New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-02
WASHINGTON coRREspoNDENcE.
ON OUR SPECIAL ooEREsPoN DENT !.

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and Oliver of Missouri, the special committee of
three togo to Kansas and investigate the alleged
election frauds there in the late elections. The chair
marship OF the committee by all the rules of courtesy
ana usage, was due to Mr. Dunn, the mover of the
resolutions But consideration for any 1re Of cour
tesy Or usage does not happen to enter into the
ssltutlon Of Mr. Speaker Banks character. His
career as Speaker though brief has yet been suffi-
GENTLY long to demonstrate him the aciIe tool Of the
tanatcs VINO elected him, and the ready instrument
Tor the Of all their nefarous enfs
The chalrmanship Of the committee was, however,
declined by Mr.. Campbell the ground that his du-
ties as the chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and
Means would require his constant attendance here in
Washington suspect, though, that his main .rea-
son for declining was to give the Speaker an oppor
tunity Of repairing the injustice to Mr.. Dupn--for
Mr.. Campbell is o gentleman and an honorable man
But the Speaker Immediately substituted in his place
Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio. Dunn, though strong anti
Nebraska and antislavery man, had refused to vote
for Banks in the late struggle for Speaker. Hence
this attempt to dishonor him in the Horse The blow
has recoiled, and Mr.. Banks has only succeeded in
dishonoring himself not only before the House but
before the country.
The committee then, as at present constituted,
consists of Messrs. Sherman Howard and Oliver.
Sherman and Howard are two of the blacklist black
Republicans in the House. Oliver is strong pro
slavery man, representing the district in Missouri
which is adjacent to Kanrcs Territory. The com
mittee VII leave in few days and will be absent,
perhaps, for two or three months. In the meantime
it is relief to know that we are to baEe an inter-
mission of the Kansas debate, and that there is now
chance for the House to give its attention to the
legitimate matters OF legislation.
A discussion aro.e in the House yesterday, which
brought the principles Of the American party for thu
first tine this season, directly into consideration
bill was reported, from the Committee on the District
of Columbia, regulating the right of suffrage in this
District. By the provisions of the BILL it was required
that previous residence of year in the District
should be necessary to constitute any one lawful
voter. Now, a foreigner does not become citizen
until he is naualized but if he has resided in the
city for one year preceding the election though not
yet citizen, he may be naturaized the night before
the election, and vote the next day. In other words
he becomes citizen one day and voter the next
whereas native born has to be a citizen twelve
months before the election. This was clearly dis
elimination in favor of the foreignborn citizen, Us
against the native. Alr. Humphrey Harslall, there
fore, proposed an amendment, requiring naturalzed
citizens to reside here one year after becoming ci
Gems, before being allowed to vote. This would be
placing them on the same footing with the native.
The only advantage to 1.-THE native under The pro.
visions would be that his citizenship was bit1ght,
whereas that of the foreigner to be acquired 1t
seems to me that residence of one year would be
small penalty to pay for the privileges of citizenship
and of suffrage. But the amendment was opposed
violently by Jones Of Tennessee Harris of Illinois,
Dicks lo4l.o Ct.
1t was, however, sustained with equal vigor by Mr..
Marshall and by Davis Carlle Zollikofer and Others
The argument of Mr.. Davis, particularly, was one of
consumnate ability and power. No vote was taken
on the amendment, and it is impossible to tell what
will be its fate. m
The Senate has been engaged, all this week, in dis
cussiag the dry details Of the Deficiency Bill Mr..
Hunter the chairman of the Committee of Finance,
yesterday reported BILL the. effect of which will be
ultimately to withdraw from circulation all the old
Spanish money, viz: quarters, " leves' and fps"
as they are called here-though the nomenclature of
them seems to be different in nearly every State of the
Union They to be received at the different pub
lie offices, at the value Of twenty, ten and five cents
respectively When once received they are not to be
ressued but to be kept and recoined into money of
the decimal denomination. This will be much more
Spanish money with regret Who does not recollect
the extacy with which, when child he cherished
Of the old Spanish quarters with the chimneys'
on it? Who has not puzzled his infantile brain in
endeayoring to deeipher and comprehend the mystic
ries ''Hispan Et. Ind Rex on the one side and the
"Dei Gratia on the other? For my part, distinct
y recoect that my first lesson in Latin conveyed
to me by my paternal parent in explanation of these
rtoSto, ,1,o1,
acquired additional value in my eyes as being the
representatives Of foreign royalty.
We have news from Kansas that the bogus State
Legislature, lately in session there, has hastily ad
journed The United States Marshal made descent
upon them, ar1estng some and the others precipi-
lately fled. Following upon the heels of that, we
have proclamation from the bogus Governor (Ro1.-
inson announcing that as there was " difference of
opinion in regard to the right Of law-makng by the
General Assembly," he recommends no course to be
taken in opposition to the General Government, or
the Territorial Government" Thus it will be seen
that the whole partyGovernor, Legislature, and all
after taking all the trouble to organize State Gov
ernment, have ingorously retreated from their coors
and left the field clear. They were bold enough in
the absence of danger but when they found they
were about to be arrested for treason their valor
like that of Bob Acres oozed ont at the palms their
hands. They declare now that they meant nothing
by it, and were only in jest 1t reminds me of an in
cident that happened at large party in Virgina,
few years ago One of the gentlemen, who had made
his devotions little too strongly to the god Of wne
happened, in the of the Dance to lose his equi
ibrium and to fall at full length upon the floor. A
friend Of his adroitly excused him by exclaiming
"What funny dog Nj is! He is always up to
some Of his planlis to raise Taught" o-.as
A rumor is current here, but do not know how
much truth there is in it, that the British Government
has concluded, is about to conclude treaty with
Nicaragua which settles the Mosquito question and
leaves this Government out of the ring altogether
Shouldn't be surprised After the late treatment Of
Walkers Government by the respectable old fogy
who presides State Department, it would be
matter of surprise if Walker extended any favors
whatever to this Government In the meantime, Mr..
Cornelius Vanderbilt daily besieges the State Depart
ment, with view of obtaining some redress for the
seizure of his property, but without effect 1t is said
that the President is disposed to listen to his COM
plant, but Mr.. Marcy swears by all the spoils of
office, that he will have nothing to do with it. AS
usual wheneverthere is conflict Of opinion between
the two, Marcy comes off the victor.t % s
The Black Republicans Of Congress had another
caucus in the House hall on Monday night Speeches
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