New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-21

TERRITORIAL srrrnAen ELL PASSED.

tive franchise, on account OF race OF Color. a
special vote was had on this feature of the bill,
and those who voted against it were all Demo
Gratis. There were, however, q large numDer OF
RepuhliCans absent, the attendance at the House
being very thin all day
CONSOLIDATED LOAN BILL
The Senate Finance Committee have agreed to
the consolidated loan bill in shape acceptable to
the secretary of the treasury. The committee will
urge its passage at the earliest practicable mo-
ment as the secretary is DESTROYS OF issuing the 30
year per cent. loan as soon as the necessary ar
fangements can be made, after the bill becomes a
law.
BILL PROHIBITING LEADING goEFEDERATEs FROM
HOLDING OFFICE POSTPONED.
There was a spirited little debate in the House
to-day. on the question Of proceeding to take up
the bill reported from the Reconstruction Com
mittee, prohibiting the leading Confederates from
holding office.
Thad. Stevens desired its postponement until the
Senate acted on the constitutional amendment and
intlmated that there would be considerable delay,
and possibly a change in it, which would necessi-
tate corresponding one on the partOf the House.
Mr.. Bingham became very earnest, and wanted
the House to go on at once and place the resp0n-
sibity of delay, and possibly defeat, on the Sen
ate.
Mr. Price of Iowa, said the constituents of every
member were demanding that Congress should do
something. He declared that the people were
tired of waiting The bills, however, were post
poned for two weeks.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE
BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
It is given out in the Senate that they will take
up the constitutional amendment next week.
The board of engineers, who have been in ses.
sion some time for the purpose of making recon-
mendations for promotion in the regular army
have completed their labors. They have gone
over the entire list of regular army officers, and
have recommended a large number of advance
ments. They have endeaYored to select those
who have been really meritorious
IMPORTANT CIRCULAR TO NATIONAL BANKS.
1t appears from the evidence in the office of the
comptroller of the currency that all the failures of
national banks thus far have been caused by their
keeping accounts with private banks. The comp
troler has, therefore, issued a circular, which will
be Immediately forwarded to all national banks,
directing them to keep no account with private
banks.
REPORT ON COAST DEPENsEs.
A board of engineers, who have been in session
for some time, for the purpose of examining into
the condition of our coast defenses, with view of
making some additional changes of several points,
have made report on the seacoast works Many
of them are reported to be worthless.
PETITION or THEATRICAL MISUNDERSTANDING
TRIAL OF MR.. DAVIS.
delegation OF theatrical managers were before
the committee on ways and means to urge a reduc-
ton of tax on the receipts of theaters. They de-
sired the tax placed on the net receipts. The
committee informed the delegation. that, if they
made any change in the tax from gross to net
t .Sp III any o"'LheSs' tney "oula lnoAuue
The treasury department has received nforma
ton through the report of an agent Of the Gus
toms, written from Rochester, few days since,
that the efforts of the government in breaking up
smDpglin on the northern frontier continue to meet
WITH snocess. n -
A statement appears, on authority that two of
the grand jury who indicted JEFF. Davis did not be-
leye that he had been entity of treason and voted
arainst indicting him They were from Alpxan.
dTia :.
The Senate to-day Dassed the House hill autbo%-
izinr n term of the United States crcnt eonrt Ia
be held il June in Richmond This seems to sat-
tie the question so far AZ the cOurt ia concerned
of the trial of JEFF. Davis next week.
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ne hAhAAS ooHiOS at AFIC' 1p-tliE TRIAL VI
oN ~ A''
MASHiNGToS May !9.-Ihe president mas APP
proved the OH anslulh9 au aCJ fe!aung 70 the
haosas corpus ahu the feSuiauon OF J9dlclal pro
g FEY ~ ce[La,n cases, approved N Mafeh
AoQo' IL -, therefore, d raw :
IL IS asserted upon hign authority That Jeh
DAYS VIII De trled III richmond, IN June, upon the
| indiCtnehI fecehtiy ioah1 py the grand Jury n
Notlolh, ProVuihg mar ChleI Jusuce Ghase WI
consent 20 preshe IN Ine circuit court there to be
convened, mere VIII ne no aeiay on account o.
| the lhpesugauoh gong On before the House JUDI
| cIary COMMITTEE, Sh0uid mat lpVesugauon and the
actoh Oh congress Ghefcn De NOT concluded. Il
Is not true as stated IN some OF the papers, that
/ copy OF the Indictment has been deposited Will
| the attorney general
THE AMEHDAToRY HABEAs CORPUS ACT
The following is fine hill amending an aot reIo
ting to judicial proceedinss in cerfain cosss an
nroyed March 1854: ~
II provides that any search zaizura arrsst n,
| imnrisonment made or anv act done or oy1it+eT
to he done, during the rebellion NV an off;anr q,
| nerson under or Nv yirtue of anv nrdar Igrit+er
or vel bal, general or special issued bv the Pres
dent or secretary of war or nv anv military offca
| of the limited States holding the command Of III
department district or Mace wherein snrb aajznra
search. arrest. or Imprisonment was made 1one
or omitted to he done either nv fhp nerson or ofi
Ger to whom the order was addressed or for pbon
it was intended. or nv anv other nerson aidino n
ASSISTING him therein shall he baId ana arn a.,
hereby declared IN come within fbe n,,rraH -
| the 4fb and eth sections of tho adiJ act n
| March 10th lSG3 for ali nnrnosas If dafopso
transfer and for limitation nrovidaJ tbera;r RHt
no such order shall Inv fnrca of this act or II,
act to which this is an amendment he a defens,
to any snit or action for anv act done or oTittaS
to be done after the passage Gof this act Vine,
the said order is in Writing it shall he sufcient f.
produce in evidence the ORIGINAL with nroof If IL
authenticity or A certified c0nv If tha same or
if sent by telegram, the nrod1etion of the teIa
gram purportinp to emanate from sucb rnilitar
officers shall be grir3n fGcie evidence of lie ~;
thorty or, if the original of such order or tele
gram is lost, or cannot he nrodnced secondaT
evidence thereof shall be admissable a. in otbs
cases, O'-i'
The right of removal from the State court int
the circuit court of the UrAted States NAV he ex
arriced aftnr tha anpnaranco ~ +bo loFa,,y1ont -,