The Portland daily press., 1867-03-18
WASHINGTON.
Disbursements and Receipts OF the
Treasury.
Report of the Virginia Leg
SsL0tiUe Committee.
Change Of Sentiment Mt the South
on Reconstruction.

WASHINGTON March 49,
Ihauaeus stevens was SO sick yesterday, the
result oI severe cold, that he was obliged to
leaVe the House of Representatives. To-day
although confined to his bed, his condition is
pronounced much improved.
snow commenced falling early this morning.
and at noon was several inches deep. ~,
The following are the Disbursements OF Ihe
week: War Department, 81 navy De-
partment, $6OS, 524; Interior department. Si,-
III 600 Receipts from internal revenue Tor
the week $2,317, 4361S.
Breyet Lieut. Col. Il. q. Beeman, United
States volunteers, has been ordered to Boston
to assume the duties of purchasing and depot
commissafy.
The following is the report of the committee
of the Virginia Legislature recently sent to
Washington, made yesterday to the Senate OF
that State:
Your committee, acting under resolution
appointing them to confer with the government
at Washington as to whether the convention
proposed to be called by the general Assembly
of Virginia would be considered and recognlz-
ed as legal mode of holding the convention
under the act of Congress passed March I'd,
1867 have the honor to report that they repair
ed to Washington, were politely and kindly re-
ceived by the authorities, and invited by prom
inent members of Congress to make sugges-
tions of amendments to the pending question
before Congress, being supplementary bill to
the act aforesaid, which suggestions they made,
and if adopted will materially soften its terms
and render them more conciliatory. Your
committee entertain the opinion that a conyen-
ton bill passed by the General Assembly of
Virginia, so far as is in conformity to and not
in conflict with the act of Congress aforesaid,
would be recognized by the authorities as tend
ing to produce harmony. Your committee are
further satisfied from their interview with the
authorities at Washington, that demonstra-
ton made by the Legislature of Virginia in
favor of forming a constitution, as required by
law, promptly and in good faith, is having a
most salutary effect in softening the asperity of
prevailing opinions and changing the tone of
sentiment towards the people OF the State, and
that the desire expressed was, that we should
at once comply with the conditions imposed,
and thus be restored to our rights in the Union
with Representatives in Congress. ..l
Numerous letters have been received from
the South, showing an astonishing revolution
in public sentiment with regard to reconstruc-
ton. The bill recently passed by Congress for
that purpose has already met with much favor
from prominent citizens in the excluded States
who at first earnestly opposed it. The exam
pic of Virginia in accepting the terms propos-
ed, will be speedily followed by all other South
ern States. .ai
Hon. Charles Eames died yesterday in the
18th year Of his age. He was actively engaged
in his professional duties, as counsel for seve-
raj branches of the Government in important
cases until about month ago, when he was
overtaken by illness while addressing the Su-
preme Court He was formerly Commissioner
at the Sandwich Islands, and afterwards Min
lister to Venezuela.