, 1864-04-16

daily.
Gen. Mansfield will psobab1ybe candidate TO,
Lieutenant Governor, in place Of Gen. Ki,nhall
declined.
The massacre at Fort Pillow created great senss.
tion here.
The weather is cold Wheat is doing anely.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
WAsusaToN, April Is, 1854
CONGRESSIONAL
The house refused to receive the Conference
Committees report on the Moutana Territory bill
and appointed new committee Of conference, With
Instructions to agree only as fo11ows On qunlidca
tions Of votcrs-frec male white citizens and
those who have declared intention Of citizenship.
The Senate WAS indignant at the language Of the
House instructions and refused new COMMITTEES,
II the House recedes from it, instz zuctions a new
committee will probably agree to the qualifications
as desired BY the House.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In opening the discussion On the bill to prevent
speculation in gold, Mr. Sherman submitted the
following letter from secretafy Chase:
TREASURY DDrARrAEsT, April Il, 1864.
En.-Notwfthstandins tho diminished amount
Of u s. notes In circulation and the gradual With
drnwa from u.e or currency Of interest bcaring @.
s. notee made legal tender by the face the price Of
29;a s:s continues nn to % adv1nee:
causes, and is probably due IN part to each. Fra,
tie increase OF notes Of local banks, and second
to the efforts Of Spectators.
elde1at,on Of the Committee On F4nance, q bin H.
tended as remedy for the frat svil, and now beg
to submit for your consideration bill intended as
The frat, II It becomes law, will haze, l doubt
not, most sa1utarJ consequences. The effect Of
the second Mill probably be more immediate,
fhor- h T1cf rf fHrf3 v,nrn
anee- ask consideration for Both, md tho favor
able action Of Congress. II approved, it must not
be teousht howsvsF' H.; regard @ s!heE u OF both
cIal disorders. Nothing short Of taxation to one
half Of the amount Of the current expenditures,
and the reduction Of expenditures to the lowest
cIa1 SUCCESS to the Government; and without mill
tAry success, all measures will fai1
Very respectfully, s. P. CHASE.
During the debate, Mesere. Sherman, Fessendeu,
Sumner and Chandler, expressed their doubts II
the passage Of the bill would accomplish al that
he Secretary Of the Treasury desired to effect but
would give him the bill because It could do no
harm, and would help to overthrow the evil Of gold
epeculatfons.
Sherman cnarsed that the financial trouble Is
largely duo to the action Of Congress IN giving
bounties to yeteranx and othet1 without providing
means to pay them asserted that Government
bonds are worth 16 to IS per cent more than they
than year ago; that 600 In gold is all that is
needed In legitimate business dal1y in New York,
while thirty millions were bought and sold by
gamblers, and that operations he Was not at lbcr-
ty to specify under the bill passed month ago al
lowing the Secretary to fell gold, prevented the
advance to go per cent on Thursday.
Neaers Cowan, johnson and Col1amer opposed
the bill.
The amendments cxcmptin. foreign exchange
from the operation Of the bI1 and striking out tho
pro7Ision requiring payment By actual delivery Of
grcenbacks OF national currency, were lost.
A motion to etrike ont the second section, re-
ncee, was LOST, by 15 to Is.
Nj. Co!lamer has the floor on the bill tomorrow.
MILITARY CONFIRMATION.
John 4. Rawlinsr Grants Chief Of StaG, was con-
ntmed on Thursday as Drigadier General.
Especial Dispatch to Chicago Tribune.
WAsHRoToS, april u, 1874.
The following are among tho changes already
agreed On In the new Tax bill:
LICENSES.
Ale and other similar fermented liquors 81 per
barrel.
Licenses Of bankers of capital exceeding $4,000,
Wholeeaie dealers whose ANIMAL sales exceed
<5o,W0 81 for every additional thousand.
Lottery ticket dealers S100.
Produce brokers $40, If annual sales or purchaaes
exceed SIS, 600, $50.
Custom House brokers SO.
Brewers of more than $50 barrcle, $50.
Recttfers ofmore thnn 81 o barrels, S20-nve dol
lars for each additional GOO barrels,
Hotels renting for SEQ o. less, $40. For every
additional $1o rent IS. Former classification Of
Real estate agents, so.
Con7eyancers, $1tl-
Intelligence offices, $40,
Foreign insurance agents, $50,G0
GIFT entefprleee, 5000.
Plumbers and gas filters, $1,000.
Miners. S10.e0. This refers to persons employ
General business, 5000: This rcte1a to an per-
sons not otherwise classified. whosc business Or
profession yields more than $1,ooA
nrosTs ON MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.
Candles five per cent.
Coal five cents per ton.
Lard oil. lineeed oil, mustard seed oil and al
other animal or Vegetable oils not otherwise pro-
Illuminating gas twenty-avc and thirty cents
per thousand cubic feet In place OF existing scale.
Coal, Illuminating oil, refined and distilled from
coal exclusively twelve cents per gallon.
Spirits Turpentine twenty cents.
Coffee, ground, one cent per pound.
Pepper, mustard, pimento, cloves, cassis, and
ginger gropnd), 1c per pound.
Molas:es Of sugar cane, s per cent.
sugar Grown) le per IT,; do. refined, e.
confectienary, claes 4, io per cent. coatection-
Chocolate and cocoa, one and ono half cents.
corn OF wheat. th!pse mss: msds % Of .ice OF ot6er
maieriale, 1c-
place 81 exciting scale,
Lead, white, thlrty.hve cents per hundred
pounds.
zins, oxide of, thirtJ-nTe cents per hundf ed
pounds.
GaI31ee. tWelse gems PET M4 n9nofcu poun.os'
G!uc. uqnlo, 1ot1J sne, sonu, 9ao Cen''
mooa ecIe"s, nse pe1 eenI "a 'a'ose"'
Clocks, i've per cant; .
fafasole aaa unpleH1s, nse PEI eea|
Gola leaI, per PACE, elsnteen Cents ...r.
eoap mol aoofe &C per ppuna lWo Mtto. ouuse ,s,9
nve cents lc: lancy soap oG s9lt sosp YET csn.
adTAlorem'-pre'&one elasencauons u eoap te
pea!eo. .,.
tnem1ca'a Aot otnc1"1se plof4deo 'o1 pe1 ssos
adEalotcm; n.
@ Essential ohs per fGenL.r,+ GenL.
~ acaqs, Gasos enc etISaa.s psI pcset s ,euan..
f11ntea nooks anu psEloolc@lst eAeep' "7"ep1
per- peI eea1. .+aro,.x,.r. b,oo,anhera md
ltodnctons 2ns oI e1ereo'5pess' @ olos'apae's' "na
en1asers. 1ss per ELL .s-.i.o., .,d otber
HePaafels Q! snsnee, Ie, ;efns on" 'lns'
atcest .nse PEs e,,d stosT,Snsts t1n n.r rent
HepallS On saips a1a a tpaa ~ ccn .mI yer
1feesea oan4tne ~. ~. sssn1s Hant alieo peA eeDI
Grayestones I'VE per cent oon4
Lime an4 Wa1eI eeMSaI- HILL .1ee Liee ps pss Se@ nt
Mnsts and spars. TWO per cent,
ftnldnse IN aao WoG1em hm1drsa ma1J, z,nnnde
ssai5. ~ t,e cens II pef Az ,,er r. ceppt pa11e'
ai' tea!s' ~ % III o,he- aStfcia1 mineral waters