The New York herald., 1865-01-18
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

wAsnmoros, Jan. II, 1885.
now xHu ADVANCEMENT OF THE CAPTURE OF yoR1
YisHER WAS RECEIVED.
Tbe news az tho capture Of Fort Fisher electrified the
CITY This morning and created universal congratuaon
Dispatches announcing the victory were read IN Dotn
houses OF Congress- and received In tho House OF hP
with loud applause The Senate OF course
10 too dignHsd body 70 give audible expression 70 ~
Joy.
General Terry, who commanded the mhtafy iofecs in
this expedition is a young and gallant officer, who has
heretofore been made brevet major general for gallant
~ In the Aeld The President will at once mako him
full major general Of voluntee His success is another
evidence OF the sagacity Of General Grant In selecting
the leaders Of important expeditions
Galues Ared here at In honor OF the victory,
and Il was otherwise appropriately noticed
The Navy Department s ubilant over the success OF
the attack on Fort Fisher, as demonstrates the sa-
sacty which initiated and carried through the enterprise
IN ape OF the and tardness OF the War
Department in accedng to and cooperating in 1t.
GENERAL BUTLER IN PERPLExING PREDICAAENT.
General Butler was before the Committee on the Con-
duct OF the War to-day and gave his evidence in REFER
ence to the late Wilmington expedition. At the very
time that he was demonstrating to the Committee the
impossiby of taking Fort Fisher by assault the des-
patch received and read announcing its capture BY
09SAuItlng column. Tne eHeCt muy Oe
General and his family the recipients OF many atten
tions and their constantly thronged with vs
tora
DEPARTURE OF MR.. SEWARD FOR BOSTON.
Secretary Seward leaves for Boston tomorrow morn
ing, to attend tho funeral Of Mr. Everett.
KENTUCKY AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
Distinguished Kentuckans here are very anxious Tor
the passage Of the constitutional amendment aboshng
slavery and say that In that event Kentucky will immc
datey abolish slavery and take her place in tho line as
free State and support The emancipation policy.
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE REBEL STATES.
The House today continued the consideration or the
bill providing for the reconstruction Of the rebel States
After speech by Mr. Eliot, Of Mass, in It's favor, the
further consideration Of tho subject postponed for
two weeks Notwithstanding tho opposition OF Winter
Davis and others the former declaring postponement
equivalent to the defeat Of the bill There Is strong
dsnclnasion onthe part Of many republicans TO egs-
late at the present time regard this vexed question
Many even OF the friends Of tho administration, doubt
the policy Of euacng any general law upon the subject
regarding 1t as the true fpocy deal with each Of the
States separately as they manifest desire to resume
their former relations with the general government
is hardly probable that any law Of the kind proposed viii
be passed ut this session.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
The bill matured by tho Committee Of Ways and
Means provides that after the LIST Of July, 1885, there
shall be levied collected and paid all manufactured
leaf tobacco tobacco stems and crops Of tobacco
duced in the United Sates tax Of twenty cents per
pound and all leaf tobacco known as strips and Of
like production thirty cents per pound and on all manu-
actured and leaf tobacco tobacco stems and scraps OF
tobacco produced in the United States after the said date
tax Of twenty cents per pound.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1866.
The Naval Appropriation bill for the year ending June
50, 1866, amounts to SO, ,s71, 1877.
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL CUSTER.
General Custer and stan arrived here last evening, and
left night for their respective homes brief leaves
Of absence.
THE LOUISIANA REPRESENTATIVES.
II is generally conceded here that the Louisiana dele
CATION will bc admitted to Congress during this session
THINTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.