New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-01
NUMBER 248.

thirty-three to ten, which was the vote on the
adoption Of the section. The matter was laid
over until next week.
hoese.-Mr. Stevens's bill for the construction Of
line OF railway from Washington to the north,
ana also the bill providing for railroad from
rltsspurg TO Cleveland were passed. Mr., LeBlond,
q ohio' spoke against the bilIsas an infringement
on State rights
Further reports from Generals stedman and
Fullerton, On the freedmsn's bureau, we're read
and referred.
The bill for the reduction Of officers pay, and
to regulate that of soldiers, was discussed.
The House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 31-Ssnate-The recon.
struction resolutions we're considered. Mr. Doc
little objected to the proposed 3D. section pun.
lshing alike those who volunteered in the Con.
tederate service and those who were forced into
It. The measure was unjust, ought not to be- and
could not be, ratified by the Southern States
it was probable the resolution would pass as it
had been agreed on in the caucus. but Senators
should pause before involving the innocent with
the guilty. It also annued the pardons and
amnesties Of the President. His pardon restored
to the beneiciaries their full rights and privileges
Mr. johnson said the supreme court had sub.
stantially SO decided.
Mr. Sumner said the object Of the section was
not punishment but preventive for the future;
those who had rebelled once, would rebel again
unless measures were taken to prevent them.
Mr. Doolttle said, if the representatives from
the South had been permitted to take their seats,
our bonds would be ten per cent. higher; and
moreover, Maximilian would NOT be in Mexico
He moved that the section should apply only to
those who voluntarily engaged in the insurrec-
| ton.
Mr. Wiley said the adoption Of Mr.. Doolittle's
| amendment would ema asculate the section and if
adopted, it would be impossible to find a man in
the South who had voluntarily engaged in the re.
bellion.
Mr.saulsbury thought it monstrous injustice to
punish men who had been forced into the commits.
sion of crime He would speak hereafter atlength
and proposed to show that, whenever de fdcto
government was set up, though there may be no
government de jure, every one holding obedience
to the former is excused, and cannot be punished.
he oontended no man could be convicted of trea-
son for holding obedience to his State after it had
seeded.
MIR. Doolittes sixth amendment was rejected
by yeas 10, nays 30.
Mr.. Doolistle also moved an amendment by in.
sertng after words enemies thereof" the words
" excepting those who have received pardon and
amnesty under the Constitution and laws.u Re.
jected.
The section as originally reported from the eau
Gus, was then adopted by yeas 80, nays 10; the
latter were Buckalew, Cowan, Davis, Doolittle,
Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson, Norton, Riddle and
Salisbury.
Mr.. Chandler introduced bill amendatory of
the currency act which provides for the issue of
Slo00O0,000 additional not to exceed S. OO0, ,OOC
per month for the six months after the passage
of the act and not over $4,000 900 per month
thereafter. 1t allows State banks in good stand
ing to become national banks. The entirt
amount given not to exceed $4,000 600; and i
amends the act requiring the banks Of New York
Philadelphia and Boston to keep on hand one
fourth of the aggregate amount of their crcula
ton and deposits and strikes out the exemption
of the banks from State taxation.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
Ho"Se.-Mr. Stevens bill for the construction
of line of railway from Washington to the
Northwest, passed by yeas 65 nays 81.
| The Senate amendments to the bill to facilitate
| commercial postal and military communication
with the several States, was concurred in and
passed both Houses.
Mr., LeBlond spoke against the bill for the con
struction of railway from Pittsburg to Cleveland,
Ohio, as an infringement of the rights Of States.
Several members sPske pro and con. The bill
passed by yeas II, nays Il.
The bill to reduce the pay of officers and regu-
late the pay of soldiers was discussed, after which
the House adjourned.
CLARKsL1LLE, Tenn, May 3l.-Thereceipts from
the grand tournament in favor of the widows and
orphans of Confederate dead, amount to upwards
of 100000. The affair is great success.
New YORK, May 31.-General Sweenys wing Of
the Fenian army appears to have taken the field
Fenians by train loads have been arriving at Buf
falo, Cleveland and other cities along the border
confronting Canada and the movement has as
sumed threatening attitude.
The British consular agent at Buffalo telegrapled
yesterday to the manager of The Great Western
Railway, requesting him to stop all trains going
from suspension bridge He also telegraphed to
the military authorities at Toronto. The Canadian
volunteers, it is expected, will again be called to
arms.
The customhouse and the produce and stock ex.
changes will be closed tomorrow on account of
the funeral of Gen. Scott. Little business will be
done.
| WASHINGTON, May 3l.-The secretary of tie
treasury has issued a circular to the collectors Of
customs, calling attention to the recent adoption
of a resolution by Congress respecting the guar
antne and health laws, 1t authorizes them tc
take what measures may be necessary to aid in the
execution of quarantine laws, bearing particu
larly on guarding against cholera in the ports o.
| the United States.
New York, May Give are in possession o
news from the West Indies to the 18th via Hayant
the 2Gth, Governor Eyre was about returning tt
England.
Two cases of cholera had appeared in Kingston
but were not fatal.
riot had broken out in Trinidad but it wa!
quelled by the military.
Adsasterous confiagraton had accurred in Barba,
does.
The revolutionary movement was progressing in
the southern provinces of the Republic of St. Do
mingo. The President unable to subdue the in
surgents, had deturmined to leave the island.
Boston, May 31.-At large, impartial [negrol
suffrage meeting held to-day, Governor Bullock
president, resolution was adopted which declares
that the same spirit which caused the rebellion
still threatens to disturb the present benefcent
peace. 1t thanks Congress for its constant firm
ness and fidelity in resisting the admission of rebels
to Congress, and says the true doctrine of recon
struetion is that defeated rebels have no civil or
political rights which loyal men are bound to re-