The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-27
LETTER FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.


THE COMMITTEES or FIFTEEN Undecided
40 PROBABILITY or AN EARLY REPORT
THE NEwLY-ApP0lNTEp OFFICIALS TO srs-
TAIN THE PRESIDENT, ETC, ETC.
WASHINGTON, April 26, 1866.
Harmony has forsakcn the debates OF
the Reconstruction Committee. In sound
ing for policy, il has struck rock upon
which there is great probability OF last
ing breach. The recently published re-
port of the plan which had been prepared
by Robert Dale Owen, and which was
fayorably considered in the meeting on
Saturday, created great excitement al a
subsequent meeting, and the extreme
radical members themselves are losing
faith in the ability of the Joint COMMITTEE
10 agree upon any report when VIII oe
popular and acceptable to the members OF
their party. The majority of the members
of the committee do not consider ~ IN the
least practicable 10 insist upon Immediate
universal suffrage, and IN this there is no
doubt of their endorsement by the majority
of Republicans in Congress; but there are
others. the leaders in their ranks, who will
accept nothing short of that, as condition
for the admission of the Southern States,
When they do agree upon plan of recon
struction, il will be in the nature of an
amendment 10 the Constitution, which
shall, in substance, include the various
proposed amendments to that instrument,
which have from time to time been sub
miitcd during the session; but, Judging
from the circumstances which have occur
red lately in their counsels, there really
does not seem Ia bc ut present any proba-
hility Of an early report. The policy which
ii is intended the people shall have sub
mittcd 10 them has been indefinitely post
poned, and that of the President must be
adopted in spite of the extreme oppoSi-
ton. Stevens and his party desire 10 90
the whole length of the rope, but are too
anxious for the fate OF their party to make
any present agreement rs to what their
plan shall be.
The ncwly-appointcd officials in the
place Of Radicals removed by the Prcsi-
dent will certainly use their influence Ill
support of the Administration, and not III
opposition To il, as their Immediate prcdc-
ccssors have been doing. There is some
interest 10 know what the Senate will do
with their appointments, as the assertion
has been several times made that none
but Radicals will be confirmed. Another
Executive session will be held tomorrow
when Mr.. Smythe's case will come up.
The vote on the bin for admitting Colo
RADIO to-day was not very full one. SIEVE
raj of the Senators had paired of, whilst
others were absent. The Senators from
that Territory feel confident that the bill
will go through the House at an early day
There seems to be as many different i'm
pressions as to the time at which Congress
will adjourn as there is on any other i'm
portant question which has been submitted
during the present session. \ leading
Radical said this morning that there would
be no necessity for remaining here Longer
than the first of June, as by that time
every important measure can be properly
settled. Others assert that Congress vii
remain in session until September, a
least. IlMoN.