New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-14
NEwYORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY FEBRuARY H. 1862

aud making them receivable for all taxes, dr.
ties, imposts, excise de bts mud demands of
every kind. On the fnnl passage of the bill
there were but nine votes against it.
THE TARIFF, TAX, AND EXCISE BILLS.
The tariff bill has not been touched. But
little progress has been made in the prepare
ton Of the tax bill. The excise bill will be
ready for the Ways and Means Committee on
Monday, probably. Among the few items Of
the tax bill decided upon are prOmiSsory notes
and d1aits.
GEN. FREMONT.
IL is probable that an important command in
Texas viii be intrusted to Gen. Fremont, and
that, for reasons OF obvious fitness, the troops
assigned to him will be exclusively Germans.
RECRUITING.
Recruiting in the new and the old regular
regiments has been checked by the superior in
ducements to enter the volunteer service Of
iered BY wOuld.be officers paying from the
pockets of their friends large bounties to the
men to enlist. On the Adjutant-General's rec
ommendation Congress will probably soon au-
tho izc the regular recruiting officers to pay
the recruit, at the time Of enlistment, $50 Of
the SlO0 which the law assured him al the
end OF his term OF service. This VIII speedily
Gil the regular skeleton regiments.
WISCONSIN TOWNSHIP SURVEYS.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office is in receipt Of the Subdiyisional Survey
ing returns of the following Townships in Wiz
consin:
Township IS n RS. end &h Pm.
Township Al. RS, Q. 10, and u T. 4h =. d.
Townshp "a. Rs, ard ~. T. +th Z. M
The ht tao ere situated The confluence Of the Tom
ieuI Desert near the boundary LIE between Michigan and
WScOl,in
furn'h.tg sbundaree OF good hsy tie country ho~e's
TO be ferery better sdsrd n numbering than sgi
cultural pur'u the principal timber being PINE the soil gen
efaly o! second-rsse ehaEaeler
10 tie Ai.oeiated Pres.
wAsHIsGrox Thursday Feb. 10, 1851.
WIKOP IN CLOSE COMMITMENT.
The Sergeani-a,Arrns, pursuant to sn order OF the
House Of Representatives, has placed Henri Wikoi
in close confinement, selecting tho Guard-llouse i'll
the Capitol for that lurpOse.
DEATH or DR.. BELL.
DR.. Euher V. Bell, late Superintendent Of the
Lunatic Asylum at Someryilie, Massachusetts, has
past died in camp near Washington. His remains
Ia,sed through this city this morning the way
North.
GEN. MCIEILAN's POSITION.
Whatever specula,ions may be INDUCED in con-
corning the sphere Of duties Of the Generaln-Cbiei,
il is certain the most corda! AMI friendly relations
L., 81 nd fha
tary Of War.
NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Tie IIou,e Committee ON Military Affairs have
matured ti proyiling for National Cemetery for
soldiers in The Disiric, Of Columbia.
TnE PASSAGE or BRITISH TROOPS THOUGH
MAINE.
Gov. W@Lbune has in accordance with a request
Of The Lee lalure Of Maine transmitted to Secretary
seward IA certified coy Of u resolve Of that body,
declaring that the Letter OF tie Litter TO the Governor
II that stale in reference to the passage Of British
troops over tie soil Of Maine entirely satisfactory
10 The Legislature.
TIN BURSTING or TIE SAWYER GUN.
Capt. Bowdisb u. s. A, Commissary at Newport
News has received "A letter from that point stating
thai the bunting Of the Sawyer gun at Newport
News recently was owing TO the act that the shell
was not rsnmcd home.
BRiG.-GPN. DENVER.
Brig.-G Denver Las arrived He has been
from the Department Of Kansas TO West
ern virginia where he Will have "a command under
Gen. Roseorans.
TIE TREAsrRy-s0TE BILL.
The Senate having made amendments to the United
States Treasary-Nole bill, the House viii probably
couaider them tomorrow.