New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-29

fabrication There has been no occasion for such lee
ter The confidence in Gen Butter felt at the ~
office is shared by Gen. Grant
HARB0R IMPROVEMENTS
In Senate, to-day, Mr.. Chandler, from n.
Commerce Committee reported adversely On NJ
AIDES bill making appropriations for continuing \.
improvement OF the harbor u; Burlington Vt; Osvar,
Sodus Bay Mouths Of Genesee River and Oak Orcla,s
Creek, Buffalo and Dankirk, N r.. Erie. Pa; Co,s
aut Ashtabua, Fairport Cleveland Month Of Masr
River, Huron, and Sandusky City. Ohio; Monroe 81
Clair Flats Mouth Of Clinton River Grand Havs.
Black Lake. St. Joseph, New. and Buffalo, Mich
Michigan City, Ind. Chicago, Waakegan. and Ks,..
sha, Ill Racine. Milwaukee Sheboygan and Map,.
voc. Wisconsin. and for current expenses of ,tea.
dredges on lakes ChampL,in Ontario Erie and MioA
gan.
REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS
The same Committee reported adversely -
the House bin e1emptiDg from enrolment and icsa..
and payment Of tunnags duty, canal boats. freight
bafges. scows RATS, and other craft without masts .
steam power, and used only ia domestic trade % ~
inland rivers and canals.
THE TAX on WHISKY
The vote by which the House taxed the stoHr
Of whisky on hand was most unexpected. II caaess
spectators here the ground in the very act II n
creasing their purchases They grip their hold thouA
thus early very tight upon what they have loaded
themselves with confident tina. tho Senate viii disagree
with the House on principle not only but in oensstesS
with its former votes.
THE TARIFF.
The Senate, cutting through a cod Of diG
Guilty. which entangling amendments Of the House,
fifty per cent tariff act had made adopted the Honsss
bill after having actually reduced the increase frva
fifty per cent to thirty.three and a third.
GIN. BANKs's DISASTER.
The Government is in possession OF new
showing that Banks's disaster is vssy greater III.
ayowed. and his incapacty more unmilitary than hs
ever been supposed. There is within the Cabinet q
well without it, strong call upon the President b
remove supersede him. The object of tho expedi6a
in which this misfortune occurred. much suspected
will probably be impaired into.
THE VOTE on THB TAX BILL
The vote on the tax bill was l02 to %. Tn
tax on whisky on hand from 20 to 20 cents scopr
ing to the taxes already paid.
SUFFERING IN EAST TENNESSEE.
The President transmitted to the House to
day the address of the East Tennessee Relief ssos
ton" telling the hardshps Of the people Of East la
mes See and soliciting individual and Government aid
their behalf Among other relief they ask the ~
struction Of military railroad from Knoxville to Ga
cinnati via Central Keatucky.
! To the Associated Press
WASHINGTON Thursday. April q. 1891
TgS-PoRTY LOAN.
The subscriptions to the ten-forty loan 70.
ported at the Treasury to-day were $4,000.
80 POsTPOSEMENT OF THE BALTIMORE Coz.
vENTIOy.
| IL is said by members of the Executive Con.
mttee that there is probability Of postponins 4.
time for the meeting Of the Baltimore Convention.
CIV iLIANS NOr ALLOWED To VISIT THE ARAr
No passes TO civilians are now gwen Ai
several who started for the army front Old passa
| nave been turned back.
MISSOURI CONTESTED ELECTION CASES
The first of the Missouri contested elcctss
cases Bruce against Loan is 20 be taken up next Tss
day.
DESTRUCTION OF REBEL SALT WORKS.
The Navy Department has received CON.
municston from Rear Admiral Lee, in which he sap;
THE statements Of refugees received board To
NIPPON the 9TH inst. indicating that the e1tensrs
and valuable salt Works IN that vicinity weakly
| defended and might be destroyed. | directed Cap.
sands to organize a boat expedition uudcr command u
Acting Volunteer Lieut. Breck TO effect this important
| object
am happy 10 inform the Department Of the complete
success Of the expedition which resulted in the desrse
ZION of one large steam pump boier and engine 81.
tached seven large boilers: about roo salt pans ~
large yats reservoirs and Oubuildings Of the estsbA
ment; large windmill. and fifty or Sky Go'.
eminent furnaces and boilers, which WIRE
blown 10 fragments with Npounder shells. one hund.
red and sixty conscrpts captured Of whom but
could be brought or in boats Complete order and Dis
cipne was observed much to the credit NJ the oEcrn
and men engaged. The work well and quichf
done. and the vigilance Of military force close s
completely eluded.'