Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-27


clair, of New York, AID Others.
THERE WAS QUITE A SENSATION in the House
to-day, over the spectacle of a colored man
makisg speech from . members seat J.
Willis Mela-d, the colorpd claimant for a seat
f-on Louisiana, addressed the House in a COM
pact telling little speech in behalf of his claim
His white opponent, Hunt. declined to avail
himself OF the opportunity to reply. Menard
Is rather intelligent looking negro, smiling
all over and all the time. A smart debae
-psang up following his peech-Messrs. Gar
field Pa ne, Schenck- snd others taking ground
for his admission in opposition TO the report OF
she committee. From present appearances
Men I'd will be sworn IN and allo wed TO take
his selt.
The AMRNDNRYT TO THE CONSTITUTION
Mr.. Stewart introduced in the Senate this
morning a resolution directing the President of
me Jnited States TO transmit forthwith to the
Executives Of the several States of the United
States copies of the article of amendment pro-
posed by Congress TO the State Legislatures to
amend the Constitution Of the United States,
passed February 10, 1869, respecting the exercise
Of the elective franchise, to the end that the
said Stltss may proceed to act upon the said
Article OF amendment, and that he request
said amendment to transmit to the Secretary Of
State certified copy of such ratification.
Objection being made by Mr.. Davis, Of Ken.
lucky, the resolution went over.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE INAUGURATION.-
Mr.. Brown, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senats,
with Senators Yates, Craigen, and McCreery,
are engaged in making preparations tor the
inaugural ceremonies, but have not vet COM
pleted the programme. To-day, Mr. Brown
was in consultation with General Ea ieau, Of
General Grants staff; General Webb Of the
Committee OF Arrangements, and Maj Richards,
Chief OF Police, perfccting the arrangements
The Senate wing of the Capitol will be closed
on Thursday, the ith, 20 all except members
and Senators, and those having tickets; six
ticke.s will be issued to each Senator and two
to each member. Full arrangements will be
made for the Diplomatic Corps. judiciary, & =,
and the entire programme published early next
week.
GENERAL GRANTS HRADoUAErRes.-Pol.
ticians and others desiring 70 cttechise iep'l
Grant abcut his Cabinet or other appoint-
ments. made a miss of il this morning, as
Lieut.. General Sherman was cIoseted with
General Grant all OF the forenoon, aud of
course but little conversation on axe -gri nd ing
third party. Among the visitors there were
quite a number evIoeutly very much bent O
giving General Grant the benefit of their views
As 10 what he ought 10 do and ought not to do.
General Grant reac hes his headquar ,ers gen =
orally about halt-pist nine q clock and fron
that time until ten is engaged in perusing has
mail and attending to the morning business no
visitors being admitted before ten O clock
during his interview With Geoeral Sher-
man this morning he referred 10 Indian mat
iers, and expressed himself in favor of making
heavy reduc.Ions in the appropriation bills
therefor. General Butler had a short interview
70. the purpo-e of ta'klug over the Indi Il y
propr.atioes and mat.srs connected with the
ms mage nent of the Indians.
Among the otner visitors were Senators Mo-
rill, Of VT, WarnNr, of Ala, Nye Howard.
Wilson. ard Stewar, Repre- -entat,ves Grin
nell, Egsieston, OF OHIO. Van Horn nAci
Paymaster Gsreral Brice, Ge neral Ext. -
Hiram Walbridge, Messrs. George Small
Washington Eooth ). W. Shoemaker. and ,.s
Il. Partridge. of Baltimore, and Others.
WoMAN's SUFFRAGE IN THE TERRIroa II
Prot. } X. II. Wilcox appeared this mornIpg 2
before Msssrs. Ashley. OF OHIO, CulIom, of Il.
lInois, and Ho.chkiss. OF Connect, ut, OF the
House Committee on Territorie5, oa behalf q
the Universal Franchise As -oc, ar on, % urge
the passage of Mr. Julian's bill tor the enfran.
chIsement of the women of the Territories. A
number of invited guests, manly ladies, also
at'euted. TIE principal points in the address
were:-The unequal distribution Of the sexes
IN tbs country, with IT'S attendant evils Of low
wages aud lives of ill-Iame. These, it was
claimed, would be much lessened by enfran-
chising women in the Territories, aud thus af-
fOr hem a
property than exists elsewhere, which would
induce the emigration of womea from the
overcrowded East. The condition Of Utah
was the next POINT. All measures yet tried
having failed TO destroy polvsamy. 1t was
claimed that poiygsmy ouly existed where
women were degraded: that the way to elevate
them was to give them political power, and
that thus polygamy would be destroyed. This
suggestion seemed to meet with decided favor,
ava 10 was stated thai a s,ll to eLfrlnchise the
women of Utah would probably be introduced
next NORTH, and very likely pass. In a con.
versatioDal discussion which followed. MIR
Ashley stated that he had never. during MS
public life, put the word "na,e" INTO a bill O,
Constitutional amendment.
Some OF the politicians are greatly exercised
over General Grants announcement that he Is
Lot party man. Why should they be, He
never has bs en- party man. He was not taken
up as party man. He was elected because be
was not party man. He will probably not
attach the same importance to merely partizau
legislation that some would like, but for all
that, he will not Tylerize himself or Johnxonizs
himself by debating policies antigonistic to the
principles Of the great party that elected him.
He may noi select Cabinet officers with view
TO keeping up NICE balance between contend
ing cliques IN the party, but we are quite sure
that every appointee will be a sound Union
Hepublicsn. entirely acceptable to the great
mass Of those who voted for him.
THE BALTINoKE AND PoroNAC RAILROAD
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