New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-23

WASHINGTON May l7.--Seaate-Ihe OIL y 4, tf" ~
hibit the carriage, shipping, or
nitroglycurine on passenger vesseis VI A''it'o4s'
was passed,
rms 1RoYcLAD NAVY,
The resolution to appoint commissioners 70 %
,i, ia sitr fot,a fresh water basin for the IRON
! c1ed navy at Portland was passed, An aHieL le
S,e5f N inelade New London, Connecticut, was
LAND GRANT TO RAILROAD.
/ XII, - Grant lands to aid in the construction
Of Tailroad from the Central Pacific railroad, IN
California TO Portland in the State Of Oregon, was
passed,
Mi Wade submitted an amendment intended to
be appended to the House resolution, No. 1876 pro
posing an amendment 60 the Constitution of the
United States, as follows:
ARTICLE -, SEoFIoN l. No State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abrdge the privileges
or immunites of citizens of the United States nor
shall any State deprive any person OF life, hoerty
or property without the due process of law, nor
deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal
projection of the laws.
SEC. 2. No class of persons, as to the rlght OF
whom to suffrage any discrimination shall be made,
shall be included Ia the basis of representation,
unless such discrimination be in virtue of impartial
qualifications founded on intelligence or property,
or because of alienage or participation ID the re-
hellion, or other crimes.
SEC. s. The public debtof the United States, in
may hereafter be included in suppressiDg rebel
lion or in carrying on war in defense Of the Union,
or for payment of bounties or pensions incident to
such war, and provided by law, shall pc invlo-
liable, and shall not beataxable by any State; but
debts or obligations which have been or may here
after be incurred ID aid of insuweetion or of war
against the United States, and claims for compen,
saOn for loss of Involuntary or serVlle labor, shall
not be incurred or paid By any State, nor by the
United States.
SEC. [. The Congress shall have power to con
frm by appropriate legislation, the provisions of
this article.
THE NAYAh PENSION FUND.
BIr. Grimes introduced a joint resolution as fol
lows which was referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs:
Resolued That resolution approved July /,
1861. regulating the investment Of the Naval PEN
sion Fund, be, and the same is hereby amended so
as to require such portions of the said fund are
thereby ordered to be invested in registered secu
tiles Of the United States, to be made permanent
loan to the United States at per cent per annum,
in coin, payable on the first day Of January and
first day Of July Of each year, provided that moth
ing herein contained shall be construed TO amend
OF alter tue aforesaid resolutions except as far
relates to the mode Of investnisnt.
THE pIPLoMATIc APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Diplomatic appropriation bill was taken up
at i ut CLOCK.
adopted that tile salary Of the minister penipoten
tary and envoy extraordinary shall be that of min
lister resident, except IN countries nonrepresentet
/ by an envoy extraordinary.
On motion of Mr. Bauckiew, the appropriation
for secret Service Or contingent fund Of the State
/ department was reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
WEST POINT ACADEMY.
The West Point Academy bill came up. Tht
| amendment recommended by the Finance Com
mittee, striking out sundry provisions Of the bill
| the effect OF which amendment was to leave Qpe1
the few remaining vacancies in cadetships at West
4 Point for the loyal men in the Southern States
was adopted
II Mr. Wilson offered an amendment, prohibiting
the appointment Of men who had served in the
rebel army or navy to the Naval Academy, or al
tcadets to West Point. 4E
4 Mr.. Doolittle moved to insert the word fyolun
taTily." Disagreed to--S against %.
/; Mr.. Trnmbul offered an amendment that nc
vacancy in States and districts, not represented ii
Congress, shall be filled while said States and dis
/ tricts are unrepresented. Disagreed to.
4 Mr. Wilson'S amendment was adopted and the
bill passed
4 Adjourned.