New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-01-18
Later from Washing Ton aud the North
5 ArEs OF = s 2 ! 9th.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
PoI4Icx on THE RHPtBIa aIesArSs
The secretary Or War and the Attcrney
/ General on the Imprisonment or Jensrson
Davis.

q General on tine AMPNAsDn =. =, 8 80 s
Davis.
wAsHrveros, Jan 20 Senate Mr. Wilson in |
III oiaced d bill to increase and fix the military
peaeeestabjshnent Of the United States army y |
g.-oYides that the United States army shall here
after g.sssiat Of seven regiments of artillery ten
Eeginehts OF sYslry and sixty regiments Of n
fants IN additSsp to the i've r ginents q artll-l
ierg i,ss'rganized t.'sre snail by svvo new ones;
one to be composed Of white ami one of coi0red
persons ofeered BY select tons from the volunteer
soficsrs; tw0new regiments Of cavalry, one to be
of white and one of colpr,6d persons In the In
fantry there shall be eight regiments, composed Of
men from the veteran re serve corps and oficered
by officers Of that corps There shall be one Lien
tenant General, five Maj Jr Generals and ten Bfiga
adler Generals. The III waa referred V The Mill
Mr. Wilson offered THE petition of colored citi-
zens Of Savannah, askiiSg The right of suffrage,
which was referred TOT the SPECIAL Committee on
Reconstruction.
Aresolution was pas {sed authorizing the printing.
Of six thousand copies Of Grants military re-
port.
Nj. Morrill, moved to take up the bill TO regulate
the elective franchise in LIE District of GOlum bia
Bill was read.
Mr. Riddle asked that the consiaacration Of the
bill be postponed until Tuesday
Mr.. Yates moved to reeennlis the bill to the
Committee on the District Of Columbia
Motion adopted
Mr.. Howe offered a resolution declaring that the
States lately in rebellion had forfeited their rights
as States and it was for Congress to say whether
their rig hts should. be restored Mr. Howe pro-
Iceeded to discuss the question of State rights and
secessionism, arguing that by acts of secession
A and rebellion the Southern States had destroyed
Ether functions Of civil government. 33
4 memorial from the American Free Trade
ELeagne, praying for protracted relief, was pre-
n sented.
4 House bill authorizing the appointment Of en-
4 Assistant Assessor Of Internal Revenue by the
4 Secretary Of the Treasury, instead Of as now BY
i Assessors, was reported from the Finance Conn
4 mittee, butnot acted on.
i Mr. johnson obtained the floor, when the Senate
twent into executive session, and soon after ad-
N journed.
j York the President was requested, if not incorl-
Il patible with public interest, to inform the House
why JEFF. Davis, Mr.. Clay and others were kept in
confinement.
, Mr.. Davis, of New 7 ork, introduced a resolu-
ton pledging the House to support the Presidents
plan Of reconstruction, which was referred to the
j Committee on Reconstruction.
Il Mr., Wilson, of Iowa, made speech IN favor OF
extending suffrage to the blacks m the District O
] Columbia.
i The navy appropriation bill was reported from
J. the Committee on Appropriations.
d The record Of the proceedings of the tobacco
IA dealers convention at New York was referred tt
the Ways and Means COMMITTEE with the reques
,su ~ e, ~ ~
o the nterLai revenue aes " eonlofi e " iss sas
The Committee on Ways and Means was in
structed to consider the expediency of dispensing
Min " 80 I3on ad II ac;ng :, ths
= percentage.
lhe III ~ t1 tt = Il iia y 4;
~ eant Garo,;no antars "a Il,
. | freedmen in their employment.
The Committee on Ways and Means was in
strncted To- inquire into the expediency of exempt
Iina the manufacture Of crutches and artificia
:, iimbs from, internal revenue.
= = b;l was introduced to punish counterfeitius
g g With SeatI, : =
z z resolution was adopted calling for information
y IN reference II the Inperal Eyuress Company or
:. y ranzed in New xork under the authority Of til
4 sncalled Emperor Of Mexico, 10 carry on contra
I, band ~ otber trade between Mexico and iii
2 q IJnted states 1ss397l
!; seVerai resolutions heretofore offered were re
Z, Z, ferred
y INA x e1lv anol,e in favor
+, negrn s,frag e. q
Y MI RonerSfrenl;ed contendne that this Ii
y u whstc man,s payernment. and defending tie Dec
= Ma II fla Dsirict III olnmbia from CHARGES of all
p ingaIty F79SSS 15t3a \ VS. s3 s
= A 5ionrnad p
re- I, s,,.s sctoo, i, t,on-snee ech
= A q esem. Ms and Gov Rroxvniayy,
na,i N.err1yrr Ian. l0.-The Fisk Freedmen
< < srLooi was dedicate6 Yesterday. Speeches wer
y. maSa bv fen Ffsir CIV. Brownlow and other
" II e ntsnde "a e a free biah school for coore
obiIdrsT, Will aoeon1modations for l00o to 1900 p
u u lsoT Erow nIo, advised teachers of eoiorf
~ rpcboo, to le esceed;nrly prudent and caution
en6 tat If Cen Thoroas were To take his troo,
~ arG ord jesvs 5Se nre9ion,inant nartv here won
4. not soy Them TO ofcny the school week. ar
u " that the Ieeisafure over which lie was place
= world he broken III by a mob in forty eight hour
- ~ The Goyernor does not believe in reconstructio
= and saws lie il in for the fight during the war
L u s,,,,l,,s.,,. c.,uons,vb, 1,a,ty vInan,mou
- MT tba AZ parasa,t
" tras ialS ea,se,s to.nigbt witb instica Morr
!, ~ n q III tic cba;r rhe meetine yvas III