New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-24
RELEASE OF STATE PRISONERS
TREMONFS STAFF AND DEPARTMENT.
Rebel Atrocities After Bull Run
Special Di,psich to Tho ". Y. Tribune.


for notifications of the Tax Bill, was to put q
three per cent nd valorem charge upon paper
OF every description; TO adopt the schedules
Oh leather substantially as they were presented
co the Committee, by Mr. Alley, who is both Il
tanner aud a member Of the House; ia liN tba
rate on hoop skirts umbrellas nad parasOs Of
FIVE per cent al valOren o. rea6y-made ciotb-
ing nc three per cent ad valorem: TO leave salt
as in the bill, and, after long discussion, 70 let
the tax az first reported on tobacco and al It's
manufactures stand unaitered. TIE tax on
billiard tables was reduced one-hali-to $40
year: On rock OIL. petroleum and coal
oils the only change was of pbraSeo'-
ogy 40 that gas, tar and Tie Products
from rehabilitation shall not be charged
&srcilGl TO the brokers. the Committee took
n The tenth Of one per cent tax on their
atoeS sales, thinking that through their use OF
covers OF attorney, transfers, stamps, and other
a,sessable incidents Of their business they would
70. taxed enough. FoIr was not DISPOSED OF.
The desire to tax If OF course justly exists.
The oply difficulty in fixing the rate has been
presented by tts Canadian Reciprocity treaty.
The behef has at last obtained Ia the Commit
zee that four can be taxed by branding the
barrels and taxing the sales without violating
the stipulations. of that uaw.sest treaty smart
osople ever entered into. The charge on the
gross receipts OF horse-rarcads was reduced
ohe.half II was decided lot 10 tax coal 81
all because il enters into the business aud DO
n,ss lie life OF nearly the whole nation. During
:. discussions on this bill the work on :bs
tariff Incidentally proceeds. Reference is con-
tiaually Lsd to it, aud when an article "a
,s1ed for intsInsl revenue, at the same time an
equivalent Customs duty is placed on the tariff
Esss. This principle VIII be adhered f. /
throughout the structure Of both bill.
gBE CONTRACTS FOR ORDNANCE.
,'he Cor mi.sioners 20 inquire into the con-
e.A,s for ordnance and arms have examined q
,.~r Of cases, ana submitted their report
upou them TO the Secretary of War. TIE
ease, that have thus faT come before them are
ssose whose characteristics are straightforward
and plain. Most OF the large contractors are
aoy in coming before tie Board. Several
members Of Congress have, 1t Is said, been IL
1efcsdinq Tor their contracting friends with TIE
Commissioners. The case Of Oye.rnan &
Pi,bardson Of Philadelphia vas probably dir
,o.ed Of yesterday. The Commissioners re-
ported on their contract 10 the Secretary o.
War. aud stated that they had failed to CON-
pl, with their engagement, but that the Gov
ernment were greatly in want Of tie arms,
Dad the pres paid for Them bring fair, they
recommended continuation OF the contract
The Secretary Of War at once wrote approved
ayon tbe report, aui it was sent to the
Orinaaoe Oihce.
ruT 1AX ELL IN THE SENATE CO1:UfTRE. /
The senate's Subcommittee OF Finance coni-
pssa o. Yesrs. Simmons, Peaice, and Howard
are daily engaged 10 consider n. the HOusa Tax
bill. IA soon as TIE bill passes the House, the
Senate Committee viii be READY to report 1t ~
tbeir o~n body. The! have already gone over
the greater portion Of the bill and made many
radical changes in it. They are in favor Of an
increase Of taxation on articles of prime neces-
atty and will therefore adopt many OF tho sug-
aesticDs of Secretary Chase. 1t is said that
be House bill when got into the Senate will
e almost entirely changed.
GOVERNOR on COLORADO.
u. John Evans Of Chicago has been nomi-
4, = aud confirmed as Governor Of Colorado
Ts- ,ry. vice Gov. Gilpn.
GOVERNOR OF UTAH.
Stephen S. Harding OF Indiana was Oh Fri
day p"p,naied o. Governor Of Utah, vice Gov.
Dawson, rejected.
BISHOP HUGHES.
Archbishop Hughes ia in Rome.
BISHOP wGirnSG3Ams PRAYER.
Bishop Wbitnngham's prayer Of thanks for
ibioD victories has been read in but few of
n Epscpll churches within this District.
3 saii that some OF the elergynen who
o.. It have never taken their copy from the
Pos..Ofice, although it lay in the box here
for days.
APPEARAKCE OF REBEL SCOUTS.
Small squads of Rebel hOrsemen are scour
ing the country within five miles of Mauassa,.
lmpressing oil the nble-bodied men left within
their swOop, robbng the farms for the hund.
ssth tine and destroying what they cannot car
~ away.
THE REPORT OF CON. FOOTE'S MORTARs.
Letters from Cairo say that Flag-Oircer
fsOte's mortsrs are heard plainly there, a-
'aough they are at least Az miles distant.
THE PESsAcoIA's MACHINERY.
IL IA sad that some part OF the machinery
~A'eA s'ek-is spent weeks in putting into the
"ean sioop Pensacola has proved failure,
'U 'na1 The eihcieocy of tia, vessel is in con
y'VHaee greatly Diminished.