New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04


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WASHINGTON, Friday Dec. {: 1869.
The Tennessee Republicans TO be represented here
during coming session Of Congress, by several prom
nent gentlemen from Nashville and other places in the
State been selected 10 present TO the public
men here the condition Of affairs In their State. The
Tennessee members are unit in the denuncaton OF the
conduct OF the Tennessee Legislature and the policy by
which they obtained power 1t is stated that they
systemstcay though cautiously, repeating the laws by
which equal rights 70 all the citizens OF the State have
been guaranteed. Recently an attempt was made
TO repeal the law protecting the colored cti
zens In their right TO sit on juries or hold
office 81 votes OF 70 were obtained for the repeal
but the law is practically dead letter The Legislature
have just reGnacted the old vagrant law In an oensive
shape providing that laborng persons, who have not
contracted by the lat Of January for the ensuing year.
shall be hired or sold for that period to the highest bid
der BY another law the tenant Of land s not allowed
TO remove sell the crop until the landlord has been
paid The object is TO keep coored farmers under the
landowners heel A law inhictnglpenates on common
carriers has been repealed which protected the coored
person in travelling hereafter he be charged first
class fare put any sort OF car and no remedy
exists Another law forbids voters from casting their
ballots elsewhere than IN the district where they i've
Heretofore the colored man could go 10 the county
town. where he voted with others Of his class, and
stood q chance OF projections now he must
the risk OF being driven of he TO vote contrary
10 his wishes The representative Republicans assert
that every lawnow on satutebooks OF their State
sustaining equal rights before the law will be repealed
nullhed Leading papers are advocating the election
of delegates to the proposed Constitutional Convention
who are opposed TO negro suffrage, free schools and
other rights in possession OF the people They assert
that than onehah OF the present Legislature are
disqualified blythe Fourteenth Amendment and the State
IN no
hold this view the principal Northern men who have
been active in leaving as rapidly as posi-
BILE, and the condition OF public sentiments ana AFFAIRS
generally grows worse daily. IL is the intention To
secure protection from Congress- and already bill to
meet the in view has been prepared and VIII DC pre-
sented In both Houses at an early day.
Mr. BroOdhead Second Controller OF the Treasury has
prepared an important BILL which, passed by Congress,
will make a complete reorganization OF the Treasury,
far rs classification and salaries concerned The bill
reduces clerical force both male and female increases
their pay and Classics the clerks In five grades making
the first highest instead OF lowest az at present
The salaries Of the two Assistant Secretaries and soci
tors OF the First and Second Controllers VIII be G SIX
Auditors and Registers OF the Commissioner Of Customs,
Chiefs OF the Bureau OF Statistics and Bureau Of Engav
ing and Printing and Special Commissioner OF Revenue,
5000 each chief clerk OF department $4,000 clerks In
class $780, $OOO 81 500 t5OO $1,000 female clerks 800,
500. s.2OO messengers, watchmen' ana doorkeepers
1000 assistant messengers, 800 sWeepers ana scrub
bers 800 The clerical force VIII De reduced eight per
cent, and the clerks will be graded according 10 EN-
cheney, and undergo thorough examination before
special board appointed for the purpose Secretary
Boutwell, recommends said bill In his report and will
urge its passage by Congress All the other bureau Off
GERS and several Congressman favor 1t.
Delegates 10 the National Coored Labor Convention.
which meets here Monday are already beginning to arrive,
and 1t promises he quite large body There will be
,..l.o ,,aa Hsla A
daa nj interest is felt a. 10 the policy 10 be pursued by
the Convention Judging from the views expressed at
consultations bedy persons active In the move.
ment it, natform will probably declare the sympathy OF
the Convention with the labor movement In this and
other countries and declaring that the
coored nborer in this country require that their efforts
should all be directed toward protective and cooperative
movements and not turned into any distinctvey pot
cal channels except In far they necessary for
the accomplishment OF these purposes Resolutions will
be adopted expressive OF the gratitude OF the Convention
toward the Republican party aud the present Admins
tratlop
John c. Breckiprdge called upon Gen. Sherman at the
War Department yesterday pay his respects lie was
at once admitted and an agreeable interview followed
Mutual compliments were gwen upon the personal ap
pearapce OF the two gentlemen. Gen. Sherman re.
marked pleasantly that he had not had the pleasure OF
neetiug Gen Breckuridge sipce he saw him at Durham
Station ~ c. where the terms Of surrender OF Johnsons
Rebel army were agreed upon They conversed on old
army scenes with great cordially, but subject OF
politics was not alluded TO- Breckenridge declines 20
converse on the subject OF party politics. and during his
stay here has been very quiet aud unpretandIng.
Judge Dent returned this evening from Mississippi He
saws that from the returns received from Mississippi he
thinks he ia beaten in his race for Governor by at
o. ooo maturity
Considering that both Houses OF Congress meet three
days hence there are many Members
here might be expected. and not 30 many as have
been here the same time on previous years Ihere
only about 10 Representatives IN the city, ana only
half Senator'S and some doubt expressed mat