New-York tribune., 1868-11-06
WASHINGTON.


ros IN vIRGINIA-CONTEsTED SEATS IN
coNGRrss-RECEPTION OF GRANT AND COL
YAx-COMMIssIONER ROLLINS-sECREIARf
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WASHINGTON, Thursday. Nov. s. 1868.
The Democratic newspapers in this city, now that
Che election is over and the result beyond question:
arc renewing the cry. popular before the Chcago
Convention. that Gen. Grant is only seeming
penuh,ican. that all his sympathes and opinions
s,e conservative and that in his administration he
will take such course as will dlsapponnt the
Repnblicans. who have been his warmest friends
from the start Such opinions are not only advanced
IN the newspapers here but many of the leading
democrats are prOfuse in their assurances
that Gen. Grant will disappoint the Republicans,
and the subject is becoming one of general comment
in Democratic circles. The Presidents evening
organ in this city has already taken the cue, and
cries. Let us have peace" In its issue OF to-day IL
recommends the Democracy TO bury the hatchet, and
nrpes the old Jackson Democratic Association to
prepare to receive the new President and assure HIM
of their support and good wishes. Another Demo
cratic newspaper recommends certain Cabinet APP
pointments Tor Gen. Grants consideration, and the
feeling among the COpperheads seems to be that they
have achieved q victory in the election OF
tbo Republican candidates 1t is also noticed that
tbeCabmet makers that thrOng the city have already
begun to ply their vocation, and the Congressional
directory has been thumbed and clipped until there
Is little left of it to furnish material for this INDUS
trous class of persons. Probably during the past
few days enough proposals have been made, for Cen
Grants acceptance TO supply all the administrations
for halfcentury to come. 1t is not uncommon to
hear of one Democrat naming dozen persons for the
position of Secretary of the Trersury that being ap
parently the Office which most excites thelrsohctude
The number of original Grant men here is really
astonishing The Departments throng with those
who declare that Grant their first and only
choice for President and hundreds insist that they
would have resigned had Gov. Seymour been elected
The class thus embraced does not include alone the
overpad clerks who vigorously press their ~ per
cent claims at each session of Congress, but several
heads of Bureaus and Departments Superintendents,
Chiefs, and other high officials. Altogether the po-
Itc situation here since the election is very inter
esting
When Gen. Reynolds was informed that Gen.
Canby was to relieve him in the command of Texas,
he Exclaimed. yThank GOdp Gen. Candy will
start for Texas next week. He is not only TO be
Military Commander, but Assistant Commissioner OF
the Freedmen's Bureau in Texas He does not
relish the transfer from Washington TO Texas His
admirers, while sympathizlng with his misfortune,
nre glad that the loyal people of Texas to have
n nd q friend and nrOtpcfOT Gen, Rev
nolds will resume command of his Tegiment-the
2Cth Infantry-statiOned at Austin his headquarters
The evening Democratic newspaper here says II is
not generally known that an election was held IN
Virginia ON Tuesday last. Such is nevertheless, the
case. In various parts of the State the Democracy
went through the form Of an election, and they
claim that Virginia has east her electoral vote for
Seymour and Blair claim for recognition IN the
Electoral College is TO be made by the Rebel Vir-
gnans, with the purpose of testing the position OF
the State IN the Federal Union.
The Committoe Contested Elections of the next
Congress will have abundance of work At least 20
defeated aspirauts for Congress have already sgnl
fed their intention to contest.
Two young men of this city made a wager on the
Presidential election as follows The winner was to
take his seat in a sulky, with the American flag in
scrbed with the names of the successful candidates
in one hand and bouquet in the other and be drawn
by the loser down Pemsylyania-aye The bet is to |
be paid on the 1lth inst.
The Public Debt report for October will show re- |
duction of nearly $6OOOOOO from that of September
Commissioner Rollins returned from New-Hamp- |
shire to-day. Secretary Scbofeld has gone TO West
Point to be absent week.
Mr. Clarke the architect OF the United States /
capitol extension, in his report just submitted to
Secretary Browning. says that $lj4015 60 was ex
pended on the Capitol extension from Oct. 81 1861
20 Oct 81 1868. The cash appropriation for the Cap
itol extension was 500 30 g. On October 81 1868
s75,GA a remained unexpeDded. An approprl-
alton Of $1,000 is required for the next fiscal year TO
continue the work. The amount paid for annual
repairs to the Capitol was Sl2,S65 90 leaving ON hand
$3.50 o.. The amount paid for Improvement OF
the dome was $l2,470 81, leaving unexpended
slll2 O3. An appropriation OF $1,000 Will be required
10 paint and keep the dome IN order next year The
amount expended on the Patent Office building was
s0S75 96 leaving on hand s534 IT, An appropria
ton Of $2 600 is required to pave est from Seventh
10 Ninth-st. and 10 finish the building.
Supervising Architect Mullet Of the Treasury to-
day ordered the contractors of the wall Of
the Revenue Basin at New-York to begin work.
Plans have been prepared at the same architects
office for the new branch Mint at San Francisco,
and orders have been given to the superintendent TO
begin 0uarrying stone at Angel Island. The style of
the building is Roman Doric it is to be 2!O feet
long 1Gi feet WIDE and three stories high.
The numerous organizations of Boys. in Blue, and
Republican Campaign Clubs, are making extensive
PREPARATIONS TO give Messrs Grant and Colfax
hearty recepton on their return 10 this city. Meet
incs we're held tonight by the various political
clubs and definite arrangements for the welcome
were completed.
The trains from the East and West brought in