The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
general Grants Appointment as Lieu
tenant General Confirmed
by tho Senate.
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Interesting Senatorial Debate on tho Con.
duct Of the War. e
The Military Blunders and Who Are
Responsible for Thorn.
inquiry Into the Cause Of the Dis
aster In Florida. a
Position Of the Whiskey Tax
Question,
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WASHINGTON, March Q, 1854.


TEE Whisky TAX QUESTION.
ne everlasting whskey contest brought up again
today "a both houses the Senate after considerable de-
BATE resctng The instructions voted by the House yes
terday, end requesting now conference without In
ssucoos 70 the committed. On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,
OF verou the House acceeded to the request or the
esasss end referred the disagreement to the committee
without Ne Instructions adopted yesterday to impose
Aax d not less than twenty than forty cents
gsiloa on stocks hand. In accordance with the
change made by the House the Speaker appointed
~fesss Morrill,, Kassou and Spauldng a the committee
- represent the House. The Senate Committee is the
came before This Is understood not indicating any
change Of purpoae the part Of the majority Of the
House, but an act Of courtesy 10 Abe Senate Tho
new committee IL, was the other, equally divided on
che main point 10 dispute between the two houses.
SURxsDIcrIoN OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS IN CASES OF
PROPERTY DESTROYED Or TAKEN BY OUR ARMIES.
Uasxpectsdly nearly the entire session Of the House
to-day occupied with the bill taking from the Court
Of Claims Jurisdiction In Of claims for property
taken for the Of the army occupied destroyed
b. the military forces. II was finally amended 30 70
make u almost entirely now bill, and creating new
tribunals for the consideration OF portion OF the claims
OF loyal citizens OF the border States Pending the
the passage OF the amended bill under the previous
question The House adjourned.
TEE 0oID BrLL.
0lans bin The Gold bill not reached bss asrt stands
noxs on NE calendar viii doubt up tomorrow.
THE MISSOURI ELECTION CASES.
The House Committee on Elections have concluded
their Investigations In tho Missouri contested election
and have decided TO report adversely to three OF
the sitting members-Messrs. McCurg, Loan and King
aud recommend that tho matter be referred back the
people Tor election the ground OF irregularities
and military Interference In the nrst election. Their
port will bring up tho whole Missouri muddie which
srsady crops daily the House and leads to
rorsctsd and acrimonious debate. The committee have
Investigated these with great patience and fairness
and have arrived at their decision only after very caro-
fui examination OF the whole matter.
! YEA DEPARTURE OF THE oUNBoAr wArEREE.
The gunboat watsres received her crew yesterday
from New York, and started for 70 day. Her destina
~ on b uudsrstood to DO the Pacific coast.
APPOINTMENTS COMPLAINED ny THE SENATE.
Tho Senate 10 executive session 10 day unanimously
confirmed The nomination Of Ulysses 3. Grant, now
major general 10 the military service to be Lieutenant
General n the army Of the United States. lka Y.
Joseph K. Barnes was also confirmed ~ Medical In.
spsoor General With the rank Of colonel In the army OF
shs Uaited States.
Henry Dslnssr TO be Collector Of the Internal Revenue
ID shs district q Oregon, and r. L. NOVEL; Collector or
Hnsal Rsvsaus for the Second district Of rsnnessse
NIIlian hcAbtn, Of Missouri supsrinten1snt OF Indian
AnAiFs fcr the csura supsrinssndency and the follow
Nc v - Indian asents-J E. Upsop, OF Kansas for the
nckfsss End other psishboring ibes Alfred r. Elder
= washisston TSitosy, for the Territory and obsp
-. rsfnas, Of Nstraska Territory, for The Omaha
sssasy.
ossuaAI sAnsY oaDnnsp 70 yom snssRAt GRANT
BrCdIsr General Barry, Inspector Of unised states
Astillsry, has besa relieved, hb own REQUEST from
artillery duties In which he has been engaged here. ana
'ceGsgvd V report 70 MAJOR General CrsaA Al t
gE11RTf>HI0HTH O0NoRnss. Hl
FIRST sBssloN. q
- Senate.
wAmncros, March 9, 1894.
I'm NAVAL ADVISORY BOARD.
ns Won rf<uDn laid before the Senate report Of
shs eecrssAry q the Navy transmitting oopyin answer
~ resolution Of shs record the proceedings Of the
Ndvcy Board. appointed under the act Of July TO- ise2
RsiSrgSd " ths Committee on Naval Affairs
Nktafss" Lnm uPor vSssxs.
9f. cowAS, (rep.) Of Pa, presented memorial from
hs Board u Trade Of Philadelphia praying that the pro-
visions owe ACT Of March g. 1885, entitled On act 10 PRO-
tec liens upon vessels IN certain cases DO extended re-
1erred 70 the Committee on the Judiciary. n
ff#N sffIp CANAL AROUND NIAGARA FArte