, 1869-01-22
General Grant Desires to Dis
pense With the Inau-
guration Ball.
The Postal Telegraph Pro.
ject.
Statement of The Present Condition
Of Tho Electric Telegraph In
Europe and America.
Bpecial Deepa:ch to The Chicago Trthnue.
WAhu1xaros, Jan. 81.

IN THK 4kHATE tE31A&DA4.
The EEra1e had III able acd COMPACT speech
ttpu Geverner kprtop, Of Int.1ca, Aeainst the
ght OF states to Ass<1s and eal1eettax or threuga
ra,lvay pas4enee1, ii il daus By A&rJland xnd
New leroy, On ths Ina between hers End Nov
Eoxk, nd ihen took up shernau's Sattoel katl-
road bill, which was deba.ed TIL the hour Of ad-
3or1r.oent without dnal action.
III THE 1oraE.
Tic Horse pxtAed a rtll bringing the Eceor"
etructed soutatsn States under the operation Of
the llw tor the appointment of n:dsadneu at the |
Naval Academy, and Epect the Ecz: Of the dAy On |
the Missouri election case OF 8w,:Eef rs. Ardes. |
eon. The camuitsee hld reported fot recond
time In favor OF wttzcs, penocrt hat the Hontc,
after four nlrr1 and half ucb1te. oyefT1icd
the committee and gave the telt 10 Anderson ~
= very decisive majority. This action cauEee 4
good dea: ef talk IN otncsAl csrelca tonight
VIRGINIA.
Governor Wells, Of Virgins, At tho request Q!
the Heco1s,zattton Committee, appesred betorc
that body this morning to E1ve his views Of The
Gcslscs and purpoee4 Of tho Republicans OF his
State. The com nft,ec af CONSERVATIVE FisFtn-
.Ans, viii large cunbeE Of Conefcssren. Wcso
present. lo,erncr Wells said tho Republicans
were cnt!f.i, Wiling to make tu:h CHANGES IN the
eo1stttuuoI themselves 1t leading Conrressmen
'shese nirhs think bert but thcs Rere
e1,oug1 oppose ID 70 the request CONSERVATIVE
hey dettrsd. Ihese CorseEr1uvcs. to prove tic
ruth Of their declarations, s1prsts a wall-eness
to ect with tho RepahlH ans BY voting for tbs
cors sntutioa snd Nepuhl.car Legislature. "t'h
The understanding that the litter. when elected,
ehou.d make tueh changes In the contribution
regarding tie test oath And removal OF ct.-
abilities II leading Republicans hese ahonld
axrce UPON.
THE 1sACockArlok EAt1-
The faIE Ahnnt fhe TRANSFORMATION hail Ii bf1b-
ably cnted. 7hc commit &c h7slre The n.:hr
IN charge had d mte'tnK LAST evening, ut which
letter fGu GIeral GRAFT vas prsented,
in which he aud That while h. had no
desl,e to interfere With the arrangements tkkt
wesc being made, be would be grAtil.d If
tbs committee came to the conclusion
that the ball was not neccss1ry. The
ronnittee,. therefore. voted that they would
1Ake 20 furtncr action In the matter urttl the
Senate had dtposed Of the resolution giEtrg The
use Of The rntunda The tennt Of Grnn:'a letter
having been known. therc Was pretty Eenef1l
co1cu1reEce .: opinion among Senator'S shlt,
af.eE Ill, thtrt VA Eecd Of having bail. and
IT probable t.att the matter vii! Lew be dropped.
REMOVAL OF ro1ls1cAL DIsARsL1fIxt.
Mr. hntlAbs1gtr to-daJ tnirndn cd i bill 10
rr9ulate the naLnes Of making 1ppltc cstions to
Iorgrrts for removal OF p.l1cal alpabllttIs. I'm
poeed By the Fourteenth Amendment /: require.
