, 1869-02-26
WASHINGTON.
Proceedings in Congress Yes
terday.
The Senate Suffrage Amend
ment Adopted in
the House.
Disagreement and New Confer
ence Committee on the
Diplomatic Bill.
The Speakership Of the Next
House.
MIR. Dawes, Of Mass, With
draws in Favor Of
Mr.. Blaine.
Conversations with President Grant
Concerning Ills Cabinet.
Epcctl Deepatch to The Chicago Trlbuno.
W4eHrsoroN, re3. II.

iip1 n Lie brginpin4 pf General Gratis hduinls.
fr&tion, has concluded to wIiidfa1 from tbs con-
&eet ard aceo,dit cy dcca!rR It due TO tho ftlcnd'
ly rrlatians wh,ch hare all a!onz rxlstcd between
Ms. Uiatpc snu him. c'to,dsy ssut IT. Hslns note
10 this effect. THIS leaves the popular member
nom Maine h!onc IN Tho neih. ard vii! Y'sob.h!y
result IL hie nn1niulons election. The handfomo
action Il Mr. uawcs wsns him naoy words Of
prate frcrn hir AescclA,ct on tho door. by whom
10 has IJnt bean reenrsrd ~ one OF the rurest
and mot un,rldsh men In the Honsr.
1INAtryvAAIA wAsrh nErnssxATAT1vA IN 1t8R
c41lxET.
Tho Pennsylvania paliifc'aEa arc IL a tor7ibc
Gcs1nt nj s.,.u, the Cabinet quc.tlou. Thpy hayc
bored and worried General Grant on thu rub}cct |
than those O.. vii tho oihCr Statca together.
Every dsy this wo,k fonc Of thsm hsya buen 10 !
Eco him. and tho lpd1ea.lGnh arc that he will hare
10 rec o. ccc!lLe to re so1nc Of them every day
I'LL the Inauguration. Il " proper enough that
the people u pennnylvan!A ehnuld wish 10 hare
pne Of their fellow-ciilzcrs In t1c Cabinet, but
the conr the politicians are pnr*ulng j. In no
way crcditable. To thnfo who called on Monday,
Tutlday and Wednesday Tie General said that
his present Intention to nominate one gentle
man from their State. though be would give no
addiction Of bis selection. An impression got
out somehow that the person whom be lad
In bis mind Nat oLe not proni-
rcnt In political life. and the names Of
Stuart, Meredith, Kcnnou, Boree, Welch. and
Others Of pt11sde.rE:a. have all been canvasscd.
George H. Smart formerly :idcnt OF the Chris.
Nsn Commission. seemed by many Of tho po1n.
clans most likely to be selected. Colonel
Mcclure had already, Or ReEctsl o:ca-
eiore. strongly prc.,ed lie cl.,ms Of ex-
Governor Cu.i1p, bu. ha resolved this morning to
f,o-are,n and XII stuprt If he contn,t taye i:nr.
Tn. lie gas aceero,rrlv on hand when Grant
reached bis ctI1ea, duly armed witii lettsrs from
Go1eucr Ges1y. Judges Read aud Willisme. and
Others. and At once asked IN fntcry,ew. The re-
<,oYt rvhat orrnrrtf 4. rnhst.n,J,,tx that pfren
by Mcclure himself Hs avs he remarked that
h Va. r1ad to learn Tint pcnrsylyarfa
would Lave 4 member In the Cabinet to ,Yh,ch
General Grant res ponded that be Intended sclect
Ing ons ccatlcuau noru that Sta,c, Mcclure th. u
eald he would ike to know II CurtIn was be tho
xuan. general Grapt mads 70 d. 1ntte reply, and
Mcclure began presenting Curt,n'a claims md
endorsements, after which be ssaip pressed for
IN answer. Tbs time he got pretty
straight reply to tho effect that
Euttln vns no: the man. Mcclure went on to
eay that ths appointment OF eucn uau as Stuart
Or Telch, or ayy one eIss from private life, would
clye x.ea. eiles*iefuction to the people of the
Ettte, aheteupon G=ne.al Graut replied taat he
Eonset no loyul man would object
10 Stuart, though he meant net 10
he understood Is :n:in.ssne mat he VA.
to BE- selected. Ncclute answered that that
Etlte Was close, and the appointment OF euch b
man who was not known "a the people, and who
could not properly distribute the patronage,
Roo1d give the Democrats 4 victory In
the election Of next fa!t. To this Grant
il said to hare Responded that he
would like to have the Republicans t7ec:ed there,
but he did not know as anything couid be- gained
by putting an undt nan into his Cabinet. Nc
Clnrc took this Rs notice Ct dltniEeal. and lef IN
some dlsenst. He and his ft'vnds arc talking to.
night u If 1t were sure tnrc that General GssRt
Is going TO tire dogs forthwith, "hereaf
tAefe Is mourning nmoce the Curtin poll
Aehta. cameron IL III a'sn 'cstns1. Aae ne1
Mcclure thls evening apd told him that The ap
polntment Ct atuaEt would oa good thttg III
Tor the ststc aud country. lie eays In private
conversation that he wants thc htate 10 hAvc
znsnbes lz-<so Csblnet. and don't caro- VINO 1t IL
u Curtin, sorney and Kelley arc left ont. he ii
Eh1tp CROUCH 10 see That II cuF'iu ever Ind an
CHANG. he has been killed BY the gteedincss of hi
pxn t,s.nds.
