New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-29

FIsANCES-HBAvIER TAXATION
The matter Of the additional taxations has a.
last taken definite shape. Secretary Chase will seDs
tomorrow to Congress a communication setting s,,,h
the absolute necessity OF providing from s75 oo ~
slO0 100000 more revenue the new bill a. passed fan.
ing short that Of the estimate Of 5000 oOO oo
The Secretary viii suggest that the tax on income, b,
be collected under the old bill shall be increased 10 con,
form 10 the provisions OF the new bill also that thu m
on tobacco petroleum. and particularly on whisky bs
largely increased.
The total interest upon the public debt inclusive q,
that on the new seventyhyc million loan now under ns
gotiaton. and on the four hundred million loan not VET
authorized by Congress, will not exceed eighty6ys
millions per annun, about tvo-thrds Of which win be
payable in gold, the rest in currency The revenue for
the fiscal year ending the 3Oth Of June will amount in
round figures to s2lO,OJOOO0
This includes revenue derived from Customs, which
orc nearly gold the Internal revenue and
from miscellaneous sources which this year Weld tina
large sum Of twenty millions. The following table
shows the quarterly receipts from Customs during the
last year; First quarter s GEO. 600; second quar-.
ter Ell OOOCO0 third quarter over s27 Oo,Ooo;
fourth-not yet accurately ascertained- probably
s26O0GO 600 Total 500 600 CO., Thee figures show that
the Treasury Department has not only abundant means
to pay the gold interest on the pubic debt but viii
lave handsome surplus.
CHANGE OF SURGEONS
Asst.-Surgeon j. B. Green, 18th Rhode Island Ar.
tlery has been dismissed for absence without leave
Surgeon Robert X. Smith, IT, S. Vols, has been re-
lieyed from duty in the Department Of the Gulf and
ordered ~ the Department Of Virginia aud North Caro-
lima.
C0NvALESCEyTS SENT TO THE FRONT.
Within the past week nearly 10000 cOnva.
lesoenis have been sent to the front from hospitals
here. The men constantly going foI ward and II 10
expected that at least GOO will roin their commands
this week. Not moro than 6OcO patients remain to be
cared for and this number will be reduced within the
next thee weeks so as to leave none bat desperate
cases.
PROTECTION OF CoSTRABAyDs.
Secretary Stanton's justice against the oppres.
Of the negro is OF tie avengng type. Neither IA
yor nor power rescue them from out his hand william
Yokum in charge of con;rabands at tie military post
Of Cairo H. tried for aiding in kidnapping and ab-
strao.ng an employee Of the United States from military
service and sentenced TO be confined hard labor for
five years In the Peniteatiary at Albany, w undoubs
eddy traye. TO the capital of the Empire State
INDIGNANT OFFICERS.
A great deal Of irritation exists among ths
officers in hospital at Annapolis sufficiently GONZALES
cent 70 walk about who Unable set furoughs 70
60 home and who charge their inability 70 tie surgeons
in charge Of them who have interest in their reien'
toa to the extent Of one dollar day the price Of ther
board.
DEATH OF A REPORTER.
Ulysses b. Ward, an attachee Of the A5so-
cste9 Press and reporter OF merit died he-e tonight
OF dysentery.
MUSTERED OUT.
The 10Th Massachusetts Volunteers, Col.
Bates arrived here from the front to-day their way
home to be mustered out. Only leo officers and mea
are lei: out OF the /, 100 who enlisted.
Mr.. NEWTON NOT GONE To CHINA.
The report in some OF the papers that Com
missioner Newton Of the Agricultural Department has
gone to China probably arises from bis having recently
sent M Collins there to procure information concern
ing the production AID manufacture Of sorghum ana
other matters Of intcrcst 20 the Department.
SECRETARY CHASE WANTS $4O0, 1000, 600 YEAR.
Secretary Chase having satisfied himself by
careful INQUIRY and estimates Of The Tax hi before Coa
eress that it viii yield 500 oc00oo and feeling
that tine necessities of tie Government wiz require
$500 coo from the internal roveluc source alone VIII
TO day ask Congress increase the rates OF taxation
upon the leading articles in the list so as to produce
tie desired sum- II Is understood that this increased
tax will principally fall upon incomes whisky tobacco
and petroleum The d position 70 tax whi6ky or hand
may easily he inferred fiom the conversation OK mem.
beers the House this forenoon in the streets anu IL iae
hotels