That application shai1 BE- ny petition uadtT oath,
md 10 be f1ed with the Attorney GEN raj. d, b.
ftm + rwsEccd to the Clctk Of the uouse that
tie cpettitu slsll aEoH the IAule Of tte spp,i,
,e1nts participation In n beor, 4rouuds on uh Cd
he restt hie petition, ard An oath tnat the pet1.
ttoner will tres after support Apd defend tie cor-
tutnuon aud ,he Untun, Ard will cen irne al:eg.-
zIee to the government, that notice By pntlicA-
tiu1 shall be eirsu By the petitioner OF the
~ plieation, and lt1t the rrited statcs Com
missioner tk4Il BE- authorized xrd required 10
forward to the Attorney Generals ot1ee atada-
sits, u nny thee BE-, Of citizens showing c.u.e
wky the prayer Of 1ny petitioner should cot Be
x.1nted. nd whether petitioner has since the re-
bellIen &ono OF encouraged Any &c. Of violence
sgainst any q txe1 On account Of poit1eai
The taking fhse!y Of any oath contemplated By
2he act shall be punishable ~ perjury.
THH hAADIHT cAsx.
The Supreme Court Of the district will not
9efrse to oheS positive order from the Supreme
Court to retioss lawyer Bs1dltJ, although the
Jntges Ct The former Court a1e decided IN the
opinion thss ,hs latter haa 60 jansaicftoa in Tho
matter, however. The question will probably he
finally decided agslnst bradley.
AncK kKxsA1lox sPoy1gp.
Ex arcrctarJ etaEton authorizes the staten
shss the story going the ren1ds that General
Ranka Nas ordered TO suptr8ede Grant It Vieka
burg 8od that he declined, ia wholly desutute o.
1kH truth.
WIT LIZ FAT Ion.
Ect1tur Conneae, after 4cEnuEt1rR the Ne ~
York Hr1lds = correspondent for lrtinattnx til i,
he Was in are fat Jobs, introduced bill fur
steamship company from New Tork to Europe
which has all the essential elements OF = ia
thing.
roxEAoTs RAILROAD ELL.
Etnltor pomeroy IS makthR earnest efforts Il
get up the bill pranrre Tho usuAl subeIdy to \.
~ +. l.
The 6enate rttufed to consider It yesierdsy, bu
the oNue1s ot ths road are determined TO prtss It.
Al lsRAst fE6soN At LAAGK.
4 Iaan rnder The e6cet4 Of deAriuns frs,7<nf
rushed upon 4fs. Geccr1l Metetta, last evening
With knife, inst ~ she wa aoout to enter TIL
7ea'denco Of Nortgunery Bsu to attend the re
ception. The krife vas ratred o.cz her. whe.
her brother caught Ills atm. threw It doEu, xnt
succeeded In uAttestng hin,
1hx coIohKp cox0RKesHAA.
Menssd, eolotrd Corgretsnan elect frou
LoatsssE., viii ucue his OWL Gaze, tomorrow
belosu The c. muittee on Elsctlons.
HEvrnsox or 1H4 LAVE.
The House COMMITTEE On Revision OF the Ltwi
fx1 k2sccd to report bill allowing detcn dante Il
criminal csses 10 testify In iteir own behslt
Judge woodward. Of Pennsylvania, aud Az. Bes
den: Of North Carollas. opposed the report.
rIRsoAA1-
Speaker Collar snd wife ase going West abou
she middle Of As1eh, whether Congress- Is IN aes
Aun or not 1his viii give the st1ais chang
10 elect The Usual Vice eresltent pro ten.
scuKNcx'a T1xAsc,At s111-
Tbs discussion 10 dry. IN pf1szte, upan Gen
eEal 6cheac4s fuatcta1 bull introduced YESTERDAY
frcu The Ways and Xeans Com aitsee, seems tt
indicate that lhe to1e OF Ccnsress upon dnsnc,a
questions has conAderahlJ improved durips IN.
