New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-27

Tax bill and insist upon its Preference over everything
el.e Until it, completion which will take abont four
deys Then he has tho Legislative and Executive APP
precipitation blis; and then wiz come the Tarh piii.
which With the Committee of Conference reports VIII
consume the balance Of The time.
WHAT CANNOT PASS.
There i, no chance for vote on the Louis
lana case or any special Legislation on private bills
which will excite discussion, OF the bill to regulate inc
New Jersey railroads.
RECEPTIONS.
The receptions of Mrs. Lincoln and Ms.
Sprague Yesterday were the largest Of any given this
Winter. and arc about tho last Of the season mrs
spraques was more of the nature Of party and was an
exceedingly brilliant affair
ROGER A. PRYOR. .
Roger a. Pryor left this afternoon fOrthe mont,
having been ordered BY the President to report to Cen
Grant for exchange.
LIES MOVEMENTS.
All reports, or rumors, now being circulated
by the Secessonis,s, 81 Lees having movement IN
progress nor,hwad without more foundation than
there , ia the fact that about $50 Of bis men per dsy
now reach here. take the oath and go North.
~ Wv WAsHISGTCS. Feb %, 1888.
ROGER A. PRYOR TO BIZ HXCHASGhD.
President Lincoln to-day ordered tho Rebel
exCen Roger A. Pryor 10 report immediately to Gen
Grant at City Point, for efcheuee.
SUPERINTENDENT OF TUE RECRUITING SERVICE.
Gen. Ssyton ha, been appointed Superintend-
ent OF the Recruiting Service and Brevet zen. Litue
ned Mastering Officer in the Department OF the South
REBEL DEsIsTERs PoR THE WEEK.
For tho week ending to-day 62i Rebel de-
serters have been received at Col lu8iahaas oin'o
lrcm City Point
BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS.
Tie large amount OF business necessary to be
transacted viii engage Il attention OF Congress both
day and gtt until he adjournment without n'i0idns
an aportuui,y for the deliberson which their import
The larger number Of public bills including those
necessary for the support of the ermy and navy nave
not 70, become laws, ard the smeIdatory enrolment
biz il still pending 80,
measure which have passed The House 70 De
acted upon Tvs the Senste including the bankrupt and
the Illinois and the Niagara snip canni nls, .o,e.r
These however. viii. according to present appear
sueeg fail 10 BE faycraby acted on b. the senate oT
want ~ time. The uouse too. have YET - CONSIDER
various important bills which Originated ~ Tue Sene.
TIE aucpdatory Internal Revenue bil Is tue orue
for 10 morrow in tie Senate. and tins Nhi WIN tL'
amendment lie returned ~ The iionsc me iatsr oo
VIII however. probably consider the ArAsnsas gu
Louis ana eie, ton oa-es The committee on
I,n heretofore reported fevoraby or receiving Yep
r. sentaiN ~ from these states.
Itisa matter OF wonder to gentlemen familiar WI
ION ,res .ous atfrirs how even the neee-saI! pDpi,
bls can he passed within thu short remaining TINE o.
the p,tsent Congress. lha tV1Vh"V loan OH h"7 "o'
been considered in either House.
LHE's ARMY
A letter from TIE Amy OF the Potomac say
in. ,r.ertsrs report the continued arrival o. uesn
,rccns rom Vaa,reeard to lee. sud that bosh tae
Rebel and The Union armies are extremely war! ana
wstcfu
THE REBBL ADMIRAL BUCHANAN.
The Senate OF Virginia has passed @ resolutlof
haiti e with great satisf,etio, the return ef Admir1
Ruohsnnn IT, the Confederate States and tenders 1T
;hanks to HIN for heroic services.
TnR AMEspATORy INTERNAL RBvBSu1 BILL.
The House Amendatorv Internal Revenue bill
wa. reported hack b. the Senate oD Friday rom til
Committee Finance. by Senator sherman, VITA sun
DIR, amendments. among them 20 strike ont the eTepp
ton H. m duty or tax of Bibles Te-'aments. volumes
consisting Only Of parts " either prnycr-hooks
arthmctcs. ~ ling book. geoernphies gEarlrnaTi
and .,avol BOOKS of tie kinds used IN corImor
urireary schools ard al books printed exclusively
ioi ,he Of Sunday schools Bat the exemption pro
posed hy the House was not TO any Volume liurd ut
more than ~ The Scnstra Finance Coriuit
tee rrpoTt the following amendments TO the
tobacco clause: on snuff Manufactured Of tobacco
~ any substitute for tobacco ground diy or
damp yickcd scented or otherwise Of all descriptions
whci prepared for uss 10 cents per pound.
ThG COMMITTEE propose 10 STRIKE cat the tax Of 10 &c ats
plnd cayeadsh, plug, twist ana al other kinds 81
1
'or They proposed - instead % 30 cents u pound
on fine cut chewing tobacco. whether mauufaeiur, 4
with stems IN or not however sold, "heihef
1 loose in bulk. IN Packages. rolls, plpcr
wrappers ~ boxes. On cigarettes mode 81 tobacco.
incoscd In paper wrapper and pat np IN package.
containing lot more tan twenty-five cigarettes ana
valued IL net more than five dollars per 100 pack
cents per package Tho Committed propose to subsii,
tue fr the House cnusc OF 90 cents pound on all
on oheroos short SKIES and oil CIGARS valued NJ less
than SIS thousand. The Committee leave the prin-
cple Of the ucomeiAx untouched VIZ: dnty OF per
cent on the excess 5000 aid not exceeding $1,000
| $500; but propose - strike out the FOL.
! lowing proyiso That net profits realized
nv SAFES of real estate purchased since Jan. l. lso4
hail be- churcca5e inooro aud Losses on sales OF
real estate purchased since Jan l. i-,i and old within
the year fOr which income Il estimated shall be de-.
Quoted irom i've income Of such scar.
The Committee PROPOSE 20 strike ont the section pro-
ydn, that from and after the lst OF April, 1863 there
shall De- paid m len OF the duty now provided by law on
al cotton upon which duty has been paid aud which
is not exempted hy law. duty Of cents pound
III july l. stG, aud aud after that date duty Of
cents per pound.
Thc Committee also propose excerpt coal from the
dnty ct Oper ccntum additional ON the rates now pro.
pose, be- increased TO that extent nearly all the
articles Included in the 9iih section OF the present law
and lhev report IN favor Of striking cat the sect lon
that every National Banking Association. state Banl,
or State Banking Association shall pay tax Of 10 per
cen,un on the anouLt Of notes Of rny State Bank or
State Banking Association paid out by them after the
lst of January next.
They ur0yose reduce tic duty crnlc petroleum.
rom t. oeIis per gallon. The Committee propose
several new sections. namely: Taxing sales twenty.
fourth OF one yer conium providing that the President
shall Ippuiut additional Auditor, to be- called the
Auditor Of Internal Revenue. with the requisite
her # clerks; authorizing the Secretary OF the
! Treasury 10 nrpoint y Commission OF thvce
members at $50 per month TO take into
consideration and report On raising by toxiton sGeh
revenue may be Necessary 10 uppy the wants OF the
Government, repeating or s0spendlng the bonnirs on
he n al
fisheries from and after the first OF April mex, and dur
ing tn present and year thereafter the present
rates Of postage on letters &c. DO increased from 10
cents after July |, ls6J.