The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-13
our SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
FROM WASHINGTON.

SpecsM DtSpdfch to tie SAINT IUut Pioneer.
WAsnrNGroN March 9.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
decides that the act of March Sd, amend
ing the excise law of July LIST, 1862, does
not cancel taxes previously assessed,
The Treasury mas abundant gold for all
existing demands
Gen. Fremont was examined to-day be-
fore the Committee on the Conduct of the
War.
Gen. Sumner is assigned to Gen. Cur
tiss' recent command, embracing Arkan-
sas, Missouri, New Mexico, Colorado and
Nebraska. He will leave for his command
on Thursday.
The Medical Inspector LETT to-day to in
spect the sanitary condition of Grants
army.
Surgeon General Hammond orders all
sick and wounded soldiers who have been
sick three months or more, if able to bear
transportation, to be taken Immediately to
the hospitals nearest home.
The March Sd bounty is restricted to
soldiers discharged because of wounds and
crippled in battle. There is no appropria-
ton for it.
Official letters from Washington Terri
tory say that 255 Indians were killed in
the late battle on Bear River, by Colonel
Connor's force. The Indian camp cap
tured was found filled with provisions and
arms stolen from emigrant trains.
The Senate rejected J. B. f. Todd, the
Presidents hrother-il-law, and n. G.
Williams of Iowa, as Brigadier Generals.
The officers of the 44th New York Els
worth Avengers, have issued an anti-cop-
perhead address.
Everybody here strongly censures Gen.
Stoughton, for carelessness in permitting
himself to be captured by rebel cavalry
last night at Fairfax Court House He
is West Pointer, and the youngest Gen
eral in the service, being but twenty lone
years Of age. He was reputed to be a fine
officer, having been promoted from the
colonelcy of the 4th Vermont The party
capturing him were guided to his head
quarters by the proprietor of the house.
The plan was evidently well laid, and
there is no evidence of the capture of any
officers besides the General At last ac-
counts our cavalry were overhauling his
capturers, and had picked up thirty horses
which they were obliged to leave behind
SECOND DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON. March 10.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
firmed the following nominations VIM.
II. Wallace, of Washington Territory, to
be Governor of Idaho Territory, and VIM.
B. Daniels, of Oregon, Secretary, Sidney
Edgerton, of Ohio, Chief Justice of Uni
ted States Court, c. Parker, of Illinois,
and Alex. G. Smith, of Idaho, associate
Justices of the Uuited States Court for
Idaho; Richard Williams, Attorney of the
United States Court for Idaho; John A.
Gurley, of Ohio, Governor of Arizona
Milton B. Dufield, of California, United
States Marshal of Arizona; William S.
Howell, Associate Justice of the United
States Court Of Arizona John NJ. Good
win, Chief Justice of the United States
Court of Arizona; Rich'd G. Mccormick of
New York, Secretary of Arizona; Ebenezer
Peck, OF Illinois, Judge Of Court Of Claims;
Stephen J. Field, of California, Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States; Joseph Lewis, Of Pennsylvania,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Thos.
W. Olcott, of New York, Comptroller of
Currency; First Assistant Engineer Hunt
to be Chief Engineer in the Navy.