New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-28
Associated Press Dispatches

NEW YORK, April 27.-The Times's special says
the meeting and action of the New York Congress
sional delegation last evening, with reference to
the question of reconstruction, has been the sub.
Ject OF much comment to-day, and has created
considerable surprise among the extreme men,
who counted on the majority of that delegation
as sure to favor forced negro suffrage in any event.
The following is the substance of the proposition,
which was received with the greatest favor by the
meeting:
First-A constitutional amendment basing the
representation upon the population, and providing
that whenever any State denies suffrage to any
class of citizens of the United States for any rea
son except for participation in the rebellion, such
distranchsed class or portion shall be deducted
from the basis of representation.
Second-A constitutional amendment prohibiting
the payment of the rebel debt, and providing that
there shall be no compensation for emancipated
slaves.
Third-As part of the plan of restoration it is
proposed that whenever these amendments be
ratified by sufficient number of States to make
them part of the Constitution then each of the
rebellious States shall be entitled to the admission
of their representatives on their taking the re-
quired oath of office.
Fourth-The following classes of persons to be
forever debarred from holding office under the
United States government: tile President and
Vice President, heads of the departments, mem
bers of Congress and judges of the Supreme Court
of the Confederate States their representatives at
foreign courts all persons who left official posi-
tions under the United States government to aid
in the rebellion; all who served in the rebel army
above the rank of colonel, or the navy above the
of stn nd oil NV IF
our prisoners contrary to the rules of war.
This proposition was not formally adopted, but
it was agreed that it should be presented to the
reconstruction committee as that which would be
generally acceptable to the New York delega.
ton.
The question of negro suffrage, either immediate
or remote, was received with very little favor.
The question of the immediate admission of
Tennessee was not discussed but such members
as expressed themselves at all were decidedly
in favor it.
1t is understood that three of the most prom
inent members of the Reconstruction Committee
will urge this proposition viz: Senator Harris and
Representatives Conkling and Boutwell,.
The Tribune's special says the statement is
whispered about this evening that the Senate to-
day in executive session discussed some other
matters than military combinations which were
passed upon without opposition. If the rumor is
to be credited the majority of the Senate very dis
tincty announced that no nomination should be
confirmed when made to fill place made vacant
by the removal for opinions sake of any compe
tent officer who supported the election of Andrew
johnson in the late Presidential canvass. The
Senate is bound to sustain the President.
WASHINGTON, April 27.--Mrs. Jefferson Davis
has received permission to visit her husband
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The Senate refused to
concur in the Cuba telegraph bill. A committee
of conference was appointed.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The House proceeded
to consider the reports of committees on bills
of private character.
The House resumed its consideration of the
Northern Pacific Railroad bill.
PORTLAND, Me-, April 27-The steamer New
Brunswick has arrived from Eastport, with two
hundred Fenians. On leaving for Boston the
Fenans mutinied, drew pistols on the officers
and obliged the boat to pu! back, some of the
ringleaders were put ashore and sent on by rail
road, and the boat proceeded on her way.
New YORK, April 27-There has been no ad-
mission of further patients to the cholera hospital.
Three more deaths have occurred.
The Posts Washington special says bill to pro.
hibt the landing of passengers from emgrant
vessels which arrive here overloaded is to be intro.
duced into the House.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The treasury depart
ment is informed that smuggling over the Canada
| border has ceased.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.-The California Tele
graph Company has served an Injunction on the
United States Pacific Telegraph Company, to pre-
vent the latter from doing business between SCI
points in California.
DETROIT, April 27.-The passenger and freigh
depots Of the Detroit and Milwaukee and Michigan
Southern railroad and the ferry steamer Windsor
were burned last night.
MOBILE, April 27.-The sales of cotton to-day
| comprised 500 bales, nominally at &c.; sales Of
the week 650O; receipts of the week 1884, against
1898 corresponding period last week exports o.
the week 1896; !; stock in port 59,342. Cole
excited at 1273@l2S.
NEW York, April 27..-stocks dull. Gold, 1888.
Cotton dull. unsettled and 2013c. lower; middline
closed at 3lc. Flour advanced l5c. Coffee quiet
Maracaribo 22c. Sugar quiet at l02@l35c. Mo
lasses steady at 4s@5Oc. for Cuba, and 7O@72c
for Porto Rico. Megs Pork, SAT 4at. Money cas-