New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-02


District, and make slave Of her, but ste prefers
freedom To slavery. ON being asked why she wished
10 DO FREQ, "Golly, wassa," said she, "Ise tried
slavery thirty-fve years, aud now Id like TO try
feedom jist few years, and if dosant like 10 80
well ss slavery, III let masss know it. Yaw, baw,
hawi" One Of the Commissioners kindly tod her
she wss free. "God bless you, massa; dats goodl'
THE NEW COLLECTOR OF NEw.oRLHANs.
Mr.. Lathrop, nominated and unanimously con.
6rmed as Collector of New. Orleans is understood to
oe q Republican in politics.
THE TAX BILL.
No noteworthy amendments we're made to the Tax
bill by the Senate Finance Committee to-day. Con.
Siderable time was consumed in @ constitutional ar.
tument t. uching the right Of the Senate TO make
radical sbanGes in the bill, Mr.. Ftsseuden maintain.
Ing that it can only revse aud has not the power ma.
.eria0y to alter bills raising che revenue.
Senator Simmons took the opposite view, and
warmly insisted that ii was the Constitutional duty
Is we'll as right, of the Senate to alter bill which il
considered injudcious 1t is still believed that ,Ss
bill will be reported early next week.
THE EXPENSES OF THE WAR.
Secretary Chaso says tha. the expenses Of the war
have been exaggerated, only an occasional DAYS ex-
peQses having run them up TO the maxi NUN stated
In the newspapers. On thorough review OF our
past present, and prospective expenses, hs does not
estimate the total debt on July /, at over
500, ,00o, ,000 He has recommended to Congrers the
Issuing Of $4,000 900 Of demand Treasury notee Of
denominations under$
CoNPIsCATIoH.
The House Select Committee on Confscatlon will
probably bo prepared to report bill Tomorrow or
Monday. They have already agreed on its main
features.
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.
The following named soldiers q the army have
died since our last report
Corporal Francis 0s.r. lndepender. Cavalry Company
Corporal Eboes EIte.l, COMPANY Il, Nh Pennsylvania
stephen Cock'nsh'm, Company d. iol., Ncv.Yort
John Hsnd leah Nsw.Yok.
John W BsScceI Con1,ny a. "a ssrd:; S 81. p.aeesr.
John Rowland, Company q. 9l-t Penn'ylysis.
sE1s :PS ,.; ryls c.SS:a GS%T' e. IL Il Ne Ss,
h.Dry bsnkeI Compan{ =, s,; ID New Nsw.YoTs %@ Cavalry
Charlie, Motif, Comp ny A, s3i New YORK
Petsr Arnold conps.', I, A; si i1dsPe9d u, Battalion
Edwin Green, Con paw "a iosth N.s.1 orf
with all the information they desire In relation to
the burial place of tIeir friends, &c. by calling %
J. w. Plant, Government undertaken, No. 4l6
Seventh street, between q and III.
AMENDMENTS 70 THE TAX Bull.
A bill was reported from the Committee on Ways
and Means to-day amendatosy Of the act TO pr wide
increased revenue from tie imports, TO pay the in
.eres on the public debt, and for other purposes sp
proved 9th Of Angus, last. 1t allows such portion OF
che tax as may be assessed by any Siste or Terri
tory, or by the District Of Columbia TO be paid and
satisfied In whole or in part by the release Of such
State, Territory or District duly exeeutsd to the
United Ststes, Of any liquidated and determined
claim pertaining thereto Of equal amount against se
United States; provided tbs, in case Of such release
such State, Territory District sbal be allowed The
Same abatement of the amount of such tax as would
bs allowed in case Of the payment Of the sans b.
money.
This act shall be construct "a applying to such
claims of States for reimburemen Of expenses In
cured BY them in enrolling, subsisting clothing,
supplying, armng, equpiny, paying and transport
ing it's troops employed in aiding TO suppress the
present insurrection against the United States, as
sha be Hled with the proper officers OF the Cnited
Sates before the 3Oth of July pext and In such cases
the abatement of fifteen per centum shall be made
on such psrton Of said tax may be paid by the al
lowsnoe Of such claims in whole or in part the same
"a If the final settlement and liquidation thereof bad
been ssde before the Both Of June.
THE FRENCH WAR STEAMER.
TLxa French war steamer Gassendi left here this
nornhg.
DUTIES or IMPORTED GOODS.
Ceytain New.York importers have claimed the
.nry of ostrich feathers the ate Of 10 per eentuin
but the Secretary Of the Treasury, in his appeal has
decided that they must pay 80 stating that the term
sDpIoyed In the Ta,if act Of August lasf, .eath'
ers," is general one, unsccompaned By any quail
1cation es to variety condition. Also, thai oetag
onal iron ha wing been made TO assume form der-
snt from any one Of those specified IN the law, II
subject TO duty of s20 per trn Also, that cotton
towels, although the proportion Of oolored IN the
whole fabric is small, ye! introduced it is believed,
for the purpose Of making the article more beautiful
and thereby snbaneirg its value must pay duty "f
10 u4r oenturn addioDsl to the d cents per square
ysrd Irovided by M.
FOR KEY WEST AND SHIP ISLAND.
A steamer will leave the Nevy-Yard, New.fork,
In three or four days direct for Key West end Ship
I,land end will take letters AID packages prepaid.
The nail win he nsde W at the New-York Posi-Of'
fee.
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
The Navy Department has made the following ap-
Charles ONeii, Of Boston, Masters Mate On the
Cumberland promoted TO Acting Master and ordered
20 the Boston Eavy-Yard.
Halls III. Blancherc, Of Boston, appointed Acting
Mater and ordered 10 Boston Navy y.Iarq' VII,
Tieut. Charles &. CarTehter, ordered 70 United
States steamer Flsg, 10 relieve Ac'ing Lleut. T.: ~
NcCauley, ordered to the coranand oi 'he f0f'
Henry.
DEFEAT OF sAvAGEs IN MISSOURI