New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-20
Ereln WashiuEton,
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IN sENATE-NEw NAVY YARD
NEAR PHILADELPHIA.
Especial to the New York Nevsl

Especial to the New York News.l
| WASHINGTON. March 1S,--The Repub lican Sen.
ators held caucus this morning in order to ascer.
tain whether there was any constitutional amend
ment which could be passed in place of the one
| defeated last Friday.
1t was found that there is at present nothing on
4 which two-thirds of the Senators can agree
1t is known that eighteen Senators viii certainly
vote against any proposition that has yet been OF
fered. In hopes of being able to concert some
| thing, however, which can command two thirds
vote, the matter was referred to committee com.
posed of those Union Senators who are on the Re-
construction Committee, with instruction to report
| at an early day.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs will con.
tlnue to hold meetings every day this week, in or
der to hear the opinions of distinguished naval Off
GERS and other competent persons in regard to the
availability of League Island, at Philadelphia for
navy yard. The general impression is that the
| mai report of the committee will be favorable to
| the selection of League Island and that, after
long, patient and thorough investigation all the
naval officers who have been examined by the
committee have pronounced. unhesitatingiy, in
favor of League Island
JUAR1sT LOAN IN coNGREss-FENIAN1sM BEFORE THE
CABINET.
! The agents for the Juarist loan are untirinr in
their efforts to influence Congress in behalf of the
1 proposed guarantee of the fifty million loan and
they are using money freely: They offered a pro.
minent and influential gentleman to-day, not a
member of Congress, hundred and fifty Thousand
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sum OF ready money at mis- option, if he would ex-
ertshimsefin favor of the proposed guarantee The
action of the House yesterday in regard to Mr.
Blair's resolution the subject is by some CON
sldered ominous of the final action of the House
IN regard to the guarantee; but still do not think
that the guarantee will be given.
| The Cabinet had the Fenian movements under
discussion to-day. 1t is asserted that the President
mas proclamation ready on the subject but from
all | can learn | believe no proclamation of the
kind will be issued.
| The test oath case was reached in the Supreme
ooufs To-Day, and was taken up and commenced.
RIVER AND HARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.
WASHINGTON March l3-The House Committee
on Commerce are now engaged in the considera-
ton of river and harbor improvement bill which
II Is probable will be reported at an early day.
THE FoRTIFIcATIoS BILL APPROPRIATIONS,
The fertilization bill which passed the House TO-
day and to be acted upon by the Senate. makes
tne following appropriations: for Fort Wagner,
near Detroit, $50, 900; Fort Ontario, at Oswepo
n. Y, $4,000 Fort Montgomery, at the outlet Of
Lake Champlain, N. Y, $4,000 Fort CANNED
Portland, Maine, $50 900; Fort Georges, on Hoe
Island ledge, Portland, Maine, $50 900 Fort Con-
stltuton. Portsmouth, N. H., SIS, 900; Fort Win
trop, Boston. Mass, $40 OOO Fort Warren, Boston.
mass, $50 900; for sea wall of Great Brewster's
Island. Roston harbor, Mass SIS 900; sea walls on
Deer and Lowell's islands, Boston harbor Massa-
chusetts, S50,0O0 fort at the entrance of
New Bedford harbor, Massachusetts,, $50 900.
Fort Schuyler, East River, N. Y $50 900: Fort
at Wietts Point opposite the latter, $50 900: re.
pairs OF Fort Hamilton, N. Y, $4,000; Fort on
me site Of Fort Iompkins Staten Island, $50 900
Fort at Sandy Hook, N. j., $5O, 600; repairs to
Fort Mif7in, near Philadelphia, SIS ,O00 construc
tlon OF permanent platforms for modern cannon of
large cabre IN existing Notifications of important
naro0rs, si0o,o0o repairs of Fort Washington, on
The Potomac River, $4,000; Fort Monroe, Va,
$50 900; Fort Taylor, Key West, 800 900 Fort on
Snip Island, Miss, $4,000; Fort at Fort point
san francisco Bay, sl25000; Fort at Alcatraz Is.
OF the Northern and Northwestern Lakes. includ- |
ing Lake Superior, $50 600: Fort at Lime Point |
california, S75, 900; Fort Clinch Fla, $50 900 for
The purchase of sites now occupied and lands nro.
posea 70 De occupied for permanent sea coast de.
enses, $4,000. W.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. Is.
On the recommendation of the SURGEON Con.
