, 1869-03-03
WASHINGTON. |
4 Large. Amount Of Business
TRANSACTED in Con-
:.igreas Yesterday.
The. Capital Crowded with
Visitors.
The Usual Rush Of Callers al
Grants Headquarters.
Visits Of Southern Delegations,
and What They Saw
and Heard.
Cabinet S1ate-Makers Still
Working In the Dark.
Republican Nominations for OM-
Gers OF the New House.
Grant to Take a Firm Etand
Against Reputation
Cabinet S1ate-Makers Still
Working In the Dark.
Republican Nominations for Ofn-
Gers Of the New House.
Grant to Take a Firm 6tand
Against Reputation
Bpec!Al DetpAtch to The Chicago THsnne.
NAsu1xetoN, Q. 9 Ma1ea

WABuxetok, .. ., March ?.
fRE MDtAn APPROPRIATIONS bILl-
The a1nendm ments OF the 6eEAte 10 the Indian
Appropriation bill arc fsrtng bsdfJ IN tho House.
General Logke inquired Gf the Committee On Ap-
preparations whether they def:red the house to
vols for ihena. To this Mf. Ecoaeid. from that
committee, replied that eFefy mem 7eF wss naott
decidedly hoetile 10 the amendments Of the Sen
atc, believing that they involve The dccpcat I'll
1ainy Of II JthtnR that has been before the no1se
for g1e4t many years. he after sxrds c1ol.iced
that he did not refer " many Of thosc made to
cas1T ont ires'Iea, hut tint the most n cally Of
them were put IN. not even under the authority ot
tea'ltr. LIS Just to s'ate itat Ar. uepdcston,
Chairman Of the Senate Indian Com r,t'ee. was
aasent WIEN thetc amendments were made
TIE 1orIsFr11r CANAL
Friends Ct the Lonltvie Canal think to-day
that the bill Is It row stands, cona !n'pE ~ ap.
ptopnat,on Of {75o.oc0, withoat a''uaIrg the
Sta:c bt nds CT SIS, 0t1. Will be called up aad
pssted 4 struggle Iuay. how. yer, sr1ee to d-ftat
otter .e:ors. atd 60 the wnol= fa!l.
CLEAN 1NDkrk.pEscE.
The House tt-day, II pa.sitE the senatc Fesolu.
ton c1pse. ei1 + eynpaihy ios Spin. modined 1t
70 a. to make /. appi5 10 .nha only' also anerd'
ed the title 70 as TO conf I'm to this. "Ecd Judge
Ont, o: the Committee on FotclrE heIattona sng-
gcsted It 4 t,pni utsnt wAJ that the words and
for other purposes.'F be added II seened II
be web Understood that The real meaning Of the
blu would be found in those wor:s.
THK oxHIBCs APPROPRIATION BILL.
a. put through the Home 1o-uay, eoTtrs between
eeSen ard Eight mfli,un dollars. and among its
items sse the iolloHlrE: Cairo Cut1om nou+s,
$4,000; st. Paul Cus'ou Hou-e. $4,000; Madl-
non Cour Hnute and Pos. Otbce, ta9eao Spring.
n.td Til Cont Hoare, se5,Le0 and Fscedmcn's
Hospitals hi Washington, Klchm1nd md Vicxs-
lug, <5o, 900 In al.
1owA WAR c141x..
The Noret hae sharp contest today, renewed
ftou Jeste.day, oseE tie 1oea war c.t,Eae ques
t1on, and finally BY vote Of II to GO, killed ths
proposition to include their payment In IN Onni
bus Appropriation bill.
TuE 1sACauEAL ADpREes
OF President Grant Is written md covers bal
half a dozen psEts OF msuuaerint- It will not b<
put INTO t3pe before delivery. and Of COURT
sdranee copies will rot be fns1lshrd tho ps.es
That II viii endorse the u-w suffrage Amendment
VIA telegrspted last night, and it cau now b
ADDED ,ta:i will take decided groutd aga,na,
al torrzs Of repadtation and IN fsror Of paJ1pt
all Cur Indebtedness gold. except ~he.e tnt
law under which any pat o' It'll made explicitly
ptaEidts tot pa1ncu In eorEsncy.
Al HrADQrAHrzAa.
today, there Has the usual crowd or ylsitors
but no.tihg OF epec1N interest occurred. Auon1
the callers ware seTessl geEtf. men iron Alabans
led By seIaso1 Warner, and taTetA from Ter
htaded By ex-GoTerpor Hapat1.on They mad
the Ordinary protssalona OF eotnocrcc IN the ne,
ndrns1lFtfat1tn, 10 which the GeIe1hi replied tha
he ~nt glad 10 d1d the loyal people Of the Son:
htcndlJ 10 him. md he trusted tatt ihcy woul
.dnd no occasion to withdraw their clrdoeuee.
swEtr 'Ex our.
The t4eze1al this morning received 4 stoat II
handsome broom, by exprese. from 0oio, whlc
fur1ushyrd good many cil.crs an opportunity Ia
rupeattrg an old SAW, which will rtat1ly occur
.GTer3bodJ.
1RANTg CONFUSION ~ 1KNExAL
The General, as etattd By me,n bets or tiR et2.
