The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-25
News From Washington.
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WASHINGTON, April Il.
THE TAX BILL.

1.-THE House made good progress with the
tax bill to-day. The whisky question was
finally settled without much debate: Mr..
Washburne, of Illinois, made motion 20
amend the bill by taxing stock on hand;
Mr.. Stevens opposed it as being uni ust ano
contrary. to the principles Of taxation al
ready laid down by Congress. Fernando
Wood also advocated tax OF stock on
hand. but the amendment was lost by .
vote Of 70 against 81. The rate'of taxation
on LIQUOR was then fixed at one dollar per
gallon on oil manufactured on ana aiter
NAV 1 until January next, and alter tna'
cate one dollar and twenty five cents per
gallon. The tax on ale and lager was hxea
at one dollar for every thirty gallons,
ARTILLERY REGIMENTS.
The House Military Committee have
nearly matured the bill providing for the
consolidation of allIo artillery regiments
into one corps, to be under the command
of major. general. This officer will have
charge of all the artillery in the United
States under the proposed bill. 1t has
been submitted to many artillery officers,
who cordially approve OF the measure, and
think it will prove beneficial to the service.
THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION.
1t is reported that the formal call for the
Cleveland convention will appear in a day
or TWO, with quite q formidable list Of sig,
natures, embracing previous adherents of
both parties. 1t is said the President can
not see the point to his cat story in connec
ton with this movement. =.
TWO Kindred THOUSAND MORE.
Governors Brough of Ohio, Lewis of Wis
consin, Morton Of Indiana, Curtin of Penn.
sylvania, and Yates Of Illinois, had q long
interview with the President to day, to
urge upon him the necessity of calling two
hundred thousand more men into service
for the defense of states bordering on the
Ohio river, especially for Indiana Ohio and
Kentucky. They claimed that if specially
authorized they could raise that number OF
men for that duty by volunteering Gov
erner Curtin, however, did not join in the
request. The President, as things look
now, seems disposed to issue call for two
hundred thousand troops, to be raised only
in Western states. .....-..
THE SICK SENT TO THE REAR.
All the sick in the Army of the Potomac
have becn sent here and placed in the hos
pital. This is significant.
COLONEL WILSON. .-.. i.
The Senate had long and animated de-
bate to day in executive session, on the
confirmation of Colonel Wilson, late chief
of General Grants staff, as Brigadier Gen.
eral Irwans claimed that he never did any
thing to merit promotion, and the result
was that he was laid aside. General Grant
telegraphed that he desired him confirmed,
as he was now commanding division Of
cavalry in the army and the probability
is that to morrow he will be confirmed.
ria THE REVIEWS. Ma !.'
The frequent reviews now taking place in
the Army of the Potomac are fast making
that gallant and veteran body of soldiers
familiar with the personal appearance Of
their new commander. The radical jour
nails happily have ceased their accustomed
howlings at those displays, so necessary as
well as attractive between an army and the
general who is to lead some to victory, some
to death.
THE BANK BILL.
The Senate Finance committee to day
reported the House Bank bill, with some
forty amendments, which materially change
the provisions Of the bill. They reserve to
states the right to tax national banks, and
also to fix the rate of interest. This is not
in accordance with the wishes of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury. The contest in the
Senate over these provisions will be very
sharp. f'' rs. @
THE GOLD BILL.
The following is proposed as an amend
mcnt to the new bill now before Con-
gress:
And be it further enacted, That all the
restraints imposed upon the purchase and
sale, or loan of gold and silver coin bullion,
and foreign exchange, shall be extended to
all contracts for the purchase and sale of,
and transactions in, all goods, wares, mer-
chandze, personal property, chooses in &C
lion, and effects of every name, nature and
description whatsoever.
FRAMING PRIVILEGES.
Great Inconvenience and loss have result
cd from the recently passed law regulating
Thanking, calling forth circumstances from
government officers. Important official pa
per>, accounts and vouchers for large sums
of money, have been detained and sent to
the dead-letter Office, because the words
''officiaI business" was not written upon
the cnvelops with tbs names of the officers
sending them, or becaaue the writer's were
private citizens. Every department has
suffered in this way. To remedyi this diff
ficulty, Senator CoIlamer has reported from
the Post Office Committee bill upon the
old system allowing all communications to
the heads of departments and bureaus, and
their chief clerks, to pass free through the
mails. 81 81 - ~ s
TEN FoRTIES.
The subscriptions to the ten-forty loan
reported at the Treasury Department to-
day, amount to two millions one hundred
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