New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-29

vote given yesterday for the admission Of the 20 called
August dedication from West Virginia. In face OF 'oo
report Of majority Of the Elections Committee 10 raVor
Of the October caimants said: There were a. many
lawyers In favor Of the election the OCTOBER
one more people voted In August than In OCTOBER inc
August claimants are Just as good fellows as theit
rivals and finally they belong to our party ana inc
THE CENTENNIAL OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS-
Walter Allison and Richard X. Belts Of Philadelphia
accompanied by Senator Cameron and Representatives
O'Ne and Myers, called the President this morning
and presented him with copy Of the memorial adopteo
BY the Carpenters Hall Society Of the City and County
OF Philadelphia Oct. 90 1874, In relation TO the Centen
NAL Anniversary Of the First American Congress- Inc
memorial is "a follows:
that erie We ssD,. ID. S. osr
s yet q: place 's;I: x:
persuasive Of Adams the srs. American Congress than
sSs. Ss: der
1s e e. moaa 1ssf can
md s W.T., .s s 1 . sa S S Ss.
birthplace and must be dear every patriotic he,t and
s'.., .1 Of tho:
closed against them should the nations advent BY our
Re:oissd That Congress be invited hall the
shh month 1874 the hsndredh anniversary u the
osc.son. sAnUnL RAIN. Prs'id'n.
Sts::: ; I H.: Committee
To the copy OF the memorial given to the President
appended invitation to him and his Cabinet to be
present that occasion. The President said it would
lay the invitation before the Cabinet copy Of the
memorial to-day presented TO the Senate by Senator
Cameron and by epresen Myers TO the House Of
Representatives., where 1t was reforreu to the Centen
NAL Committee.
THE APPOINTMENT OF GEN. MCOOK TO BE GOV
ERNOR OF COLORADO.
There Is an unpleasant state OF affairs, far as the
Administration party is concerned, In Colorado. Mr.
Chaee who has been sent to Congress four years by
large Republican majority Delegate from that Terri
tory ia by satified with the Presidents NOM
nation OF Gen McCook to be Governor and called yes
teray protest against it, but received no satisfac
ton Mr. Chaffee, who is very wealthy, and has always
been liberal contributor for election purposes, thinks
he has not been justly treated by tho President,
since he not consulted In the matter,
and had knowledge that the President In
tended to make q change in the Governorship
and other State officers The Presidents and Mr. Chafiee
the warmest OF friends, and the latter and ms
intimates unable to understand why the President
publican supporters in the Territory The matter ere
ates good deal Of comment and the appointments are
strongly opposed. Ii Is understood that Gen. McCook
did not seek the office of Governor. and that he had
already engaged passage for himself and family to
France 1t ia not improbable therefore, that he Will
decline the appointment
MR. sTARKwEATHERs APPLICATION TO Mr.. HUNT
INGIoN FOR PECUNIARY AID.
An evening Washington paper asserts that Mr. Hunt
ington was. the time Mr.. sarkweather applied to him
for pecuniary aid in his election Treasurer OF tho
National Republican Congressional Committee and was
in charge Of the campaign funds. The application to
him, IL Ia said was therefore regular ana entirely
proper, and had connection whatever with District
affairs. The fact il that in 1871 the treasurer OF that
Committee never paid out any money except on the
order of the President and Secretary OF the Committee
II Mr. starkweather wished the Committee to aid him.
he know ell In,
man 10 apply Besides there Is nothing said about
the Committee anywhere IN the letter. nor could Mt
Starkweather be under renewed obligations" to his
friends for any aid which he might obtain from poti
cal committee.