New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-13
WASHINGTON.

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DECISION-PAYNENT TO fAhuV'
THE DANISH TREATY. ,o.o
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Tuesday Jan -.
The several Senatorial contests III - ~oItical
States continue to attract great a''en'io al ON
circles here. and dispatches are rece"ou ~ 49,.
uo,Dc;ny the condition of the canvass - V" ,
ain Can q. C. WashbuTne. now III tlio -
Che Hon Mat H. Carpenterof Ml"auN0c -0- ~
tt NOT the leading lawyer OF the western oi "lT w
romipent candidates to succeed MI Dooiluu'' "Hoso
",;rss ON the 4th of March next. The friends
ot both parties claim the support OF zen ui"n Ou'
he in reality neutral. Ex-Secretary Stanton how
go hoe written letter indorsing Mr. Carpenter.
Gov Farchilds and Horace Rublee, Editors OF The
S,o,e formal the leading Republican paper of the
Stote are also urged and one of them, probably Mr.
Rnblee NAV be accepted as a compromise candidate
20 tho contest between Messrs. Carpenter and Wash
hurne ia prolonged From West Virginia. intorma-
ton is received indicating general canvass, as Gen.
Van Wrinkle declines to be candidate for reelection,
and the Hon. A. w. Campbell, leading Radical
journalist is certain to be chosen, as there are no
prominent candidates against him
. The Committee of Virginians, headed by Mr.
Smart ars having furious war made upon them at
home and expect to have serious struggle whenever
they present the plan to be agreed on here, IL IL u
cludes universal suffrage as it unquestlonaDly WILL
For this reason they very anxious to get good
Constitution in other respects and adapted to the I'M
poyerished condition of their State. They and
leading Republicans are daily conternng upon
plan and the idea obtains that to assure moe
speedy reconstruction of the State it will be better
10 submit the Underwood Constitution, with It's
oppressive and burdensOme features stricken out for
ratification by the people If this be done it is
thought the State may be represented IN Con-
gress before May next This will make new point
of political departure and for business operations
which now wait on restoration. Chief Justice Chase
gives a warm and emphatic support to the Virginia
proposltion Virginian connected with this move
ment but not member of the committee has made
ON application to Congress for removal of bis own
disabilities. The Committee and others do not APP
prove of this admixtuTe of mere personal interests
with a public movement and so far as they are con-
cerned personally prefer to disabilities removed
by general and not special legislation There is the
best authority for the statement that the COnServa
tive organization in Mississippi have been ready for
sometime to accept Negro Suffrage and are ready to
incorporate il in new Constitution. They com
plain of the Constitution lately rejected proscrip-
tive and ruinous, and ask Congress to give them a
new convention, with the understanding that the
Constitution while free from disfTanchisement of
whites, shall accord Suffrage and political equality
to the colored population
Several meetings of persons interested in the proper
observance of the ceremonies tOther than officall
usually connected with the Inauguration of President
and icePresident of the United States, have been
held in this city. The committee controlling the
movement consists of the following gentlemen
Senator Z. d. Morgan, Chairman of the Union Re
publican Congressional Committee: the Hon. II. c
Schenck, Chairman of the Union Republican Execu-
tive Committee; Gen. j. X. Hawley, President OF
the late Chicago Convention; Gov. William ClaliD,
President of the National Repu Jlican Com
mittee; William +. Chandler, Secretary of
the same; Gen. ii. A. Barnum, Chairman oil
the National Soldiers and Sailors Committee; Gen.
MP Chapman, Secretary of the same Mayor Bowen
of Washington; A. S. SolOmons and w. S Hunting
ton, representing the citizens OF Washington; VIM.
A. Cook, President Of the Republican Association of
the District of COlumbia Judge j. NJ. Edmonds,
President of the National Union League; Lieut.
Gen. Sherman and Mai.-Gen. Hunter repre-
sentng the Army of the United States;
Vice-Admiral Porter and Rear Admiral Bailey repre-
senting the Navy G. r. Brown, Sergeant-at Arms of
the Senate n. G. Ordway, Sergeantat-Arms of the
House of Representatives Edward Clark, Architect
of the Capitol Ben Perley POore President of the
Washington Correspondents Club the Hon. John
w. Forney, representing the Press Mayor WEIGH
of Georgetown and H. d. Cooke represent
ing the citizens of Georgetown. The follow
ing compose the Executive Committee: X.
C. Schenck +. d. Morgan, S. j. Bowen
N. p. Chapman, Ben. Perley PoOre, T. L. Tulock A.
g. SolOmons, w. s. Huntington and T.. Clark. The
foregoing constitute a general committee for the
management of the inauguration procession and re-
ception and the unofficial ceremonies appropriate to
the occasion 1t is expected that the use of the Ro
tunda of the Capitol the old Hall of Representatives.
the Senate and House corridors and Senate Recep
ton Room, and so much Of the basement as
may be required by the caterer will be
permitted to be used, concurrent resolution to that
effect having passed IN the House to-day The
tickets of admission have been fixed at $40 for one
gentleman and two ladies, with 81 for each add-
tional lady. Complimentary tickets 10 the festvi-
ties are TO be issued only to the President and Vice
President elect, and their families and they will be
the guests of the OCCASION The of wines or liquors
are prohibited, and the entertainment will be con-
Quoted on temperance principles. The surplus funds
winch may be realized Will be donated to the Ma
uonai Lincoln Monument Association Breyet-
Malor-Gen. Alexander S. Webb has been anpoin.ed
Grand Marshal He is a grandson of Col. SamueIR
webb. who was Grand Marshal at the first inauO,ra
ton OF President Washington.
In the' Senate to-day Messrs. Rice ArI.rso. ,.a
hODo't NJ u were announced as the two additional
members of the Pacific Railroad Co,,,oi,too ~
senators from the Pacific Coast were very uroont
that one OF the additional members should come from
their SIDE but finally had to succumb 70 te sn,o
nor claims OF the Southern Senators. In connootio
with the Pacific Railroads. the memorial
by Mr. Frellnghuysen cannot fail TO attraot ,1;1
interest s75OoOOO be saved as tbs p pau,'
ralistS assert, 1t Is certainly worth LOOKING ;mto
Inc House bill repeating the TenureofOc az, w.
feceived' read twice and referred to the Commit,@o
On neencInen'' whaeh is composed of Messrs. Ed
munds Williams, Patterson Of New Hamnst;ro ~"
Buckalew. The latter is the only nor.a INV ahu