The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-20
A Report on II Virginia Matter Ex-
p<cttd To-Day.
A Spanish, proposition About
Fart Dues.
THE NEGRO Mgj4ARD AMONG MALE
omen"

WASHINGTON jas i 9.-The Virginia committee,
by resolution Dos VI Ened the Richmond con ventlOn
from February l0&it March II, fearing Congress
Would not act 10 Z bison to allow the people to
consider the prod Etion and select delegates as
early as the day BIZ tofore designated The CON-
mittee remains in Bill session during the present
week.
Yesterdays intel view with Grant leads Vir-
Qniars 70 consider rant the most available friend
OF the movement itWashington.
The Mississippi cinmitte visited Grant to-day,
urging his aid 10 iatEedia,e admission. Grant re.
plied that the recn{struction committee had pre-
pared bill In acG tdance with their views, and
expressed the no II that these matters would be
settled before the sfsnmencement of his admins
traton. IL
The Senate, aftestfn adverse speech from Ferry,
referred the smui3iy question to the Judiciary
committee. H.
Senate-A men lsial from colored citizens of
Georgia was presekied stating that they are in
prison under State laws conflicting with the re-
construction actF.
Another Pacific railroad bill was introduced by
Abbott.
Thayer INTRODUCED joint resolution proposing
a constitutional AMENDMENT for universal man
hood suffrage.
Mcdonald INTRODUCED a bill to complete and
perfecta railroad tetween the Pacific and Allan
tic oceans.
The copper bill Jas resumed. An amendment
making the tax 0l flue vtriol Cents per pound
was adopted andtfe bill passed.
After short CxdSutive session, adjourned.
House-The psntl number of copies of Commits.
siOner Wes's report was ordered printed.
A substitute for ahe Senate bill regulating Judi
cial proceedings PISSED. IL transfers to federal
courts all suits against common carriers for loss
Of property caused by the late war.
The bill substituting the Denver railroad pro-
vOked a long dAcusslon. without action the
House adjourned.
committee Of Tho ooIorsd national convention
called on Grant. who replying TO an address said
81 thank the convention Of which you are the
representatives for the confidence they have ex.
pressed, and / hope sincerely that the colored
ueople of the natter may receive every protec.
lion which the Lava gives them. They shall have
nv endeavors to b cure such protection. They
should proye yitheir acts their advancement,
prosperity and OBJ dence TO the laws that they
are worthy Of all 1.-The privileges the government
has bestowed upo them, and by their future con-
duct prove Themselves deserving Of all they now
claim"
Grants interview with the Mississippi Radical
delegation is vari lsly reported. He appears to
have expressed tfdesire for the early admission
of Mississippi ara that the SoQthern Constitu.
tions should be indie to conform with the recon-
struction acts. Aiso said be would enforce the
laws Ii is not Known whether Grant alluded tC
Bingbam's bill or 10 another which the committee
is preparing. B1ghsm's bill, in addition to the
points telegrapheI last night, provides that the
Legislature shall ct within twenty days after the
passage of the IL upon proclamation thereof
by the governor. (No person prohibited by the
l4th amendment lshall hold office until his politi
cal disabilities q removed. The RADICAL CON
mittee are In highlpirits to-day.
Hannibal Haml& hae been elected United StateI
senator from Maine, and ex-GoV. Fenton from
New York.
Ten members % The Indiana Legislature bOltei
from the eaucua3 nomination for United States
senator.
The Senate, In executive session, only confirmed
one nomination, tu Oregon po6t master. Tat
balance Of the fsion was devoted ~ treaties
No action. Il
Il is u1derstooliihat the Senate judiciary com
mittee will repcrl ION Virginia AFFAIRS to MORO "
There are good II sons for believing that the re
port will be fayC3able TO the wishes of the Vir
ginia conference 4pmmittee.
The spanish Alister sent copy OF Spanish
decree proposmTftO be reciprocal in the abolition
of certain port t@ities, to Seward. Seward sem
it TO McCuoch, ", declines accepting the terms
because the Spas53h decree is not sufficiently ex
plicit, and the decree with this Endorsement wal
returned. The niktter is still pending.
Menard has rCfDpeared. He was ON the plat
form of the wOnjs rights convention held hsr'
to-day. Several Aomen were IN male attire.