, 1869-03-02
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The Army Headquarters
Again Crowded with
Visitors
General Grants Reply to a
Delegation Of South.
ern Congressman.
Graut Said to be Strongly in
fayer Of the Franchise
:: Amendment.
Sp,culations Concerning the
Forthcoming Inaugural.
Provisio. 8 Of the Bill Pass d
in the HOUSE Relative
to the Pacific
Railroads.
SSthoncksS Finance Bill Likely TO
Fail at the Present Session.

bpee.L Despatch TO The Chicago 7r.hune-
WAtHlkotoN, y. . &aErh !.
VISITORS At AIT nsApouAHTkas.
The uowd 1t heaequA1teTs this morning was
srRer sh1n ever before. Among the callers Wsfo
bout Thirty DcaabefB Of E0ogfats. Q. whom
ozxn were Southern representatives, They
v1rted 10 talk about The CA-frst, Ant presented
te nxnes Of CrtsswsIi and Maynard. and got IN
,swcr from Grant that he wouid mink uf the
aatter. n hen theJ were urging tho claim Of tho
|outo, the General, With 1 quiet twinkle In bis
Je, x.hed Il they would not be sstlhed With
he representation which the Bouth had had IN
HI White aoute for the last three Jeass. Tho |
Gentlemen had some talk with him Aoout
he condition Of thclr section, and he said
kbat, II ~ h. rot settled N h's neT plaea. no
ehouId sand military commander down there
Vho would execute the Reconstruction hrs IN
lte!t ttne spirit. uaaf dozen Missouri ConRfcas-
ncu ALTO called to pAy thei1 tt'pectS, and toid
httn that there stste had no man u for sha Cao!-
mai. md would be satisfied with hia eteetious !
Tiers were quits number Of leading hethodist
eli 4tRymeu present. hu. their viEft didut eeem 70
na.e auy ate1idcaIce. No pr1EAte audiences Tets
tad during tho morning, and tho crowd HAs
30 great ttat there were hardly less than score
pE pesfoEs In the Getefal's room 81! tho "hAe
from ~ 70 II. when The reception closed.
TREATMENT or raIoB soLDie1s IN nkbtt Pafsohs.
2QE 1QUEE Qu lAo ApAstA%@A ~
Union p,itolere during shc wA1 have complsted
theI1 wo,k and will submit their report to.snor-
fow OF next day. II Il IL manuscript, and VII
make printed document Of seveuty-1ve pages
The committee wet in1o tic most thorough aud
exhaustive extmlu1tons Of The whole suo]cct IN
iaGre, acd will be Abe TO present facts and esl-
denee of nuse1 and startling Character, showing
beyond all doubt, theJ th.nk, thnt the suteftngs
endured tJ our soldiers In prison were
dxtS A~A MI f1kA
pu.posa on the pat OF tho rebel
-ar,hor1ties. and that the hilute Of Ill Efforts IN
The lattc1 ptrt Of the Har 10 bring abous ~ ex-
change OF prttonc,s WIS dur 10 the determination
OF The authorities to fsaeh Their cnts By the star
Sauon OF the men in their hla3s. Tat section Of
The report ca this last topic Is u1u.nalr tutes.
cating. and cover three hundred manuec11pl
paRes Of evidence. Eome vllnable and tntsscst
ing stasis,ict, compiled IN the War Department
Kru never before pablished, will be iuc'uacd In
The repo,t. 1t IL proper to cay that The document
vas dr.*n up b3 Mr. Pile, Of the Missouri de1c
Eauou. ~ whom Il will be 1std before the House
oEor01A.
The Committees cn Election and Reecnatfut
tion hart both agreed to do no'hing with h,
GecrRl1 c.ee ss this pessiou. Tha p,esens repre
eertauscs from thAt State. who Eefe elected L
the rplrg Of 1858. a5e pu ting In claim Tor sest
in The next CunKEess on the ground that tbs Lei
AFAluIG lAf &4tE4J 1il4AEl iAEu AA4Ak ~ w q
and tho Goyerto or given then eertidta'cs to 1h
eFcc t. but II thie Is clearly violation Of the c
Tire epff1k OF The reeonBeue'!on laws and all otht
law1 relating TO iho election OF members Of Co
Rreee, the Clerk of tie uousr, In maklrR up II
roll for the rc1t tetaton. wtal, Of coutse, ON
thef namts. Thsls cfses vii Aflcr~1tds 20
the Judiciary or kecorstru:uon Commit,eeb. A
but two arc Repuolicanr.
FHEtIDxHr CHANTS fNAUHrRAL ADD1Kee.
