The New York herald., 1865-01-06
commI..ss on M.ary AnAlrs, which has .he enec sub

Committee Military Afars which has The entire sub
ject under consideration.
expected that the resolution adopted day by the
House, organizing and enIagng sphere OF operations
Of shortha committee reporting will naturally fac
tate the preparation aud maturing Of the public business
The Speaker has appointed to the position Francis
Smith known for many years Of the ablest short
hand reporters In Congress
II is noticeable fact that during the debate in tho
House this afternoon tho subject Of peace, both
Messrs Greeley and Blair present 1t will be seen
from the Congressional report that Representative Cox
said he tho former the republican side OF the
House comforting with membefs TO Of peace
while he Cox in favor Of sending Montgomery Blair
to Richmond to learn auhoritavey what the South will
do
GENERAL BUTLER's REPORT or THE WILMINGTON
EXPEDITION.
General Buffers report OF the Wilmington expedition
has been received at the War Department. II s very
lengthy and tends 70 excupae General Butler from the
responsibility OF the failure OF tho expedition 1t is
understood reflect rather severely Admiral Porter
The current opinion here seems TO be setting in favor Of
General Butler in reference TO this affair
sTONEMAN's AND BURBRIDGRs RAID-ARRIvAL or
REBEL SURGEONS cApTURED BY GENERAL STONE
MAN.
Captain H H. Thomas Assistant Adjutant General on
the staff Of General Carter Provost Marshal General OF
the Department OF Tennessee arrived here 70 day. In
charge Of DR. Ramsay rebel Medical Director Of
the hospitals In Breckinridge's department., and
six corps surgeons from thae command cap
tured at Bristol, Tennessee by stoncman In
his late successful raid They 10 be sent through
the lines by Gag of truce Captain Thomas represents
affairs in Tennessee very encouraging and says that
the damage done by the last raid of Stoneman
and Burbridge to the rebels immense particularly
in the destruction of provisions Of which great quant
ties had been collected after the defeat Of Glem and
large numbers of and locomotives carry
them of TO Richmond The entire and complete defeat
OF the rebel forces in that section Of the country has
much strengthened the Union sentiment and Tennessee
may now truly be regarded as finally secured to the
Union
KILpATRICK's OPERATIONS.
1t Is understood that official information has been
ceived here that Fitzpatrick cavalry has seized Hsrdeo
vile, on the Savannah and Charleston Railroad
YORK CITY BANKS.
The noted cases OF the New York banks resisting the
claim of the city 10 a right them up be-
fore the Supreme Court. Messrs Daniel Lord A. w.
Bradford, Silliman and six other distinguished coun
Sci being in attendance behalf of the banks while the
city is being represented by Messs James T Brady,
John DevliD, Corporation Counsel, and the Hon. Mr..
Herman of the House of Representatives
GOVERNOR JACOB OF KENTUCKY, PERMfTTED TO
RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.
The request Of Lieutenant Governor Jacob. Of Ken.
lucky to be permitted to return TO his home has been
granted by the President
OBSTRUCTION TO NAVIGATION IN THE POToMAci
Navigation is very much obstructed in the Potomac
the river being filled with ce in many places two inches
thick Chesapeake Bay Is clear with the exception Of
ice fields and the James river sree from the slightest
film OF ice The lighshps are still withheld from tho
shoals OF the Potomac by the Lighthouse Board, whch
removed them last month, OBTAINING the mail steamers
many hours and nHicting upon the government loss
averaging two rsousand douars par day
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE kN-F0RrY LOAN.
The subscriptions TO the ten forty loan yesterday
amounted to only hundred and thirty thousand
dollars and 70 the thirty loan 70 Ave hundred and
fourteen thousand dollars.