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Washington News - Senators and
Members Pay Their Respects to the
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WASHINGTON, December T. This
morning Senators Johnson and Lewis,
together with members elect of the
| House, are now In Washington, and
several members of both branches of
the Virginia Legislature, Conserva-
| tive and Radical, called upon the
President to pay their respects and
| thank him for the Recommendation in
| his message concerning that Common
wealth. The Senators made brief ad 7
dresses to this effect; also, expressing
a hope that the people offViTginia
would in the future. as now have his
support and probation.
The President returned thanks for
the compliment, and said he trusted
the conduct of the State would justify
him IN his recommendation for her
restoration to all the rights conferred
on all members of the Union. After
the presentation of the delegates, they
| requested that Alexander Reeves be
appointed District Judge, under the
new law, for the Fourth District, The
President replied that Judge Reeves
was too old, to which remark Senator
Lewis said Reeves was sixty three
years of age, but was in good health, /,
bodily and mentally, and in all re :
spects qualified for the office. The
delegation then withdrew.
t., WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.f- The first
tbusiness In the House of Represents
tives this morning was the distribu-
ton of the different portions of che
Presidents Message to the respective
Committees having charge of the mat
ters of which the Message treats.
A resolution was offered by Mr.!
Schenek, with the consent of the
Committee on Ways and Means, and
some discussion, as to the proper
should be referred. The reference of
that portion of the Message relating
to the Darien Inter Oceanic Canal
particularly, excited discussion; the
Committees on Commerce, Foreign
Affairs, and Navigation, all claiming
it. The resolution proposed to leave
il with the Committee on Commerce,
and it was SO left. The resolution as
offered by Mr.. Schenck was then
adopted.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, has
introduced bill to repeal the Tenure
of-Ofhce Act. Referred to the Con-
mittee on ] Judiciary.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA large
number Of viss } were at the Exec
Utive MausionNU1Is morning, the ma.
jority being Senators and Representa-
tives, nearly all Of whom had an in
: terVieW with the President, and con-
gratulations concerning the Message
were freely expressed. Among them
were Senators Morton, Cole, Thayer
Nye, and COrbett, aud Representatives
Logan, Lynch and Lawrence, SPEAKER
Blaine and many others. The Yir.
ginia Senators. Messrs, Lewis and
johnson, with other members of the
! Congressional delegation, had an in.
} terview with the President, aud ex
! pressed thanks for the recommends.
. tions In the Message that Virginia bC
: promptly admitted. .yie a
Gov. Bullock, of Georgia, also haC
! ashort conversation with the Recon
struetion Committee, which has ar
ranged for meeting on Thursday Il
} consider the question of the admis
! sion Of Virginia. sa an5 ~
The Committee on Elections ha
T appointed a sub-com mittee to exam
!. inc and report on the testimony il
: the Louisiana contested election cases
: The Committee of Ways and Means
received to-day q report from Mr.
Z Kelley, Of the sub COMMITTEES which
: proposes to let the duties on irol
+ stand generally as they are. but rails
e the duties on steel and nickel. Th,
t indications are that the Committe
/ will propose on pig iron six or se8el
5 dollars instead of the present duty 0
{ nine dollars. The Committee vii
f not likely be readysto report mex
: Monday.
t At.a conference of the Republican
: members of the Senate this afternoon
: Morrell, of Maine, was agreed on TO
a Chairman of the Oommitee on Ap
preparations aud a member of tn
having been held BY Fessenden, de
It ceased. Sehufz takes the place Q
n Fessenden on the Foreign Committee
5 and Cragin becomes Chairman of tn
q Naval Committee in place of Grimes
j resigned, Anthony having declined il
d The Senator's above named to FL
vacancies, will be nominated In ope
! Senate for formal appointlnent.ae,Q ST
~ n Va gAO
4 of tho cotton crop, as published b
Is the Department of Agriculture, ha
n been current in commercial circles
The highest estimate made has bee
2,750,000 bales. The figures In tn
Commissioners report, TO the. Pres
= dent, are 2, 100000 6balessaiEah & So
q WASHINGTON, December 7.-Th
q followingi is a copyTof the bill intro
!; duced by Stephenson, of Ohio, in th
{. House to- day: .s lDs- - r.9ss4 .aef
e Be it enacted, &c, T@o-thirJ1s of eac
! House cOneurring herein, that upon II
y ratification OF the proposed = FifBeent
j. Article of Amendment to the Constitute
. of fhe United states by. the Legislature es
8 three-fOurths of the Statess all legal ar
political dfsabfifties imposed BY the fou
e Ieeutt Article of A Amendments 70 the Col
"a stitution of the United states, saaus
" tue operation hereof, 8e removed from a
persons subject theI etc who shall nave beS
i, | residents of any state, the Legislature
- which shall have voted to Eat1fy said II
le teenth Article of Amendment; provide
to however, the provisions thereof shall a
p apply to any person who shall be fndfctt
OF for any crime com m1rted or in aid of I'll
te late rebellion, nor TO any person VIII
during said rebellion, was guilty of cruel
or inhumanity to any prisoner Of war he
or Offering to surrender as such, nor to al
psrson who aided, atetted or count
- nanced the assassination of Abraham Ii
ID coin.
st In the National Convention of co