, 1866-03-29
Negro Suffrage Declared to be
the Law Of the State.


GEN. GRANT NOT GolflG TO
EUROPE.
Sentence Of Detective General
Baker.
FR0A WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribnne]
WAsH1Sa7os. March q.
DEATH or SENATOR fooT-
The lingering 1l1uess Of Hon. Solomon Foot. Seu-
aso1 from Vermont, terminated fatally At forr min
uscs before So'clock this morning. The event wns
announced in the Senatc Immediately after the
reading OF the journal by senator Gunner, who
patd btei eulogy to the deceased Senator, and the
Senate then adjourned 1t is arranged that the
funeral services here thRl he held In the Senate
Chamber, Tomorrow, at o'clock, and be conducted
BY Rev. Dr.. Sunderland. The remains will be
euhecQnxnt lyconveyed to Vermont, where further
seEy7css Will be held. Senator Foot w1s 6l years
ofagr. and had been in public life for period Of
oFer 20 years. he Was the Oldest member OF the
Senate IN continuous ecfy1ce, and enjoyed in a
marked degree tht confidence and respect efhls as
soctatea- The appointment OF his SUCCESSOR de-
wolves upon the toye1uor Of Vermont, the Lect.-
la.nrt Of that Siasr not being now IN session.
TIE AKXI I'LL.
The Army Bill Will be reported from the Senate
Finance Conamiuec with i Recommendation to
strike ont tbs following clanse Inserted By the
House, viz: provided that no part Of the money
hereby appropriated shall he used for paytng the
1'ltnnif Central Railroad Company for the trans.
ro:tsiinu Of troop, or the property o; the United
States; and the Attorney General OF the Un:td
States IL hereby directed To 1nztitute suit aXalnst
the sid Company IN the Circuit Court Of Tie
United states, In the 11th Cscus without de12y 10
recover from tald Company uoneYs that hare been
paid to tald Company, by any department of The
Government fot the t,aaspo1auon Of
the troope or property Of the
CnisedEsntesi and the eatd Attos~
ney <iencsM II hereby further directed 10 up
peof for the United States IN said court and prp.e-
cute ,tk interests In sald snit" In recommending
the striking out ot this psoviso the COMMITTEES do
not take ground against the matter involved there
IT, bnt intend 10 express the opinion that the sub
tct should be acted On IN 4 separate bill.
so1uiEna' AND SAILORS ux1o3.
The Soldiers znd SalIors' Union, NJ their weekly
u,seting, resolved to ask for the adoption BY Con-
gress Of MF. Juilan's bill for cqualiztuz boun-
Tics es the most complete In Its proy1sfons.
and thanked Hons. Henry Wilson and
Sehcuck for their Efforts tn tsit behAlt. In m nd
dress hy stetbin., pf Michigan, be commended
MI NE4dQ EQuEeC az tAc 4l1tASu u 4QaIt&-x
and, therefore. the soldiers friend, With the hearty
applause Of foll audience Last night rome hun-
dredA Of the members Of the Union went 10 Mt.
Julian rnotus 10 .e1eDadc him Their President
spoke, End Mr.. Julian md Gen. MussY replied
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE on TIE DEr1c7sScx n1I1-
The cunfe4enee Committee on the Deficiency
Bill had meeting this morning, but did not finish
the measure. They sfn probably disagree to the
Glance providing that the Iaeez Of living men only
stau be put on government currency, IS that qnes
don IL now before the Committee On Bank1 and
DAnkinE, which will probably repars separate bill
| to reach the caee In ,tt1e-
TIE SENTIMENT II TxxAs.
The coInn1issloncr Of Freedmen 3or TeIas re-
ports that there indications Of m increase Of
loyal sentiment In tnat 6tatc, though there Is q
visible abatement in the number md hnE.hness OF
| thoec czscs Of outrage aud mAireatmert coming
muer the cosnixance Of It; but the large German
| population Of Texas, which suffered 1ndeatribAby
under rebel rule tor lis devotlon to liberty has en-
tered thie eeason extensively into the culture Of
| cotton, hlnnE large uunbeea Of freedmen. The
Commissioner ssa:ee that during the mouth Of Feb
r1ary 10 1ations Hsre Issued 10 freedmen.
