New-York tribune., 1869-01-16

PRINTING or THE GLOBE-THE NEW-loiA
ELECTION FRAUDs-THE FINANCES
WASHINGTON, Friday, JAN TO- ISo''
In the Senate to-day the Sue Murphy clam was
disposed of for the present The bill was deOsIeu oS
MesSs Howe Frelinghuysen Morton Sninii0' anu
others Mr. Howe made lengthy argument III
favor of the moral and legal obligation resting upon
the Government. to pay the claims OF 'iio "ou'N0i"
loyalists Mr. Frelinghuysen WINE eioquon'iS "0
knowledging the need of praise que 10 INC Onion
men of the South argued most Iorcioy anu
conclusively that the Governments was ho'
legally bound to pay the losses lhcuileu pS 'neii
I,;nolI oftor debate which has lasted two weeks
the bill was recOmmitted without auiNiSion W .no
Committee ON Claims. 1t is not probable that
Senator Murphy's claim will be resuscitated tins
Congress if ever but her cannot be regarded as
n test Some measure, it is thought, may be
agreed upon in accordance with the plans OF Messrs
Wilson. Sumner and Thayer, looking to the appoint
ment of a commission to take up the whole mass OF
Southern claims seratim, and sft out those which
are really mertorious. The Senate, at O'Clock ad-
iourned until Monday, amid considerable amuse-
ment at the efforts Of Mr.. Chandler to get up the
copper tariff bill
The bill to build ship-canal around Niagara
Falls occupied the attention of the House to-day
MI Washbume led oft with motion to table the
bill. The whole days session was given to debate
on the measure. Messrs. Washburne, Judd, Butler,
Logan, Sypher, Spaulding Allison, Burley, and
Others participated. The speeches were brief and
free from buncombe. Mr. Washbune's motion
TO table the bill was voted down. but the bill was
finally Killed by being referred to the Committee OF
the Whole. The bills already in Committee are
numerous and they take precedence, it will not be
reached during this Congress
The question of theyadmissiOn of Mr. Joshua Hill
Of Georgia to seat in the Senate was to-day settled
so far as the action of the Judiciary Committee Is
concerned The manner of the election of the Sena-
tors the fact of the expulsion of the coored men,
bers of the Legislature on the ground that they were
ineligible under the State Constitution, and all the
points bearing upon the subject were fully discussed
After long consultation the Committee came to a
direct vote on the question of the admission of Mr..
ILL., and majority voted against allowing him a
seat II is probable that a long debate viii arise in
the Senate when the report is submitted, but the ac
ton of the Committee will doubtless be sustained.
After many conferences between the Virginia Com
mittee and its individual members with the Judi
ciary Committees of the Senate and House, it seems
TO be pretty well understood that the following
definite arrangement has been substantially
agreed to: Following the precedent in the
Missouri Compromise. and the proceedings upon the
admission of Oregon, Kansas and Nebraska. bill
will be prepared authorizing the admission of Vir-
ginia upon the adoption of the proposed Constitution
with the obnoxiOus clauses in regard TO disfranchse
ment the test oath. and probably some other objec
tonabe features stricken out. When this bill shall
be passed it is believed it will be followed by an
Amnesty bill, either universal or with some few ex-
ceptons TO take effect the ratification Of the Con-
sttution 1t is said that this adjustment meets the
appreciation of Gen. Grant, Secretary Sehofed, and
a large number of the most prominent members of
both Houses of Congress.
The Reconstruction Committee have under advise
ment bill to relieve the disabilities Of the Judges
in the various Districts of Virginia and they have
concluded to report bill in favor of all two,
concerning whom they have had some doubts.
Quite contest has been made against this step by
parties from Virginia who were seeking to step into
the places Of these Judges. One of these
parties testified before the Committee the other day
but keen cross-examination elected the fact that
the candidate had practiced law only two years
Some of the leaders Of the late Republican organiza-
tion of Virginia have yielded their opposition to the
removal of the acknowledgements IN the Underwood
Constitution and Others have been told that they
need not expect TO keep up exclusive tests of loyalty
and thus delay general settlement. There is thus
adisntegratiOn just Of both the party organiza
tions in Virginia.
The Reconstruction Committee Of tho House Of
Representatives have been engaged several days in
hearing the testimony Of Gen. Gillem in detail touch
ing all the facts pertaining TO the late vote the
Constitution in Mississippi. The General testfes
that the election entirely fair and thatno ntmi-
dauon whatever caused the rejection of the
Constitution by some GOO0 majority. Gen.
Gillem says this result is attributable entirely
TO the proscriptiye character Of tho Consti-
tuition, which caused nearly all the white men of the
State to oppose it. and TO electoneer actively among
the negroes, who voted in large numbers with the
whites account of these features. Cen Gillem is
of opinion that there is no issue now in Mississippi
in regard TO negro suffrage, and he thinks that
Constitution containing this principle, but free from
disfranclisement could be ratified by an overwhelm
ing majority. Judge ShaTkey of Mississippi also re-
CARDS the suffrage issue now settled.
The Senate Committee to which was referred the
House bill for the repeal Of the Civil Tenure act has
not yet taken action the subject Senator VIII
hams however, the author of the act and member
OF the Committee having charge of the House bill
declared to-day that he opposed to the repeal of
the general principles Of that act and should defend
II IN the Committee and in the Senate He will not
however, oppose modification Of the act so as 70
give the President complete control over his Cabinet
the original bill as introduced by him made excep
tions Of the Cabinet officers There is little prospect
that the House bill will pass tue Senate
The proposals made to-day to the Joint Committee
Printing for the publication Of the debates Of Con-
gress the contract with the present proprietOrs of
The Globe expiring with the present session were
opened and referred to the Public Printer for classif-
cation The bids were three in number, namely,
from the Messrs. Riyes Of The Globe; the Mcssrs
Appleton, in New-York, through an agent, and Mr.
Defrees, the Public Printer in behalf of the Govern
ment The formers bid was the highest, the Apple
TONS next and fhe GOvernment estimates ,rera Tho