The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-21
Special Despatch 10 The RventsO Telegraph
4 amy r.rnN- I'm 1870

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1869.
The Virginia Delegation,
TO the number of thirty or forty, headed by
Governor Wells, were before the Reconstruc-
tion Committee again this morning, on the sub
ject of holding an election in that State to
ratify the Constitution, and of the early admis-
sion to representation in Congress. Governor
Wells, L. H. Chadler, the U. s. District
Attorney for Virginia, and others were heard at
length, in argument, by the Committee. What
they want is to have the House adopt an
amendment to Bingham's BILL which passed the
House some weeks ago, and is now before the
Senate judiciary Committee, providing for
election to ratify the Constitution at an early
day. The House refused TO grant this before,
fearing that the Constitution would be defeated
if it was submitted to the people before the in.
augurstion of General Grant.
The House Naval Committee
heard a further argument this morning by D.
w. Gooch and w. K. Chandler, on behalf of
Messrs. Roach & Sop, of New York, aud En-
gineer Zeller, in the matter of the alleged
fraudulent purchase of tools and machinery for
the Philadelphia avy Yard. Tue Engineer
Department of the Navy has printed and placed
in the hands of the members of the House
pamphlet as an answer to the report of the
Naval Subcommittee, of which Judge Kelley is
chairman. In the meantime, the friends of the
engineers in thei House have so far succeeded
in keeping the report OF the committee from
reaching the public.
The Committee on Public Expenditures
met this morning, and organized for the inves-
tigaton of Wells Fargo g. Co.'s contract with
the Post Office Department. They ordered
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, Representative
Ella, of New Hampshire, and Spaids of Chicago
who bid for the contract in the first instance, to
appear as witnesses. The Committee will to-
morrow resume the investigation of the
Alaska Frauds,
and expect 10 have Martin, for whom the Ser.
geant,at-Arms has been looking so long, before
them. artin, it is alleged, has been here all
the time, and he states that certain members of
the Committee refused to examine him because
| they did not want some members of the House
| implicated. Representatives of
ghe EGryOiite Company,
of Pittsburg, were before the Ways and Means
Committee to-day, urging that kryolite, OF the
importation of which they have a monopoly, be
admitted free Of duty, and that heavy tariff be
imposed on sal soda.
SPealHe COITax
| to-day announced the following committee, in
| accordance with a resolution passed yesterday
| to provide for taking
The Next Census,
| Garfield, Banks, Latin, Alison, Cola lay, Hea
| ton, and AXtell. The
Senate Committee
| on Commerce to-day postponed action In the
| case of j. N Marks, nominated for Collector of
| the Port of Philadelphia. Indications are that
| he will be reported adversely, on the ground
| that the Senate should not conirm any more
| appointments of Importance for this admins
| tration. William Orton, President of the West.
Elm Union Telegraph CompOny, closed his argu-
ment before the Postal Committee of the House
to-day against Wa.hbume's bill to construct the
Postal Telegraph
| from Washington 10 New York. Other parties
are TO be heard to morrow III favor of 1t. The
committee will probably report to the House
| next week.
General Grant,
| Attorney.Geperal iEvarts and General Dent,
with Mrs. Grant left here this afternoon for
| of the Peabody Institute.
wOman's Rights Resolutions.
Despatch TO ue associated Press.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-The National Womau's
| Rights Convention has adjourned sine die,
Amongst the resolutions passed were the fol-
lowing:-
Resolved That in demanding the ballot for
the dlsfranChised classes, we do not overlook
the logical fact OF the right to be voted for and
We know no reason why the CoOred man should
be excluded from a seat in Congress, or any
| woman either, who possesses the suitable Capa
| bilitiCs and has been duly elec ed.
| ReSOlCed, That We demand OF the Government
| and of the public also that women ana colored
| people shall choose their own occupations and
| be paid always equally with men lOrequal work.
| ReSOiUed That we demand, as the only assur-
ance OF national perpetuitg and peace, as well
| as a measure OF justice and right that in the
| reconstruction of the Government sufrae shall
| be based ON loyalty and intelligence, and no
| where be limited by oiious distinctions on ac-
| count OF color, race, or sex.
| Several women who spoke said that after they
| became voters they would not broil over a
stove, and wear themselves out in kitchens, and
they we're going to sit in Congress.
committee was appointed to prepare an
address to Congress, and one TO the people of
| the United States.
The President
| has nominated TO the Senate VIM. r, Cummings
to be Internal Revenue Assessor for the First
District of Sew York; James II. Chamberlain,
Assessor Fifth District of Massachusetts, aud
N. X. Sawyer, Collector of Customs for the dis
.rlct of Frenchman's bay, Maine.