New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-07
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Nl II
WASHINGTON, July 2--Seaute.- Clark fron
the special committee to take into consideration
the condition Of the Mississippi levees, made q
ports accompanied by bill making appropriation
for the repair of the levees.
The bill appropriates 81 100000, as follows
1885 600 inELonisana 1855, 900 In Mississippi an,
10000 in Arkansas. 1t requires the secretary o
the treasury to make report to the next session
ofCongress, showing how much of the money has
been expended, how expended and by whom; tht
particular levees repaired, their condition thf
area protected by them, and the amount of money
remaining unexpended.
COLLECTOR AT MOBILE.
The secretary of the treasury, in reply to a reso
lgti0n Of Friday last states in Communication II
the Senate, that the treasury department had in,
formation at the time of the appointment Of Thos
Elmore as collector of customs at Mobile that
Elmore had never held office under the late Con
federate government but had been opposed to the
Confederacy from its inception.
AMENDMENT OF TERRITORIAL CONSTITUTIONS,
The bill to amend the organic acts of the terr;.
tories Of Nebraska, Colorado, Dakota Montana
Washington, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, and New Mex
ico,, was taken up. The question was upon Mr.
Bnckalewls amendment to strike out the section
of the bill forbidding discrimination on account of
color in the bestowal of the elective franchise,
Mr.. Salisbury spoke in favor of the amendment
He asked if anything had occurred to make ii
essential to the welfare Of the white race that the
negroes In these territories should be granted the
right of suffrage II so, it ought to be made known
to the Senate. Mr.. Salisbury spoke at great
length referring to the origin and prosecution Of
the war =; alluded to Mr. Seward, and said to the
opposite side of the chamber, "He-Seward-
belongs to your party, and not mine. You NAV
talk as you please my party has nothing to do
with him. The Democratic party has no such
captains. He has ruug that little bell too often
even TO be lieutenant in the conquering army which
Is TO drive you out of power.n
In reply TO remark of Senator Stewart, he
aaio Mr.. Stewart was new convert to the radical
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record he was Breckenridge Democrat not long
ago.
Mr.. Stewart said that be had patriotism enough
70 repgdiate the Democratic party when it at
LemPIe9 70 destroy the government. He, with
hundreds and thousands of other Democrats he.
came convinced that Buchanan and Davis were in
league to destroy the government
i. ~; Seulsnury sad mat y was little strange
that II Buchanan and Davis were SO bad Mr. SfeS1
art should have voted for Breckenridge who was
Buohanan's Vice President. 20
Mr.. Stewart said the Democratic partY had NOT
openly betrayed the country when he cast that
vote. He was one of the first men on the Pacific
coast 70 desert the Democratic party after is
treason.
The bill was postponed
THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU BILL.
Mr. Wilson, from the committee of conference
on the disagreeing votes on the freedmens bureau
port snstains the Senate proposition relative to the
South Carolina lands occupied by freedmen. II
authorizes the assistant commissioner for South
Varolina and Georgia to determine the validity to
all titles to lands claimed under Gen. Sherman's
special nela order, and to give each person having
aRahd claim warrant on the direct tax commits
sloneE Tor south Carolina for twenty acres of land
Mhicn VIII entihe him TO a lease for six years al
the END Of which time, on the payment Of sum
not exceeding 81 SO per acre, certificate Of sale
may ne obtained Upon the completion of the
transfers OF tAese lands the former owners shall
nave restored % them the lands occupied under
Gen. SherTnans order.
Adjourned,
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lynch introduced bill to protect the nnb,
lie credit, and to prevent bribery and Corruption.
PROTECTION OF CITIZENS IN THE souru.
Aresolution, offered last Monday by Mr.. Per.
ham, came up, reoinng certain outrages commit.
ted ia Georgia upon citizens from Name and call
ing upon the President 70 inform The House whe.
Their the personal rights of citizens OF the United
States are at present sufficiently protected in said
States, and whether any further legislation Il
necessary to clothe him with sufficient authority
70 protect all the loyal citizens Of the States re-
Gently Ia rebellion, in the enjoyment Of their con
stitutioaal rights.
After some debate, the resolution was agreed to.
FRNIkSIsA.
The resolution offered By Mr.. Clark (ohio) on
June 4, as follows, was taken up:
Res0EUed, That whereas the recent successes
which have attended the demonstrations Of the
Fenian organization, with the aYowed purpose of
hbeEating Ireland from the oppressive rule Of
Great Britain, according to ths laws of nations as
interpreted by the British authorities, entite the
said Eenlan organization to be regarded with re-
spect and entitled TO the rights of belligerents;
that the committee on foreign affairs be requested
70 inquire INTO the propriety Of recommending