New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-28
THE EMANCIPATION RESOLUTION.

Special Dispatch TO The N Y. Tribune.
WARRINGTON ThuTsdsy, March r.. 1861
TIE REORGANIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
The call for the Democratic caucus held on
Tuesday night, which The Herald would fam
cover over with dinner table-clOth, was
signed BY about thirty names. Invitations are
ssd to have been extended TO all tue Border
etate members, many of whom attended. Mr..
Iandgbsm, Of cOurse, engineered the thing
introduced q series of resolutions with
brief speech. The character of the platform
So offered to the party can be inferred from
It's Pro-Slavery source and the resistance to its
adoption which came from the North In the
debate which followed, MIR. Vbllandigham and
tho Border-State men are said to have closed
'fc;- ranks tightly 10 favor of such d pr0secu-
tiou OF the war az to give compromise to
the Rebels, salvation to Slavery, military
candidate to the Democracy, and Democratic
President TO the restored Union. An adjourn
- took place in the hight Of the debate.
i is said that q renewal OF the discussion will
take place in the room of the Joint Committee
on the Conduct of the War, not exactly ac-
eordng to adjournment but under circum-
stsnces highly calculated to elicit truth and
establish justice.
THE TAX BILL.
he House progressed only twelve lines in
the Tax bill to-day. Most of the session was
spent in debate upon amendments. which were
finally rejected. Mr.. Sheffield OF Rhode Island
rc' cd a new section, imposing tax % all
sales of goods, wares, merchandise, and all
other property and estates, including exchanges
Of property and excluding sales To joobers and
middleuen, of per cent on the amount of
such sales. This is intended as s substitute
for large part Of the bill. 1t was withdrawn
for the present, but will be urged hereafter.
MIR, Lane of Indiana proposed q tax Of 90
cents per tun on pig iron, but mustered only
25 votes in its favor. An amendment INTRO
duced by Mr.. Noble of Ohio, taxing anthracite
coal Is cents per tuu aud btumlnOus one
eighth Of a cent per bushel. was carr cd
BY 81 Yeas TO AZ Nays. b., an amend
mept moved suddenly BY Mr.. Morrill, Of
srnont, that the tax should not take effect Il |
the expiration of the Canadian Reciprocity
y, was carried by vote Of Gl 10 50.
Thil viii be exactly three years and bal
rom now, provided notice Of abrogation is
givsn. The coal interest OF the United States
IL thus secured 10 the maintenance Of the
treaty Mr.. Kellogg of Illinois moved 10 im-
poss q tax Of three cents per pound on cotton.
This proposition, amended 30 as TO reduce the
tar to one cent, was voted down by So Yeas
- So Nays. IL was noticed with surprise that
m 1T of the Kentucky members voted for
Veral New England members, chiefly from
featuring districts, voted with the opp,si-
The amendment will b. presed az
.xtsr stage Of the bill.
PENDING MILITARY BILLS.
The Chairman of tae House Military Com
mittee will make an appeal to the House To-
morrow or next day to allow hun to take 40
and pass the Senate bill to defne the paw aud
smOluments Of Army officers, tho ono :, reor.
san;ze the Medical staff, aud the one 10
surhorize the President TO assien oficers in the
fed without respect TO rack. The Secretary
ar il said TO desire action on those bill,
&c.
THE STEVENS BATTERY.
Tue debate IL tie Senate to-day on the
Stevens Battery wos animated, aud, on the
Whole, perhaps, oga'nrt tue project. Ii Gov
cred the whole histUrg & tho Battery from il.
inception, in l542. Ii the appropriation be
agreed TO- it will probably be with an amend
mems requiring lite expenditure t. be at The
option and under the control Of the Navy De.
partmont Discussion wall be resumed tO-mor-
~.
THE CONDUCT or THE WAR.
- Odcl, hOm the Committee 90 the Con
duel of the War. left this evening fr New.
fo:k by order Of the Committee, ~ take Gen.
scots testimony in relation 10 hs order,
issued previous " the battle of Bull Run, and
connected vita that fight; aud also in regard
hs orders TO Geo. Patterson. There i.
s'ea' Discrepancy ia the testimony of Gen.
i"oerton and other officers IN regard TO the
op"'a'ions Of the formers Division. Gen.
"'@fSon alleges that he carr cd out tho or
.''s OF Gen. Scott strictly. Tho General
"'"diony, therefore, has become important and
seesssory.
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