WASHINGTON, May 6.
The U. S. gunboat Huron captured, on the 19th ult., off
Charleston, the schooner Glide, of Charleston, while attempting to run the
blockade. She was bound to Nassau, and
was loaded with 1,000 bales of cotton and five tierces of rice. Her papers and logbooks were thrown overboard
during the chase.
A number of members of the committees on military affairs of
both Senate and House, accompanied by Gen. Clark, executive clerk of the
Senate, and Mr. Smith, clerk of the House’s military committee, have gone to
Ft. Monroe and the headquarters of Gen. McClellan, to prosecute enquiries
touching the charges against Gen. Smith, and other matters of importance in the
prosecution of the war.
Senator Wade’s bill, in aid of agricultural colleges,
provides that the public lands shall be donated to the States and Territories
which may establish colleges to teach the science of agriculture and the
mechanical arts, in proportion of 30,000 acres for each senator and
Representative. The funds acquired by
the sale of the lands to be invested in government or other stocks yielding at
least five per cent. One college at
least must be endowed and supported in the State or Territory which received
the donation.
The Senate committee on Finance has reported about 260
amendments to the House tax bill, after having heard delegations representing
various interests. Among the amendments,
they have stricken out the tax on ale, and mixed and increased that on
distilled spirits to 20 cents per gallon, to be collected at distilleries, but
not to operate on stock on and previous to the passage of this act. The tax on domestic wines is stricken
out. Lager beer and other malt liquors
remain undisturbed. 3 per ct. is
proposed on the gross receipts of railroads, steamboats, &c.; 30 instead of
5 cts. on cattle, adding 5 cts. on calves; tobacco 20 cts. per lb.; cigars from
10 to 35 cts. according to quality. The
tax of 1 ct. per lb. on cotton is stricken out, and schedule A, taxing pianos.
An order from John M. Casson, assistant P. M. General,
directs that all letters for New Orleans should be sent to New York for
transmission by government steamers.
The associated press agent gives some additional particulars
from our advance near Williamsburg, dated Monday evening: In the fight there our loss was 17 killed,
and about 40 wounded. 80 rebels were left
dead on the field, and 40 wounded. We
took nearly 200 prisoners. Their dead
were buried by us on the field. A stand
of colors, belonging to rebel cavalry captured are now on the way to
Washington.
Gen. McClellan and staff arrived on the field at 5 o’clock. He rode to the front greeted by cheers from
the troops. He immediately assumed
command.
The rain has poured down in torrents all day.
Jeff. Davis was at Richmond at last accounts.
The enemy’s works [at] Williamsburg were very formidable,
extending across the peninsula.
Herald’s Dispatch.
The report of the finance committee of the Senate upon the
tax bill is accompanied by an amendment, offered by Senator McDougal, one of the
committee, as a substitute for the whole bill.
The bill proposes to raise revenue from the following sources: 1st, capital active and circulating, to be
reached by a tax on receipts of business, as hotels, &c., one hundred and
ten millions. 2nd, capital fixed, and
realized income duties on interests, from interest paying bonds and securities,
ten millions. 3d, excises on spirits,
malt liquor and manufactured tobacco, forty millions. 4th, duties on legacies and inheritances,
granted from one to eight per cent., seven millions. The system of payment by ad valorem stamps is adopted throughout. The officials employed to be, 1st, a
commissioner of internal revenue at Washington to supervise all. 2nd, inspectors in the several districts with
deputies to be appointed by them. 3d, a
stamp agent in each district, or more than one if necessary, for the disposal
of stamps.
– Published in The
Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, May 8, 1862, p.
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