TIE BANKRufT BILL
The Bankrupt bill We defeated In the Houae to.
| day BY maturity OF thirtcrp votcs. A motion 10
TecnnzideT xAs made, md motion 10 lay that mo-
tuu on the table sas defeated by eleven minority.
Aftcr which IT vas voted to postpone the motion 10
zrconsider mil ono week from to-day. The friends
Of the bill feel confident Of liz passage when the
| House is full.
| kEpnEAE coun1.
The Supreme Court Of the United Siates w1s1 hear
no more agumente After tomorrow. In serrsal
cases which hare been argued opinions will be de-
1scred md rome Tine next week the court vii at-
journ till the December term.
| AETo1E1NENTs.
Col E. s. Parker and Col. Ad4m Dadean have
| been appointed lteuteuaut1 In the regular army.
7hex Will be retained on Lent Gen: Gssnt'a sta1.
| H1ERxA1 KEFErE nEcHr1s.
The internal Rescnue zecetpss today were s14i.-
s>tE.
| y1s1T OF cosDoLEScE.
Early this morning, The President, accompanied
b, Senator Doolltt}e visited Nrs senator Foot, to
copdo}e With her In the great bereavement she hal
inst sustained.
BELIEVED FnoH Dr1T.
The War Department has relieved 0Feyet Brig.
Gen. E. B. Alexander. Colonel 10th Missouri intan
try, from duty ns asa1stant to the FroEoFt Marshal
General, Superintendent Of volunteers. recruiting
per,1ce and chief mastering and Disturbing Officer
for The S,4te Of Miseouri.
| WHOLLY INCORRECT.
The paragraph IN some Of the papers that action
On the Civil ktehte bill delayed last night be
cause Judge Trnmbnll wanted TO make speech, II
| wholly Incorrect. lie WAS anxious for rosc hsi
I, nnr Found tiat !, could moi be had before todaT
cksr or coSst1Escr
The United Statn1 Treasurer to-day received
| letter. poetmasked EMonsoeviile, Quo incloslnr
so, which the writer says be accepted In gooc
fa,th, hut hat concluded 1t belongs 10 the Govc1n
! nept, and va. paid htm through q miEunderaland
Ing ot resulanons.
ADMIT roEr1os nDee.
| The Secretary Of the Treasury to-dsy uottdct
] the Acting Collector of New York to admit cats,
Of bti1cs which he had been informed had a,1.yrt
nj thai port fnou Atpinxal.
Il 1ASDs TAKEN.
Return received ut the General Land Office e1
hihit tbat nearly H. coo acres were taken up ustn3
! the month Of January At Reeebu1E, Oregon 70
actua1 eettlement. -,
II. 1EHN0 II TIE eoE1H-
| ce1tteu3an well kuown m the Wett and whos,
i ouiuIous hare becn formed from long observation
writes u follow1 from New Orleans, to TREND h
| his civ: NJ think the prevailing feeling Is tn
| The South hae been ove1powe4rd; that u aga1ns
| The Government they are powes]ess Bnt bath II
ory.te conversation md in public lectures withts
month n.,t. have been pained TO hem, in th
event of fnre1t,n uar thev would be tound on thl
,tde of the tneruv In lectures little c1scunlocu
tlon is used hut not the less distinctly understood
| md Win approval. A marked instance Of this wnI
In lecture Of Dr.. nuutcs from vtcksbure, solicit
ting funds to send thelr home deetitpte rebel eol
dlcrs TO Virginia and olhc1 States The Ifn.ss tn
next morning tsuded the spcakc1.n
r,rr sYyr, u1oura mr.. .xn