, 1873-12-02
Bills to Repeal the salary-Grab Law
q, Offered in Both Houses,
The Presidents Message to
Be Sent to Congress
To-Day.
The Chief-J usticeship rendered to
Attorncy-Goneral Williams.
Col. Bristow, Of Kentucky, to Be Ap-
pointed Attorney-Genera1.

speetnl Df4naeh to Tho Chicago Tribune.
TIE MODE or ELEGTIN9 PRESIDENT.
WARRINGTON, Dec lit is understood that
Morton'a proposed constitutional amendment to
change tho mode Of eectiug President, will
have the undivided support Of the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges aud Elections. Tho sena-
tor BayB that tho Bmnllor States would
never consent to change Of the law
which would provide for tho election
Of tho President by tho direct vote Of the people,
and would prevent tho adoption Of Il conatitu-
tionnl amendment to Tint effect. Ills propo-
Bition is therefore, to apportlon tho states into
DISTRICTS according to their Congressional rop-
rosontation each DiHtaict to count ono voto for
the Presidential candidate who shalt receive
majority or plurality Of tho popular vote in
tho District. Tho Senator is quito sansu1no that
his plan will moot with tho appreciation Of o
majority OF tho Btatos,
aENATon SUMNER sEnEsApED ny ooLoRED PEOPLE,
Senator Sumner waB BoYenadod tonight ut his
residence by tho colored pooplo, thoy having
employed tho Maripo Band Tor tho purpose.
6overal hundred persons, white and black, wero
present, including Pinchback, Of Louisiana. mud
other notablos b1uch enthusiasm WIS mani
fcBted, and t is evident that the Senator has
lost mono OF his old popularity among tho coorod
people. He spoke ten or fifteen minutes his
remarks being frequently applauded. At tho
conclusion D large number entered tho house.
and woro personally introduced to tho diBtin-
guiBhed Senator.
AN ORDINARY OPENING OF CONGRESS-.
There waa nothing remarkable about the con-
vcning OF CongroBs to-day. The Capitol WAS
tl,ronged as usla especially in tho House wing.
Tile proceedings were uniformly dull, follow
ing established routine.
ALEX. II. STEPHENS.
There was groat curiosity manifested to SEQ
Alexander II. Stephens, WHO, with Ills hat on,
sat for the greater part of the time directly in
trout of tho Speaker, sinking mud trembling uko
one with tho palsy. and until ha loft ho
vaa tho lion Of the day. Wlion tla
| there WAS such crowd Of them as almost filled
the area in front Of the Speaker, aud tho remark
went through The galleries that tho Confcdoracy
had quite largo representation.
Procodonts. havo been in favor OF
d9f day Of a"fh o mootng On of 'S Sougress
the proceedings consisting III the 1wonring in Of
dents message, Wshon It il sen sent H. Tlis usually
occupies no more than two-and-a.half hours.
when Adjournment is had; but to-!ay
There WAS an unparaosuably tedious scsrica
were called no less than four timos, and, as
the number Of names has boon largely increased,
the nuisance has grown intolerablo. BY WY
Of initiating1 the new monlhcrn properly: mid
Of putting thcm in good working trim, iilibuB-
toring on tic sbanls-Noir contested election
case from tho Ninth Indlnna District formed
prominent feature of tile session, md added un-
necessarily al hour and o half to tho timo coll
Bu,ned.
| THE ADMISSION or cAnnoH.
| the Utah delegate, was carried by an ovorTholn-
ing majority, and does not indicate smooth sail
tug for the Maxwell crowd of United Statos o!li-
| ciala who do not personally make good iMpros-
| sione, aud who are coming to bo regarded aa
'NND 'O WHY TIE SENATE ADJOURNED.
The Senate adjourned IN grcat haste, aftor m
| actual sesuion Of only MI hour, which gave nc.n-
bora Of the House ground Of complaint Of soane
| courtesy. Tho real reaaon, however, for tho
| early adjournment Of the Sonata WIS that the
Presidents s1,ossago was not bont in. and thero
wns no other work in shape to bo proceeucd
with.
| sua1SEN's B11LB AND AMENDMENTS.
Time waAllad, notwithstanding, to onable Sum-
ner to bring up again his Civil Rights bill hoping
ono regulating tho admission Of colored "llil~
| dfeu in the public Dchoola Of the DISTRICT.
QUO to provide for tho adjustment OF
Fene to Hoia;1n q og t,n auoi5 ehroa to
together with q resolution faVoring tha
substitution OF arbitration for war i'll the Settle
mont Of international difficulties, as well us two
Constitutional amendments to lroyide TOR tho
election Of tho President by tho DIRECT vote ot
| tho people ani1 abolish tho olico or V!ee-ltesl-
dout, and to e3toul tho term Of tho President
to six yours, and to mako him Ineligible for re-
election. Alr. Sumner gives ey1donce Of TO"
moved hoalth.
| OTHER D11Ls INTRODUCED.
Morton'B bill to repea tho Bankrupt law was In
senator Logan introduced his bill for branch
Mint at Chicago, aud Senators Conkling, Wright,
and Pratt introduced bills to rnpeal tho law i'll
| oroasing the BalaroB Of congressman
DiscoURTEHY TO SENATOR SUMMER.
! Senator Sumner WAS not permitted to read the
! lotter l.o and Camoron had received from tho
Republicans Of the Spanish Costos. Tho Ad.
miiiiBtrntion evidently fears the opening Of
Summers guna M aud H. prepared aotaa to hsht the the
lar that Cameron, who was quite warlike, sl'onld
haye boon coupled with Sumner, who waa op.
pnaed to undue haste III tho matter; but Cam
oron evidently thinks 1t is all right, aud onjoyi
the position greatly.
THE arATE rAFEl'n.
The Presidents Message md the reports ct ct
biz Cabinet Minlstora woro all finished At l2"o
ucntatlon in each House of oougross All the
members Of tho Cabinet had called curly
at the White House, for tho pulp@te,
aa Ia customary. of hearing tho fl'al @
comforting with their ehiof nron the general
topica discussed by him, especially 80 far ~ thcl
reiatol to tho several executive departments.
THE LIST or COMMITTEES
will not be aent tn tomorrow. Now that Blaine
ID Speaker he cannot got rid Of the solloltatlonl
and eloctioueoring Of ambitious Vongressmon
aoa soamtoes 'aee 'f'Gaas and M tho postion III Which
ho finds himself will not DO pleasant
for tho uy two ExnS9iea@gs ni,n a ssrog
a"m";mtmnnt Of Qodloye 8. Orth, member-at.
srso aS'lttoit from iudans' as chairman # tue CON:
1niH mittee ON On Foreign Affairs. Orth, In ths