, 1862-06-24
THE TEST OATH BILL PASSED.
THE PROPOSED NEW STaTE OF
WESTERN VIRGINIA.
THE TAX BILL PASSED BOTH
HOUSES.
Last Hours and Incidents Of the
Debate+
SENATOR SIMMONS In A VERY
PLEASANT LIGHT.
What Is Thought Of C07-i1sH at
washington.
Gen. Pope's Well Earned Lau1els.

Gen. ropes Well Eax1e0 1aurels.
Especial Dispatch to the Csiesggo TrlbuRe.l
WAsu1aarus. June %, 1sGa.
The tax bill went through both Houses to-
day with whirl, and thus the most important |
bill of the session only Lacks the signature OF |
the President to become law. The bill as |
passed stands precisely Is the Senate amended |
ed it, except in sixteen Particulars, /
the Committee On Conference agree
ing that the House should reeede
from it's a,53 other amendments. The House |
and Senate found it utterly impossible to agree
on tax on onrecti6ed spirits, ,theHouse wantingit it
very high and the Senate very low,and so they
compromised By le75ing ne taz at all on that
article.
Garrett Davis protested asalnst this feature,
and complained that it gave a chance to Gin
cinnati dealers to drive dut pure Bourbon
whisky BY under-selling With dragged articles
manufactured from the rectfed spirits.
Senator Sherman protested against allowing
drawback On the export Of manufactured
cotton, and against giving up the direct tax
feature, bnt would not indulge in opposition
now that would tend to defeat the bill. The
Sen6te passed it unanimously. In the House
objection vas made to recediuE from direct
tax, aud one member wanted to insist Oh that
and put On the Senate the responsibility Of
defeating SO important bill through fear Of
direct taxation. "That would do very we'll
to punish the Senate" said Thad. Stevens,
"but meanwhile, how would the poor eoun-
tfy get along without the means Of raising
revenue"
Some efforts were made in the House to
6taye of an immediate vote, but failed, and
the bill as agreed upou by the committee Of
conference, passed, Ben. Wood and ten Others
| only voting against it.
| Ben Wade introduced q bill in the Senate,
| frcm the committee on territories, providing
| for the admission Of the new State Of Western
| Virginia. Its main features are apro7ision for
the election Of delegates to form . constitu-
| ton for the new State, adding the Valley 3i
OF Virginia to its limits and requiring the new
| conetitution to contain 4 clause freeing al
Children Of slaves born after the fourth of
July, 1868. It ignores altogether the action Of
the convention recently held at Wheeling.
The test oath bill, which requires officers,
CoDgressmen, Flce-Presldcnt, ETC., included
to swear they have Eot In any way covnselled
OF aided the cause Of rsPeliion, passed the
Senate, Carlisle and Garrett Dayis voting aye
and Powell nay.
Tie House showed 9 disposition to hurry
the Pacific Railroad bill through Us fast as pos
sible. The bill, as passed by the Senate OF
Saturday, was taken NJ uad referred at onc'
| to select committee on the Pacific Railroad
A bill was reported In sfe Senate from tn
military committee for the erection Of al
sena1s for deposit and repair Of arms at R2c]
Island, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; and Indian
arolis, and appropriating sl00,oD for each.
Mr. Lovejoy asked, but failed to get ii
unanimous consent Of the House to introduc
bill amending the District Of Columbi
emancipation act, SO as to pay the slave owr
er the cash value OF their slaves at the tin
The till passed. As it Stands now tue bill pay
them the value Of two years ago.
Tie developments in Ben Woods case al
| ytry scarce. Everybody knows his dis1oyllt!
but it is pretty hard to prove any overt al
| against him.
. hr. Stanton has sent into Congress part I
Holt and Dale OWENS report On gun contract
called for the other Gay 1y Ii III. Pc:seeihls res.
lntion. They report that Senator Simmer
was to get $4,000 for securing Il
| Green contract for one Lehubafth, th'
the latter said he felt bound to pay simmo1
that sum, and that his partners lad asread
+ given notes for $4,000. Mes5rs. Holt ar
Owen say that Simmons act does not con
under any Law against coDgressmen giyiI
:, i their influence to secure contracts, aud TIL
however deplorable, 1t must be treated IS leg
till Congress shall declare otherwise. Tht
censure Simmons severely.
i Of all our generals in the army lately befo:
C Corinth, Pope stood far the best here. &c
e Halleck's operations are regarded doubtful
Gen. Grant lost favor long ago, and Buell.
E | regarded as slow, but Pope is looked upon
e sbill1ul and vigorous officer who has neV
9 made mistake, and has always been in fay
Il | Of fighting.
n His call East to i command justly regard
e at present second to none IN importance, is
. q trlbutable to this estimate ct his past serVie
,e Capt symms of the 9Th Ohio, son Of Peyts
4, Symms, Was mortally wounded at Port
= public, his arm was shot Off and he receiv
1s other wounds, and was left on the field. 7
b. Iudianians ara trying to concentrate their 81
from Indians regiments in the East, ut
Of patent office hospital.
to NAsuSGToS, June GA meeting Of In
anians WAS held on Saturday night at G.
h. N,isht's rooms. Senator Lane was ehos
Of chairman, and Schuyler Colfax, secrcta
eir Over 81 800 was subscribed for the relet OF
lie tick ard wounded soldiers. Hon. D. P. Fl
]oway was chosen permanent president, 8
20 | Hon. ]. P. Usher, treasurer, and ".
IL Davis, secretary. An executive committee
in eight WAS appointed. The subscription ?
1e- ! in addition to $50 alreadY expended BY In
nd | anians. .
e. 4 dispatch from the peninsula states Il
ut the court convened to inquire into the chs
Ok against Gen. Bi1ney, terminated its sess
to ! after hearing the testimony Of Gen keaz1
st. in his favor, it being considered unnecesg
ney will no doubt be Immediately restored
5th | his command.
m Ien NEW YoRK June ss.-The New York 1
1une's Washington correspondent says Il.
ur- | Washburne, with four regiments OF caTa
m left Springfield ILL.,. week ago, to reli
~ Grand couvalescvn: camp had been es:
the lished By the Government 1t Fairfax sem1nt
The | Virgins.
md Gen. RosEeau 6as azr.sed mere. .,,i1s. ne
ris- bstn recommended 1oF ma]of-seoeIAsnlE
the congressional delegations Of hentu
Ter and Indiana
aat- col e, ". Donnelly, Of the 18th New Z
1m- has been nominated brlgadier- -geneEN.
cut The World's dispatch says an important
by NOR has been ca5cuta'ln7 1o.aay ~ LIZ e.
=. the chnrge of the War Department., and
lger slp Gp5 ~, r. ID a1ao said that In ease ii
t GereTal Mcdowell shonld manifest Wis
oto- Ic1Is thoea III rnmnrs for Vhnt thew are Tor
l is The rA4 BILL As AAf4SDhD.
ex- Washington Dispatch to the n 7. Times
S. WAsHN61os, Jo1e 81, IS
The bill, reported to-day, increasing ter
F. rarity the duties on imports, IN effect u
compensation to manufacturers for II
which will be sustained By them unde
frst named measure The Two bills hart
,r as ize IN some Of their provisions. As I
aeet- equality Of duties compared with the int
were tax tnfee ptt GeAt, nole a r: - ~ ~