, 1863-12-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Dispatch to the ChiRgo Tribuuo-]
WAsHn1aros, Dec. 1, 1861
PREKpNEN's BUREAU.
; An Influential delegation is here to see the
President in behalf Of the Freedmen's Asso-
citation, seeking the establishment Of a Freed
mems Bureau. The President, who Is sick
with the varioloid, being unable to attend to
them, Mr.. Seward saw and read their address,
but said nothing worthy of note, save that
Lincoln might make the matter the subject
Of speciM message.
INTERNAL nEvKNuE.
Commissioner Lewis In his report suggests
to the secrotary Of tho Treasury, to recon-
mend to Congress, that the duty on divl-.
dends Of Mutual Life Insurance Companies
be repealed. The sums declared Us dividends
By these Compdhies not being actual diyi-
dends, but only credits of the insured on his
policy,
He advises, in casc more revenue is needed
than is noY produced by the Internal revenue
laws, that the schedule be extended By add
Ing divers articles Of luxury, such as dia-
monds, emeralds and other jewelry, gold
watches; pianos, guitars, dogs, and looking
glasses beyond certain size, That
the stamp schedule be also extended
to embrace receipt, assignments Of chooses
action except negotiable paper. releases trans
fers Of personal property for the benefit Of
creditors, various certidcates not numbered
In the law Of 1869, as those Of admission to
bar diplomas, mcdical practitioners, and the
like addition be make to stamps now re-
qu1red, and TINT the limit Of $50 Us to bank
checks be repealed.
Some additional licenses arc suggested:
Conveyance, rent brokers, produce brokers'
He recommends 1egacics and distribution Of
shares to Inca1 heirs be subject to one per
cent. tak. That the interest Of wives aud
husbands in each others estates (over FIVE
hundred dollarsN be subject to- two per
cent taxes On estates to collateral
kindred be increased, and the law be extended
to real as well as personal property.
Corporations and persons manufacturing
for themselves to. any amount over
$500, be taxed Us other manufactures. In
comes Of over 5000 to be subject to duty
Of four per cent; between s1o, 600 and 900
five per cent, and over so5 500 to six per cent.
IF additional revenue is not needed, then the
tax on such produce rs are classes necessa-
RIGS may be nghtencd md increased on liquors
and tobacco.
=, PERSONAL.
Henry Ward Bcecher Is in town, the guest
Of Secretary Chase.
=: CONGRESS-.
congressman are beginning to come in
pretty rapidly.
Col. Belger, Quarternaster d; Baltimore,
has been dishonorably dismissed from the SER
vice for the usual Qurtermaster failings.
= DIPLOMATIC.
The connection between Seward and Mer-
cler under which the French tobacco is to be
shipped, fixes City Point as the place Of ship
ment, by transportation with two coryettes-
An extra order has been issued, allowing Aus
tsia and any other friendly power to do the
same thing.
NO tAETAL1o RING"
The National Bank notes will not have
bronze on red lettering. They arc now pro-
missed in ten days more.
REVENUE.
Light duties, chiefly on clearauces, arc to be
recommended By Secretary Chase, at thirteen
cents per ton. They are twenty-four in Great
Britain. The expenses Of light houses aver
age yearly 81, 100000.
REBEL INDIAN TBEATT.
4 treaty was captured Mt Fort Smith and
between Albeet Pike, Confederate Commis-
er and the Camanches of the prairies; made
in 1851 md signed By Pike and thirteen chiefs
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