New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-19
Advance of General Banks's Column
THE CLIO UNITED STATES SENATORSIIIP
Wendell rhiIlips's Second Lecture.
5p ecial Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday March 10, 1862.
THE TAX BILL.

Means Committee to the Canadian Oil Wells,
and admonshed its Chairman that they could
supply not only the American but the European
demand. The new stumbling block Of the
reciprocity treaty was again insuperable. The
tax had to come off; so had the tax on whisky
and high wines to come of, from Wisconsin
away to North-East Maine, and the tax on
every article, the product of the mine, the soil,
the water, the forest and the manufacturers OF
those products. This embarrassment is as
serious as it is unexpected. In the simple
matter of wheat -four, the millers, Of Line
as far south Is Zanesyille Ohio, sat grinniag
in silence, while the Genesee Valley miliers
successfully plead in abatement the Canadian
Reciprocity treaty. 1t was unanswerable. The
yarnish manufacturers got audience before the
Ways and Means They honestly consented to
the tax imposed by the bill, but demanded that
foreign yarnish should be taxed as much, which
they will be. The quack medicines got more
mercy than justice, in some concession 70 their
Eabricators' demands. The tax on the second
dstlaton of liquors is taken off, but dlstillers
will be required to give bonds to comply with
the provisions of tho law. The New-iork
Notaries Public easily persuaded the Committee
that the stamp tax Should apply only to protests
of notes. bills of exchange and checks, aud not
be imposed Cd Acknowledgements 10 entitle
deeds to 20 on record, nor TO afiiayits. a
committee had audience to-day.
Two other tax-shrking committees were wait
ing outside. Excepting NIessrs. Maynard aud
Phelps. absent in the West, every member OF
the Committee is punctually at his post at 10
o'clock a. M. every day in the week. In the
intervals of their labor Oh the Tax bill they
work Mt the tariff The intention is to raise
$50. OOO. coo of revenue out of this BILL The
tariff last year yielded only about $50, 100000.
IRoN-CLAD STEAMSHIPS ". FORTlfiCATIONs.
The Senate Military Committee had under
consideration, this morning, the proposition to
transfer the appropriations made at the present
session, amounting to about s7,OJO,OOU, for
fortihcations, TO iron-cIad steamships. The
matter was finally referred TO n Sgb.Com
mi,tee composed of Senators Latham, How
ard and King. who are instructed TO inquire
into the expediency of tho proposed change.
Il is nder.tood that the Engineer Corps fayors
this matter.
TIE ISSUE or PASSES.
The Committee on the Conduct OF the War
have been curious to-day about the passes
which have been indiscriminately issued since
the rebellion broke cut. One OF the persons
captured by our troops beyond Manassas, in
the rear of the Rebels, had in his possession
pass signed BY the Provost Marshal as late az
the eth of March. There was also found upon his
person large number OF important documents
belonging to Beauregard, showing that the
Rebel commander. The passes issued by the
Provost Marshal 70 visit the Army OF the Po-
;omac, were efectual 10 pass the bearer
through our own aud tie Rebel lines. Ii was
tanned their information that our army was
about TO march, aud were admonished tina. il
Was time TO eyacuate Manassas.
THE REBEL BARBARrTiEs.
Further combinations OF previous statements
touching the barbarties practiced b. the Re-
bells upon the bodies of Union soldiers. buried
on the battlefield of Bull Run, have been re.
ceiyed. The Lietenant- Colonel of the Sd New
Jersey Regiment, the first regiment Of infantry
to enter Manassas, has 10 his possession a
skull which he found hanging over a table in
a Rebel hut, inscribed with the words, "Sic
semper tyrannis " and the Virginia ccat OF
arms. lie satisfied himself, also, that the
slaye-driving savages used skulls for ladies', and
made pipes OF other bones oil our slaughtered
heroes.
THE CONSTRUCTION or IRON-CLap STEAMERS.
The Senate Naval Committee this morning
authorized the appropriation OF So 900, 600 for
the building of iron-clad steamers instead OF
gnboats. They also authorized the Chairman
to report the necessary appropriation TO COM
pets the Stevens battery. Had they not bet
tor hasten slowly in this In regard TO the
steam ram, provided for in tho bill, it Will be
built out of the appropriation of the
SIS, 900, 900.
ADVANCE OF GEN. BANkS's COLUMN.
portion Of Gen. Banks's corps d'srmee
reached Manassas Junction to-day, having
marched from Winchester, via Strasburg and
the line of the Manassas Gap Railroad.
THE OUTGoEs OF THE TREASURY.
It was au.horItatiyely stated to-day TIA. tie