The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-04

Mr.. TRUMBULL introduced bill in
relation to the pay and emoluments of at
tOrneys and clerks in the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia. Referred.
The consideration Of the Internal Reve-
nue. bill was resumed.
Mr.. SUMNER moved to increase the tax
on the gross amount of auction sales from
one quarter to one-tenth of per cent.
Specials to New York Papers.
NEW YORK, June IA Matamoras letter
says refugees from Austin, Texas, report
that, with the exception of some 600 men
under Col. Ford, there is no effective rebel
force left in that State.
The 1s'ibune'S Washington dispatch says
there are Indications that Daniel S. Dick
inson will be candidate for Vice Presi-
dent at the Baltimore Convention.
The He,dtds Washington dispatch says
Lincoln intimated, i'll case of reelection,
that he will make changes in his cabinet.
The following is put forth as the proba-
bic changes: Secretary OF State, C. f. Ad.
ans; Secretary of the Treasury, Isaac
Simon Cameron Secretly of the Navy, II.
w. Davis; Secretary of the Interior, III.
Greedy; Attorney General, w. L. Dayton
Post Master General, Schuyler Colfax.
The World also says the presence of
Greedy, Gratz Brown and Pomeroy here
TINS time ia significant.
The 1r16unes dispatch from Hunter
army says, one Of our wagon trains was
fired on last Tuesday by guerrillas, and
one Of the guard wounded. Gen. Hunter
thereupon ordered the houses of two prom
inent secessiOnists to be burned. which
was done as Y warning.
WASHINGTON, June l.-Nothing in the
Banking act is to be construed to prevent
all shares of any of the associations held
by any person or body corporate from be-
ing included in the valuation of personal
property in the assessment of taxes inn
posed by or under State authority. ut the
place where the Bank is located. and not
elsewhere, but not at q greater rate than is
assessed. The principal changes from the
original bill are: ~. !, : q :.
LIST. No Banks can he organized with a
less capital than $4,000 in small towns.
and IVY, 600 in cities with a population Of
ID. Banks must redeem at par at Ma
,tjonal Banks in designated places. regard
ed as commercial centres.
ID. None but registered bonds can be
received as security for circulation, and
the necessary memorandum on these can
be signed by an officer Of the Bank or bv
Comptroller. 81
Complete forms Of all kinds to CORES.
pond with the new bill will I've immedi-
The Tones special Of May 3lst, l D. M.
says: Rebel papers Of yesterday claim
that Fitzhugh Lee and Hampton met a
whole corps on Saturday night. In fact
We had only Gregg's division and one of
Torbetts hrigades engaged. They admit
= defeat and loss Of 600, and that they
were obliged to leave their dead and
wounded in our hands: They own loss
OF 1914 in the 9th South Carolina alone. 1
Al midnight the enemy attempted to sur
prise Hancock and threw . heavy force
upon him. They were repulsed after q
sharp fight, and left 400 or 500 prisoners in
our hands. During the night it was de-
termined to advance our whole line as far
as Hancock's front, and the movement
soon after daylight and was
still going on, and the enemy evidently
no indications Of q general engagement. II
Especial to Rost.)
WAsHlNGTON, June 1.-THE reason WIN
a six per cent. loan of the 1851 bonds has
not been advertised by the Treasury De-
partment, is that other plans have been
urged upon Mr.. Chase. One Of these plans
Is to put = loan of new 7-3O bonds on the
market, Interest payable in currency.
prominent member of Congress urges
the bonds payable in gold.
senator Wilson stated yesterday that the
new tax bill will not nett the Govern ment
much over 200, zoo, 900. A large deficit
must be provided for in some wey.
The HenatGs special gives the following
account q the cavalry fight Saturday:
As the fight waved hot between fyyo and
three o'clock Custar's brigade was ordered
to the assistance of Davis and Greyr,s
brigades, who already had the ENEMY
weakened and putting him to rou.. Gus
tar marched up the road and dismounted
his men. Davis opened a gap in his line
to make way for . Michigan brigade. and
q line was Immediately formed, and fil-
rious assault commenced. It was lust in
the nick Of time for at the Same moment
q brigade Of fresh troops REINFORCED the
enemy, but nothing could withstand the
terrible vOlleys Of iron hail which our bows
now poured into their ranks. Back went
the South Car0linians for mile and hall
full, with fearful loss.
At five O'Clock the battle ended. and
three OF our brlgades had whipped whole
corps. One hundred and twenty.six rebel
dead were counted in a small place lust in
Davis front, but these could not have
numbered half their dead. There were
loads upon loads of their wounded carried
from the field, and our hospitals contain
about forty men mortally or severely