New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to Tho " y. Tribaa-.
WA.nNCroS Monday. Dee =. 1863.
cmgF.JUsTICB rASEY DYING.

NA-lfNGruN, Monday, Dec. =, l-oj
CHIgFJUsTICB rAYBY DYING.
Chicf-Jusiice fancy is lying at his residence
here at The poin, Of DEATH II Is not expected that hc
vi. sur.,e the Night.
VISIT To POINT LOOKOUT.
The President and Secretary OF War returned
90 onishi from shor, visit TO the cncampment Of Rebel
prisoners AZ Point Lookout II j. undo TODD iha, they
satisfied themselves that ls, than thousand or
about teuih 81 the whole nnabcr. III ready 70 enter
the service of the United states
SUFFERING or THE FREEDMEN oE TIE MISSISSIPPI.
The President of the Western Sanitary Com
mission. Mr. Yeaiman has been here ior the purpose OF
representing - the authorities the needy and suffering
condition Of the freedmen the Mississippi and Of
urging tie immediate adoption of measures for their
relief II 3. understood that he has been directed in
conjunction with the special agent Of tie Treasury De
partmen,. Mr Mclcn TO make q thorough inspection OF
tie abandoned plantations under lease and report fully
10 Washington. lie lcn here yesterday
VOLUNTARY ESLIsrMESTS USpER THE LAST
CALL.
Late returns from the several States 10 the
War Department indicate that at least ouc-thrd and
pcfhap. onehaf of the undeg.he iss, call viii be
raised ~ voluntary o.lismcns before hc ath Of Jnnu
nry Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island. Indiana
and Illinois are expected 20 raise their ful Quotas
Massachusetts, Vermont aud Iowa viii not be far be.
bind Not as good progress has been made in Ohio and
ot,pr Western States In Ncw.ioil aaG Connecticut
recruiting is slow. Pennsylvania makes the poorest
shaving The last weekly rci~r, from Ohio shows an
aggregate OF about 80 callsimenls.
rng LIMITATION or IHR PAyAHNr or BoUNrIEs.
... 81. r..tfa "A
CO... passed last week prohibn the payment Of Coy.
cfnmcnt boun'cs afcr the 9Th II January beyond the
500 authorized by former laws Is considered grave
mistake at the War Ofcc Tho apprehension is that il
viii put an end to the establishments Of veteran vcun.
terr. since State and private bouutcs which will
,inue to be paid VIII give recruit, again provoking
and unjust advantage over them. An effort will be
made upon the rc.conycuing OF Congress to remedy
tins.
THE ErPrCT or C0MMCrArI0N.
/ II States, such as Wisconsin and Michigan.
In which tie first diaii is ycl completed the GOV.
crtmcn, viii hardly any OF the drafted men for
service. commutlion money being slmos, universally
pad.
rIIE TAX ON WHISKY AND PETROLEUM
u i, thought IN quarters likely to be informed
rmt tie sDbCommiitco oi tho Wa!s and Means viii
O. port uitor he recess IN favor OF Imposing tax Of
81 instead o. I'D cents per gallon upon whisky. IL
noi so certain that the RECOMMENDATION Of the sccre
tr, of the Treasury iha, this tax be- laid upon stock in
the hands Of distilcu their agents VIII be adopted
and IL is sn less certain tlat the Secgearys propo
son for laying The tax Of ten cents upou crude Instead
OF refined petroleum.. the only other article covered by
his drln of = bill sill bc fwomhy considered. In
what light the Committee the House will on rcisscm.
bling, regard these proposed changes matter OF pecu
it.on. II may b. said however. that the decided
probability Is that the tax on whisky will be largely in
creased ana perhnp, TO the highest figure named.
THE CoLoRED TrOors.
Adt. Gen. Thomas reports that Col. llaw-
kinss Brigade Of 5000 colorcd soldiers at Mil'kcns
Bend excellent condition. and IT. commander AYERS
that II can whip ANY 5000 Rebels now In arms. Gen
Thomas thinks that by Spring therc viii not only be
negroes enough In tho field 10 guard the banks OF the
Mississippi IL, whole ongth. but also to give large
surplus for duty at other points az In the Held.
AyAlIS oF TnE TAX LAW.
| From the monthly abstracts of collection re-
turns coming down to juno 30 1863. which VIII Dc
sent to the Public Printer ia day or two from incoi'
plee returns Of a later date and nom The estimates
made "A t; Vuycat ef Iatcraal Keyenas Ne dVri< ~