The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-24
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON,
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, January %, 1870.
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| WASHINGTON, January %, 1870.
| - 80 Virginia.
The general opinion is that on Monday
the Senate bill for the admission of Viz
ginia, when received by the House, win be
referred to the Committee on Reconstruct
ton, and as the members of that committee
are already prepared to act in the pre-.
misses they viii Immediately report the bill
and amendments back, recommending its
passage at once.
A portion of the committee and large
number of members Of the House are op-
posed to the Senate amendments, and IN
effort will be made to reject them.
The Democrats will join in this opposi-
ton, and it remains to be seen whether
this combination arc powerful enough to
carry their point. 1t is possible that they
are sufficiently strong enough to reject the
amendment, and if 80, the matter goes to
committee of conference. If this result
shall ensue, then we may look for the
passage of bill ultimately for the admis-
sion Of the Virginia senators and represen-
tatives, with possibly few so-called funda-
mental conditions attached. Except among
the extremists, there is unanimity of senti-
ment in favor of the original House bill.
The editorial in the New York Tribune
of to-day is endorsed by Republicans. The
editor of that journal says: "The Senate
yesterday, by very close vote, adopted
Mr.. brakes proscriptive amendment to
the Virginia-admission bill, not one vote
being given for it from the three great
States of New York, Pennsylvania, and
Ohio, which, together, number more than
one-fourth Of the people of the Union. 1t
was carried by o combination of little
States and little souls-a large majority of
the American people, even as represented
in the Senate, being opposed to it. Then
followed sundry kindred amendments, the
offspring Of untimely and unworthy fear,
distrust, and hate, which were generally
carried (when carried at ally by very close
votes.
"We deeply regret that Mississippi had
not been present by her newly-chosen sena-
tors to rebuke and defeat these insidious
and injurious propositions in the spirit Of
her late sweeping victory for universal
amnesty as we'll as impartial suffrage,
which would have been pertinent, if ever,
four years ago. The bill goes back to the
House, where powerful efforts will be made
to render it still more ungenerous and hate
full. We fear that the restoration Of Vir-
ginia has been indefinitely postponed by
yesterdays work."
The mississippi Senators.
General Sherman has not yet received
any official adrices from General Amcs in
reference to the action of the Mississippi
Legislature. A curious question arises in
relation to the proper party to signthe GER
tifcates of the United States senators elect
in Mississippi. So far az Ames and Alcorn
are concerned, one is Provisional Governor
and the other is Military Governor, or chief
of the military command in the State.
Alcorn will have to certify to his own and
Ames's election, and this, in turn, will have
to receive the endorsement of General
Ames. 1t is the opinion Of General Sher-
man that the Senate will have to decide
upon the matter. General Sherman says,
however. if General Ames should resign
before the certificates are endorsed, that
his successor in command con endorse the
certificates, if correct.
The Removal OF the Capital.
A delegation of citizens of this District
called on the President to-day to have q
talk with him respecting the interests and
prospects of the District, etc. The Prcsl-
dent said he was in favor Of the capital re-
naming where it was that he thought the
General Government ought to pay half the
taxes, or at least bear half of the expenses
of the District government and half the
expenses of the repairs and improvements
to the streets, and all'that of the avenues
that instead of renting the buildings for
the Governments use, they ought to build
good and substantial ones that he hoped
q decided improvement of some kind would
at once be made in that great eye-sore, the
canal that he favored the repairing of oil
the avenues at once, and the improvement
and adornment of the public squares and
parks that he was in favor OF Worlds
Fair being held here as soon as practical
BILE; that he had subscribed $4,000 to the
object, and would sign the charter as soon
as given by Congress, and thought Of adj
dressing q special message to Congress on
the subject and, finally, that he thought
Congress should so adorn and improve the
national capital that it would be pride to
the whole country, and something re could
be proud to speak of abroad.
Arrival OF Prince Arthur.
Prince Edward Arthur, second eldest son
of Queen Victoria, arrived in this city OF
half-past o'clock from New York, accom-
panied by Mr.. Thornton, the British Minis
ter, and his private secretary, Mr.. French
also, by three Of the Princes staff officers
viz, Colonel Elphistone, of the Queens
Guard, and Lieutenants Picard and Fitz'
row, of the Royal Cavalry. The entire
party we're attired in citizens dress. The
Prince was dressed in o dark-colored suit,
with brown cape and overcoat; wore q
high hat and travelling buckskin gloves,
and sported gold-headed cane.
The party were met at the depot by Mr.
Ford, Secretary of the British Legation,
and Messrs. Freeman and Payne, attaches,