, 1869-12-07
WASHINGTON.
Second Session Of the Forty
.>,.;; first Congress.
The Presidents Message and
What is Said Of it.
Large Number of Bills and ReS0lu-
ti0us Introduced.
The Treasury and Navy Reports
largo Batch of Nominations
STINT to the Senate.


Special Despatch 70 The Chlcaso Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Dec. t.
MzkftSo or CokGKkRa-
TIE second session Of the Forty -nsst Congtesa
opered With the most dlsagretahlt day. There
WIS raln this forenoon, alees this noon and snoT
tbs evening. The atoEu VAS 30 keyeTe And sae
walsnx 10 bad that the Asiendtncs at the Capitol
N1s much less thhn csuAL Iii. Thornton Vas the
only one Of the foreign Mlnisters present, though
Most Of the Others we1e represented By theif
Secretaries. For half An hour before order WAS
called, the 1loos OF each branch Of Oonzress WaA
tbtonged With people, and there VIA tho nsuA
AMOUNT Of haud.ahaklng aud cong!atulat1on-
General good feeltog prevailed, and tne tAlf
indicate q p1easant AID a9Eeeshle feas1oH-
AL the galleries ware pretty vel Tilted, but hone
ct them we're erowcto. and there Were noticeable
vacancies in both the diplomatic galleries. Among
those On the noor OF the 3enait during the a3te1-
nooc, were General Sherman: Governor Lowe,
the new Minister to Cuina; Governor Bullock, of
Georgia, and Governor Walker. Of Virginia.
seroF Lemus, late head OF the Cuban Junta, was
In the Senate gallery with uauber OF sympa'
lhsssrA The regular report shows fully cnoae.:
what was done IN conaEesa duE,ug the day.
TIE MEssAGK.
The reading Of the message occupied about an
hour, and II VEL lktencd 10 with The closest
attention In both houzes, and the gan.
| EIAA Nu@Au4CAN A0-Ai&RI Il 4CiJ AAFO144tE ~
| lis good sense, clearnesG OF idea, and ytgor Of
expiration The Cuban lobbS 10 IN Szeat wrath as
tie manner tn which the President g1yes them the
cod shoulder and see clearly that It's not worth
| While for them 10 expect much frsm Cougre3s ss
/ present. Lemrs looked verJ gloomy when thht
| part Of the message waa read. Everybody was
glad to hcsr the Pfcsidtnt reltefate hts vteNs o!
lat February en- the Alabama Claims question. II
will be noticed that they arc Similar In genersl
scrns to these taken by Mr. Sum
| ne. IN Ills speech On the johnson.
Clarendon treaty. The principal discussion In all
circles is On tho nancsa, part Of the DessAee and
| on the report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
| The last named document WAS not read 10 Cou
| g1css, but tho tenor Of It's Recommendations Gool
| got hbrpAll. Eastern members seem more genet'
aliy 10 favor the early return TO specie payment
than those from the West, many OF whom tall
ahoat Al tncrease et cuEseaey. The Presidents
ides Of 1ctieeiuiDg the currency at dxed price
Identical With that presented 1one weeks ago b.
1tr. Carneld The tAr.1 men Ind the u1ssssgI
| rat.er more favorable than they expected
wnuld be, more from what Ia emitted taa'
from what IS said. The suggeatlon to re1anE
| Georga back 10 the condition It waA tn when th
! nr1t Legislature a1scmhled, took people by sns
prize, but 1t WIN probably be carried cut, ana tn
bill on the eubtect comes mp In the Senate o.
| Wednesday. The Recommendation Tor the rerea
Of tic Tenure of-OIllce act viii ind some opposl
| ttoo. though the House IL certain To pass bl
carrying 1t out which Butter Will bring in to'znor
row, II he Can Eet the Eo0E il Is yet fat too carl
| 10 eA5 how the nnaucia1 recommendations Q
the meaaage report will be regarded When mem
hcfs have had n chance 10 carefully confde
them, hut It u ce1tsin that the finances are gotn
to hare carly attention In both branches Of Coz
srcss. ..-.-
| ESTIN1IKa-
| The heads Of the various departments ar
t prompt With their estimates for the comiu
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