.doee rot deem It necessary to formally resign hl
Commission In the army, holding inst It will b
Vacated bJ hls saktn9 Tt oath OF Office II Pres
dent Be will, On F1icay or Saturday, uota,uAt
GereAl Sherman - h11 suceesIor, anu thi
nomination will cI course be confirmed, unlts
Congress chooscs 70 repeal Of euspent the lA'
creating the grade Of General, He Will probably
At the esn1o time, Nominate rome one fot Lfeuie1
Eel General, ard the indteattona arn that it wi
pt Ehtrfdln, though th!s ts cot entirely certain.
TIE cABikxs auEsrtoS
Besr4s to be the one Thing uppe1lnost 10 the mtno
ct all rolitietans Ia Warrington General Graz
pttsetvce his eaAtnmalT 1etcepce. md adfo!t
.doqRes ii! frsps Ast for hts tongue. There II Il
strongest totsinle reaton for believing that
has GO, FAMED his men To ainRl= person nero
,elsewhese. He hRa spoken w1ta two or three co
.0deptall fneEda sbous individuals IN such y
IA TO leave Mtle dorht IN thets .ntnd& Of I
purpose with respect to two OF thfte Of hls Sec
farfcs brt these gentlemen thua taken into
cnunse1a s,e u xctieeot ~ tho Gcneza! htuss
and 70 "a, ~ can be learned, no one has succeed
In fAthoning 1he!r knowledge There are p!ei
.ot Eoen who tell ous eoutdsnttaIy that this
that pttson haa surely bern selected, and thu
.An enabled to ray that Eyasts, Flsh, Motley
DIX nc eo!rS Into the 6!k:e Deoattaens. !
Bottw ell, Wells. Feasendep. Merton and scrc
0thtF ptfeons, tnso the Trtasus5 Department.
nABx H1t1s-
Fen. Bkrk bti}s from tho seuAte Wcrc acsed
IN he Hcuse this atterroun. That requiring
dt1lopal reports nom National Bankb Il the &
of the Comptroller oi the Currency Tas sent +
.Conteseucs COMMITTEE without much oppos1ttc
1nat locking 10 ! partial Redistribution Of b
cnr1etcf, &nd Of which the Cob11n atnendc
II tho at. section, which was defeated ths ot
,dkJ, Waa taken up again, ant Aftcr eoIne ntha
sent 10 4 coramiIee by fmsN majority; I
.crcTtuttr3 the tert1tcAtion OF cher ku Nhan II
Ere No f1rds wss unar1moua19 agreed to. ~
selso that nxktnR acceseoliea IN fAuonA
fsau4s liable To the eame pcnslt'es Is priacip
End both racasuEes xii! 70 to the President
fnprrow fot htt signature.
AcRowD or y1trIoHs.
The crowd In Washington II already E1e
1han 1t any previous tnauGursuou. and II
trains OF tomorrow mofEtu2 and eFcntnR D
half n r,2ny ~ Are expected, 1t u d1nicult te
sleep. The hotels a1e full non ce!las 10 gar
>the boarding house. are packed. ma pri
houser are renting ont III their spare room
frum si1 to ter dos;azt per day. The MARKET
have nore than doubled their prices for eats
OF al k1nds, md board ths1 laet ~ctS Vas
dollars per dar II now four or dre, CT cTet
tp:ll,s. H.ekren. who are osdiusrlly els
hl1c 1t about ten dollars per day. a1e asking
and dtsy for Thursday. The street car tondnt
a,e the otly pr.sun1 uhJ chnE to thetr old r
xHx Hxrrb11CAN z1rA1ssS1A13rK cACcE
to.night 1as attended By 152 taembeEs. &c,
1Schenck p1rt1det. II. B!a3ns was not pre-
The Co1nscieat AID New Hampshlse mem
were In atietdsIce. but dt1 cot vote. a.
ve1e 20. reelected. When the ront-Atton
Speaker we,e called. Mr. Da*as roec and
sented tbs uame Of III. Blaine, tn the tolio
1eat &nt graceful manner.
ANr, Chatham:
ms once Of Speaker Of the American
nen. nc ;nHi n rank under ,he con stita
1thAs become, 10 the cconpaJ OF our adu,nl
tsnn. secoEa IN honot and poxef only 70 u
.diseh,rse q ID dln:uit I'D dsllests aatie,:
si.tissaj.ata sesus@.n non sbou,
.,.,,,uss =, md he9e5s i -, ,as;elsrs e
ETalns.t'or To- 10; 9as ny soat,es:.ole nnue,
nc #0tt13 u lAtA NIEa Fps!haons OUT Wien
-taDe evident 70 Es toN the selection Of ar
would be likely TO By raote necsp'aals 10
FORTY Of keoee u,em5e1t. no earthly contldel
could Induce ne 10 tosRer occupy The p,.,t
= esudtdate. embrace thtt opportunity 10
ItcIy e1pte.s nv deep obligations to ,ho.e
partially hare tnus en5osed It
fematrs Tor ne to tsseosrs- tne pl
dnsy Of giving expression 70 me ehoiee
has thus become ursrlmo3s. I do thls.
the tnIl arsurttce that The Office Will lott
future Lone Of that dignity Of lus1fc which
<ittnEutsned II IN the past.
- Nith these remarks II ~ hardly Ieeefe
nc to I2y itat rt9s 10 Ea1FE. Il E0N