7rs mil htY mt vii
Gsrersl Grant. II 10 that hs htt not called l
any Of them to AK Adv,ct "a 0 what be aha u b,
in hta Inaugural htdresr. He began the prepar
taop Of 'he document some time ago. and thong
II will be trief, be f. giving 1t good det1 Of .
tenfion. He has eoptulted few u his most Il
tln1tc hIends about ecrthln matters on which
Is believed be will havo something to say, b
ruue Of the politicians Of either branch Of Co
Eress have bten invited to look over the pspe
std there if consequently much crumouo,
bone olthrm iaik Of going up 10 see him abo
ihe matter tc .Mosro1.
TEE norER NOMINATING oArcCs.
Nearly 1.-The r. pEcsentativ, = cccs aEs hero, 4,
1he Republican cllcus of ih0 Hopse fo-raorss
evening Will ps fulIy attended. Mr. Dis.
will br non :nsted for spsaksr By Mr. Dars
prot Ably, spd af prcscns there are no aiRns
enothtr candidate. There has bscn souethiuR
AeuntEet On Clerk. tint Acfhetron secns u
epouxh 10 ~ reelected. There arc thfse CT II
r,,didrtc, IN, ssrpran,.s,.Arm,. but the i.sus
betwten Or6way. tho present 2neunbsnt, 4
Colonel WARhbutn. nuw onc Of lns msmncFa ffs
Ipdiaua, and ftlcnd8 Of tsch claim 10 la1s the
s!dp track.
THx pIxAxn roa OFFICES.
Applicants TO. paresu pusl.lona iu ,hc Tsom
and nth,r t4,cu;tto dena1m+p,s hayo bcro
rcYy pIeusy within Tho ,ssf few oayt. and por,,
thsn rvcn 20 70 fas n 10 elitto TINT they hatr
promises Of appointment from GENERAL tin
IL hthtcd to-dsJ, - b hAs before at&!td. thai
will sppo!rt \ Cun'ma'innes of Indian AftAtrs
aComn!sstonts Of Internal ltrsonne 90 biz
Frspont't1itJ; but IL tls eAso d ali olhcs bar
otaeess be VIII take san a4slee III bis Eah'
meml&sa, end exp7ess thsm to seleet men
Will sri$o tho government fasthla(sE And ea'
lively. ..-- ..--.
fohc1p oos9afsof'oxs.
n ko<d uhhJ EFfsoEs NsFc mnen oaenaea
ts1cay " The nsnnes Ia ~hlee eon'hoaa
McEc forced out OF iae poalo h 'ne ona1eaAo'
the te" Acthoaht Chafch nefcs aoo seseta
tlcme4 ~no "efo etpee'eo 10 sooset''e toa'
70 afo nnnefta ooAsff eseh pos'H's Fp'ase.
Ess eostmnE ~ al anaes tne etfea"s1a
1oooNne III tAAs HAy ~ nnA 'neu o's*ppe"o@
o. Gc thtfe psoeeeotnRs'
teasseA" r. A.. n'L..
9ne Ws!s ano neAas eonu''.ss n.a ~.
anlo1mN n'tenhe Eas Hosntts. 70 oete.ntne
should % done "lta tan se1ese 'aa"e"
Behetckt plA. 40 oeante coneluson
reached, bal she sAlk lnoieated taht Inc Dill :"
probably 70 10 aeohtefenee CON eiNee' Aua
Ntsn1 likely 10 seeone I la~ asth's sessloa.
vtaHlf A1AAf efATcs OF ttHeoAS'
The uouae to-day appropriated hFt tho1'
Collar 10 pay the frt inssalment due vi
Rc&ra tat her etstne Of L,n:o.n- II "t' sat
debate that the cannot set the money all the '
has been examined and approved By comm
OF CopSrc41,
4,1nxx.1 arr.
f3ene.1 Grant pave hye hundred dollsYs to,
,hs new rhnyth ded ested hera yosterday.
n,n.rnJ,r1y requested thst no mrnt,on .hou
rn.de ri tfe ,aet dr,inr the o1creues 4,
~hr,rh.
arAIra or N. EAaaBrxx4,
= n zs.hhurre Ia 10 mnrh batter that hs
or, for tvo honr. to-dav IND made General
s.hnrt y4,,t At Armv He.dous,tkrs. and ,
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Eneineerp. mt len ,htn a., 49,, -. ,n.r
IN nnube1. TO ex kru,ne ,he .uh,s,, ~ ~. ~.
NJ httdxes ore. the Ohio River. .neh hoara
port to The nsxt Corg1e.r. Ia the nean,i1
bridge il 10 be esce:ed ae.ofs The Ohio R1y<
tnx : epsn Of loss than 900 fsel Ia length.
TEE szAztl1As nu.tox.
oce ot sae ptiuopAl ApPi'ea1tt 10: Mini
6t1hA 9AN1 9eIe1s1" ~ ]anao. WAC "a
Ash hn4ufEe OF any otoes. lao already /
reconme ndstlons o. teFcn eoEetnort, a n
u the members ofihe Senate and Housc-
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