The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-26
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manufactured. Petroleum cents gallon
on crude. and 10 cents on refined. Distilled
spirits dollar gallon.
Two If tho committee are said to he op-
posed to the high tax on whisky, and one
of them is said to be obstinate in his faith |
that the tax of 50 CENTS per gallon on whis-
XIV will produce more revenue than the
tax Of . dollar, or taxes imposed in the
biu prepared at the Treasury on tobacco |
And whisky. It may 60 into the Ways and
Means committee reduced, and possibly |
J6t not probably 60 into the House re- |
duced. It is minated that y rise of 10
cents = gallon on petroleum has been al
ready raised by the subcommittee.
In addition to the above a very large in
crease Of revenue is sought to be made by
the new bill by doubling the price Of
stamps on notes, bonds, &C., and taxing
instruments and forms not heretofore
reached, such as letters patent, deeds for
conveyance, personal property, copies of
instruments and documents read in court,
&c. There is no tax whatever on malt.
Beer is taxed 80 barrel; this includes
lager.
Worlds Special.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-It is now stated
by authority that Gen. Grant will take
command in person OF the Army OF the
Potomac.
Worlds Special.]
WASHINGTON. March 2l.-General Grant
will be here next Thursday. He reviews
the entire army Of the Potomac. In its re-
organization about to be effected, it is
learned correctly that Generals Hancock,
Sedgwick and Warren will be returned as
corps commanders, and that Gen. Meade
retains his present position, Gen Grant ex-
ercising supervisory control of the entire
army.
The House Judiciary Committee have
unanimously authorized its chairman to
report the following, and ask for its adop-
ton by the House: A joint resolution,
submitting to the Legislature Of the several
States proposition to amend the Constitu-
ton Of the United States by adding to arti-
Gle Is.
SECTION l.-That slavery being incom-
patible with q free government Is forever
prohibited in the United States, and in
voluntary servitude shall be permitted
only - punishment for crime.
to enforce the foregoing section of this act
by appropriate legislation.
1 The House military committee consider
| ed at length the question of reimbursing
the States calling out militia, but came to
no conclusion. The amount involved in
this matter is several millions of dOllars.-
II will meet with considerable opposition
in both committee and House.
i General Grant has directed that recruit
ing for cavalry regiments shall cease.
The House Judiciary committee to-day
decided to dismiss the impeachment case u
! Judge Miller, of Wisconsin, no evidence
having been adduced to sustain the charges
preferred.
! In pursuance Of an earnest request by
admiral Farragut, the Navy Department
has ordered the sloop of war Brooklyn anc
I the double turretted monitor OnOndags
prepared for service in the Gulf immedi
{ ately. The ships will proceed TO sea this
1 week. Orders have been issued for tn
= Canonicus, Tecumseh and Sassacus moni
: tors to follow Immediately.
: Herald Special
WAsH1NGToN, March 2l.-There is n
9 probability that any sale Of the surplu
= gold in the Treasury will be made until a
least after the result of the spring campaigl
Q shall have been ascertAined. The restrlc
j. tons imposed by the bill would Of them
: selves prevent the immediate sale OF an.
= quantity sufficient to effect the market
= No reliance is 70 be placed upon the nu
n merous reports sent from here Of the term
$ of the new tax bill. The fact Is, the mem
J, bers of the Committee Of Ways and Mean
q are themselves still ignorant Of the rate {
> tax that will be imposed on some OF tn
e most important articles.
Q There is no doubt of the fact that LIE
y is daily receiving accessions to his arm
aud is preparing for an early opening {
J. the spring campaign. His cavalry Is bein
o re-organized, and although q smaller OF
ganization than last summer, is equal
q formidable. Infantry are coming up fror
various quarters, aud in few weeks "
70 shall doubtless have in our front an arm
10 not at all inferior to that which cOnfronte
US last season. The reorganization OF til
l. Army of the Potomac has not yet cor
8 menced. All the corps remain intac
70 although it was generally understood la
> week that the LIST and 5th corps were TO
merged into the Sd and 9Th.
= NEW York, March 22.-Specials sta
= that the Tax bill is nearly completed an
will be reported to Congress the first
= next week. Most Of Gen. Grants staff q
= rived at Washington this noon and a
40 making preparations for the General to {
~ ~ to the front. :
~ The Secretary OF the Treasury has give
n positive orders prohibiting the shipment
- American coal to Canada.
20 The Jury to-day gave in verdict OF ~
q damages against the Express newspap
a for libel.
pa Herald Special
- ARMY OF THE Potomac, March Fl.
Richmond papers of the 18th inst. ha'
\. been received. The following is all tn
- contain:
y, Gov. Clark has ordered meeting OF 4
AZ .s Legislature at Macon, Ca, on the Ath in.
y" The telegraph is working AS formerly
=. Mississippi, all the damage done to {
40 line by the Yankees having been repairs
A large force is at work on the roads al
=, repairing is going forward rapidly.
e. Gen. Lee has declined the pro6ered hou
r from the Council of Richmond.
=. PETERSBURG, March H.-Capt. Eide
a. brough and eight men of the Signal Cor
&c boarded and captured, on Friday night,
Nansemond river, the schooner Julia =
,s ker, of Portland, loaded with valuat
- stores. The captain and crew and three Z
of groes were brought OF: The vessel "
burned. She was valued at SIC, 600. Sew
al vessels and gunboats we're close by, b
,no our men were not interfered with.
IT,. NEW YORK, March 22-The CO,ausercio
nd Washington special says: Gen. Hanco
ma was summoned before the War Commit
les to-day, to testify as to the management
nm the Army of the Potomac.
The Indications now are that Gen. Mea
will be temporarily retained in comma
as of the Army Of the Potomac, which Is
:ur divided into three divisions, under Sec
ny wick, Hancock and Warren. Gen. Grs
no viii also have two Corps under Burns
p and SiQ0l.