New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-03
The Wishes Of Fer People Granted
THE PROSPECTS OF THE CONPISClIIoy Bill
THE WORK ON THE TAX BILL,
The Reported Evacuation Of Corinth.
wasHIsGros. Friday, Nay o. lse1
EMPLOYMENT OF NEGRO CONTRABANDS IN THE
NAVAL SERVICE.

l The following instructions which have been seu
to the Flag -Olcer Of each Of the blocksdirg squad
rons, show that the Navy Department is alive to s
exigencies and duties of the hours
! NAVY DRFARTszsr April D. f8a
sR; The approach Of the ho, and scky season upon s
every precauion should be used BY the officers commsna
vessels 90 continue the excellent sanitary condition Of ts
crews The large number OF persons known s consbanlf
nocng TO the protection OF the United States Gag Affords a
opportunity to provide in every department. Of ship espe
ciay for 6osls crews sccimsted lsbor The Flag Oces
are required TO obtain the services OF these p4ons the
country by enlistns them freely n the Navy with their con
one ,son Let monthly rctun be made q he numb.ra
this class Of persons empOye each vessel under
msnd Am respectfully your 0S1dJG iDEoS s;rySS' wELzs
! RELIEF FOR KANSAS.
Kansas is relieved from her recent politico-mll.
tary oppression. Gen. sturgs has been ordersdp
Washington 10 give an account Of his doiugs Gsa
Denver is ordered to New-Mexico, and Ger. Mi
chell ia ordered out Of the State. The Department
of Kansas has been separated from the Depart
ment Of the Mississippi, and recons;ituted with the
same boundaries as when Gen. Hunter was in CON-
msnd. Is il not yet decided 10 what general to n
sign it. Gen. Blunt is temporarily ia charge.
CoEFIsCATION.
The House Select Committee on ConfscsiiOnk
ready to report at the first opportunity. Almoaf
not quite all its members favor, as We are assured
stringent confscation bill, but MeSsrs. Mallory,
Noel aud Steele refuse TO agree TO the thorough
lberating policy which the majority Will rccom.
mend. Probably two bile, one TO effect each
object, will be reported which will combine
the features Of the bills Of Senators Tlunbul
and Sherman confscsting all the property, real and
personal Of the leading classes of Rebels lberasiDs
tho slaves Of all Rebels, and inhictiDg additional
penalties upon all who do not lay down their arus
within co days. The Committee is conferring with
individual Senators, with view to concert Of acton.
Should q satisfactory bill be passed by The Ssnseh
will probably be taken up IN the House, IN prefer
ence to that or those reported frefa the Committee,
and put upon its passage wthou. extended debaa,
the subject having already been much discussed.
The friends Of confscstion were disappointed in
,heir hope Of bringing the Senate to a vote to-day.
affer every one ese was through, Senstor Saulsbuy
uttered words which reminded Liz hearers Of pre-
rebenious days. He predicted that, if the bA
passed. and local State Governments remained, thers
would be more slaves in 1870 than in 1860, because
all the free blacks would be reenslaved and be de-
clared that If 5000 more were brougb. into Dels
" are, he would favor such policy IN that State.
I lie prophesied that Republican would never again
come to Congress from Delaware. RepresentatiU
Fisher. 10 whom Salisbury thus referred, was mesn'
time assuring the House that, for bis part, be pre-
ferred loyal blacks TO dsloyal whites.
THE CoasTwIsE sLAyE-TRADE.
Senator Summers bill, of which he gave notice To-
day rereas three sections Of the set Of 1868 regua.
/ ing tie Coastwise Save.Trade, and makes aa
transportation of slaves from one part Of the Un*s
States to another, penal oiiense.
FREEDOM NATIONAL.
Mr. Loveoy has reported Mr.. Arnolds bll-"n
make Freedom national and Slavery sectional
from the Committee on Territories, with no amend
nent in the body of the bill, but with This new titles
"A bill TO secure freedom to all persons within tie
exclusive jurisdiction OF the Federal Government
Mr. Lovejoy is unwilling to make Slavery even sr
I tiona or to make it ut all.
TIE TAX BILL.
! The Finance Committee Of the Senate receyets
deputation Of butchers from New-York, PHILADELPHIA
and Baltimore to-day, by whose arguments th!
were prevailed upon TO reduce the tax on ssugber'
an ysals The residue of the session was manly
ocA led in receiving and acting upon reports iron
the several members touching those portions OF 'ns
bill with the periecting of which they had oe''
charged, snd with assigning to each work 10 &c a0S'
before the next meeting, which is not hl hondAt
The machinery Of the bill ia now, 1t Is believed
finally perfected The members Of the Comhii''"
are thought 10 DC coming nearer together each nsl
being willing to yield something for the 'ake
harmonious action. This result is attributable 10 pan
70 The a.cussiops in the Committee room, and in Psa
to outside influences.
MOVEMENTS or OFFICIALS.
Pos, Naster General Blair and Assistant Seere'F
of the Navy Fox went to Fortress Moaroe BY 'A'
evenings boat.
rny REPORTED EVACUATION or FREDERnh~
BURG.
TIE urren, report that Gen. MeDoweh n''
crossed the Rappahannock aud occupied frede''-
burg is untrue. Telegn,hie communication 7"
tabhsAed with him.
TuE REPORTED EVACUATION OF ooh'''
Dsoatches from Gen. lIaleck, dated 'o'a:''
nothing of the reported evacuation OF oo'inA'
ia discredited.
THE ogrcoy AND WASHINGTON TLhH'i0''
WAR DEBT
/ The President sent a message 10 Tue ~.
,nclos;py q communication from the Secretary VI
Treasury. accompanied by a report from 'Ae LII.
Auditor, with respect to the petitions con'srnios ~
payment of the Oregon and Washington len'
war debt Secretary Chase approves the report.
says that Congress alone has power TO redress s
ances, such as the petitioners complain o. saa ."S.
the law now in existence is being executed % rapr
ly as possible. vo
TIE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION
SECRETARY wEILEs.
AN analysirof the vote on Sir' "'''A'A