Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-19
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Noon Reports.
w ASHIN TON NEWS
The Burnside Expedition.
CAPTURE OF NEWRERN.
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
CON q IL l. - - ION A L.
Trouble among the Allies
in Mexico.
FROM the MISSISSIPPI
A DESPERATE BATTLE.
FROM the NIISSISSIPPI
From Warrington.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE TribuRe's cor
respondent SAYS
Delegations from great number of business
interests are here each suggesting modification
of the tax bill in its form.
Concessions have already been made in the iron
makers in making the tax specific instead of al
va.orem; TO the newspapers making the adver
tisement tax three instead of five per cent, and
on net receipts instead of gross to tobaeeonists,
reducing il en- leaf and stem and raising il on the
manufacture; to the coal oil distlers. who will
be DESTROYED by the combination of the rack oil
combined with the tax proposed; to umbrellas
and parasos, change from specific to FIVE per
cent. advalorem; to hoops and skirts the same
and to omnibuses entire freedom from the tax on
passengers.
Ii was shown that il would be fatal TO them in
competition with the horse railroads
The tax has also been stricken off from the
manufacture of -four. This was done by dele
CATION OF the Rochester millers, who showed that
il would be fatal to their business All along the
line affected by TIE reciprocity treaty the tax
would enable the Canadian millers to under ell
us ia own markets.
Nominations of Daniel Sckles and Paul r.
George OF New Hampshire were rejected.
Gen LockwOod's nomination is suspended
The limits of the Department TO which Gen.
Hunter has been assigned having been Incorrect
ly stated, il may not be improper TO say that il
comprises the States of South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida.
Gen. Sherman will be retained in the Depart
ment under Gen. Hunter
Gen Brannan will probably also be retained.
Capt. W. W Peck, of the lth infantry. for
merly of Chicogo, died to day
Senator Sumner will TO morrow introduce n
bill repeating an act originally passed in 1910,
and declaring that henceforth no person, by rea-
son of color, shall be disqualified from employ
meut in carrying the mails
Hon Richard Fanchot. of the 18th New York
District. has obtained the signatures OF about $50
Senators and Representatives to Il memorial to
Congress, asking that butter rations be served
out To the army.
The Imes's special SAYS:
The Clothing Inspection Board concluded its
labOrs O-day and submitted It's report To the
Quartermaster General.
Over two million dollars worth of clothing was
condemned
The testimony revealed gross frauds perpe
trated against the Government.
The frauds are consequent upon collision be
tween the contractors and inspectors.
The Monitor is lying in wait for the Merrimac
at Fortress Monroe.
Commodore Goldsborough had received nfor-
nation from the Burnside expedition. 1t was
pursuing its plans, having accomplished every
thing which it set OUT to do.
twas Just On the eve OF making an attack on
Newbern.
The commission to inquire into the case of po
litica prisoners. met at twelve O'Clock TO day
and the following facts were settled as to its
course of action:
The examinations will be secret, and exparte
statements will be devoted exclusively to the pris
oners held here.
The commission viii adjourn from place to
place examining the prisoners at the locality oil
their confinement.
The Heraid'S special says:
The relatives OF Capt Franklin Buchanan, who
commanded the rebel iron clad steamer Merrimac
at the late fight, have written to his relatives IN
this city from Baltimore that he is dead, and hi:
body is to be brought the old homestead on the
eastern shore OF Maryland for interment.
A movement is on foot relative to the impeach
ment of all those Judges who have in any form
shape or manner aided or abetted the interests o
secession.
member of Congress has now in his desk
resolution. which he will offer at the first oppor
tune moment. TO instruct the Committee on tn,
Judiciary to inquire into the matter of genera
impeachment and report at an early day by bill
or otherwise.