The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-05
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Passage Of the Whiskey Tax
Bill by Congress.
The Order fer Drafting on tho
10th Instant Suspended.

The Order fer Drafting on tho
10th Instant Suspended.
Proposed Steamship Line Between the Emitted
States and Brazil,
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1884.
SUSPENSION or THB DRAFT.
\ is ascsrtaaeA from Official source, that orders
curing the draft on the 10th instant Suspended.
subsequent day for commencing the Draft win be
noanced In time 70 mako all necessary preparations.
THE wHIsKEY TAX.
70 The surprise OF nearly every onc the Senate to-day
yeoeded from hs amendments, 70 which the House had
dsagreed tho whiskey BILL and the bill, unless
vetoed by the President, becomes law. But for the
1orcbe argument Of Mr. sherman thcre is doubt that
he Senate would have refused He stated that
was futile 10 appoint any conference committees
and that the Senate did not recede the bill would not
only be lost but the difficulties would present them.
selves In the next In the meantime the government
would derive at least q portion Of tho desired
revenue until further legislation could remedy the
dsfsct. m consequence Of the absence Of quorum
the Vice President withheld the announcement Of the
vote for some time, until sufficient number OF Senators
could be brought 10.
The bin a. Il now stands is regarded absurd and
unjust. The House having once agreed to the amend
nents striking out the tax OF domestic liquors
On hand, that provision s stricken out OF the bill The
additional tax OF forty cents imported liquors
tanned Under the law Il now stands the tax is sixty
cents per gallon whiskey manufactured pas
age Of the bill until July after that there is
tax INN psad linn 10 IN ha
imposed under regulations to be prescribed by the Secre
cary Of the Treasury, and II s understood that If the
bl becomes law Mr. Chase has determined not TO issue
any regulations for this purpose under the impression
that the Law will be amended in subsequent tax bills
- 70 abolish this provision.
The whiskey spectators are again jubant; but they
are not yet out Of the woods the President may very
properly fail TO approve the law in tho absurd shape in
which II has been passed by trick Of parliamentary
lsserdeman.
10 voting In the House TO adhere TO the position Of the
House many members deceived by the proposition
o. Mr. Thaddeus Stevens believing to be the ast
taxing the stock hand but by parliamentary rules tho
vote referred TO the vote emitting that tax.
THR GOLD BILL.
Ths being private bill day. the Gold bill did come
up, was anticipated and now goes over till next week.
IL eventual passage by the House generally
ssded.
GENERAL DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
Tomorrow win be devoted@to speech making In the
louise, under general agreement that shall be
taken on anything. This arrangement is found to work
- welenablng members having speeches TO make for
domestic and eectoneerng purposes to get them of
without interfering with the business Of the House-that
y Intended 70 continue 1t through the session.
THE FLORIDA DISASTER.
me Florida disaster ID the subject Of much comment
here. IN and out Of Congress- and q determination has
bssn manifested 70 have IL fully investigated.
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL MEADE.
General Meade, accompanied by several Of his staff,
enjvsd Warrington to day for tho purpose Of confer
ing With the Secretary Of War.
ILLNsss OF MR. SEWARD.
Assistant Secretary Of State Seward lies III al homo
WITH pneumonia.
THE INVALID CORPS.
Boards OF examination have been appointed In Wash.
asaon Philadelphia and Indianapolis for the purpose OF
tidding the Invalid Corps Of oil persons whose record
cOss not ents them 70 q membership in the organiza-
Goo.
TUE WAR DEPARTMENT AND THE RAILROADS.
appears from oHcial data in possession OF the War
Department that since February %, 1892 the Illinois
cnal Railroad has received for transportation Of troops
asd supplies $sos the Burlington and Missouri River
ySad $780, and the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
tay s4o-making total OF ssll 900. The accounts OF
We Illinois Central prior 10 March 8, 1862, settled
sot exceed those OF the Scott ta Of 1861 and third
deducted from the amount thus found due Subsequent
y March, 1884, the accounts with the regulations
- that date made by the Quartermaster General IN
sordancewith the suggestions Of the railroad managers
sOnvsnsd In Washington By the Secretary Of War.
THE NAVAL REGULATIONS.
The report OF Hon. Charles B. ssdgwck the codiner OF
Ne laws for the government Of the navy, upon which
tna action yet TO be taken, states that the
~ suncsnt and plain No provisions Of law have been
AAded excepting In cases where necessity has proved
their advantage The most important changes and ad
eons have been made In what relates 10 naval supplies
naval discipline and court martial. Many erroneous
frauds have been praccsd In furnishing material for the
aAvy therefore additional safeguards were required TO
Asure reasonable economy and ordinary integrity
BrhLs SIGNED By THE PRESIDENT.
he President having approved and signed the bill
p4sndatory Of the Loan 1853 and the joint resou
Won extending payment Of bountes 70 tho LIST 81 April,
0ey have become laws.
ssnAxsnrr LINE BETWEEN rHR UNITED STATES AND
BRAZIL.
Representative Alley, Of Massachusetts, to day reported
sbn for steamship line between tho United States and
ax perform twelve round trips yearly, the vessels
u BE- not less than two thousand tons expense be
borne In part by Brazil share being limited 10
Two hundred thousand dollars per annum.
FRESH coNTRARANDs.
One hundred contrabands captured 10 General Custsrs
expedition, have been added TO the subjects ofths Duke
= Arlington the soubrquet given 70 Colonel Green Chief
~sarsemaster Of this department. and father Of that
sssony.
PRISONERS RELEASED.
lieutenant and sixteen privates OF Mississippi reg
nsns arrived to-day from the 'front.' took the oath and
we're released.
TIE SURVIVORS OF THE REVOLUTION.
appears from letter Of the Commissioner Of Pen.
asoos that only twelve Of the Revolutionary soldiers
BOW living, whose ages range from ninetyfou 70
hundred and i've years. and whose pensions only amount
70 from twenty.four TO ninety dollars per an num
BALE OF THE PRIZE STEAMER CERES.
Tho Prize steamer sold to-day by Marshal La