New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-27
THE SALARIES OF PORT OFFICERS
PIBLIC.sToRES CONTRACTS INVESTIGATING
Thu, Release Of Rebel Prisoners {,
be Stopped.
NOMINATION OF BRIGADIER.GEHER
Special Disps,eh 20 The y. Y. Tisuns.
WAsHIssros, "Wednesday. March DC. lea
THE TAX BILL.

WAsHIxsros, "Wednesday. March a6. lea
THE TAX RtLL.
No important changes in the Tax bill wer
made in the House to-day Several smead
ments intended to carry out the princip,
adopted last week, by which liglors manufas
tured before the passage of thu act are taxed
at the same rate a. those manufactured after.
ward, were voted down, and the indication
are that the amendment out of which taev
grew will be rejected by the House, when the
! bill is reported from the Committee Of tho
Whole.
THE ESCAPE or TIE NASHVILLE.
The escape of the Nashville may lead to .
Court Of Inquiry. The official reports are NOT
considered entirely satisfactory. One channel
was carefully watched; but another, pilot
having pronounced it too shallow for vesseI
of the Nasb7illes draft. was comparatively IN.
guarded, and through this she came. Her de-
parture was not discovered until abe got some
distance from shore, the night being very dark
She showed her lights but once. 1t is hoped
that she was struck BY one or two Of tia
]
Cambridge and Gemsbok, the onIy yss.els on
that station being much slower than the Nash.
vile. we're unable to overhaul her. The State Of
/ Georgia, which had been on service of Beau.
/ fort, had gone TO Hampton Roads to cod.
Three other vessels. dispatched by Flag Officer
Gcldsborough especially 70 blockade the Nah
/ yille, did not arrive in season.
SALARIES OF PORT OFFICERS.
| The House Committee on Commerce consid.
cred to-day the Senate bill restricting tho sala-
RES Of Collectors Surveyors, ard Naval OH.
Gers TO So 900 at most. The Committee are
waiting for certain information called for from
} ,hs Treasury Department. when the bill will
be reported and put upon its passage.
The Investigating Committee who weut b
/ New-York to look into the public-stores COO.
tracts have returned, and will report in day
or two. 1t is said they have msds discoveries
which viii enable Congress to save the Gov.
erunent large amounts OF money.
THE RELEASE OF REBEL PRISONERS
/ The country viii rejoice to hear that ths
prisoners shall be released until toe Rebels full
fill their promise to discharge the prisoners ia
! their hands in exchange for those set free By
! Gen. Burnside and scnd homo Col. Coroorsa
and hi, brave felow.suiferers. Gea. Hallecks
Commissioners, appointed to visit toe fon
/ Doneson prisoners at Chicago had reported
the names of 1000 Rebels as DESTROYS 70 take
tho oath Of allegiance, bat Schuyler Collar
protested against their release on these or any
other terms aud the President revoked sss
commits ion and prohibited the discharge OF nY
mere Rebels.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDS.
The following order will avoid coniliets OF su'
thority, already more than once threatened
AoyrraNr.GEssR.I'. oy,lCy MSehn
No 5,n tke changes r,ceaily msis IN tho ooandre,@
che Department commands Il may happen that troops oei9n
- 10 Department may ei.hes % ~ ot ni, -a.,oasoH
PEGS iut9 smother. IL such case the troops ~"
continue under tn, csamsnd q the Genera aaaef Whose Or
Or. they nsy have been operating Bst u sp 'eo .'
tey will 10 rithdfA~n s9oH q; US position my -
/ tho Deg.Tnen,
ns ''s'i 81 VIC L. THoMAs Ad.utsn, General
Aulior.1.d-Ep. TosssEyp, A. A. q
. NOMINATION or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/ Carl Schurz. Wsrd b. Burnett. Col Jom
W Geary. Col. Terry, commanding Con-
recticut regiment now at Port Royal CoL
Rodtnan, commanding Rhode Island resIino"'
engaged at Newbern; Capt. Rufus SAXON
Chief Qnartermaster st Port Royal; aud capt
George l.. HortsuG, OF the Adutant.Gener@'
Department, were nominated BrigadieF''e0'''
ais to-day.
FOL GRANGER of the cavalry service, now In
Tennessee. Was confirmed as Brsadiof'o'cn'f@
to-day.
MORE sLAyE.HtNflS1.
The painting chsttei of one Hannah, seeking
re,,cc in the camp of the Massachusetts i";
the owner chasing him with an order from
division and brigade headquarters, that tacin'
ties 10 hunt be afforded, and unobstructed PRIV
lsce 10 seize and carry off; the presentation
If the order 20 Lieut.. Col. Wells; soien"
warning from Wells that no assam" |"
disordery conduct would be allowed 10 n''
camp. and that his guard-hOuse impartiaiy 70.
ceived civilians and soldiers, accompanied W
polite permission to search for the cna''0''
hesitatug and shamefaced master; anu "s
tive slave griuning behind tent, were ~
drama,is persona aud the elements Of p0p''''
play at Budd's Ferry yesterday.
iRoN.CLAD VESSELS.
Tbs iron.clad steamer Appropriation "'-
come up in the Senate to morrow. 10 ''0,S
battery has boon tackled on it, and Oh 00s'.'.
will be brought directly to vote ID WV
about whose feeling toward tho scheme " Il"
possible TO mako any prediction.