Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-25

olutioa which passed the Hoose on tn eo.h
providing that me time for the meeting Of the
Forty.irst Cor gress be postponed from IL
o'clock on March 4th, 1859, to 3 o'clock p. m.
o: the same day. was taken up and passed.
THE CoNFRRlxCH COMMITTEE on the Con-
stitutional suffrage amendment have agreed to
report the article as follows -" The right Of
citizens of the United States to vote shall not
be denied OF abridged by the United States or
any State on recount of race, color or previous
condition Of servitude. The Congress shall
have power to enforce this article by appro-
priate legislation"
The provision about holding ONCE is stricken
ont by the com alittee.
=. Sat twenty five minutes past three
o'clock this afternoon, the House, BY a vote of
li3 yeas TO 43 nays, agreed TO report of the Con-
ference Committee, and passed the article as
reported above.
By HIS ADMISSION as to his intention 70 put
Pennsylvanian in his Cabinet, General Grant
seems TO have not emily awakened the aspira-
tons Of every ambitious politician in that
State, but paved the way to combinations by
the friends OF each. Already we hear OF half
dozen organ zed efforts in favor OF or against as
many different men, and the prospect is that
the III number will increase rather than diminish.
until the agony is over So far, the most formi.
dable combination we hear Of is one in favor of
Governor Curtin, and the inf uences at work
in his behalf are considered both numerous
and strong. What the effort will result in of
course remains to be seen, but his friends ap-
pear to be tolerably confident of its success.
NOT THE LEAeT interesting OF the many
attractions incident to Inauguration day will
be the presence OF the noted Albany Burgesses
Corps, the crack military company Of the capi.
tai Of the Empire State which will participate
in the ceremonies Of the occasion. The Corps
is an independent organization, chartered BY
the Legislature Of New York in 1898, and has
always maintained its position as one Of the
best drilled and highest toned military compa.
mics in the country. WashIngtonians whose
memory runs hack to the inauguration OF
President Buchanan Will recollect the fine
appearance made by this body ON that occasion
with Its scarlet coats and bear skin shakos.
Their programme for the present trip is to
arrive here on the morning of the 30 Of March.
On that day, between l0 and IL O'Clock, they
will, by special arrangement, pay a visit to
General Grant at his hsadq uarters, wholly in
he spirit of military courtesy as General or
the army. On the 4th they will take part in
the parade, and on the 5th will visit Mount
Vernon, leaving for home on the evening train
Of that day.
They expect to come here with at lie sst seven.
ty-fye muskets and a band OF twenty pieces
both corps and musicians being fitted with
entirely new uniforms and equipments
During their stay they will be quartered al the
Metropolitan Hotel.
GEN. GRANTS HHADQUARrKRs.-Comp
tive quietude prevailed at General Grants
do
itors being much smaller than for several days
past. A large number OF those who called to.
day We're strangers in the city. and called
merely TO pay their respects to the Pres ident.
elect. All Of this class of visitors are admitted
to the Generals office at the earliest time DOS.
slole. A large number OF ladies were AMONG
the callers this m morning. Self-constitu ted DEL
egations may be found about General Grants
office awaiting admission, and the doors are
thrown open several times during the day for
the admission of all, these delegations manage
to See the General and urge upon him the ap-
pointment of some friend to this or that posi-
uon; butt reply of General Grant invariably
is, that he will not be in d hurry in making
the appointments, bnt will endeayor 10
select suitable man for the position.
OF course every applicant is recommended
highly by his friends, but due allo owance is
made for all this by Gen. Grant. In many in
stances these delegations have 10 withdraw
without getting chance TO mention their busi.
ness as General Grant often has several init.
mate friends seated near him, precludlng the
possibility of any private conversation. Among
the visitors 10 day were Vice President elect
Colfax, Hon. b. +. Wade, Senators Wilson,
Sawyer, Drake, Senator elect Fenton OF New
York, Judge Spalding Of Ohio, Gen. Pile, Hon.
Oakes Ames, Col. A. IL. Mcclure, ]. q. Hamll-
ton, ESD, son of Alexander Hamilton, Gen.
Schenck, Representatives Robertson, Ketcham,
Gen. John A. Logan. and others.
MUSTERED OUT,-ln General Orders No. .
Just issued by command OF General Grant
the President directs that the following named
officers be retired from active service, and
their names be entered ON the retired list of
officers Of the grade to which they now
respectively belong, In accordance with the act
of July II, 1862, to take effect February -, 1869
Brigadier and Brevet Major General Lorenzo
Thomas, Adjutant General. Brigadier and
Brevet Major General BENJAMIN w. Brice,
Paymaster General. Brevet Major General
Thomas Swords, Assistant Quartermaster
General Brevet Brigadier Genera! Robert E.
Clary, Assistant Y Quartermaster General. Bre-
Vet Majsr General Thomas J. Cram, Colonel
Corps OF Engineers. Brevet Brigadier Gene
raj Edmund Il. Alexander, Colonel 10Th In
fantry. Brevet Brigader Caleb u. Sibley,
Colonel 10th Infantry. Bevet Major General
Samuel p. Heintzeman, Colonel 7rh Infantry.
Chief Medical Purveyor. Brevet Brigadier
General Charles q Dou0alI. Medi-