New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-27
FROM wAsursros.-Tae Negro Suffrage .

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FRoM WAsHIsros.- he Negro Suffrage Bill
passed by The Hoase--1he Vote ll6 to 52.-Wash-
ington, Jan. 1S.-The House to-day, contrary to
general anticipation, and the supposed declared
purpose of the late caucus, passed without amend
ment the bill to enforce universal suffrage in the
District of Columbia, by vote Of ll6 to So. A
motion, made by Mr.. Darling, of New York, to
postpone the consideration Of the subject till
and Darling, of N. T., and Stlwell, of Ind, vot-
ing with other Republicans in its favor. Most of
the Democrats voted against any postponement.
- The question then was in favor of instructing
qualified suffrage, which was lost by 80 against
11S-Banks, Blair, Brandagee, .Conkling, Davis,
Defrees, Delano, Eggleston, Hooper, Kasson,
N3orehead, Raymond, Rice, of Massachusetts,,
publicans, voting in favor with nearly all of the
Democrats against it, the object of the latter being
TO force bin Of most radical character to final
vote Had these Republicans in favor Of qualified
the bill, which finally passed, might have been
modified to that effect.
The vote on the bill, which simply strikes out
the word "white'' from all laws in force in this
district was then taken and passed by the vote al
ready given. Those who voted finally with the
Democrats against the bill, are Anderson, Of Mis-
souri,; Ashley, Of Nevada; Benjamin, Of Missouri;
Hill of Indiana; Hubbard, of Western Virginia !;
Kuykenaall, of Illinois; Latham, of Western Vir-
ginia Phelps, of Maryland Green Clay Smith,
q OF kentucky; SullWeu, OF Indiana John IL.
Thomas, of Maryland; Vaughan of Missouri, and
Randall, of Kentucky.
Correspondence Chicago Times.
"THE SIEGE OF CINcINNATI.-The claims of
those engaged in the defense of Cincinnati-at the
time the Confederate division, under Gen. Heath,
appeared on the Covington hills-for compensa-
ton, are being taken into consideration, and it may
be interesting to the public to learn in this con-
nection, that the identical Gen. Heath in Gin
-cinnai the other day, having been duly "recon-
structed,n and was very curious to examine the
earth works that were thrown up over the way to
check his progress. He talked very freely, saying
4 he knew when commanding tie hostile forces in
Nthis vicinity, the exact situation of his opponents
and the forces to take the town. He was fully
aware of theiebsence OF veterans, and knew when
Granger came with his regiments from Corinth
He telegraphed to Kirby Smith, at Lexington
that he could take Cincinnati with the loss of per
haps 100 men, and asked fer Instructions Smith
replied to take the town, and he had prepared to
mass his forces and break our extended and i'm
perfect lines, fixing the time and place to do So
\ when second telegram from Smith was received
telling him that Buel's movements made it neces
saryfor Bragg to concentrate the whole army--tha
a division could not be spared, even to hold Gin
cinnati, and that after Buell. was whipped in Ken
tncky, the cities on the Ohio river would fall into
h their hands without further fighting. Upon THU
the order to advance upon our works was counter
manded, and the Confederates moved off rapidly tt
4 the center of Kentucky.-[C Cincinnati Gazette =