Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-17
From Washington

The House committee on ways and
Means will offer. and hope to carry,
three bills imposing taxation and revival
of the tariff by ar increase of duties.
1t is rumored that Gen Stevens. now
at Hilton Head, will be one of the Brig
adiers rejected by the Senate.
There are numerous applicants for the
mission TO Rome, which North western
members claim as belonging to some
one from their section.
The commissioner of patents is to be
J called on by Congress to state whether
Mr.. Brown, formerly agricultural chief
clerk, is now employed by him in Eu-
rope to purchase seeds. There was much
fault with Browns official conduct while
here. and if he has been sent abroad il
will make some disturbance.
The King Philip came up from the
| Lower Potomac on the morning of tho
lith, and reports meeting the Pensacola
between Mt. Vernon and Washington,
] bound down. Tho fog. was SO thick
/ last night that the Stepping Stone was
] obliged to lay off Alexandria till this
morning. At tnoon she again started to
run the rebel blockade.
Special dispatches contain the follow
ing items. he committee on Ways
and Means have agreed to impose a tax
upon railroad passengers of one forth Of
a cent ber mile.
The Joint Committee on the conduct
of the war. had General Fremont before
them on Saturday for several hours
The General presented an elaborate state
ment Of his campaign in Missouri.
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Ways and Means committee, and sub
mitted a new financial scheme for the
Government and the country. They
propose a bureau of the Treasury de-
partment located in New York, to be
managed by five commissioners appoint
ell by the President and Senate to have
charge of the loans Of the Government
and receipts aud disbursements, with
power to furnish a currency to all local
banking institutions to be redeemed Sole
ly at the bureau. anil the currency to be
based upon United States stock.
The bankers arc opposed to the bill
now before the committee.
The Wavs and Means COMMITTEES
will report 4 bill in a few days for a
branch mint in Denver city.
pointment of Napoleon Il. j. Dana. OF
Minnesota, as a Drigalier General Of
volunteers.
Companies G and D oftho Pennsyl-
vania burkrails. under command Of Capt
Mcdonald. of Company g, went ia
Deainesville last Friday, and returned
Saturday. The enemy have not been al
Drainnsvill} since the battle, but are
throwing up batteries three miles be-
yond. The Blu ktaiIs counted 1T6 graves
on the Drainesxille battle field.
Tuesday morning the s'atallile and
the Island Belle got under way and
stool over to the Virginia shore, oppO-
site Maryland Point, and began to shell
the rebel encampment. near Boyd'N
: Hole. The shells flew thick and fast,
aud many of them were seen to burst
over the land in the direction of the en-
campment. No response was given by
the rebels, and at half past one o'clock
; ;he firing ceased. The threo vessels
{ then stood mp for Aquio Creek. and com
menred to bomhard the batteries there
at 20 minutes to o'clock. continued au
incessant fire to 6 o'clock, when the fir
! ing ceased without iiliciting any re-
.. sponse.
!. -Asa-alf.4I4-uu be made tn-n@s-bl;-ha
bureau for supplying and inspecting
, clothing for the army.
: The State department has advices that
the pirate Sumter was in the harbor a
, ST. Pierre, Martinique, on the 22d oi
December
The Iroqnois was leaguo off the
haIbor waiting for the Sumter's egrea.
Specials say. Hutchins, of Ohio, has
prepared a bill, to be introduced in ths
, House, establishing Territorial Gov
ernment over tue secedol States, and
! prohibiting slavery therein.
The House committee on elections
: will report against the claim of DIR. Sc
, gar. of Virginia, to a scat
The wax steamer Pensacola hsr arri
we'd at Annapolis.
, A report is circulated and is believed
that Secretary Cameron has resigned
and that Hon Edward NJ. Stanton viii
take his place. 1t also stated that Dir
G Cameron will be appointed Minister Il
| Russ;a
The House Committee of Ways ia,
Means are considering the expediency ol
! recommending an issue Of Treasury
r Notes smaller than Is, as there is
great demand for bills of the denomina
f tion of Us and 2's.
Itzis understood that Congress vii
, take inmeliate action upon the tax anl
: Treasury Note bill.
= Mr.. Bowman, United States Consul Al
!, Teneriife, Committed suicide at that placs
since all his property NFas invested in
/ Virginia bonds
n The Augusta, commander Parratt'
j captured the schooner Island B slle, o
l. Nassau, laden with sugar and n GLASSES
!. about twelve miles south east of Bulls
e Island light. She had a clearance 10
c Baltimore, bat when first seen was stand
ing in for Bulls Bay.
6 c The Island Belle was built in Char
leston in 1861, aud called the Gen. Rip
70 ley. ami her certificate of British registr.
bears date of Nov 1861.
a a A rumor from Alexandra says a Sc
. cession merchant namod Harper is nnde
e arrest for refusing to receive Unite
:. States Treasury notes at par, and tbs
= Gen. Montgomery has upon this case is
sued an order for tbs arrest OF parties ]
that town who heHali6r may attempt {
, depreciato the value of this currency.
Tho President has saAd he will not &C
p cept Gen. Sigel's resignation, except &
y a last resort. He believes him a valuI
: BILE officer. and will spare no pains
1t retain him in the service.
- Lieutenant Governor Fiskca, and 9th
prominent citizens Of kentucky, no
=. here, succeeded yesterday in oybeaini
5000 carbines for use in their Skate
= in Tennessee.
> Polk and johnson, United StateS
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