The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-15
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WASHINGTON, December "A, 1889.
The Admission Of Virginia.
The members of the minority or extreme
Radical wing of the Legislature of Virgil
MIA presented to the Reconstruction Com
mittee to-day their protest against the ad-
mission of the State under its present form
Of government. They desire that the test
oath should be administered to the Legisla-
trre, and that the Legislature should take
no part in the election of senators and other
officers until after the State Is admitted.
This protest is the same as that presented
by them at the organization Of the Legisla-
ture. Then it was signed by forty-four
members, now it is signed by twenty-eight-
the others having bolted, and are now de-
handing the admission Of the State as at
present constituted. Bland, the colored
State senator, is among the latter. .-
Mr.. Ward, of New York, presented bill
in the House to-day providing for the adj
mission Of Virginia, and that the clauses III
the new Constitution which relate to suf-
rrage, common free-school fund, and that
colored men shall serve as jurors, shall
never be altered or repealed. The bill was
referred to the Committee on Reconstruct
ton.
There is much disappointment felt by
some of the legislative committee and others
who expected the Reconstruction Commit
tee to report to-day bill for the admission
of Virginia. .-s
It is expected the Senate will pass Nor
toms bill tomorrow, but it is doubtful whe-
thcr the subject will come up in the House.
Patience must be exercised. There is no
doubt of the ultimate result.
At Il meeting of the Reconstruction Com
mittee this morning the Democratic men,
bers moved the adoption of Mr.: Farms
worth's bill providing for unqualified nd
mission. and Mr.. NYhittemorc moved the
adoption Of Mr.. Wards bill. Both motions
were defeated, and after discussion of the
Paine and Butler propositions, but without
determining the matter, the committee adj
iourned until next Saturday.
These delays give rise to anxiety lest the
subject may go over until after the holidays
without final action, and possibly result in
sending the subject back to the citizens of
Virginia for vote, or further action Of some
kind or other; but the latter result cannot
surely take place, for Governor Walker, who
has thoroughly canYasscd the Senate and
House, finds about nine-tenths of the sena-
tors and representatives in favor OF lmme-
diate admission upon about such resolu-
ton as that of Mr.. FarnsWorth.
The Late Senator ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I'm the Senate.
The number of speeches in the Senate to-
lav on the announcement Of the death Of
Mr.. Fessenden were greater than has been
customary on such occasions, and notice
able feature about them was the written re.
marks read from the manuscript. But two
senators delivered eXtcmpore speeches, and
these were committed to memory from
manuscript that was all the time lying conve'
nicntlv OH the desks Of the orators. Ii gen.
cral the eulogies were correct estimates ofthe
character and capabilities of the deceased
senator, and, with two OF three exceptions,
the efforts were in good taste. One of the
notable exceptions was in the remarks Of
Senator Davis, who inserted into his speech
all attack upon Radicals, giving utterance
to strong partisan political sentiments,
though the points made showing blemishes
and broad. inconsistencies i'll Dir. Fessen.
denis character asa statesman were well
taken; vet Senator Davis was not content
with simple reference to them, but en-
braced the opportunity to get off political
harangue, ill-timed and out of place.
Cuba--Reviyal of Hope.
The Cuban heart, bowed down with the
weight of Spanish gunboats and other adj
verse circumstances, has revived within the
past eight hours by reason of an unexpect.
ed impulse in their favor discovered by re-
solutions, etc., in Congress and Il canvass OF
the members, most of whom are disposed
to take issue with the arguments in the
Presidents message relative to the status Of
the insurgents and their claim to be a dt
facto government. What shall be the re-
medy to apply to the ease gives them pause,
however and although Cuban friends and
sympathizers are numerous, there IS nc
concert of action among them.
Judge Strong.
Judge Strong, late of the Supreme Court
of PENNSYLVANIA, has arrived here. Rumol
saws he comes at tine request of the Presl
dent to confer in regard to the filling of the
place of Judge Grier onthe United States
Supreme bench, to be made vacant by re-
signation in few days. Pennsylvania, il
has been conceded, is entitled to the success
sor Of Judge Grier.
The Equestrian Statue Of General
- Grant.
Some time ago an association was formet
for the purpose Of raising subscription
and erecting an equestrian statue to Gene
raj Grant, to be placed on the terrace of tht
south front Of the Treasury building. The
aentlemen forming the association are
Senator Sherman Hons. Garfield, Kelly
Logan, and Butler Spinner, United State