Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-08
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interest In the House to-day. H'luen.
~ it was not generally anticipated. a
message of similar character, trans
mitted to the Senate, was not read.
The President has nominated Briga-
der General Thomas as Major General.
Newspapers are especially excluded
from the list of manufactures taxed IN
the tax bill. 1t repeats so much OF last
sessions bill as relates to incomes, but
leaves the land tax unchanged.
A number of vouchers have been
presented by Western Railroad Compa-
MES to the War Department, for the
transportation of himself and frlendf,
signed Ward ii. Lamon, Brig. Com
mandiug. Quartermaster Gen. Meigs
threw all out, and the holders intend to
present their claims to Congress.
Mr.. Blair, from the Military Commit
tee. has reported bill authorizing the
Secretary Of War to allow loyal citizens
their claims for damage to property
heretofore and hereafter destroyed BY
order of army or navy officers of the
United States, to prevent 1t from falling
into the hands of the enemy.
A accommodating party of the 63d
PENNSYLVANIA, Gen. Heintzelman's di-
vision, was ambushcd yesterday morn.
ing beyond the Occoquau, two or three
miles in advance of our pickets, and re-
ceived the fire, as was reckoned, of 40
concealed rebels. They instantly fled
through the woods. Capt. Chapman
and Lieut.. Lyle were killed and two pri-
Yates wounded-one MORALLY.
Commander J. L. Armstrong, of the
steamer State of Georgia, reports how
the Nashville ran into Beaufort, n. c.
lie saw her at daylight and gave chase,
but she ran under the guns Of TT. Ma
con and escaped.
The Lieut.. Col. in command Of the
4oth Pennsylvania Regiment, who was
ambushed yesterday, will probably be
cashiered. The enemy are supposed to
lie Texan Rangers.
Gen. Lander's funeral was very impos-
ing. 1t was attended by infantry, cav
airy, artillery, lancers and civilians, and
the procession was two miles long.
Lieut.. Conway, of the bark Peerless,
blockading at Bulls Bay, near Charles
ton, S. c., sunk three vessels loaded with
rice, and burned one inside ofthe Shoals,
the last, under the nose of rebel bat
terry OF three guns. They were all
bound to Charleston, and manned by
foreigners and negroes, who were put
ashore, the boats beiug unable to take
them of.
$50 rebel soldiers recently deserted
from Savannah, to Gen. Sherman. Their
reason being, they said, that they were
tired Of fighting in this inhuman war.
Clark, OF the Boston Courier, nomi-
nated as Commsary Of Subsistence, as
rejected by the Senate to-day. A large
number Of minor civil and military
nominations were confirmed.
1t is estimated by the Committee Of
Ways and Means, that the internal
taxes, with the taxes on imports, will
probably produce revenue OF $780,
100000, and the tax may be increased
if necessary. The propriety of levying
a tax on cotton is under discussion.
The Kentucky and pro-slavery Con-
gresham regard the Presidents mes.
sage with suspicion.
The question of branch minis in Den
yer City and New York, has been refer
red, by the Ways and Means Commit
teee, TO the Secretary of the Treasury
for his opinion.
The proof sheets of the tax bill are
ready, and will be in circulation to-
morrow.
A ub-Committee Of Ways and Means
will Immediately take up the tariff bill.
The State Department is preparing an
elaborate and comprehensive paper on
Mexican affairs. 1t Is believed that it
will urge resistance to the movement Of
European powers.
1t is thought that Gen. Fremont has
damaged rather than helped his case by
the publication of his defence. The
Committee on the Conduct of the War
do not disapprove. Gen. Fremont was
at the Capitol yesterday receiving
the congratulations Of this friends.
Montgomery Blair was there to day,
very nervous about his private letter
among the Fremont documents CRITICS.
inc Chase and Lincoln.
Senator Colamer, from the Commit
tee on Post Offices and Post Roads, has
reported adversely to the House bill es-
tablishng postal money order system
and authorizing the carriage Of addition
al mail matter.
Alex. Cummings is out with de.
Tense, in letter to Congressman VIM
Kelly. He denies that he had anything
to do with chartering the Catalina, and
AYERS that her freight, including all
linen trowses and straw hats, was bona
ide for the soldiers. He claims that
the hundred and forty thousand dollars
spoken of in w ashburne's report, we're
retained under orders from the Navy
Department, to meet regulations Of the
War Department, and pleads illness as
Ills excuse or delay in making this reply.
.. Is. Matteson is said to be silent
partner 10 the Pennsylvania Avenue
scheme, driven through the House, but
encountering serious obstacle in tie
Senate. in the person of Mr.. Grimes,
Chairman Of the District Committee
whom the spectators call impracticable
Ten thousand dollars worth Of stocks are
said to have been promised one valuable
lobby assistant, in case of success.
PACKAGES BY MAn.-The Senate
Post Office Committee have adopted
the House bill allowing packages other