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WASHINGTON, April l0.-The disat
fected Republicans have held confer
ence at the Capitol to complete arrange
ments for the Cincinnati Convention.
The meeting was long, and the whole
question of the organization Of that con-
vention was fully and freely discussed.
In few days announcement will be
made of the programme for the conven-
ton.
1t is learned that within a few days
Senator Trumbull has given his unequiv-
ocal adhesion to the Cincinnati Coven-
ton. in several letters, one or two OF
which will doubtless appear in print at
distant points before the meeting of the
convention.
The president Of the Missouri Liberal
convention, who will call the Cincinnati
convention to order, has just returned
from the West, and reports that COM
plete arrangements have been made tor
the meeting of the convention on
Wednesday, the lst OF May, and that
the attendance will be very large. The
New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Hi
nois and Missouri delegations will be
composed Of large numbers of the lead
ing Republicans of those States, and in
clude many whose names have not yet
appeared on the published lists. Sena-
tor Summers open declaration in sup
port of the movement is now daily ex-
pected.
The Republican majority of the House
committee on elections reported that
Wilson, Of the Fourth Indiana District,
was elected by eight votes majority, and
the Democratic minority of the commit
tee reported that Cooling was elected
by seventeen votes, exclusive of thirteen
illegal Votes proven against Wilson, but
not subtracted from his vote because of
the non.productipn Of the ballots in evil
dence, thus making Goodllngs actual
majority in the district thirty votes.
The majority report was made to the
House by Mr.. Perry, of Ohio, and the
minority report by Mr.. Arthur, of Ken
lucky. This case will probably be
called up in the House on Tuesday of
next week.
Tuesday, just before the House ad-
journed, Mr.. Peters, Of Maine, intro
duced an important preamble and reso-
luton, which was referred to the com
mittee on foreign affairs, and which the
members say is destined to inaugurate a
new movement among the supporters of
the Administration and the friends Of
the Treaty of Washington looking
to q retreat on behalf Of this Gov
eminent on the claims made before
the Geneva Conference for indirect dam
ages. This document maintains that
such claim is not justified by any
known precedent, is contrary to the
practice of this country as a neutral
toward struggling republics, and
larger powers when engaged in war,
is violative of existing international
laws, and that in the opinion of the
House of Representatives, that claim
should be waived. There was no oppor-
tunity for debate on the resolution, but
the informal opinion of many members
is that it is to pave the way for an aban-
donment of our claim for Indirect dam
ages, now the subject Of correspondence
between Great Britain and the United
States. The House Committee on For
eign Affairs will take up this resolution
at their meeting on Thursday, and they
will probably give color 70 the impress
sion that it has been offered with the
consent of the administration.
Hon. George II. Pendleton is now in
the city, and was on the floor Of the
House for some time yesterday Senator
Schurz came over from the Senate and
had long consultation with some of the
principal Democratic members Con
siderable speculation is INDUCED in a.
to the import Of the conference, bu
nothing has transpired as to its nature
Senator Schurz, it is stated, will address
the Germans of Cincinnati in mas
meeting on Saturday, April 10th.
The Senate yesterday broke throagI
its rule regarding the payment of claim
Of loyal people in the South, and passe,
! two bills Of that character; one to pa,
Mrs. Martha Russell, Of Rutherfor
county, Tennessee, $l4,975 for her prop
erty taken and used by the United State
) troops at the battle of Stone river, AM
another appropriating $4,000 to DR..
, Milton Best, of Kentucky, for his prop
. erty destroyed by the Union forces.
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