The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-11
Communication from Gen. Grant About
New Orleans Removals.
THE PRESIDENT ORDERS GRANT TO SEND HIM
NOTHING THROUGH STANTON.
ILLICIT DIsrILLERIEs IN ALABAMA

WASHINGTON, March toulouse recon-
structiOn committee reported the following:
"MHhREAs, The people of Alabama. IN pursu-
anee Of the provisions Of an act OF Congress en-.
titled an act for the more efficient government
of the rebel ststes,' passed March "a, 1867, and
acts supplementary thereto, have formed Con-
stitnton OF State government, which is republican
In form, and
"WHEREAs, At an election held commencing
on the fourth of February, 1868, a large majority
Of The legal voters Of said State voting at SAID
election, voted for the adoption of said Con.
sfituton, therefore
"Be enacted, ETC., That the said State of
Alabama shall be recognized aud admitted as one
Of the States Of these United States OF America
and shall be entitled TO representation in Con.
gress as soon as the Legislature Of said State, the
members Of which were elected at the election
mentioned IN the preamble 10 this act shall have
duly ratified the amendment TO the Constitution
Of the United States, proposed by the Thirty.
ninth Congress, and known as article fourteen.
I" SEC. 2. And be II further enacted That said
State OF Alabama shall be recognized and admit
ted into the Union upon the following conditions,
to.wit: That the right OF suffrage of citizens of
the United States shall never be denied or
abridged 10 said State on account of race or color
OF previous condition OF servtude. and Congress
shall have power 70 repeal any act Of said State
legislature in violation or in derogation of the
provisions Of this act"
Ordered to be printed and made the special
An examination Of the case Of Samuel Strong
arrested on a re4uisiu0n from the governor OF
ViTginio a fugitive from justice, was bad before
Judge Fisher 70 day, before whom he was brought
on writ OF habeas corpus. After a short argu-
msnt. Judge Fisher decided to release The prisoner
on two grounds:
]. Became Virginia is not State in the Union !;
that proclamations Of the president. aud mole
particularly Congress, by its legislation. have ex-
pressly refused 10 recognize Virginia aud the
other Southern States as forming States OF the
Union; that the req1sitiOn OF Governor PierDont
cannot be recognized under the acts OF Congress
providing for the rendition Of fugitives from JUS
tice az sct of executive authority OF State Of
the United States.
2. That there is no AFFIDAVIT with the requisition
showing that Strong is actually fugitive from
justice.
The bill replacing clothing DESTROYED to prevent
contsgi0n passed and goes to the president.
The bM selling lands in the South Carolina
Islands passed. Il confirms Lincolns instructions
TO tax collectors 10 1868. Persons who acquired
claims under SheTmsns order OF 1865 must obtain
warrants before the let Of May, 1868. The land Is
to be sold in small lots at nominal prices to ne
grOes, residents and heads Of families.
The committee on freedmen's affairs introduced
bill continuing the freedmen's bureau one year
and authorizing the secretary of war to re estab-
lish IL wherever discontinued.
The bill repeating the tax on manufactures was
resumed. Ii involves $4,000. 900 decrease 10
revenues, and goes into effect the lst OF April It
exempts everything but spirits, liunors. oils gas
certain kinds of wines and tobacco. Passed, l23
10 g.
echenck stated thatlthe committee favored the
continuance Of 81 per gallon tax on whisky.
A communication from Grant relative 70 New
Orleans removals, was referred to the recOnsiruc-
ton committee. Adjourned.
Sen0fe-A resolution was passed admitting 20
the galleries by tickets during the impeachment
trial.
The consular appropriation bill passed.
Adjourned.
There was full cabinet meeting to-day, includ-
ing Thomas as secretary of war.
The president has ordered Grant 20 send him no
communications through stanton.
nternslrevenue receipts to-day s229, 900.
The revenue agent at Huntsville writes the de.
psrment thatt are fifty Illicit dstleries in that
district.