, 1865-01-20

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 19.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 19
THE PEACE RrMoRs.
Rumors are afoat This evening, the highest
name as authority, that The senior Blair is to
start for Richmond again tomorrow In spe-
cial boat, furnished by the Navy Department.
Since his return hc has been having repeated
interviews with the President, the Last Of
which took place this afternoon. It begins
to be htDtcd.by come and suspected By 9TH
crs that his late visit to Richmond WAS not
nearly SO barren Of results as the rebel papers
have reported.
APPOINTMENTS, COMBINATIONS, &C.
Tie friends Of Gen. Jno. Cochrane, Of New
York, are urging his appointment as Minister
to France. The Senate to day confirmed the
nomination Of Gen. a. q. Terry rs Brigadic1
General III the 1egular army. The nomina-
ton of Perkins Bass as District Attorney for
the Northern District Of Illinois. WIS also
confirmed. The Senate to-day unanimously
paestd vote of thanks to Rear Admiral
Porter and Gen. Terry. The act in amend.
mcnt Of the act to define the pay and cmolu-
mcnt Of officers in thcarmy was passed to-day
by the Senate. Senator Wilson succeeded in
incorporating bis amendment prohibiting the
future naturalization Of foreigners who were
rcsldcnts Of the country lu and after 1861,
and who II naturalized would have been sub.
Icct to military duty.
TIE G. 8. SANITARY COMMISSION.
The o. S. Sanitary Commission sent Re.
! lief Ag<nt with the last expedition against
Fort Fisher, carrying large supply of cloth
ing, dressings, sttmulants, articles Of hospital
diet, and battlefield supplies generally, and
rendered ct1ectua} service during and after the
engagement.
CONGRESSIONAL
The Ways and Means Committee are en-
I ragged on the tobacco tax question, and ART
tonight holding their second session for to
| day to discuss it. Violent opposition is made
to tue proposed tax on leaf tobacco. The
cicar.makcrs of Chicago, H., in q memoria
! to Congress-, complain Of tue necessity ofpro
curing permit, Of keeping an account o
their operations for the inspection Of tle AS
! sis1ept Assessor, and declaEe the Legislation
requiring 1t incxplicable and demoralizing
/ The remedy proposed is tax on the raw ma
| te1ial, which would yield much larger rcye
4 resolution introduced By Mr.. Noble, I,
the HOUSE, provides for the credit to Ohio ant
other States, Of the service of the one hun
drcd dars' men to be reduced to years ant
placed to the quotas Of subdivisions Of dis
tricts.
| Mr. Littleiohu introduced substitute 70
the nending bill for constructing Ship Cana
around Niagara Falls. It loans to the com
pauy proposed thee millions of dollars 70
the building Of 4 marine railway.
Reyc1dy johnson exhausted the day M
Senate III advocating the claims of the Cam
den and Amboy Railroad.
TIE HERO OF FoHT FISHER.
The President has nominated Gen. Terry .
. Brlgadicr General In tue regular army. Thl
makes the third honorable distinction con
te'1ed On Inn within week. The confirms
Major GcneIal, and nomination first AZ Majc
General OF Volunteers, and now as Brigade
General In the rcgutar army.
AGRICULTURAL,
The appropriations for distributions I
| n1ants and seeds this year amount to $50 OH
twenty thousand do'iars more was appr,
prIatcd for the Agricultural Reports.
APPOINTMENTS, &C.
perl;ns Bass, Esq, Of Ills, has been a
. ,o;fked limited States District Attorney Fl
ihe Northern District Of that State al
Charles 4. Peabody Attorney for lie sont
ern District Of Louisiana: ~, r..u
Tr1sr 1et Missouri State Militia, Is dishons
T adv dismissed the service Of the Uni!
/ sfates for fraudulent conduct IN conneet.
With Transportation passes. trading IN sa
| stttrtcs. end sapc. Joining the same III taG
crp1luycd under his control, he being ~ :
, SAME time On duty as Assistant fiovost ~
shal
By order Of tlc Secretary Of War officers