New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-04-28
Late TeIegraphic News Items.
FROM WASHINGTON.

| WASHINGTON. April 21.-The reconstruction
| committee, yesterday finally agreed, it is under.
stood on substantially the following important
propositions as a basis for restoration
l. That the Constitution be so amended that
hereafter no State shall make any discrimination
in its laws or Constitution on account of race or
color.
2 After July 4, 1876, negroes shall have the
right to vote.
5. There shall be no representation between
1866 and 1867 for eolored persons not allowed to
vote.
/. Southern States are to be represented on
these terms and conditions, on their represen-
tatiyes taking the test oath prescribed by Con
gress. r.1.s ... ... ........,l..
The committee have further decided to recon-
mend that Congress pass law providing that no
person, who, having been member of the 36th
Congress or of the cabinet, in the year 1850, did
take part in the late rebellion, shall be eligible to
either branch Of the national legislature, until
after July 4, 1876. The committee will probably
report the above proposition to the House tomor-
row, it having been determined not to wait for
Senator Fessendens recovery. 1t may be added
in this connection that the whole matter has been
submitted to the President, and that he disap-
proves of every feature of it. ..
Mr. Stevens of Indiana, who testified before the
House Judiciary Committee on Friday, relative to
JEFF. Davis completely with the assassination of
Mr.. Lincoln, was re-examlned yesterday, when he
virtually contradicted his previous statement, and
testified that he was not aware of any completely
of Clay, Sanders and Davis with the conspiracy,
though aware of their completely with the raids
gotten up in Canada for the United States. The
witness also admitted that he testified in the con-
spiracy trial and had been literally paid by the
government for his services.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Senate Postofice
Committee have so amended the bill to bridge the
Mississippi, at Quincy, Ill., as to make it lawful for
any persons, company or corporation, having au-
thority from the States of Illinois and Missouri for
such purpose to build the bridge across the river
and to lay over the bridge railway tracks for the
more perfect connection Of any railroads that are
or shall be constructed to the river at opposite
said point, and that when constructed all trains of
all roads terminating at the river, at or opposite
the point, shall be allowed to cross the bridge for
reasonable compensation to be made to the own
of the bridge, under the limitations to be pro-
vided by Congress. The bridge is to have draw
and in case Of any litigation arising from any OBJ
structon or alleged obstruction to the free naviga
tion of the Mississippi river, the cause may be
tried before the district court of the United States
of any State of which any portion of said obsruc-
| ton of the bridge touches. The act also declares
said bridge to be post route.
| Twelve petitions from citizens of Huron county,
Ohio, and six from Stark and Knox counties, Hi
nois, and several from Wisconsin, were presented
in the House yesterday, for an increase of duty on
foreign wool. petition of citizens of Peoria, Ill.,
has also been presented, asking that Congress may
tax dogs 50 perhead.
strong pressure is being made from the west
| on Congress for the enactment of national insu
rance law. bill will probably be introduced al
an early day.
The following petitions have been received here
| to be laid before Congress: The petition of the
| Mississippi Bar Dredging company for leave tt
open one or more of the passes of the Mississippi
river, at their own expense, and for compensation
| after the work shall have been completed, and 81
long as they shall keep the same open; also the
petition of merchants of the city of New Orleans
interested in shipping, praying Congress to adop
| some practicable mode of opening and keeping
open the passes of the Mississippi river; also thu
/ nntjton al underWrterS and bankers of tho city 0
New Orleans, praying Congress to legslate in re
/ ference to opening the passes of the Mississippi
river. .....s. .
/ Ed. P. Doherty, the captor of Booth, was yester
| day appointed second lieutenant in the 5th reg
4 uar cavalry. 4ebR.s H d4mgal. AI
Those department clerks who owe their position:
4 entirely to political influence are much exercised
10 anticipation Of the probability Of Congress pro
vidng, by joint resolution, for thorough and sys
tematic examination of all government officials
in order to ascertain their qualifications to dis
charge the duties intrusted to them, as well as tC
provide for the employment of soldiers in place OF
such as may be proved incompetent. no
4 WASHINGTON, April 23.--The French minister
had an interview with the Secretary of State yes
terday 1t is said that he presented the formal ad
hesion of the French government to the American
principle OF non-interyention as explained by the
i Secretarysof State. The Emperor kindly and cor
daily replies to the United States and agrees tc
4 Withdraw his troops from Mexico in three detach
lments, one of them next November, and the Others
| III May and November 1867. The fall and iina
/ correspondence between the two governments
which led to this important result, will, it is ex
pected, be sent to the House of Representative
this week. in answer to call recently made on th
| department. of State, on motion OF MIR. Mckee, o
/ Kentucky. 81, l=5-ss .5s-.g1 ,..J-rL...
1 The Senate Committee on Commerce. to whe
the nomination of Mr. Smythe, as collector of Gus
| toms for the port of New York, was referred, hav
| not yet come to definite conclusion on the subject
| lti expected that the Committee OF Ways ant