,ral, the department commanders of VIRGINIA
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Florida
Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas are in,
tructed to cause !: "
flrst-Al vessels arriving at ports within thor
departments from ports infected with the cholera
'at having mad no case during their passage to he
luarantlned for fifteen days and thoroughly fumi
gated. i"ii
Second-Al such vessels which have had
;hoiera on board during the passage to be omar
ntlned Tor il1teen days after the determination of
me last case, and thoroughly fumigated
IN carrying out this quarantine Department Com
handlers will consult and ask assistance FROM
'ftcers OF the navy in their vicinity. and corras
pond direct with the Secretary of the NAVY in
elerence to such assistance and cooperation'
BY command of Lieut.. General GRANT,
Official: ~ i'"'SRSD' A A. G.
E. D. TOWNSEND. A. A. G.
PERMANENT ARTILLERY BOARD.
An order has also been issued nv command IF
leut. Gen. Grant for the Permanent Artillery
'oard organized in General Orders No. G, current
eries' to assemble at Washington, D. G., April 9
900. me board will prepare and submit :
n yunhn ri !, |
ortress Monroe. 1t will also prepare and re-.
if it deems necessary, a project for in.
ruction at posts at which not less than one com
any OF artillery may be present.
GENERALS CONFIRMED. {
The ! Senate has confirmed the following Briga. 7
ath Williams, Richard W. johnson, Frederirl.
oiomon, David Il. Rucker, Thomas W. sherman r
enry ". bonham, James N. Palmer, John P /
iatcn ,d John ". Davidson Marsena R. Patrick
,ymour, George S. Green, Samuel P. Carter i, !,
ashington L. Elliott Benjamin s. Roberts Jobn "
kendi, N. j. Jackson, Robert s. Granger M K N
swler, James Barnes, Charles X. Graham, Joseph q
sep E, Carr RobergAlen Rufus ingalls,, Walter Il
whitaker mt Manning 7. Force, a. G. Gillem, o
mn ". Fulton, John F. Miller, Samuel S. Carroll 81
sseph Hayes, Elliott W. Rice, w. +. Bartlett -
m cd % eins0sh G%S9rgs + Chapman Joseph
ap, Eli Long, Alfred Gibbs, N. Martin Curtis, tt
.; :. Y, Morgan. William ?. Carn John P. Hart h
ntt, Jas. Q. veatch William P Benton, Georga CO
ANDREWS, Thomas j. Lucas James ]. Gi|he4t m
shna l.. Chamberlin, Robert S. Foster. RanoId is
MMchenze, :. g.. Griffin, Charles Devens. Geo.
GORDON, Regis de Trobriand, Ellis S. Dennis.
7, +. Croxton John e. King, William Vandeyer'
b. lower, Augustus L. Chetlain John P, Haw TT
~ 4, Ihomas A. Davis Albion P Howe, Alexan. CT
olraier, A, b. Underwood, Richard H Arnold, sl
m Cole, Joseph R. Hawley. A. Which Waner in
. c, wayne, John NJ Oliver, Galusha Pennypack. tn
Clinton B. Fiske, Henry A. Barnum. solomon
r 4, H. II. Sibley and r. K Scott
the following Brevet Brigadier Generals vera -,
lnrned to be Major Generals by Brevet: John ~
gregg, Charles A. Smith, Henry L. Abhott ha
omas z. Devin, Robert McAlister, Charles W i nu
Coils William H. MadilI, John Ramsay Andrew III;
BOOT, William Wells, John C. Tdball Georee 81
Macy, J. Warren Kefer, Henry CapehaTt 'V
nes l.. Donaldson, Charles G. Loring. !. r.
der Alvin Q. Voris, William I. Clarke, Richard ar
Jackson. @'''--"'o pa
he following Colonies and Brevet Colonies to ey
brlsaqler Generals by Breyet: Horace C. Lee, WI
mas .. carney, K. I. Northcott Isaac s. Cat pa
Ulysses Doubleday, Samuel G. Armstrong r sp
tytie, Daniel Dustin, William HawIev. james /. to
ridge, George Spalding, William g. Strong. Lo. OF
hent, Epah II. Murray, Moses B. Walker, N. si n
'e1reys, John Il. Burnett, Samuel Ross, Eenia- OH
Q. Tieghman, Charles n. Thompson, FeIix,
IN, Theophilns F. Rodenborgh, Alexander
innings William H. Morgan, Stephen j. Nc. to-
arty, John q. Hazard, George W. Gle, Rob, inc
". Adams, Thomas s. Allen w. B. Anderson tha
IL. Avery, Franklin Asker, Albert NJ. Bar. ant
James Il. Baker, Henry B. Banning, VIM ear
Barrett, Henry Bertram, J. Briggs Lewis on
var. William J: Bolton, Horace Brighton,
res fna. a; Brown, James P. Brownlow, William TIL