, 1864-12-09
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Dec. s, 1861.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Tie indications in The House On the whisky
tax lead to the expectation that tie term Of
lcYy1ne The increased tax provided far hv the
Inv of The last session viii he chanpcd from
February to January 1st. tins leaving 1oss
than three weeks until the tar will be Sa pcr
gallon. The cigar tar will be SO amended a.
to ratify the decision of the Committee on
Internal Revenue, by which 50 much of the
revenue has been uncollected. There arc no
other taxes concerning which enough has
been said to warrant any speculations as to
their nature.
The transfer OF John T. Hale to the Chafr-
mansmp Of the District Committee, leaving
Gr1mes at tn head Of the Naval Committee,
Is triumph LOT the Navy department which
was resisted n 1he senatorial circles, but was
" 1sne'n Carried W aanosome majority.
Inc "1hef enanges N 'he senate committees
INV Nv eiSe.At o'u'Aes'uee'
oeneiai scnenen teeolot1oa oecaa1inS run
a"ase a no.u .as ou4. a,.l ~ eaua ano o'ner
'o..a eeas's s.4' IVY ~ W aGa'h ao
,ul..ea ,n'.+ ~ tuc P't,a9 ~ cn1zensn'p IN LUG
.,'',s ,,ta~,;a. "a' s,:s - -. ~ aa'aou an .,
~. tute' nS "a P"pe'e, H'e 5e"ie
sAoo..t.oo '.-o =" 'on: s1,nes l'pu-
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'n,ous4 VIZ "nui'
Nem !olAefs er5 'or so'netntng VI tne sane
SUI. u ~ ean We us'1sso ~ anec1 LIE Unity
VI ul.t uuuue'uo =. '"o'1e'n feoe1s no" ooes''
eAeo !" '1eA e4ts'
II tas uaoefstooo enat Inc nankfhpl blll Will
M oe osuusn. W neAt ~honuaS N l"e noass.
me eons.4.uueii''l -. a1nenoment aponsnlns
,, unu p'on1o.uns :. enaests' wa ps ae1a,eu 1oi
'1''!e, ~ pe.ns lnous'' o's' hui u press oein-
ocla's VI aoe sa9!ee@.
a successor 10 Ut. stephenson, as Librarian
Of congress, has mol been appointed, 1or tie
hest Of reasons, to'T1t; that Or. Stephenson
Aas not resigned
Senator John F. Hale, whose continuance
or non-continuance at the head Of the Naval
Committee Of the Senate, has been the sub
ject Of such protracted labor, has been for
nearly fortnight at Halifax on Government
| business.
The whole cotton ouestion in its relations
| to tue Government purchasing agcuts the
nroprietv Of allowing an exchange of sun-
niles for cotton. or even Of seudiue down
so,d FIR it will he e1ahoratc1r discussed in
fhc Senate newt week
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ccr 1obn A. Iocsn has arrival h,re m
r,ntc IN ;oin lis cnrns H. cvnrcsscs thc
fn,,cst conf,acncc in shprm,n,s ah;,;,r IN
,each thc coast without anv scrIons damap..
r. ~. o-1,,1, ~, ho,;aro 4ha+ chorr,o-, :. T.
m h,,rrr ~ hc ran wei, afford IA sto,, src-
on.,,t1v bot,, IN rrs+ his n,on and dcstror
rc,.o1 nrnncr4v md comr,nnfc,tions at thc ~.
,fnus ;mnortont no;nts This Is fhc f1rst fine
ccnor,1 ooron las ,,oc,, IN 1vozb;n rto, s,nco
hc ,csic1ed h,s s.,t In Conpress.
Three months pay is due him for services
,s ,oo,,her ~ 4he Horeo
John Jaonn was ,he raio,,;no a+tr.c+;oo
m tbe foor IF the Honse to::daT and small
bows almost pestered the LII. ont Of him. be-
stising him for autographe.
The: MARYLAND electors waited upon the
President last night, and received his hearty
t communications On the abolition Of slavery
In their State.
| CABINET MATTERS.
The movements Of the Corn Exchange in
Philadelphia for the appointment of Colonel
| John ". Forney to u place In the Cabinet
| will be unanimously seconded BY leading pol
iticians, who urge it as the best way Of har-
| montzing and adjusting the War Of the Curtin
and Cameron factions In Pennsylvania.
Gov. Dennison has been confirmed as Post
master General. Attorney General Speeds
name has not yet been reported back from
the Judiciary Committee.
There was some discussion In the Judi
clary Committee on tue fFesloents selection
fan Attorney General nnt 1ne committee
to-day agreed to report IN la'or ol ns con-
d1mation. and nc VIII &c connflaeo VI 'Aonuay' \,
inc general tone OF tue haslera plsss' oo1n
Union ana Dcmoefat1c, ID se'cfe.e cf411saA w
tne report o1 secretary tesoeno.u' on4oa
journals complain tnal ne lno'ca'es Nv i''1''s'
| AlIlTARf.