Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-03-19

majority in the House will be about Is. III.
morr's majority will be about 5000.
Washington, MarcA lin comnl;aro.
with the Senate resolution respecting the no;r.
for the commencement of the Pacific Railroad
on the 1000 west longitude. with branrh
road from the western boundary of Iowa IA
said 1909 west longitude, the President sent
a message TO that body to-day, dcsienatino
and establishing such first above named po;ht
on the western boundary of Iowa east Of and
opposite to Omaha.
Washington, Warch 1l.-Senate bills fof
the admission Of Colorado intothe IJn;or
as States will be considered on the 15h
the day set aside for Territorial business
Ncw York, March ia special 10 tho
Commercial from Washington says: Ihave
information that Sir Francis Head has writ.
ten a pungent letter to Secretary Seward.
setting forth certain facts connected with the
destruction of the steamer Caroline nt
the time of the Canadian rebellion. and
asserting that the position taken BY tn,
United States Government in that affair was
Numerically opposed to the doctrine promul.
gated in its dispatch of July last
Washington, March 1.-THE following
order has just been sent to each of the Coz
lcctors of Internal Revenue from the Depart.
ment here:
Sir You are informed that an act to in.
crease the Internal Revenue and for other
purposes has been approved by the President.
and thereby has become law. Act to TAXA
effect from its passage. Duties upon distilled
spirits are increased TO GO cents per gallon.
on cotton to two cents per pound You will
therefore require distllers ofspirits in making
returns TO specify the amount removed on and
after The Slh OF March, and on such amounts
t" pay tax of 60 cents per gallon.
(Signed) JOHN j. LEWIS.
The f'!l,wing military arrangements have
been made First, Ivy order of the President.
aforementioned Grant is assigned to tho
command Of the United States Army. Sec.
ond. Maior-G-n. lialleck is relieved from duty
rs Gcneral-in Chief, and assigned special duty
in Washington as Chief-of Staff of the Army.
Third, Major-Gen Sherman is assigned to
the command Of the Military Division Of the
Mississippi, lately commanded by Gen. Grant,
comprising the Departments of Ohio, Cum.
bcrlahd. Tennessee, and Arkansas. Fourth;
Major Gen. Mcpherson is to command the
Department OF tennessee, recently com.
manded by Sherman. Fifth, General Grant
is to establish his headquarters in the field.
with the respective armies of the Ohio and
Tennessee undrr his personal supervision.
Gen. w. +. Smith was to-day nominated
Major-G cneral of Volunteers, vice Grant pro-.
NOTED. This is supposed to be preparatory
to his assignment to she command of the
Army of the Potomac.
Washington, March l2.-The Committee
on Ways and Means have completed their
amendments to the National Banking bill,-
and establishing uniform rate of interest At
seven per cent.
Gen. Grant intends to concentrate all the
Western forces in camp for smashing blows
this spring. Another call will soon be- issued
for POO. 900 or 3OO, 900 men.
LoaisriUc, Warch l2.-under the new or
der, it is understood that Gen. Schofeld is to
remain in command of Eastern Tennessee
and Thomas at Chattanooga. Hooker. Lo-
gan. Hurbut and Granger will retain their
present positions as corps commanders.