New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-28
Associated Press Dispatches I

/ Associated Press Dispatches1
i WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-In the Senate Mr.
GRIMES, OF Iowa, in presenting petition from the
citizens of that State, took occasion to say tha,
the dispatch saying that the administration and
the veto message of the President had been in
dorsed by an immense meeting in Keokuk came
from the editor of press which had throughout
opposed the war, and had been thrown into the
river for the utterance of disloyal sentiments He
was unwilling the dispatch should.g any further
as the reflection of the sentiment Of the people d
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concurrent resolution was taken up that no
Senator or Representative shall be admitted from
the seeded States until such States shall have
been declared entitled to representation.
Sherman said the resolution conferred no power
not already vested in Congress. similar resolu
ton had been adopted by the last Congress.
In the House Mr.. Beamer of MICHIGAN, intro
duced bill to amend and continue in force the
freedmen's bureau.
! Mr.. Bingham reported from the Committee
on Reconstruction, joint resolution to amend
the Constitution by adding the following article
THAT Congress shall have the power to make
all the laws which shall be necessary and prope,
to secure to the citizens of each State all the
privileges and immunties of citizens Of the severa
States, and to all persons in the several State
equal protection in rights of life, liberty and pro
perty." ' -. ."'gu I@ r w.
Mr.. Bingham spoke briefly in support of th
amendment.
Mr.. Rogers opposed it as most dangerous move
ment towards Capitalization.
| ieenate-The Military Committee have resolved
to report bill for the establishment of an active
uniform national militia throughout the United
States, including all able bodied males between 20
and 40 years of age.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-Governor Cox, of
Ohio, has written letter detailing conversation
which he had with the President, in which the
President had said that his policy aimed simply at
the earliest restoration of peace on the basis of
loyalty. No Congressional policy having been
adopted when he entered office, he was forced to
adopt one of his own. One central idea controlled
him in the whole matter, and that was that a pro-
per system of pacifcation should be one that
would stimulate everywhere the loyalty of the
people South, as well as themselves, and would
make it the spring Of loyal conduct and proper
legislation, rather than impose upon them laws and
conditions by direct external force. ~
i WASHINGTON IFeb. 27.-Senate from the Military
Committee, reported a-bill, with amendments, for
the organization of the militia. 's
A concurrent resolution upon the subject of ad-
mittng Southern congressman, was taken up
d hlr. Dixon made an elaborate spse b thereon.
The House resHlr,e.s CO
Resolution 20 amend the Constitution. .Ss. N&s
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-The great controversy
between the Pennsylvania and Atlantic and Great
Western and Catawissa and Reading Railways has
been decided by the Supreme Court in favor of the
Pennsylvania Railway and an injunction granted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The credentials of
Messrs. Baxter and Snow of Arkansas was tabled
20 against H.
Mr.. Lanes motion to admit them was tabled
n against IS.
ST. Louis, Feb. 26.-The steamers Dictator
Luna, Levathan and Peytona were burned last
night at II O'Clock with large amounts of freight
on board. Loss, probably, half a million of dol
lars.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-The loss by the Steamboat
fires last night is estimated at three quarters Of a
million dollars.
New York, Jan. 26.-The steamer Hermann ar.
rived at midnight from Liverpool on the l4th.
Cotton easier; quotations not maintained, Con.
sols 81 to 81. Fiye-twenties 67s.
The Heralds Toronto special says that renorts
from English detectives at Pittsburg, say that the
tenan General Sweeneys plan is to make demon
stratlons against Canada about the middle of
March, with small force, and to strike New
brunswick; via the Maine frontier, with his chief
column.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-General Grant received
present from one hundred thousand wealthy citi-
zens during his visit to this city?
He narrowly escaped fatal accident Yesterday
while examining q. newly invented rifle; it acci-
dentally went off, wounding his left hand and
thumb.
New York, Feb. 27.-Fred. Douglass writes
that an attempt to assassinate him was made in
Baltimore on Sunday night.
New YORK. Feb 27.-The Commercials Wash
ington special says political excitement shows no
abatement, but juster and calmer views of affairs
prevail.
New YORK, Feb. 27-Luther Lawrence, Henry
S. Lion and Peter Petts have been arrested on a
charge of having $4,000 in their hands which was
stolen from the pocket of Mr.. Windburn in June,
1868. Lion, upon being arrested, gave information
which led to the arrest of Pettis.
GALVESTON, Feb. 26.-The following article of
,he Constitution was ordered to be engrossed:
SECTION |. African slavery as it heretofora
existed, having been terminated within this State
" the United States government by the force of
rms, and its establishment being prohibited bv
II amendment to the Constitution, it is declared
nat neither slavery nor involuntary seryitude, ex.
ept as punishment for crime whereof the marty
hall have been duly convicted, shall exist in tbs
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