New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-01
The WAR FOR the UNION.
THE NEW REVENUE BILLS.
The Passage Of the Homestead Bill
The EEWLEGaL TENDER TREASURY NOTES
THE OCCUPATION OF NASHVILLE.
How Our Troops were Received
THE RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH BILL.
Explanations of The Mysterious Amendment
AVERY IN THE DISTRICT.
THE OCCUPATION OF NASHVILLE.
How Our Troops were Received
THE RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH BILL.
Explanations Of the Mysterious Amendment
SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT.
Special Dispatch to The NJ Y. Tribune
THE REVENUE BILL.

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The Excise and Internal Duties bill will be
reported from the Ways and Means Committee
separately from the tariff. and on Saturday,
probably One hundred and fifty millions of
income annually are expected from these two
sources The tariff will be matured in ten
days aud reported. While framed az wisely
as may be 10 yield revenue the opinion OF
Congress will favor the policy OF shaping this
bill so as to make far-fetched and der bought
foreign manufactures pay their full share of
our war-tax.
THE LOAN OF JULY ~, 1861.
Eleven mccs of United States stock Of the
loan of 1861, act of July IL, will tomorrow
have been sent to New-York and Boston this
week.
TIE HOMESTEAD BILL.
The passage Of the Homestead bill to-day by
nearly 100 majority after the doubts that hung
over IT month ago, was due IN great de-
gree to the personal efforts of Mr. Potter OF
Wisconsin, and Messrs. Aldrich aud Window
of Minnesota, who made q thorough canvass of
the House, urging it earnestly on nearly every
member.
Tho bill provides tina, and after the lot Of ne't January
Any person year. Of age, who 10 eten or who hss de-
land and cultivate it for nv. years shall be euied 20 100
sores upon the psymelt Of the Land Once Tees und -o
cover The eIpen,. Of survey The pveg. accorded
10 Il. men Who l.ye been IN toe military naval service Of
the Government duIiog the present val. 800
This last clause was appended to the bill
originally framed by Messrs. Aldrich aud Grow
for the purpose Of putting al end TO the Bounty
Land system, under which many frauds have
been perpetrated for the benefit Of Spectators.
THE NEW LEGAL-TENDER NOTES.
TIere is great demand at the Treasury
Department from banks and business men for
the new legal tender notes, but it will be two
or three weeks before they can be ready.
TO ENCOURAGE FNLisTMENrs.
Senator Wilson's bill TO encourage enlist
ments in the regular army provides for the
payment to every private immediately upon
bis enlistment in the regular army Of S25 OF
the 500 bounty to which he becomes entitled
on the expiration of his term Of service, and
for the enlistment in the regular army from
the ranks of the volunteer forces OF oil priyates
who may wish 70 enlist. To these pro-
visions sections embracing Sir. Wilson's Diyi-
sion staff bill are added.
THE OCCUPATION or NASHVILLE.
A dlspatch from Flag. Officer Foote, dated
Cairo. Feb. -. to the Navy Department, says:
:" A dispatch lust received from Lieut. Com
BRYANT says that the gunboat Cairo preceded
Gen. Nelson's arrival ut Nashville with hi
brigade. amid the waving Of handkerchief.
TRADE BETWEEN LOYAL AND DisLOyAL STATS
Won't traders ard trafickers understand
that no permits are gwen BY The Treasury De-
partment to trade between tho loyal aud dis
LOYAL States Mr.. Chase has the subject OF
this trade under adv sement.
PROMOTION or JOHN GOTHAM.
Tie President has nominated Col. John
Cocbrane as Brigader-Gen upon the writ
ten solicitation Of every New-fork Member oi
Congress and numerous Representatives oi
other States. If he is confirmed, there will be
ono brigade 10 the army IN which niger
catching will not be constitutional duty or
military exercise.
BURGLARY.
The room OF tho House judiciary Committee
was burglariously entered night before last,
mony Of Watt, Wikof, Sickes, and other viii
uesses examined by the Committee in the mat
tor of the State Department censorship OF the
had been kept. But tho burglar did
not accomplish his object, the papers OF which
he was in search being in another apartment
If BIO will be patient. he will SEQ tho testimony
III print.
TIE CASE OF GEN. STONE.
Gen. Stones friends are urging Gen. Nc
Clelan to bring that officer forthwith to q
Court Martial As the JOINT War Committee
has not yet terminated its investigation into
the crime or the blunder at Balls Bluff, thi'
court VIII not be ordered at present. 1t will
be convened soon enough, Judging from the
Damaging testimony the returned Balls Bluff
captNes are now giving.
1HE Van WICK COMMITTEE CuAIRMAEsIIIP.
Mr.. "ashburne has been appointed Cbair-
man Of the Van Wjck Committee. and will
leave in day Or two, with some of bis nsso.
ciate members, 10 look into coDtrnct. for
Army supplies in Philadelphia, New-York, and
other cities; also 70 inquire into the purchases
and charters of ycsses for the Navy.
TnE RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH BILL.
Senator Wade to-day explained TINT the in.
terlincation in the printed bill, authorizing the
presld,n, 10 buld railroad anc telegraph lines.
was not made surrrepttiously or irnudulcnty,
but openly, in Senate, by himself 1t appears
Iro,o 1hs GioJe that, on Jan. -, whea the
bill Was for the fret time tnken up IN the