New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-06
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Ths WAYS and Means Committee intend 10
,.,ort the new Revenue bill on Thursday mex" NO
Assnte decision has yet been reached respecting ''
mount of tax to be imposed on dstied spus, ooo"o'
~ or p,troleum. The Committee are diviued upo"
,A;s matter. majority however, fayoring heaVy taAa
,io The SECRETARY Of the Treasury urges upon thcm
a., r,csn, COMMUNICATION, to impose heavy tax upon
an o,lA, that can stand it. carefully seeing that
,o,s,o ,, which they viii bring in viii be certain to
svspre large additional increase of revenue
RMIGRAvION.
sscre,ary Seward has addressed an important
,.,ter to the House Special Committee on Emigration
An which he URGES immediate legislation upon TINS SUD-
feet, He proposes general BILL which he THINKS WIZ
meet the CASE He suggests on appropriation OF o2oooo
10 carry tho measure into operation. The COMMITTEE
nave special meeting tomorrow for the purpose OF
considering the question.
REPORTED RRsrsYATI0N OF FRANK BLAIR
1t is positively stated that Frank Blair will
ceSign in two weeks.
GIN. MRADB's STATEMENT. y
Gen. Meades recent statement to the Com
mtee on the Conduct of the War, in connection with
the testimony of Gems Hancock Gibbons, and others
throws the balance of testimony largely in his favor
It is understood that ho is to be nominated to the va
sioned By Gen. Grants promotion.
PROM THE FRONT.
The recsnt rains have prevented any change
81 position In the army Rumors brought in that Lee
lad been reinforced by Longstreet and part o. Joe
JohnstOns toroos lack confirmation
REvERDY JoHNsoS's SPEECH.
Revsrdv Johnson's speech on the amendment
% the Consultation. aboshng Slavery took everybody
bv rpris, It was listened to with the profoundest
attention and proved compound shell In the camp OF
the Coppsrheads. 1t pleased tho Radicals because OF
the high ground taken instead Of pleading expedeney.
Il grafed the Conservatives as it afforded them new
and broad stopping stone up to the right Universal
regret Yves expressed that IL could not have been de-
uyered earlier because of the influence IL would have
had on the Maryland election
DEPOSITORY OF PUBLIC MONEYS DESIGNATED.
The First National Bank of Norwich, Ct, has
been designated by the United States Treasurer as
Depository OF Public Moneys.
EXTENSION OF HOMESTEAD PRIVILEGES.
The House Committee on Public Lands have
decided to report the bill extending the privileges OF
che Homestead act to the nsurreconsry States giving
soldiers and sailors privilege TO enter upon such lands
VETERINARY WANTS OF TUE SERVICE.
A Board Of Officers, to consist OF Captain b.
Royal. sta U. s. Cavalry. Capt. c. II. Tompsins.
Quartermaster U. s. A, and Assistant Surgeon j.
Cooper Mckee q. S. A., has been ordered to convene
In this CITY on the 18th nst to examine into the veter
mary wants OF the service
DISMISSED THR SERVICE.
The following officers have been dismissed the
service:
Col D. De Forest 5th " 7. Cavalry, 70 date March
20 1864 with disgrace for presenting false and haudu
.ent accounts against the Government.
Capt Geo. II. Smith. Commissary Of Subsistence Of
Volunteers to date March o. 1864, for conduct un-
Gapi. Trank Rich fifth N. Y. Volunteers. and Cd
Lieut. Philip r. Freeof 9th " Y. Artillery, TO date
April l. 1864 with loss Of all pay and allowances, Tor
rendering false and fraudulent accounts against the
CAPT Geo II. Raymond, esth n. Y. Vols cd Lieut.
Miehl Redmond list n. y. Vols, for absence without
Lieut.: and Adjt. S. C: sPrasue: LIST D. c. Cavalry
70 date MsrSh g sS with 9ss 50 Of p al pay and alloy
service United States in CONSEQUENCE OF deseron
rs private from Company f. I'd Q. 5. Dragons. ana
desefton while under arrest as an oftcor OF me Isl
y. Y. Cavarly.
10 the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Tuesday. April 5. 1864.
THE ALLEGED FORGERY oP A DISPATCH FROM
CAPT PENSooK.
A recent Cairo telegram, says:
1.-The dispatch published In the newspapers OF the
from Capt Pennock Naval Commander here. concern.
ing the Rebel capture Of Paducab, and demanding It's
surrender Is bogus. No such dispatch hoe been sent
from here"
As some persons may believe that the contradiction
,we founded il is only necessary to say that the tes
gram to the general newspaper press was verbatim
copy from the dispatches received by telegraph from
Capt Pennock himself to the Navy Department
RELIEF POR THE EAvAJOB INDIANS.
The Navajoe Indians Of New-Mexico having
recently surrendered to the United States forces the
rroper authorities have asked Congress for an appro
xration Of 100000 with which TO purchase them agri
cultural implements and subsistence until they can sup
port themselves on the reservations set apart for their
colonization The Nssaoes have been at for nearly
swo centuries, and the peaceful plan proposed Is
seemed more economical than the large war expendi
lures heretofore incurred in New.Mexico They nun.
Ter about 1000.
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. GRANT.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant left here to-day for the
Army of the Potomac. accompanied by Malor-Gen.
Sheridan formerly division commander in the Army
sfthe Cumberland but ordered to the command Of
sic cavalry in the Army Of the Potomac
WARDEN OF THE JAIL.
Robert Beale of this city, formerly Sergeant
alarms Of the Senate. was to-day confirmed by that
0dy Warden Of the Jail Of the District of Columbia
gHEP R0posED NIAGARA PALS GUNBoAT CANAL.
Gen. Stuart, in his report to the President on
.he Gunboat Canal between tide water and the Lakes
estimates the cost of ship canal around the Falls Of