lc esburg lias has been received at gen an augers head quarters our forces along the upper potomac are arc only sufficient to protect that line A large number of carpenters and other mechanics have been sent bioni aiom here by to repair impair the railroads in tennessee which will be in complete running aider by thel opening pening of spring gen butler will remove his head quarters from fort monroe to norfolk gen stoneman has gone west to re po port rt to gen grant chas A dana formerly of tho the tribune will probably be appointed assistant secretary of war |