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FROM Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. January 2'.-Ine se,'"'e
say took ND the weIl-kno"h cotion eiahn
- 1Tarren Mitchell, who IS said to be loyal
aon honest man. Mr.. Edmunds moved
,e'; indefinitely postpone ii, and all the Re-
n,h,icsps present voted to 10 SO except
Ssn.,ors Mitchell and Booth. Inc Deno-
el,. r,,sd in the negative. and the motion
..s los,-ayes. ri; noes, %. Senator Ben.
1,;u in opposition to this claim, made a
snpecb that attracted much attention. de
declared himself against the payment OF all
.ror claims. because il all were paid 1t
vopid bankrupt the Treasury, and nc
thought it unjust to pay some and not
others which are equally meri'orions. He
was willing to make an exception
!, favor OF few charitable, edus
cstional. and religious institutions.
He told the Republicans how, when in
control OF Congress and with n two.
thirds strength in both bodies, they voted
nearly hundred millions for the payment OF
these very claims. and how now they seek to
make political capital by opposing them.
He was very happy on the subject OF 10y
oty, and reminded them how little 1t cost
Al the North TO be for the Union during
the war. and how great was the sacrifice
il required to he for the Union at the
South after secession was all accomplished
fsct. And il loyalty means that man
wanted the Union restored aud perpetu-
e,ed, bat not one section to become the
copoueror OF the other, then there were
millions like himself, he said, who were
Iova at the South; but il it means that a
man wanted the war to terminate only so as
that one section should subiugate the
other, then there were but few there.
Even Mr.. Conkling paid marked attention
while he was speaking. Mr.. Beck made a
fine effort in favor of the bin, and took the
position that to deny the claimant the right
to the proceeds OF his property, proved to
he in the Treasury, was TO confiScate it by
indirection and against the expressed de-
cision OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States in Elein's case, 18th Wallace. Sena-
tor Morgan took the ground that Mitchell
went into the Confederate States to specu-
late in cotton, contrary to the non-inter-
course act OF the United States, and was
therefore not entitled to relief. Mr.. Nc
Mullan opposed the bill, and it went over
until tomorrow, when Senator Jones, OF
Florida. vii speak in favor Of it.: This is
one Of the test cases.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Judge Critcher was on the floor Of the
House to-day, and sat by General Pride
more. Major John w. Johnston, president
Of The Jamer- River and Kanawha canal, was
al The Senate. Senator McCleary, Of Ken
lucky, made an amusing speech in the SEN
ate IN favor Of Warren MitchelPs claim.
General Shields, the new senator from Mis-
souri, for the short term, was sworn in to-
day. Secretary Thompson was at the Capt.
tol, and looked well. Eugene Hale offered
resolution to give the committee clerks
and pages OF Congress, and such other en-
ployGs as do not receive an annual salary,
compensation for the months OF March and
April. The following senators will de-
liver addresses when the death OF Mr..
Dir. Douglas is announced IN the Senate !:
Thurman, Ransom, Coke, Hereford, STAN
lev Matthews, Hoar, Johnston, and Withers.
The understanding is that the deaths Of
Nessrs. Williams, Douglas, Hartridge, and
Schleicher will be announced the same day.
Messrs James P. Kelley, John P. Williams,
and y. r. Pendleton, Of Winchester, and
Scott Darlington, Of Richmond, were
among the visitors 10 the Capitol. A we'll
known Republican member Of Congress to-
day remarked 10 me, "You think Sherman
is making the fight against Conkling, but it
is Mr.. Hayes, and he does it by the advice
and Judgment OF Mr.. Evarts, whose fight
really it is Mr.. Evarts is all potent with
ire President. and Secretary Schurz is next
to him in influence at the White House.
Headed, "You see If Conkling does not
WIN" Among the visitors at the Presi-
dents house to-day was Governor Bishop,
OF Ohio. Judge Hunt is better. DR.. Lin.
German is dead. w. o. Avery is suing Gen.
eral Butler TO recover $500 fee he paid
Mn Without receiving services for it.
TIE TOBACCO QUESTION AND THE FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
Inc Senate Finance Committee will bold
regular meeting tomorrow, and Messrs.
oayafd and Wallace have both, returned.
senator Johnston saw Mr.. Morrill, to-day,
ana urged the speediest possible action on
.ne Subject, He stated to bin that the trade
y suffering immensely, and that among the
housandsaflscted by the tardy action of Con-
stess IN Virginia are FIVE thousand colored
euipioges OF the Richmond tobacco-facto-
.sS, and Incorporation OF employees in the
factories Of Lyncfhurg, Petersburg, Dam
.sie' and Farmville. Senator Witbers again
,mportuned him to make all possible haste.
WI Morrill, said the committee aas at last
:. ..scned the subject OF tobacco in the. bill
:, .ass aave been for weeks considering, but
&c could not be induced to say whetherthe
committee would tomorrow or at its next
eeling alter tomorrow certainly reach a
INCLUSION as to the tax it would recon-
asna' Now, the tobacco-men still claim
~ ny pave I'VE Of the committee for'reduc-
( WV WV 10 10 cents; but even IL the majority