The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-09
THE ORESOENP's DISPATCHES;
FROM WASHINGTON.

HaJtien News-The Ohio Legislature ana
tho Heconstruetion Acts-Matters In the
KeconstractiOn COnmittee-The Majority
fer Ispeschment-PoIitIeaI disabilities to
be Removed- kinaBeial -ThuriOw weed
ProrOunees Against white snb0rdInatioR
TO the Black Raee-The Democratic Con-
veBtiOs-Witnesssz su-mOned before the
ReeoEstruotiOn CoDmittee-The Admission
of fCoI"rsdO-IIlness Of Gen. Banks-DeAth
OF Clerk.
WAsHNGTOS Feb. s-The Haytien advices to
18th report that the French clergy have excom
murcsted Salnaye, who had established sort Of
fetish religion.
The British government disregard Salnaye's re.
quest for the recall Of the British legation.
The Ohio legislature has adopted resolutions re.
questiDg the repeal Of the reconstruction acts and
denunciatory Of the pending reconstruction and
Supreme Court bills.
Sendte-NO session.
HOuSe.-The entire day was devoted to
speeches.
The reconstruction committee had a stormy
session, but did nothing pointed.
Beck, Of Kentucky. was added TO the sub COM
mittee on The presidents violation Of law in for
bidding Grant TO obey Stanton. Grant will be the
1Tst witness examined.
This evenings Express says: "The feeling
among the majority Of the committee is undoubt.
CGly in favor Of Impeachment, and there is rea.
10 believe that resolution TO this effect will
shortly be reported to the House.r
Before sdJourning TO day, the committee agreed
70 report bill 20 remove the political disabilities
imposed by the rec0nstructiOn acts OF Gov
Holden OF North Carolina, Gov. Orr OF South Car.
olna, and Gen. Iongstreet, of the late COnfed-
crate army. Il is reported that Mr.. Brooks moved
10 add the name OF Gen. Reauregsrd TO the list
but the committee refused 70 include him.
lbe national bank statement shows no import
ant changes.
Internal revenue receipts today 1895 900 for
the week 81, ,25O 600; for the year SI2O 500 900.
lhurlow "esqs Commercial, discussing the
Syracuse convention, Fsys:
" We cherish with devoted affection the prin-
clp.es Of the Republican party, and with equal
esrnestness deptecate and dread the cOpperhead
Democracy. But we see in the radicasm of the
Rspu6lican party an element Of selfdestructi0n.
The causes Of our defeat last fall in Ohio, New
York, ETC., are upon the surface and in full fair
view. While We would do all that is Just and
proper in a'Onement for the wrongs inflicted uDon
ihe freedmen, We will not be a party to any
scheme, whether prompted by radicals in politics
or fanatics IN religion, which cOnfOunds cOOrs aud
mixes races which goes even further and in one.
quarter Of all The States Of the Union makes the
white subordinate to the black race"
Inc statement OF the pubhc debt for February
shows the total at 81 6l2 326 253 with total coin
and currency 10 the treasury Of Sl3i 200 603 In
comparison with the statement of last month the
increase Of the debt has been $40, ,lS9,723.
committee from Cleveland, Ohio, are coming
here to endeaVOr 20 secure the assembling of the
national Democratic convention at that point.
The Subcommittee Of the reconstruction com.
mittee have power to send for persons and
papers. Among those summoned are Grant. the
members of the cabinet, including Stanton, j. B.
otllsOn OF the New York World, and the mem.
bers Of Grants staff. Grant failed 20 appear this
evening and the committee examined Stlllson.
The Senate territorial committee will report in
favor Of the admission of Colorado as State.
Banks ia sick.
S. NJ. McKeon. for fifty years disbursing clerk
in the treasury department, is dead.