, 1865-02-11
EROJI WASHINGTON
Natters Congressional and General

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb 10.
The reading Of the Presidents message on the
| peace negotiatiors In the House commanded unu.
sual attention. The passages in which the Prcsi
dent insisted upon treating for peace only for our
common country, and not for two nstions, were
heard with marked demonstrations Of approval
A general laugh ran through the House at the
Presidents terms Of instructions to Secretary
Seward, In which he expressly forbade him to rs.
SUNG to settle anything. The basis OF negotia
!on, requiring recognition Of tho death Of slave
II, was greeted with suppressed applause.
The general feeling OF the Union members ore1
the message was jubi1ant. 'lft. Brooks speech
| attacking the message Is denounced tonight by
some OF the Democrats, who insist that he spoke
/ in no sense or shape for the party. It WIS inter.
rupted by two or three running co!loquies with
Union members, In which the general result vas
rot ut all favorable to Brooks. Thad. Stevens re-
ply was unusually severe, but received marked at
| {cEtIou, the Democrats nearly all leaving thetE
deek.
bench Of the Court Of Claims, and Richard Ii.
| Thompson, Of Tcrre I1aute, Ind. has been np-
pointed in his stead. The Late incumbent was also
! IRON Indiana.
ills not true that the Patent committeeIhaye
agreed 10 1eicr the requested extension of the
Goodyear India rubber patent to the Commls.
| sioner, as has been stated
i. Committee appointed By various National
Banks throughout the country are now here 10
procure additional legislation beneficial to their
| interests. and for general conference with the
Secretary OF the Treasury on matters pertaining
to the system Of National Banking. They desire
| such heavy taxation that Will compel the State
| banks 10 come into the National banking system
or TO wind up their affairs
| make IN examination Of the War Department
building in which several fires hare recently oc.
in its present condition tsliable at any moment t6
be destroyed by fire. The estmated cost Of placing
the Smithsonian institution 10 IRE proof cond'.
ton Is $l75.0n. An appropriation Of that amount
! will be asked from CongEess.,,
The House having spent al last night til! from
o'clock this morning Ia ftuit!ess efforts to get
r5isHy ueso@ cVoied % tword; ot It's session
tn-dnv to runishine The nbsentees hom last nights
performances. Nearly all the delinqnsnts we're
lsssed 1, e hs pa{Sfai 81 a asa Il ias es
Was brought to the bar Of the House, and not
withstanding his plea OF Illness was fined
twelve dollars aad han II tbc KS ors;
Of lie House. Ills lfjends made N effort to dis
pensc With The fine. Failing in this, they aousht
haye Il 5s S At s Ted ae'Es bssn a5
f1gt the House agreed On twelve and half ant
Mr.. Faraswozth was permitted 10 1eufe from tas
Senator Hicks is lying at the Sas'onsl Hotel
importance. They arc filed mostly with articles
and editorials en- fhe peace question, all Of then
advocating var to the knife: The rshels eyi
intensions, l and not Ilttie ii trepidation i mani
fee:ed by ihe rebel papers. They are p!eparin:
the public mind Of The. South for th'
fall Of Charleston, md declare nov TIA
sion, it, value in strategic point Of yteW i
nothing. Branchvile, they say, Will bs deiende'
| to The last.
Tclegrsphfc communication between Richmon
aud AugrRtn had been interrupted. It Is suppose