New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-02

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"u' IN the estimate of appropriations, sma
AMOUNT was generally included for the contingent
expenses OF the State department, but we hay
| snis year IN enormous secret service fund.- amour,
ing 10 nearly two hundred thousand dollars, at tn
disposal OF the various departments of govern
neht. The treasury will expend something 70
| aetecaVe service to discover the haunts and brn
10 llsht the secrets Of greenback counterfeiters
but the largest proportion of the sum will b
used 10 obtain reports of the political feeling il
| The southern States. Carl Schurz received thre,
thousand dollars for his little tour, and it is wei
known, that certain correspondents of Northern
newspapers are fed to the extent of five Thousand
per annum for their secret reports. The ex
pehses OF the central secret bureau at the capto
are paid by special appropriation. Some recon-
pehse Tor the last ten thousand dollars is expected
next week, In the appearance of second batch
Oh testimony, containing General Lees evidence
CONSERVATIVE REINFORCEMENT,
1he most exciting personal contest of the ses.
SION mas closed Dy the admission of Senator Stock
ton TO the exercise of his legal functions. The re-
SUIT, IL IS true, was secured by his own vote but
ms opponents were strict party men, and their
Judgment cannot influence the validity of his cleo
ton. The individual success of the contestant i,
MS malaen speech-the evident legality of his
title to the senatorial seat-and the STRONG nartv
effort to GUST him. united in lending peculiar inter
est to the discussion. The declaration Of A.
STOCKTON that if he were excluded from Congress-
~ wo"iu not De according to the opinion of a ma.
,ofiy Vi 'ne United States Senators, nearly caused
al nifihsenent OF the strictrules against applause
Ii 'he saierles. The radicals had made an exact
expected majority of one in
Nif. etockton's favor--then Mr. Sumner was To
overcome The scruples of his modest friend from
aaihe-Lott NJ Morrill,, Esq. As an episode illus. |
ratlVe OF the high feeling of honor among orr nuh.
&c men, 1t may be stated that Morrill, had ef1acted
parliamentary arrangement with Senator WRIGHT
u New Jersey, by which it was agreed that thav
nou'o pair of-they would mutually abstain from |
Dung during certain period. The honorable
from the Penobscot could not how
yer, refuse to accede to the request of his friend
uhlhef, and, with some lame excuse. had his veto
7oo'oeo' Notwithstanding the receipt of disnatch
'oni MI wright, relterating his pledge. The ayes
NJ NOES were thus eQualized and, ACCORDING IN
ie Pfeeohcefted scheme, the chairman of the com.
ittee must have cast his vote with the radicals
= .n's Jancture of his Congressional fate, Mr.
Lockton very properly voted for and secured bis
Vn admission to the Senate. The efforts If tbo
lcooltes to restore their two-thrds supremacy
ere defeated, and to quote the words of NJ,
INNER himself, the result of the radical sohon,a
as decidedly the museipular abortion Of
rturient mountain a
WASHINGTON TABLE TALK,
Inc President has been SO much wear;aa h
huinpef Oh VISITORS at the White House, and
preparation OF the forthcoming veto, that he
ooliseo 10 obtain relaxation from his onarons u
'ies oi reception. Mr. kasson, one of the abest
hioers OF the House, has just returned from a 81
tieo WISH 10 MS own State of Iowa. The object II
'nis suadeh tour was to appear in an action for ~
orce' Willch his liege lady had brought AGAINST p
uhiaithiui lord. This couple were quite -
aei VI conjugal affection when thev first an.
'fed mere from the primitive regions on the Ill
81 OF the Mississippi but the husband was tbo
10 yield under the influences of this immoral Ut
'e's' Like determined man, he plead ~
~ anu sentence ranc1Jo 77lat7tmonif was VI
eieu accordingly. Since his reappearance in III
ANepiesehtaGiVe Chamber no signs of ranant w
nave oeeh visible, but on the contrary. the I
14oehS husband seems actually more smiling "'
ever. FOR the sake Of many anxious wives w
oihe' IL would be charitable for Congress- IN ies
urn early, and thus escape both Scylla and I'LL
rybdis. IL" f'nu ma
e nave enjoyed an intellectual treat in t,e ira
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Kean. His render
d ohylock was positively magnificent. They s'r'
lett us to fulfil the remaining engagements Of wa
american expedition and are doubtless look. pax
n iona hope to the lovely. English village nav
9 LIS renowned father found last resting ,ss
departure of an old New Orleans favorite ate'
.lly Jordan, has afforded an opportunity to ~ W
aillerous admirers of testfying their apprecia III u
her dramatic talent. Mrs. Jordan leaves not
ngton Tor short visit to England where tlon.
'her' Mr. Thorne, is about to commence tba MN
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picture of Joshua r. (,iddinr, ladie
u over the east door of the rotunda and Mr. lhey
. OF ONO, proposes to expend the nnh. nave
aey iof It's purchase. 1t will be remembered sllou
lddlngs was an original Sc ,essonist. press
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