The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-13

able to reach his proposed base'of oper
(. tions with a view 70 his commencement
x OF the seige of Richmond. In either
these contingencies, l shall take an ear
Il opportunity to advise, you cfwhat tran
!. pires.
was in,attendance yesterday at lii
t evening session of the House of Represei
o. tatives. Nothing ofany great importane
i occurred. The members were engage
\ with considerable earnestness in discus,
ing the details Of the Tax Bill, withwhic
they have been much occupied for ses
) eral days Both branches have concurl
ed in the bill doubling The compensation
Of members during the present session
(, That this is q measure of necessity in iii
n present state of exorbitant Prices 10
Y everything cannot be doubted. The iii
lpassed will advancelthe salary Of nae.n
I bocs 10 $500 Per annun1. in -raadaisi I,
4. 70 mileage, which is toundergo the sans
ii rate OF Apiyheniation. ln y discussion
II yhich took phcea few evenings since il
4 the liouse on the su6iecs OF taxing sala-
i fies, it was insisted that Goyelumen
d should not tender With one hand what il
4 drew in With the other; that he incum
beIts of offices having fixed incomes ~
4 tached 10 them, which do not; change
\ with the'iuctuations ofthe CURRENCY, are
sthc greatest sufferers OF thewai; that the
incomes OF members Of Congress, for ex-
ample, land hero the argument came
i home to their own bosoms-woliti not
4 bear tax for the plain reason that they
were insuilicientto 10 cover lttli' iile Xxx pen
ses which membcrs ACKNOWLEDGMENT
4duting tlietilree or four months Of The
/ year that theyare;in Attendance on Com
gress TITS for such reasons--the cnor-
nous cosGof everything in these war
| times, said an eloquent iIiembpr. that
| Congress had felt it its DUTY to increase
| The selaiieg Of the empioyees Of tile Gov
| eminent, llaie and female, to Tires thou.
i;saud dollars pes aifnual. 1ale argitiaeut
was conclusive, but itdia not seea to oc.
lcur to the minds oftl1e honorable nein-
lsbefs thotif $500, with mileage, would
not more than suffice TO dettay lheie own
expenses during The three orsieulyinonths
ot their Attendance at theseut.of Governs
ment, that salaty Of 5000 per annum
for gentleman, the heads often Of large
tauilies, aMho have nothlngs but their
salaries onWlIich To live, xouid be wholly
inadegaate; in such times rs those on
which aveliaye fallen, 10 support them
4
~ 'iiiie y ee'ti ~ siieht
ss',5iais iiioil lilc lilculasfats ~ oillee
# H. I n L " " Y II Hls3oftnie lhat
~ gs,'3lii y .'Vs, eress liis nov yet been
s,i,'oiee. lo,1fAise means ior tAslr
suIl,ols, Miiiie ,psf,ofhiihs necessary
w W. ,allalie tlsies lol osernln eift
'riu iui eiis Niloi COUNTY, ~ puG liSnt
sliav 'ii.'y snoula ,t'il lo1 4elt 70
NJ - !. ssaee 8 ssaii IL " sis,lon'
y s n " sile tlotise
\ ss.eaaas, ',' Dir I'tiis''i.ies Nhg, B am
hs'il = ~ il,l7 - isHst pattlally recoy-
s's,' iiy'is llls iiste l'i'sss'slllo'ii lhtfo7
aug@u 8 issolusl''ii 8iJiec'iile 'ite pEaun9
= i u siiot'ail y Sf5 ~. !, ,les lio ~
Il, = ooiifiiis ,tee upon
siie se,is'oiipl w wiz % is9e7S corpus,
ssl'u ii'lil' ~ IS stsoseelasn'iy WlthafeS
= - VIZ Goliettle, iitlpl'ueea ~ oIqfr
SIMPLY 4, 70 = iuillsli 2 az OCCASION V ena9ie
iiilii - uei,,le3 ~ iiis l,,sitloH ~ shS nun
y ltlis tl'c lioilofaole nieihoerold
very pileliY, oysssatiig ms ehlife coneursE
feil',e ~ tne sieMs iaBen 'iie s9gec1
" sne iio,ioiloie plsssts' i 'is'fSs AM Ns'il5
~, atfs'tus 2. slseii ~ tile pl'pltc; some
pNl'osl'i93l z = ~ oi'lhioils' ~ Ss4pt W.isi
9ue III the l'lolaislei'ce Whiea ms 9latel
~ T. 4 W IL = e
liaa - peeiilllaee % occn nFyih me alsc0ssT
oilol5tiie =. question. ana tnes iSrsoNts o.
aer l'4elsia'! Y, !t,es ie5tousilt MS 59tate
had aclea Yltloai@ knowiease oi ne
'eassns upon Whien me lesisl4il2n g
COR gress was eHsed "a q ne was cophlm-
~ ifi'lfi opihlon nya COMMUNICATION
WHICH, lie ,tlaa received from well known
,Iiizflls Of "a state, approving Inc sus'
1ensionsei the act $hd requesting him tpa
'aastfln y, atid Wl1eA Ae read 70 the
tlonse.
Tsie senate Yesterday passed the In
oil regulating anpressinents,s re-t
1orted by !he Jolnt e3nmitsce q botll
Houses, and which embraces Inc amend-
nents suggesled. py Senator watson.
Presids,nt DAVIS has NGllten Very able /
md conclusive letter to Goyternorr Vance
j sNorth, carolina, ~ reply toione recent.
leceted5ifehl nail on Tue su jeqt o.
ne Nofih Niiolifa dlliieni lies aild WHICH Il
IN soinesot oar papers vi
sYefyapropes, anu ieannotss iill, lrom he
irtn'and decided tone which IelNades =,
olatfaeh hmpea atienton, ansl toseSelt
ii Anp,ortant1hii'ienee AZ TINS time Sach
dmo1lens' coming ifein sach source
fere. sfe"'ly y, nesatea
"'lie 'Wofl'tg newspaper and the