New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-02
Thirty-NInth congresa.
SENATE.
PETITION no rxpEI dARRrrr DAVIS.

PETITION 10 ExPEL GARRETT DAVIS.
Mr.. Sumner presented petition for the expul-
sion of Garrett Davis, Senator from Kentucky, for
having said that, should the civil rights bill be-
come a Law, he would feel himself compelled to
regard himself as an enemy of the government.
Mr.. Davis said that the language attributed to
him was correct, but that it ought to have been
taken with the context, otherwise it was garbled
statement. The petition was referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Clarke introduced bill to provide for the
payment of loyal citizens for quartermasters
subsistence stores furnished the army. Referred
TO the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. Sherman introduced a joint resolution
which was passed. appropriating s2I0O0O to nav
the expenses Of collecting revenue from customs.
message from the House announced the
passage of the bill to encourage telegraphic com
mnneation with Cuba, with amendments. The
bill was laid aside
INTER STATE COMMUNICATION.
The billto regulate commercial, military, and
postal communication between the States was
taken up at o'clock.
Mr. Morrill, spoke at length against the bill
Messrs. McDongail and johnson also opposed
the bill, and Mr.. Doolittle favored it.
Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. Eliot, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported back, with amendments the Senate bill
to encourage telegraph Communication between
the United SRtes and the island of Cuba the other
West India Islands, and the Bahamas The frst
amendment was TO strike out of the section the
words, IN time Of war; so that il will read at
all times" The second amendment was to insert
the words and the said company shall keep ali
its lines open to the public for the transmission OF
daily publications of market and commercial intel
lgence, and all necessary dispatches and eommu-
nications shall be forwarded in the order in which
they shall be received; and the said company
shall not be permitted to charge or collect for
R..oyN kArs1 q
more than at the rate of So 90 for message OF ten
wordsu
The amendments were agreed to, and the bill, as
amended, was passed
RELIEF OF PAYMAsTERs.
Mr. Schenck, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported substitute for the bill for the
relief of paymasters of the army The substitute
directs the accounting officers to put to the credit
OF paymasters or additional paymasters all Sums
q money paid by them to officers soldiers or en-
poyees connected with the military service of the
United States, provided such payments shall be
SHOWN TO have been actually made in good faith
without fraudulent practice or intent, and where
ene erroneous payment was net the result of gross
hegligence or carelessness. The substitute was
agreed 70, ana the bill as amended was passed.
CLEANSING WASHINGTON cry.
Mir. lngeIsOll, from the Committee for the Dis.
irlct OF Columbia, reported bill placing s25 600
at the service OF the commissioner Of pnblie hnid
1ngs Tor the purpose of cleaning and purifvino fine
Guy IN view oil the danger from cholera and other
epiaemics, and asked to have it nut anon it I
passage.
Ar. Harding, suggested an amendment, looking
to making the hall Of the House healthy ana CAM.
Portable He had been nearly perishi1g since he |
came here for want of fresh air. II reminded INN
Of the Black Hole Of Calcutta.
The bill was read twice and referred to the com.
nittee Of the whole.
TAXATION ON NATIONAL BANK CURRENCY.
Mr.. Delano introduced bill declaring certain
Of the United States and the national
lank currency subject to taxation under STATE
uthority, It was read twice and referred to the
on Banks.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
MFR. Stevens substitute provides that no war /
ants tor said lands shall be issued by the govern
aent in advance Of the construction of the several
ranches OF the road required by the charter.