New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON,
GOODYEAR RUBBER PATENT.
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WASHINGTON, Friday, April /. lsGi'


GOODYEAR RUBBER PATENT.
The opponents Of the extension OF this mo-
.o,oly sye actively AT work 10 kill the bill in its under
.round way through Congress. Thc have gwen no
,ee 10 Mr Jenckes Chairman of ths Intent ComHN'
Tee that they wish 10 examine hirN. W. D. A fufer
AZ New. York one of the old indil-rnbber lawyers
ereto interrogate tho Chairman IN behalf OF the oppo
,snto of the renewal The lawyers and licensees have
1t last got nto pretty quarrel among themselves WIN
The proyerbal prospect Of advantage TO the honest
PIE COMMAND OF THE FORCES IN WESTERN
VIRGINIA.
Gen. Ord, specially brought on from Texas
Ar the purpose IL to command the forces IN Western
vsgina in the ID ranking Gen. Sigel in tbs respect
Gen sire is 20 b. in command of the Department but
will NOT conduct active military operations.
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
Az many Of the Sens of Connecticut tem-
porapy staying IN Washsr gton could be spared from
their duties went home tonight TO Vote-Senatdrs,
Representatives Department clerks, journalists &C
Railroad Manager Marley, hearing Of their intended
tourney place specalear their disposal thrcrsh TO
New York.
COL DABLGRES'S BODY.
Col. Ou'd, in an interview with Gen. Bnter
Al Fortress Monroe yesterday sent assurances &c Ad
miral DADA ren that the next boat would bring down
abe body Of his son,
NOMINATIONS COSFIRfED.
In executive session, to-day, thirty-one Brig
aaers were confirmed, one rejected and four or five
went over.
INCREASED TAXATION.
On both sides of the Hoase and iE all the
subdysous of its politics the idea OF higher revenue
duties and increased excise taxation daily takes deeper
root IT is wen known that in the Ways and Means
Committee Room, Stebbns. the Democrat. has pro.
psunosd himself in favor Of large duties upon imports
from foreign counries, TO the extent CT prohibit
on the first step Of sound practical statesmanshp
The second step nc has there said manifesty is sys
tem Of taxation sufficiently broad 10 raise a reyenuo
fufy equal to all the demands OF the Treasury for ne
ssiirs eioa spsFses Of The Goransl and for the interest
spoE Sks pubhe dsb. In effect Il Is understood that
Mr.. ssebbins. with many other Democrats, will advo-
cate and vote for two separate financial measures hav
ing separate and distinct objects. The first, 10 get
eur Of Internal Excise the means TO cary the W ar
preserve the National credit and restore the union OF
the States The second to strike down that ischev
Gus portion of foreign commerce which fills tie land
with the costly and useless luxuries Of the Old World
10 csmpel us 10 live within ourseyes to enable 20
cell our surplus products for gold and to compel
the English and French 10 buy them and pay gold for
them and not hardware and satins and aces; and N
s.ainGaia this policy uHil the RPable is restored
ssd thoroughly oOasolidaisd.
This is great and patriotic psrpose and the Re
pubhcans will oEly too gladly sustain eTery feature
eft
GENIUS STATISTICS.
The census Of the population of the United
States by counties has been printed, and is being
bound for distrbutis1 This also gives the occupations
Of the people. The volume on Agriculture is being
printed to be followed by the Statistics Of Manufactures
EXAMINING SURGEONS APPOINTED.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has lately
made the following appointments Of Examining Sur
rooms: Dr. Chas. Cook Jersey City, n. j.; Dr. Joseph
O. Hamilton, Jerseyyile. Ill.
CHANGES IN THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Assistant Surgeon 5Ohn 5. Billings has been
ordered from the Department Of the East to the Army
Of the Potomac; Surgeon Artemas Chapel, from the
Army Of the Potomac 10 relieve Surgeon Thomas II.
Bache General Hospital, Baltimore, and Surgeon Thos
H. Bache to Philadelphia.
TRIAL OP PRISONERS.
The docket of the Old Capitol Prison is now
soing run through by Judge.Advocate Major Turner,
and each case properly disposed Of as IL comes up.
About 200 cases have been dispatched within the last
shree weeks. Of the pares being discharged,
some sent South and others continued in confinement
~ the proofs seemed to require.
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