MILITARY nEaR8Ax1zATtoH.
Ote Of the earliest sets oi The new a!mnlstrs
ftou Vii be the lsEuzccs Of an osdtr Eeotcanizsni
thc military departments OF the country. ana re
nsetgytnC the vaIlout lsat!rE Cf1cere Of tho army
Sheridan l. going to tou,ssanA arAin +; ReJnold
10 Tcxa!, Slckcs 10 the Carolit d. and Georgia
Mesde to Philadelphia aro the Department @! th
Eaet. and Te.5J 30 zen department III the ln
dian country,
urnDAnp*s rotrAL TELEGRAPH ptLI.
The s.nate rcst Oflce Cumm:,, this nosrln
Agreed to lavor4b1y report the hi n bn,,tted b
&}aYd,ntr Hubbard for The setah1lshfn cnt of TO.
4sl 1c,rrraph sye.em The us,. ,nrorporat}nr tb
United lstates Postal Telegraph Company was NJ
shorted. shoald The hlll fail to pa.s, another bi
v1I he introduced at thu beginning Of the ne!
Bession tpccif,iug fbe rates to bo pa!
by thc prcss, which will bc subs;aEttall
Ihe.e sl,cady puhlished. 4 pror14,ou vi
be added tnat the rates shall fr,n tine 10 tin,
,,c rcanr,d m .h.t thn r at ,scntne m an ,nyes
.rcnt nj fsu far rarh milo OF Fire shall rot cxcec
1prsrr,rt a1e.r.
rux uEHocxA1rc RxrR,4IsrA7tyrs.
rtr rnnae rcnoc.a.s h,t a m.ctiup Ii
raorntnr. and artc, q 10 bold their regular cauc,
On otlccrs next Tue,tsy. Thry alao Kindly
pelycd that they would mike
Yact,ous orpoeiisn to Gr1nt's .
.utnI.tta,,or, but would 20 on ~
xhe .,aat, aud stick 10 their wcll-kco.n priu
plc.. They g.vc no sign y.tas TO thclr nnu
tpcHtcr, ardlt plohanlJ II not Of nnY conf
oucncc. though whoever II selected will be nj
10 counasnd a good portion on orc oflhc mt
3mpo,,a1t committees.
rolar,cAl non1s.
r7e Vow Yorker. rert ,s,k,ur cood deal
dsyahout seeing Genera. Grant on the cab,s
t,ce.,ion. Ia. The manner In which the ac:tou
Tcnnsslysp4an. II corzu.n,ed upon msy iEds
<hrm to rtyo 10 the 1dSa, tbs Mnry}.nda
dresdfp " WAIT 10 urce c,c.wcll's claIms, b
ntc rather shy Of Grant. we'll understanding Il
he don't wsns to be borta and c.n't bs driven.
TER eoSsY,lr1loxA. AMENDMENT,
=. rrncrtsd from TIC Conference Committee,
mt through tho uoute 10 Day BY IN to a. Al
sht J,!moersts srd terce Republicans. ri
Hawkins. uf Tcrpcstcc: Iocch,tacc OF 10
and Ha1,o.y, Of oregon, yo,lrE In the Iecat.
7tunnld have come m In the Senate this cs
4nr. In, 20 fsw Senators were present, that
rcnt orcr til to morrow.
TIE p1rIoxAT1c BILL.
Tie Conference ccumtsttc's report on the
1cInauchi!l led 10 sharp bebafe IN the House
Gay. Butler d. fendcd his scheme for hs7in9 C'
1attttor ere Al most Of tho 5oa American Sta
Let Banks defeated hta by barely i've major
REC 50 the hill coes Into new conference.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Tie SETal Appropriation bill Confere
Committee tave ecteed upon their rel
rrd Will brig 1t tomorrow.
principal puln: In disputed Was aa to =
ehould be gtvcr for repairs of ,reeeelt, DC :
tie col amittec died tic amoont At TWO and
millions. The committee ha{e resolyed
1he1c Is ~ time for cplur auytharr raore at
-e...on f;enrra, t;o,A.fa LIN p -. .
ss..,ns a. .non "a tn" s'. ,,a.. s.'4 az 1e" :
Is organized.
TER rA1AorAY x.rr,s
F,.yir,.tcr Wa,hbrru, win euss s,a ".
man u Eefe, aoo n we course O. t"o Of I
weeks will open Ore On tic raE5 for nr esns4
Tae uepse .ln, hereafter das,ns .at ta,.. tbs p:
nsessae, oe .eeoun. Of esp the pres. Of work
., 1nz A1AskA ,s,,,s nn,n'a. coa.l'1 - vn
ElA aeiA5ea ~ L2"'1iJ " oAkte' - ~ ~
iha report should strongly condemn the tSet'
c1.Members Ct corgr.ss ard others acdng Il
py ren On he foor Of ,pe pop.e ard befo