-. lat three weeks. Tie bill il reg1zded ~ \ eoot
deal better than anything reported n The pppc
branch, ano I, me Of the znost careful obserres
begin to hcievc decent mature val ret b,
passed before The ED Of he session.
Tau D1xx couzf or HqutKY
fo-dtr completed The examination of Colcne
Thomas G. HaJloz, who hss been On The uant
3or stFetteeu days. &c has been Gor two Jea:s !,
ecn1o2co Of the practice ground ii Fott.ee
Monroe, where al the recent expe41menta Ii
GnrnafJ have been tsAte, and was examined u
IN expert ccreerai1g lae FAzto IL pso1ectiles in
Solrct IN the t1qnirJ.
TO TIE ASSOCIATED PRES9,
kKKDD LAM
Ihe Hou.s Banking Committee havr agreed u
backs. e'~SA
srrR.xx corer,
Tia Supreme CourI adjourned tn-day til
oxx.niL arAr7 ArD ruz 1xApsra4r1os .A,r.
1ae kcnetA CON 1titee for tie management o
N%*+ANeA@A<e
lowing letter: ~3
AEtpauAxEn. A19T Or FEE U.s.,
Thos. L. Tall.eh, Beetct1ry, Dc:
DEAR h1x: undesrtan cling that The eonuit,e.
e. Taiss 5os ~ sseEsssy a,ett .his e1eafns "a
tenure to csep Jon 4pe 10 Aay lat II IA,
sao,ee !. le5s e me waul1 b. pleased 10 s-e !,
Pies nsas ), 60 ~ y se Sa .f,e! q
issEx.lI ss b. ssreesble . ae il ,our conui:ss.
Eaoulc aE:tt ihat lhe bali IL ucneeeekary,
Nith great respect
aou' oHedient servant
-s snecetRI HOE customs from fhs l1tb to tn,
3eta 2. -.ansf!. te.rxlvt, were q, ,sT,7U6.
que nan5e1 70 ., = s,ss 1.4 .a.s s.A.ox
~ aste ron ~ ~ etetoe. Of the eonLtry, erdex1
nE g e. ss,s .Ds a,5n s,o on VAR ia Mem
met Hiih hrt 1ttlA eutcess, only one ~ nsv
b+.s Of The eentntttse being isv1ssir - :, =,
rson. Ii eor.iderrd cef.afn L :, 40 e NJ ees
htls viii DC reported 70 the Hon.e dur,nr ~
g. g1essas Congress nota the "'s' ane hrsss Coz i:
i pH4aAT1ox Or cC1Axs AsEtxo nuLaorRx.
E1coGKt1toA.
Several wealthy md leading revolutionary c,
fesentes.on . the Stats Department upoa u
condition OF the ,slz1d. They x@sn th1 the
a,e IRON u co 70 Is, go t1onps IN the insurge
n2nber en- BE- raised 20 eooa u AIMS tntacIc
Ate landed Epon the la'h1d. Th~y require 60 N,
f:cn The Uai:ed statee. I'VE have men tnontn
they M; *1ll wc wat IL arns sud munitions
VET" They seek reeorniuon A. bcluEertn!
Acc MAry In Congress tAroe III +.
3Nk woAkA 8 K3oHfs poSFExtIoS.
Fun1xaTos. jan 3i-The SAt1oLal Women
Rights GoIytntaou has adjourned. Il a1oot&
resolutions demanding thai women apd color.
men taall be eligible to Congress; that vans
aasll hare eqaal pay for labor, ~ rnen, and ta
Autfage shaa be btAed ou loyalty nd INTEL
Tence. AZ xdGtess WILL be iA1ed to the Coz
IT. ...--.
tHx fpsrkIrTELT9NATH fRnJHcr.
wAsu1xat tnK. Jan 31-Mr. Orion, Pse.Ieent
the Wesfe.n U1loo Telegraph Cont .uy, laid b