Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-03

Ndh lUIilutu WIN Il llnb Ul I'M Ill1 anu tIdui.
ments for guns IN barbetfe mile and q halt long.
Gen Steele atnkcd their position and Gen. Price
sketaddled after brisk fight, towards WASH
| ngton. O.her skirmiahes occurred during The
march, bat our total loss was less than 200.
From Camden, Price supposed Gen Steele waa
going to Shreveport via Washington, and moved
MS cimmand from Camden to Washington alter
the fight at Prairie de Anna. --Geu. Steele pur-
sued the rebels towards Was iDgton, ard then
suddenly turned an pushed for Camden. Price
discovered his mistake and started for Camden
also A desperate race ensued, ana although
heavy sklrmishnS occurred all the way Marina
duke being in front and Dockery IN the rear with
cavalry and artillery, Steele came out ylcioTi-
Gus aud entered the enemy'5 Qualifications unop-
posed. Camden s strongly fortiGoi with u,ue
lorts.--All It's approaches are well gusrded and
it can be held ag4.nst largely superior force.
A large rebel transport was captured thirty
miles below Camden. IL is understood that re-
iniorcemens and supplies are gong Overland
from Little Rock to Gcn. Steele, he not b Ing
able now to dlaw either from Gen. Banks. Gea
Steele's force is fully twenty thousand strong,
and can whip Kirby Smith, should he attack bin.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE,, April 23.-Mr. Highly, from the So-
lecG Committee to examine into Mr.. McClurgs
charge, that his COLLEAGUE, Mr.. Blair Of Missouri
had violated the law Ia The matter OF an alleged
lquor speculation, and asJ to investigate the
genuIneness or asthpss Of an alleged order for
liquors, made report thereon, to he effect that
the original order, signed by Major General
BLAIR and eight other officers, VAS Tor liquors
cigars, az 10 the amount Of $50 or $l75:
but that the order wAs altered by Michael Pow.
els to call for S., 600 worth Of the same for the
latter's (Power'S) specializing purposes Ibe
Committee are tis6td that 40 violation Of law
was committed by Mr.. Blair. Mr.. BLAIR made
IA speech violently denuuclatory OF the Secretary
oil III Treasury, AMI was called TO oIder by the
Speaker he House then went into Committee,
aud tue remainder OF the session was devoted to
tie consideration OF the Tax bill
SENATE Aprl 2j.-Mr. Sumner presented a
jllnt resolution author eng every road operated
b, cam 10 become d postal Or ulil route, and
10 carly the mails AT such compensation as The
Government thought ht to bestOw. The dlsa.
gre ment on the Montana question came up,
aud VAS discussed by Mr. DJollttie until the
close Oi the sgssOn.
lloU-E-lhe sessions, both dag and evening
were occupied manly with the Tax bill, and con-
siderab progtess was made
SENATE April % Mr. Wilson Introduced a
resOiu iJn, Whch was referred, that $50 900
000 DO appropriated Tor volunteers thlt might
be e.eved by the President Tor n0t lees than
one hundred days after their muster Into the
service ny regiments Mr.. Sherman called up
the special order, the House bill to provide a
national currency secured by "a pledge # United
States bonds, and to provide for he circulation
and redemption thereof The Senate consider
ed the bill reported by the Finance Committee
iiuUsE-lhe House went into commit. ep ON
the Internal Revenue bill. Mr. llOlmau offered
an amendment, that incomes d rived lfum the
interest 0l notes bonds, or other securities Vi
the United States shall be included in tie estl-
mate OF inc ilnes under this section, which places
the duty at hive per centum on all Oye. six nun
dred dollars Adopted Mr.. Ffank offered an
amendment providing that on Incomes xceediug
800 and not more III n SO 900, a Tux OF hyg
per cent shall be imposed on incomes Of $40, :
900 and not exeee .Iug $50 900, IA tax Of seven
and halt per cent shall be Imp, sed, and on 10.
comes Of over S25 900 tax OF ten per cent shall
be imposed After debate and various unsuc.
cesslul attempts to amend Mr.. Frank amend
ment, it was adopted, by Yeas 70 Nays 80.
StNArE, April y Mr.. WI sou reported bill
concerning the subsis ence md pay Of the army,
which makes the ration the same as 1t was at
theIDeginning OF the war, aud pays to tie non.
commissioned officers and prlvates 81 per month,
that being sumethi0gmOre than the Gust between
the present rgll0n and the old one. The cunsId.
Grafton ol the bill 10 provide a national curren-
cy, secured by the pledge OF the United S.aes
bonds, &c, came up.
| H,usp Tho II,,usp wont infn Entp,ntttoe ,,
the lnterual Tax bill. The Committee rose. Mr..
Garfield reported JOINT resolution approprla
ting S25 1000 to pay for arming, equipping,
clothing, subsistence, transf ortatIUn, aud pay VI
Western Volunteers Tor period not less lhal
100 days. Passed, the House refusing to take
the question by Yeas and Nays.
SENATE, Aprll 2S.-Mr Eessenden reported
with amendments, the j5lnt resolution from the
House to increase for sixty days the present du.
ties OF foreign imports fifty per cent excepting
printing paper, The amendments reduce the
increase on q present rates vi duty to 80 -
per centum ind exempt goods in bond or
transit, ana strike out the clause exemptng un.
sized paper used for books aud news pa pers from
the operation OF the resolution. The amend.
ment was adopted, 10 20 II also to exempt
goods in bond 10 t. lS These amendments.
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were rejected the Senote, and the House Olnt
resolution was adopted us il Stood Yeas 90
Nays 3, Adjourned.
HOusE.'-Acssagts were received flOm the
President IN regard 81 the condition OF loyal
citizens IN East Tennessee, aud as To the ap.
pontmenI OF Frank Bar as Major General
The House then took up the Tax bill, aud
number Of amendments were agreed To IN
heap. The amendment Of Mr.. Farnsworth tax.
ing the bank circulation Que fourth OF one per
cent on all amounts III circulation was adopted,
~ against 81. Tbs Amendment 10 increase the
tax On cane brown sugar from one To TWO cents
per pound was agreed to, "a against 60 A
section was adopted by 2 to ~, to tax liquors
on hand on the Isl OF May 81 cents per gallon
The amendments having all been disposed Of,
the lax bill was finally adopted, Yeas lO2, Nays
50. The Yeas include 81 Union Republicans,
~ Democrats, and Butder State men the
Nays are ali Democrats OF the extreme submits
sion school, led by james c. Allen ana lied by
Fernando Wood.
SEsArs, April 29th Mr.. Henderson offered
JOINT resolution To proyld, Tor the printing OF
the report Oi The Committee of which Mai Geo.
irwin Mcdowell was President, to exanliue IN.
to cotton spscuatlons aud frauds on the part Of
officers in the West. Adopted The National
Currency bull came up IN order, the question be-
Tug On tue Finance Commuters amendment To
the LIST section as proposed to be amended by
Mr.. POmeroy, by the insertion OF provision
txemptlng hon State taxation that portion Of
the capital Invested III or based ON United States
bonds X jscted, / TO 2S Adjourned
| HOUsE.-Mr Sehenck reported the Sapato