The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-07
THIRD EDITION
w "A s HI I N q II O NJ.
The President and the Virginia Dale
gation-The Line and staff Cues
tion-The Gunboat Matter
Still Another Dent at
the Capital.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interview with the President.

Interview with the President,
Despatch to Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-This morning Senators
johnson and Lewis together with the members
elect OF the House OF Representatives now in Wash
inRton and several members OF both branches OF the
Virginia Legislature, conservative and radical.
called upon the President to pay their respects and
TO thank MN Tor the recommen in his message
concerning that commonwealth The Senators made
brief addresses to this effect; also expressing the
hope that the people OF Virginia would In the future
President returned thanks for the Compliment and
trusted the conduct OF the State would fully justify
him in his recommendation for her restoration to ali
the rights and privileges conferred on members OF
After the presentation OF the delegation to the
President they requested that Judge Alexander
Rives be appointed District Judge, under the new
law, for the Fourth district The President replied
Senator Lewis said Mr. Rives was sixty-tnree years
of age but was in good health, bodily and mentally,
and In al respects qnalined for the office The dele
CATION then withdrew.
Military Order,
Despatch to The Bcening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON Dec Z. - The superintendent OF
Mounted Recruiting Service at Carlisle barracks has
been ordered to send recruits to West Point, New
York, for assignment to the cavalry detachment Al
that post.
Violation of Customs.
The Treasury Department this morning received
information OF the seizure by special agent in
Boston Of 1850 pounds of nutmegs FOR violation OF
the customs laws. j. Warren Bell and ]. w. Elder,
special agents OF the Treasury Department, have
been removed on account of some fraudulent trans
oriental.
Line and Stan.
The Line and STAFF Board OF the Navy submitted
their report to the Secretary on Saturday The re-
port agrees that certain number OF stan officers
shall rank as captains commanders, lieutenant COM
manders, and leutenants, and one us a commodore
the retired list. The grades OF Assistant Sur
geons ana Paymasters, and Passed Assistant Sur
geons and Paymasters could not be agreed on and
was referred to the department for its arbitration.
The question as to the rank of the executive clcers
in reference to the staf created great deal OF acri-
m0nious discussion in the board, because OF the
cent case Of Surgeon Green.
Tie line officers of the board contended that exc
cutive officers Of ships should OutTank all statI
officers, whether ON or of snore. This was mani
testify great injustice for an ensign might be eXecu
tive officer OF ship, aud oe on shore, or on another
SHIP and outr0nk paymaster or surgeon OF 20 years
standing in the service IL finally agreed that
executive officers should only take precedence oi al
staf officers when on their own ship
Uniform Election, of Congrcssinen.
Special Despatch 10 The EUening Telegraph
WASHINGTON Dec, THE Senate held caucui
this morning for the purpose OF reorganzIng the
committees The only change of importance made
were Morrill,, of Maine, in place of Fessenden chair
man Of the Committee on Appropriations; Cragin, o
Committee Com on Naval r Aiars; and schurH, OF Mis-
souri,, Foreign Relations, in place OF Fcssenden
Ferry, of Connecticut takes the place OF Cragn a
| chairman Of Committee on Contingent Expenses
The Committee on Elections has agreed tu repor
bill providing for the uniform election Of Congress
men throughout the United States
The idea is TO have the elections take place al
the States on the same day. The bill likes the frs
IneBday III November, lSI2, as Lne tlne Wneu Jnt
| law shall take effect. The committee appointed
| Mcssrs. Stevenson, Burdett and Kerr a snb-com
mittee to brief the Louisiana election cases.
1t il expected that nominations for nine United
States District Judges and Judges OF the Supren,
Court will be sent to the Senate tomorrow.
| The spanish Gunb0uts.
| District Attorney Pierrepont, who is now here
says there is no testimony in his possession to war
rant the detention of the Spanish gunboats. lie ha
| repeatedly called upon the Peruvian Minister 70
| evidence to sustain his charges, but has not re
Geived any. The case Will come up in the Unite
| Sill Another Dent.
| G. W. Dent brother-in.aw OF the President,
here applying for the office OF Surveyor OF the PoT
| Of San Francisco. Dent claims to be resident O
| California.
The Admission of Virginia
| Despatch 20 the Associated Press
| The Reconstruction Committee of the Senate ha
| arranged meeting for Thursday next to consde
| the question OF the admission OF Virginia
| The Committee on Elections has appointed sub
| committee to examine and report on the testlnon
| In the Louisiana contested election cases.