The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-26

We Know No Party, but the
Party of the C0nSfitutOn.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON SiFdi
Important Amendments TO the
Tax Bill. -.,-i6..ss9
WAsHIEGToN, April 80,
THE INTERNAE TAX BILL. syl

The whole time of the House to day has
been devoted to the Tax bill. !, 1t has been
more than half completed Both sides Of
the House are working with commendable
industry to perfect it, and no factious or un
measurable opposition has thus far been de
yrloped to any OF its provisions. The op
position say they are determined to show
that they are not disposed Ito cripple the
Administration, but that they will sustain
the credit of the Government by imposing
on all articles rs large a tax as they will
bear
Tonight the duties on iron were doubled
on those reported by the Committee on
WAYS and Means The iron interest was
ably represented by Thadeus Stevens and
others, who contended that it scoulds not
successfully stand any greater taxation than
that imposed by the committee; but the
majority did not believe this and acted &C
Cordingly. The PENNSYLVANIA delegation,
with the exception of Mr.. Schofeld voted
aga inst any increase of the duties m ~
1t was also attempted to reduce the tax
on coal oil and petroleum, but this was q
failure. Itwas increased five cents pergai,
lon over the committees figures.
There is not much discussion, the speech
"a heing limited TO FIVE minutes, and when
ever the debate becomes discursive the com
Inittee rises and closes it promptly. Mr..
Morill. of Vermont, who has charge OF the
bill, manages it admirably and in such a
manner as to avoid exciting unnecessary
opposition and delay.
The attendance tonight was very good,
aud the members present were IN a very
cy,A hI1rro
1t is understood that most of the time to
morrow will be devoted to it, and it is be-,
Havcd i will be finished by Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week. II the Senate
will labor as indusuiously, and with as lit
tie disposition to waste time Iii useless talk
a. the House, it will become law within
ten days. III
THE CHARGE AGAINST Ex.CoNGREssMAN5
The decpaich from ex Congressman Da
yis. of Indiana, which was read in the
House this morning, denying the authen-
ticity of the letter which he is charged by
lIr Garfield with having written, recon-
mending a Young man to John Z. Breckln
ridge, for employment in the rebel ranks,
will no doubt lead ta considerable discus
ION. Mr. GARFIELD asserts that he did
rte 5ne letter, aud tlat the original can
lie produced Nothing has been heard from
5ud dge Eckles, the other party implicated
n the subject ...ru. fs.r tar
SALES OF TEN FORTY BONDS.
The subscription to the ten>forty loan,
.cported at the treasury depar tment to day
arnounted to S795, ,00O.l t.'',. s,
NEW FINANCIAL PROJECT. fl..
subscription books were opened here
this morning, at the banking house OF
Stewart & Co, for an institution entitled
TIE Credit MUbilier of America" with
r4pita of ten millions dollars, under the
direction OF leading capitalists OF New i ork,
Boston and Philadelphia. a-.1 Il ....t
GEN. TOTEM PROMOTED. -fs-,..r tr,
The Senate, in executive session to day
,,n6rmed the nomination of Brigadier Gen,
joseph &. Totten, Chief Engineer nited
states Army, to be Major General, by
hreyet, from April q, 1854, He has been
.,ck for some time past, and the nomina..
non was intended by the PreslGent as a
compliment for his long pubic service ioeI 81
nearly sixty two years, III l,-5liordua
Extensive frauds have been discovered by
General Dix in the organization OF the ora
New Jersy cavalry and Major an Fostner;
iocnerlv connected with Blenker, and three
captains. have been dishonorably dismissed
the service for being implicated in them,
Most of the recruits wh,e were made tne
victims of the frauds deserted before the
regiment reached Annapolis FL. .,a.,
THE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS s l.g.
The Veteran Reserve Corps is daily re-
ceiving accessions, though = the appoint
ments OF officers are somewhat on the
decrease. owing TO the rigid character aoi
their examinations A few days since an
officer, who had pretensions to a bri rigadieI
GENERALS appointment, was passed Tor a
Second lieutenant ,Ths allegations that
the corps is about TO be- reorganized by
Con Grant. with the view of sending to
tbs 'front.' sneh as are ables are without
f,nn5ation. Nor is the corps "conyenl
emf refuge for trifiers and idlers, ). as its
J,t;os are extremely arduous for theiI
.a,,;ca and honorable wounds. The usage
of the department has always been to re
tsrn men TO their regiments in the field
,rhan sufficiently, recovered for active ser
v!ce. .., rot sT.s8c 1aI tina - % 3DE2Es
sKIRDiIsH N EAR 1LEEsbuRG. " e!sl5' :
Colonel EoWell, Of the Second Massashp
sotts cavalry returned from his expsditiontt
Laesbnrp Yesterday, with eleven prisoners
A brisI skirmisb was had with the Tebels
in which welest two killed killed, IS IS 'o"o''"S
eoyERNoRl cURTIN's MOVEMENTS.
Governor Curtin is here onmportant bu
siness concernmg Pennsylvania politics ant
the next PRESIDENCY, niat4e vail oprobabllJ
visit Fortress Monroe to morrow, SSi ~ asSS-
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