Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-30
mcCLEi Ian TAkES TINE FIELD.
Colonel Wilcox at Richmond.
INSIDE VIEWS OF MANASSAS.
Direct Tax Bill Passed tho House,
From w ashiagton.


Col. D. B. Wilcox, Of the Michigan regiment is
q prisoner at Richmond. He was slightly wound.
ed in the arm, but is now doing we'll
Capt Bush and Col. Porter will very likely be
appointed Brigadier Generals from Pennsylvania.
brig Gen. kearney will take command Of the
n. }. volunteers.
Gen. Runyon returns to New Jersey on the 18th
of August. he is, We understand to organize 5
more regimente in New Jersey.
v allace's Indiana Zouaves have been ordered
here.
Gen. McClellen resolves the Indiana delegation
this evening
WASHINGTON, Sunday, July Is Midnight.
Gov. Stevens has been appointed Col. ,f the
18th New York Scotch )-the Colonelcy vacated
by the death of Col Jas. d. Cameron
Col. Bakers California regiment and the 10th
Massachu husetts arrived to- day.
David II. Wheeler, Of Cornell College, Iowa, was
confirmed yesterday 40 Consul to Geneva.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, July n.
SENArE.-The joint resolution approving the
acts CT the President, was taken up.
MI johnson Of I enn., spoke at length on the
resolution, approving the acts Of the President,
and his eloquent remarks frequently elicited ap.
psuse from the floor and galls ries. He frequent
sBesCEas- Oh some "sauDtUsf -breRuusy ~i5pur .eu,
closing with appeal 10 the Government to save
them from ruin coming from the most corrupt
and direful conspiracy ever seen in the world.
The resolution was postponed till Monday.
Mr.. Collamer, Of VT, Introduced bill in add
tion to the act relative to duties on imports and
the force bill, which passed.
After an Executive Session, the Senate ad-
journed.
HoUsE.-The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole on the Direct Tax bill.
After various amendments had been debated,
the enacting clause, on motion of Mr.. Mallory, Of
vi ST 81 n
The Committee then rose, when this fact was
reported to the House.
Mr.. McClernand, of H., moved that the bill be
re-committed to the Committee Of Ways and
Means with instructions to reduce 0ne-half the
amount of direct taxes apportioned to the States
in the first section OF the bill, and to make up the
amount desired by extending the list of taxable
personal property.
Mr.. Morrill,, Of VT. suggested the modification,
which Mr.. McClernani accepted, that the Com
mittee on Ways and Means be instructed t. re-
port forth with bill upon basis Of tweaty mil
lions by direct taxation, and that such other
az may be necessary, be raised on personal in
come or the wealth OF the country.
The question was taken on Mr.. McClernand's
mutica, modified bv Mr.. Morrill,, and de-
termined in the affirmative yeas Is, nays 50.
The House then adjourned.
Interesting Report frOm Manassas Junc-
tlOn.
ALEXANDRIA, July ~.
Mrs. Hinsdale. whose husband is . member Of
Virginia side Of the Potomac, has returned from
Manassas Junction. She was at Centreyille du-
ring the engagement on sunday, and waited there
for the return Of the soldiers, looking for her hus
band. Failing to him she supposed him .
prisoner 1t Manassas. The enemy captured and
conveyed her thither, and employed her there as
hospital nurse. On Thursday she procured pass
from Gen. beauregard, and his consent to leave.
She walked to Alexandria, where she arrived this
morning, fatigued and exhausted. Her husband
was not prisoner, but returned with his regi
mont She reports - being ct tho Junction large
have over 1000 prisoners. Mrs II. brings verbal
messages from several to their friends, and says
that the wounded are we'll cared for, The cffsr
Of liberty has been granted to those who will take
an oath to not again take up arms against the
Confederates. A few had done 90, bat the major
ity refused.
Among the prisoners in the hospital are Henry
PER- n and Lieut. Underh,ll Of New ork. whs are
employed - hospital ewards; Z. F. Taylor Of
New Jersey, surgeon Qaartermaster, G J. Mur-
the l4th New York, are in toe hospital. Surgeon
Buxton Of the 5th Maine, and surgeons Of the S5th
New York, Ist Minne>ota and United -tatcs In
fantry are prisoners. They were oil taken 1t our
hospitals near the battlefield Mr., Hinesd.le says
that the Confederstes buried their dead - fast
they could DC recovered, ana that tne enemy rep
resented they had about 50 killed. but their
wounded exceeded 1,5OO. She saw many Of our
dead unburied as she passed over the battlefield
and distinguished some of them by their nni-
forms. She says the enemy's force is very large
at Manassas, and that The officers very busy IN
DRILLING and disciplining tho troops that General
Bsauregard is constantly on the move, going from
one part of the camp TO the other, and Arranging,
~ they said, for some great movement She 70
ports inst large force Of the enemy ID at Fairfax
Court House, with heavy guns.