New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-12

Freedmen's Bureau Bill Passed
+" by the House. $685. "'
Riia Passed by the House to Transfer Ts~o
Csnnties to West Virginia.
THE PROPOSED GRADE OF GENERAL
Personalities Between Rousseau of Ken.
lucky, and Grinnen Of Iowa.
rrslerraphie Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial,

Photographic Correspondents Cincinnati Commercially
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The Senate galleries, az
well as the floor, were crowded to excess to-day,
to hear the conclusion of Mr.. Summers speech.
About fifty members of the House were present,
most Of whom congratulated him In political
point Of view. the speech did not seem to meet
public expectation, for it did not refer 10 the
President or his policy Of restoration. Senator
d FessenGen replies TO morrow. " "--
The Mouse, soon after it met, proceeded to vote
on the Ffeeamens Bureau bill, and finally passed
it, with only thirtysix members voting in the neg.
alive, among whom were Messrs Rousseau and
Randall, Of Kentucky and NOEL, of Missouri. The
bill does not differ much from the Senate bill 1t
declares the President may divide the country
within which the privilege Of the writ Of habeas
corpus Is suspended, containing freedmen and re-
fugees, into districts, seach containing Of
States, not exceeding twelve in number. The
President is further authorized by the bill to re-
move from sale or settlement, under the home
stead or presumption law, and to set apart for the
use of the freedmen and loyal refugees, unoecu-
pied lands in Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Ala
hama and Louisiana, not exceeding three millions
of acres of good land, which is to be rented to
mems Bureau.
The following u.s. in full, the section relating to
the occupation Of the South Carolina cotton
islands. The proyiso is the amendment added by
the House to the Senate bill
SEC. s.. BE further enacted etc., That the
occupants Of land under Major General Shern1an's
special field order, dated at Savannah, January 49,
1866 are Hereby confirmed in their possession for the
period of three years from the date of said order,
and no person shall be disturbed in or ousted from
said possession during the said three gears unless
settlement be made with said occupant satsfac
tory to the Commissioner of the Freeamen's
Bureau provided, that whenever the former own
. ers of lands occupied under General Sherman's
field order shall make application for the restora-
ton Of said lands. the Commissioner is hereby au
thorized, upon the written consent Of said Occur
pants, to procure other lands for them by rent or
purchase, not exceeding forty acres for each
pant, or to set apart for them, out of the public
lands, assigned for that purpose in section Of this
bill, forty acres EACH upon the terms and conditions
named in said section-''
An amendment to exempt Kentucky from the
operations OF the Bureau, only received thirty tour
votes
WAsHrSsToS, Feb. 6-Senate-Mr Sherman
presented a petition Of citizens of Ohio, asking
for reduction of the tax on agricultural nipple
ments. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, presented bill to authorize the APP
pointment of diplomatic representatives to the
Republic of Dominica -
Mr.. Wiley, of West Virginia, offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, instructing the Commit
lee on Judiciary to inquire into the expediency of
reporting bill to provide for the payment of loyal
citizens Of the lately rebelous States for quarter
masters stores taken from them, and used by the
claims on an equality with those of citizens of
loyal States. .al.slr.y.. ~.
The morning hour having expired, the joint reso-
luton to amend the Constitution, in relation to
representation, was called up.
Mr.. Doolittle, OF Wisconsin, offered the follow
ing, which he said was intended as substitute for
the House proposition. Strike out all after the
cnacting clause and insert the following: After
the census to be taken in 1870, and each succeed
ing census, representatives shall be apportioned
among the several States which may be included
within this Union according to number IN each
State of male electors over twenty-one years of
age, qualified by the laws thereof to choose mem
bers Of the most numerous branch OF its legislh-
ture, and direct taxes shall be apportioned among
the several States, according to the value of real
and personal taxable property situated in each
States. -. n-. ..o
: Mr. Sumner resumed the floor, in continuation OF
his lengthy speech, commenced yesterday.
Mr.. Sumner concluded his speech after which
the Senate went into executive session, and ad-
journed.
House-Jn the House, to-day, the Military Com
mittee voted to report on the bill creating the
grade Of General in the army of the United States.
The pay is increased over that of the Lieutenant
General one hundred and thirty dollars per month.
There is no increase in allowance or Communication
of any kind. W g.s..g, ...s1
Mr.. Farnsworth, of Illinois, introduced bill
providing for the publishing of the notices of mail
letters. -SE
Referred to the Committee on Postoffces and
Post Roads
Mr.. Rice, of Massachusetts, from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, reported back the Senate resolu-
ton rendering the thanks of Congress to Vice AID.
mra Farragut, and the officers and men under
him, for gallantry and good conduct before Mobile
on the 18th OF August, 1864.
The House resumed the consideration of the
Senate bill to enlarge the powers Of the Freed
mems Bureau. -g.s-.y- ...- .r- ~
Smith to the original bill, namely: That none OF
the provisions OF this act shall extend to- or be in
force in Kentucky. This was rejected by vote
of 81 to 49, ",t t5- -1I 2e- ti'.-E
The House next considered the substitute offered
by Mr. Stevens, viz: Nearly all the original pro
visions of the bill are retained in the substitute.
The principal notifications as follows: In the
4th section, authorizing the President to receive
from sale from settlement, under the homestead
Or presumption laws, and to set apart for the use
of freedmen and loyal refugees, male or female,
the unoccupied public lands in Florida Mississippi,
Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas, and from con-
seated lands and farms, not exceeding three mil
= lions of acres Of good land, to be allotted and
assigned in parcels not exceeding forty acres
each, to loyal refugees and freedmen; and in the
9Th section, DIVIDING that the occupants Of the
lands under Major General Sherinans special
field order, dated January, 1865, are confirmed in
their possession, and that person shall be dis
turbed in or busted from said possession, unless a
settlement shall be made with said occupant by
former owner, satisfactory to the Commissioner of
the Freedmens Bureau; provided, whenever the
owners of lands occupied under Major General
restoration of lands, the Commissioner is author
lied upon the agreement and with the consent of
D the occupants, to procure other lands for them
by rent or purchase not exceeding forty acres for
each occupant or to set apart for them, out of
the public lands assigned for that purpose forty
acres EACH upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the 4th section.
The substitute was rejected, by a vote of 81 to
l26. ..,....-s .l..s.,5 s.sfy.yF,s il. Z,
The House then voted on the substitute for the
Senate bill reported from the Committee on
Freedmen's Affairs. 1t is nearly the same as the
Senate bill, with the following exceptions: The
substitute provides that the act shall extend to
refugees and freedmen in all parts of the United
States and the President may divide the section Of
country within which the privilegesof the writ of
hdbeas corpus was suspended, on the first day of
February, 1866. 1t also makes a reduction of the
salaries of officers and privates, aud provides that
no person shall be deemed destitute, suffering or
dependent npon- the government for support,
within the meaning of this act, who is able to find
employment or who by proper industry could
avoid such destitution or dependency.
4 1t further provides that whenever the former
owners of the lands occupied under General Sher-