New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-10
,Nelp Orleans Daily Grestent.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1866.
Thirty-Ninth Congress.

and that his resolutions be made the special order
for tomorrow. Mr. Stewart spoke of the impa-
tience of the country for some definite plan of re.
construction at the hands Of Congress.
The expiration of the morning hour cut off dis.
cussion on Mr.. Stewards message
The veto message was taken up at O'Clock,
and Mr. Trambu took the floor in defense of the
civil rights bill.
Mr.. Trumbull said he fully shared with the Presi
dent his regret at the latter being unable to sign
the bill to protect all persons in their civil rights
He regretted this action Of the President, on
account of the latter, as II wond tend to ALLEVIATE
him from those who elected him, and who have
gladly sustained his administration in the princi
pies upon which he was elected; but, above all,
he lIrumbnll regretted j. for liberty : sake, to
secure which the government was founded
Mr.. Trnmbnll proceeded to show that its provi-
sions were just and constitutional, extending his
remarks to a great length. AZ sl.h., d, ,r8..A all
In the course of his speech Mr. Trumbull re-
lated the following incident: Less than six years
ago, in reply to Il veto message by President Blu
cbanan Of the homestead bill, the Senator to whom
] allude-
Mr. Sumner, Of Mass.-What Senator was it
Mr. Trumbull commended that this idea about
poor foreigners somehowjor otherappears to favor
strained to say he Senator auSed to declared
!" that looked upon this objection to the bill as
mere bubble on the part OF the President, as if he
were hard pressed for some excuse for withdraw
ing his approval of the measure. His illusions to
the foreigners in this continent look to me more
like an dd cdptdndura argument of q demagogue
than as one to be offered BY a President in veto
message, upon SO important subject.
Mr.. SUMMERTIME was the Senator? r
Mr.. Trumbull-That is the language of Senator
Andrew johnson. [Great langhter.] 1t is per-
haps, the best answer, though should hardly have
yentnred to have used such harsh language in re-
ference to the President as to accuse him of quib
bling, and demagoguing, and playing the mere
politician, in sending veto message to Congress.
Mr.. Trumbull further combated the objections of
Al. .11x& 81
Mr.. Clarke, of N. H., reported from the Com
House bill to amend the act of March Sd, 1868,
relating to the writ Of habeas corpus and the
judicial proceedings, which is as follows:
BE enacted blythe Senate and House Of Rep
resentdti1es In Congress assembled, That any
search, seizure, arrest, or Imprisonment made, or
wrongs done or committed during the rebellion by
any officer or person, under and BY virtue of any
order, writ or special order issued by the Presi-
dent or Secretary Of War, or by any military Off.
Ger OF the United States holding the command of
the department or place wherein such seizures,
search, arrest, or imprisonment were made, or
committed either by the person or officer to whom
the order is addressed or by any other person act
ing, or assisting him, will be held. and are hereby
declared to come within the purview of the act to
which this Is an amendment and within the pur
view of the 4th, 9Th and 9Th sections of said act,
for all the purposes Of defense, transfer appeal or
limitation provided therein. The amendment
ported to proviso to this section is follows ::
But no such order shall be defense to any suit
action, for any act done, or omitted to be done,
after the passage of this act. 'a'.7 's 0sf5' ~
And be it further enacted, That when the, said
order is in writing it shall be sufficient to produce
in evidence the original, with proof of its anthem
ITCHY, or a certified copy of the same or if sent
by telegraph, the production of the telegram pur-
porting to emanae from such military officer shall
be evidence Of its authenticity or if the original
of such order or telegram cannot be produced
secondary evidence thereof shall be admissible as
i'll other cases. t.- +s-s
The morning hour having expired the House
resumed the consideration of the contested cleo
ton case of Dodge against Brooks from the
Eighth Congressional District Of New York.
Mr.. Marshall, OF Illinois, resumed and com
pleted his argument in support of Mr. Brooks
right to the seat. ii
other member seeking the floor the Speaker
announced that the question was on the resolution
offered by the minority of the committee declaring
Mr. Dodge not entitled to q seat in the House.
Many members being at this time absent from
their seats, on motion of Mr.. Morrill,. of Vermont
there was call of the House, which brought il
the members who were in the Senate Chambe
and in the committee rooms, and ia answered t.
their names.
Mr.. Garfield. of Ohio, moved to amend the sub
stitute offered by the minority, by inserting tina
the testimony taken as to MIR. Brooks be recon
mtted to the Committee on Elections, with instruc
tons to report especially the facts as to the
tom under the laws of New York, of appointin
inspectors of the registry Of electors, not Jfror
reS11nR IN tne clecllOn district. Also, Ln
facts respecting the claims by Mr.. Brooks of tn
votes given to him in the fifteenth district of tn
eighteenth ward, with power to send for person
and papers.
Oh as a substitute for the resolution reported b
the committee resolution that neither the sittin
member nor the contestant was duly elected, an
the seat for the eighth district of New York
gag mt.
ths.5chenck, of Ohio, remarked that the sam
OBJECT would be reached by voting aye on the rel
olution that Mr.. Brooks was not duly electet
and by voting no on the resolution, that Mr. Dodg
was. ., 4. .--.4- ... 0 ~
- Mr. Garfield spoke in favor of his amendmen
He called attention to the fact that the committe
entirely ignored one election precedent, in whic
it was asserted by the sitting member that fraut
ulent vote had been cast for the contestant, an
they did not make any examination into it, nor an
remark about it.
Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois, spoke in support
Mr.. Brooks right to have the seat. He said thu
there was question about the fact tn;
the eighth Congressional district of New Yol
was a Democratic dstrict-he feared hopeless
,.zE-4 -T-I 4E.Y Er=i 'G&
There was no proof in this case to bring hon
to Mr.. Brooks any charge of corruption. 1t WI
not shown thathe had paid any money to carr
the election, or had any knowledge of Or partie
patton in any fraud. His skirts were clear of al
impntation of fraud or other corruption But, {
the other hand, it was proved that the contesta
did use money, and did pay Barr, the Tammal
Hall candidate $1,000 to run against Brooks Tt
point having been called in question, Mr.. Farm
worth read from the testimony of Messrs. Dodg
Legraud Cannon and Elliott going to show tn
this sum was paid for that purpose and that t
bargain was made on Sunday.
Mr. Shellabarger, of Ohio, obtained the foo
and the Brooks case went over till tomorrow.
The bill transferring the Smithsonian Library
the Congressional library, passed.
message was received from the PresieeI
covering letter from the Secretary of the Ire
ury to the Governor of Alabama, relative to
payment by that State Of the direct tax Refer
to the Committee on Ways and Means
Mr.. Donnelly, of Mimi, presented petitions
the State of Minnesota, in favor of an increase
the National banking capital in said State a
in favor of action by Congress- for the bet
regulation of insurance companies in the Uni
States. ..F
Mr.. O'Neill, of Pa presented memorial of
president of the Savings Fund Society of Phi
dephia, asking that those institutions having
capital stock and whose business is confined
debosits, and loaning the same for the benefit
depositors only, may be relieved from the tax
deposits and the tax on interest paid deDositt
This was referred to the Committee on Ways
Means. al .N 80 r 81. ist ~
CINCHoNA PLANTATIONS IN BENGAI.-Cinch
is the botanical name of the tree which furnis
the Peruvian bark. The latest report on the CT
walton of cinchona in Bengal states that dur
the month of July last, fourteen thousand cutti
were planted, obtained at Darjeeling, situated
the upper country and on the crest of the Hi
laya mountains. The total number of plants,
tinrs and saedlingS amount to eighty one tbOuSd