The national Republican., 1869-03-01
WAsnINprON FlCrs AND IMPaRssl0Ns

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WASHINGTON FACTS AND IMPRESSIONS.
TIN Ohio Republican delegation in Con-
gress had meeting last night and mani
mously resolved to support Mr.. Blaine for
Speaker, and Gen. Eckley, Of Ohio, for
Clerk Of the House Of Representatives.
KANSAS has promptly ratified the suffrage
amendment TO the Constitution. Hon. Sid
ney Clarke, Of Kansas, received dispatch
announcing the fact on Saturday evening.
In the Senate the vote was unanimous. In
the House 1t stood 04to7.
The ALASKA ISvBsrIoATIoN.-The Com
mittee on Public Expenditures on Saturday
submitted report upon the Alaska inyesti-
CATION. The report Is very voluminous, and
the testimony does not seem to directly i'm
plicate any one particularly in any fraud In
relation to the purchase.
IT Is A SINGULAR FACT that Bishop slmp-
son and Rev. Mr.. Punshon selected the same
text Of scripture as the foundation for their
discourses at the dedication Of the Memorial
church yesterday. The first intlmation that
Mr.. Punshon had that Bishop Simpson had
selected the particular text from which he
preached was when he made the announce
ment from the pulpit yesterday morning.
Mr.. Punshon, who had prepared his sermon,
was therefore neccssitatcd to select another
text and prepare another sermon within the
brief space Of two hours.
J. WILLIS MEsARD.-For the first time In
the history Of this nation colorcd man, on
Saturday last, made q speech upon the floor
Of the House of Representatives, and that,
too, in advocacy of his claim to a seat as a
Representative Of portion Of the American
people. 1t is doubtful whether any one In
the House could have commanded more at
tention from gentlemen on both sides Of the
House, and Mr.. Menard acquitted himself SO
well as to elicit the congratulations Of some
OF the most prominent Republicans in Con.
gress, and his speech and bearing no doub,
did much toward securing him hfty-sevcn
votes for his admission to q seat.
Ar THE MEETING of the House Committee
on Appropriations on Saturday morning, thu
miscellaneous appropriation bill was undei
consideration, and tho committee authorized
an amendment to bc reported making al
appropriation Of $1,000 "for the repair ant
preservation of the mansion of George Wash
ington, now the property ofthe Ladies' Noun
Vernon Association, to be expended undo
the direction Of the military officer In charg'
OF public buildings and grounds" Th'
committee also determined TO report an ap
preparation OF 5000 for Winnie Ream TO
the completion ofthe statue Of the late Prcsi
dent Lincoln.
IMPORTANT RUNoRs.-There were SOM
important rumors on tho street last night
which seemed to have some foundation
| One rumor was that President Grant woult
issue his first order as Commander-in-Chie
Of the army on Friday next, and that thlI
order will announce to the loyal people of tn
country that the reconstruction laws Of Con
gress are to be carried out in good faith b.
officers whose sympathies are right. An
other rumor was that General Sheridan
| would be sent back to his command at New
Orleans, In place OF General Buchanan; tina
General Reynolds would bo sent to Texa
to relieve General Candy, that Genera
slckles will relieve General Meade, and tha
General Gillem will also be suspended.
WHAT GENERAL GRANT SAYS ABOUT HI
CABISRT.-After all that has been said upo
the subject of General Grants Cabinet, ther
Is not much likelihood that any one will
definitely know who are to compose it unit
amer the Inauguration.
He remarked yesterday in conversation upo
the subject that no good general would an
nouncc to his enemies at the commencement
Of q campaign what officers had been sc
lected to command his artillery, cavalry an
infantry-.hat he was aware how difficult
would be for him to please the yariou
cliques of politicians who hoped to get thei
men into Cabinet positions, and that he ha
no desire to untn.1aIzc his Admlnistratio
at the outset with any branch Of the Reput
lican party. He said further, that althoug
the gentlemen whose names he proposed
send to the Senate, might not be noisy pol
ticlans, they were gool and true men VIII
stood by the country during the war, an
who had voted for the Republican ticket lai
fall. This, he added, may not please som
of my Pennsylvania friends who are SO har
to please, but 1 shall nevertheless do what
believe to be right.