The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-20
WASHINGTON,

GEN. GRANT AND THE CoLoRED MEN,
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Gep. Grant received
tne committee of the Celored Mems Nation
Al convention this A. NJ, by appointment. Mr..
gsson, on the part of the committee, NAL
nlied. address. to which Gep, SGb;c5 v fe
are .ne to they have
expressed and sincerely that tue color
ed pesrl~ oT the nation may receive every pro-
lection which laws give them. They shall
have my efforts to secure such protection; they
should prove themselves by their acts, their
advance in prosperity and obedience to laws
worthy of privileges which government has
bestowed upon them, and by their future con-
duct prove themselves deserving of all thew
now claim. 1 ..-.a. 7T
a.. CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senators had q conference this morning
on the bill relating to the landing of the Fran
co-American cable, but came to no conclu-
ion. % 80 r. l'.H lf..'I'l 7-i1 ..
The House Committee on Roads and Canals
Will to morrow examine witnesses for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining whether the bridges over
the ONO river are constructed in accordance
with the law, and whether they are obstruc-
lions to navigation. &
THE TREATIES WITH GREAT BRITAIN. Z
The Senate in executive session to-day con-
sldered for short time the three treaties with
Great Britain. The treaties were referred to
The Committee on Foreign Relations and or
dered to be printed. An objection was in ter
posed to taking final action at this time as
some portions of them were prepared from tel
Grams, and it was deemed best to await the
G ples soon to be received by the ocean steam
er5. 'i'5 p. Il
woMEN's RIGHTS CONVENTION, 81
The twelfth National Women's Rights Con-
vention assembled to day. About go delegates
were present Senator Poineroy of Kansas
called the Convention to order and delivered
al address. Acception was taken by several
delegates to portion of the prayer by Rev
Dr. Gray, which spoke of woman as from the
RIO o. a man, when all history and the bible
proved her his equal. Lucretia Mott was cho.
sen resident. Resolutions were offered de-
oiaratory OF principles, concluding with the
condemnation of "white mans" government.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON REINFORCEMENT
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The Posts Washing
ton special says the Committee on RetrencR-
ment, VINO have been engaged for several
months examining into the system Of printing |
National bank, legal tender anu n dctioira1 our !
rency notes in The Treasury, are preparing q
seb05s hpon the subject Tsin VIII soon be
recommend that hereafter no notes be printed !
by the Treasury Department, but that the con- |
tracts be given TO persons in New York and |
Philadelphia to print, each house doing only
certain portion of the work, and one serving as |
a check upon the other 1t is affirmed that l
under the present system frauds cannotbe |
prevented. III qr.s
Af's' Ere THE GEORGIA CASE. arlIo ~
The Reconstruction Committee will not |
make report to the House or the Georgia |
case till the latter part of next week. ~ I i
RELEASE OF THE PIRATE BRAINE.
:. 1t is understood that District Attorney |
courtney has applied to Attorney General |
Evarts for instruction in the case of Comman
der Braine of the rebel navy, tried and SEN
fenced to imprisonment for offences connected |
With the rebellion, and that Mr.. EvartS has in |
'tructed him to direct the release of the pris-
'ner under the recent amnesty proclamation.