, 1865-01-19
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsn1sGTos, Wednesday, Jan. is.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsnISGTos, Wednesday, Jan. l6
TIE OLD CAPITAL PRISON.
A sensation was unexpectedly produced in the
HouEc today by IN effort Of Thad. Stevens to pre-
rent an Investigation ordered dag or two ago III
10 the arrests and confinement In the Old Capitol
| P1ison. He eought to put 1t On the ground Of IN
| attack On the Administration. and thus array q
party majority against it, bat Henry Winter Davis
came out In q etrong speech against the violation
Of the Law in rany Of these arrests, and was fol-
lcwcd by ringing speech from Kasson, of Iowa,
who went so far rs to denounce The course Of the
Secretary Of War himself. At this stage Of the
discussion Garfield entered The ball and announced
that the Military Committee lad already begun the
investigation, md Fuch ontzagcs bad Alrcady been
-deTelopcd that he tmploEed tho House not 10
| stoptt-
Tn4eE thie prsssuss the ysas md d. nays y wfEe T.;
pcnd he invcshsation. It Is understood that the
tS E Se5d Sn S ae ase7s
| the Wsr Department permits to make arrests IN
its name. The Investigation promises TO leave
nia toay j. N I'll oeeT eG the Rsel o
p!eon xSo ' dd lot Seiievs e' ths deteese 10 Be
| One case exposed to-day, is that Of Colonel
| who has done honorable service in the field, who
| was arrested without charges and has been held
i
to-day sWea1s that he has not the rcmotest idea
what be was arrehted tor, and can get NOBODY 70
! tell him.
| Gen, Butler wns befofe the War COMMITTEES
again todny. He claims that as It has been given
ont semi-ohicia1y TINT the Fort Fisher attack vas
| the occasion and moi the cause OF MS renosal.
In that ata1r JusufabIe, and he should have the
| right to render 10 the Committee full history
| and defense 9fhis conduct Eince he assumed com
{~.f r3~ anil 1tpn9F1.
| ment To establish his casc he produced to-day
all the dispatches, letters, orders, maps instruc-
tions, &C.. thst be bad Issued or Tecslsed since IN.
| have heard the statement, thus begun, pronounce
ii au exceedingly strong one. ,.
TUE WAR In VIRGINIA
L detachuaent Of the 6th Illinois cavalry On
uonday last while returning from m expedition
| IN ecarch OF the wounded Mostly who Was supposed
to he cuueea]ed In house near Salem. Fairfax
obsfinate Agh, the rebels weFe put to flight with
| the 1oss OF killed. number wounded and 50
e rsFy e. thaf Mosny on
that he ts slowly recovering from his wounds.
Only two Of our boys were wounded.
| TIRE FooTE FE0IItSKs.
Nre. Foote today received letter from her
husband ty The underground mil line. uc was
still at Fredcrickkburg and had heen released IN;
condiiona!ly. It is thought probable that he will
Eocn make another effort to reach our lines.
| PERSONAL
Thomas Pieteon, OF New Hampshire, will sue
coed the Hon. 4. Helmlck. OF Ohio, as Chief Clerk
Gen u s = 5. Vols
to be Breyet Mai. Gen. oi Volunteers. lie was al.
20 nominated 70 day for ful MAJ. Gen. G.; B.
Dyer, Of Illinois, to be consul ut Bologne. VIM:
Teussig Of St. Louis, to be collector Of Internal
Revenue for the 1st District Of Missouri.
The Secretary Of War, General Barnard, Gene
pected to return tonight.
pETstDET11AL.
The President L. expected to send in his message
diticn, and giving bis We've On the expedicn:y o.
CONGRESSIONAL.
stcyens' second bill for tnxing tobacco renciie.
AZ we'll as leaf tobacco, and adopts mainly tht
schedule OF taxation for manufactured and re
manufactured given In Shefman,s bill. which II
Iii. Brown introduced q bill IN the Senate to re
pcal the net removing. the United States 1rsena
the Senate between Powell, Of Ky., and connesa
Of CAL. on arbitrary arrests. A., ro,, =, In
A lii twas introduced ey NJ. lean; o. l. ~: ~
State. Itgfyes to the State Of Missouri 1oT u
uee Of thest Joseph and Kaneas Gity Rai5Foa! b3e,
Company and to the s. 91seph ana s1cina o0ung non
railroad between kansas city and St Joseph. A. an i
bstween St Joseph and the State boundary line Q
Missouri in the direction Of Council bluns, LOVE n
Of The proceeds thereof. which lies IN those coun
ties through which said roads are Or may be loea
ted, which il, hereafter condemned or conascate
nndcr the provisions of existing laws. OF Of an.
| lnVt that may be hereafter passed.
, The Fertilization Appropriation Bill 1or 1883 le
,. ported to-day from Ways and Means Gomm!ttee
appropfiatcs in the aggregate Elk millions 81
I hCndicd and forty tAonsaad dollars One hnnde1e
: and twenty-five thousand dollars are approp1le
led for The surrey Of Northern and North h-wcstcs
lakes, including Like Superior. The amounts #
proprated for the repair and construction Of Tort
ucailone on The Atlantic seaboa1d and On tn
t great lakes is materially increased.
: Mr. Morehead, Of PennsJlsania, presented
4 memorial from soldiers, his constituents. prnyin
= for the passage Of = law protecting their r1sht
rndet their enliatments which they s1ege wcro "a
! the unexptrcd term Of the regiments 10 Whic
0 thcy were scTerally attached
? THE R1.Aln MISSION.
An intimate friend Of tho Blair family gives h
t following particulars Of MI. Blair reception an
: treatment while In Richmond. He spent most {
his time In the houses Of private citizens, and VIZ
!: everywhere received with open arms. Ha ms
= grtai numbers Of his old acquaintaneesa l. an
I friends, but purposelY avoided recognizing then
6 | At his Interview with Mra. Davis she threw hs
9 arms around hie neck and shed tears. On enterin
It the Hbra1y Of tho rebel CHIEF, he did not At fs
u recognize him. owing to his pale looks and gre