The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-19
TIE OREsCENT'S DISPATCHES,
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Senate Military Committee DIsapprove
sherman's Brevet Nomination The Ar
knnsss ConttItutlOn - Suthrle's Success
sor - Proceedings OF Congress - Cabinet
Meeting-1ke Admission or Members 90
CenEreas-The DiviaiOA or TexRs-The Ala
bsma AdnisaiOn Bil 10 be Opposed by
Rsdiesls-Intern nal Revenue Receipts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s-The Senate military
committee passed q resolution respectfully re-
turning Sherman's brevet nomination with disap-
proval OF the proposed grade.
Arkansas will vote five days upon the adoption
or rejection Of the new Constitution, commencing
March 18TH
The Kentucky legislature will elect Guthrie's
successor to-day. Dr. n. Green, prominent in
telegraph matters, is among the favored candi-
dates.
1t is understood that up to late hour last night
the president had received no communication from
Gen. Sherman, regarding his nomination as brevet
general or assignment to the command Of the De-
partment OF the Atlantic.
House.-Buter introduced a bill relative to ns-
uonal banks. Referred 10 the committee on bank
ing and currency. 1t provides, among other
things, that every stockholder may vote according
TO the number Of shares he holds in the following
proportion: For one share, one vote; for every
two additional shares, one vote more but no
stOckhClder shall have more than twenty votes.
Absent stockholders may vote by proxy, bat no
salzried officer OF the bank shall vote as proxy.
No officer shall, as proxy, csst more than ten
votes, and no person, as proxy, shall cast more
than fifty votes.
A bill appropristnE $50 600, TO be expended by
the secretary Of state, to relieve and bring home
American citizens abroad who have been ar
rested and subsequently released, passed by Ia
to 20.
The president was called on for o report rela.
tive 10 the ship canal around the Ohio falls at
Louisville.
A bill was introduced, increasing revolutionary
and war Of 1912 pensions. IL sppropriates
NOOO,OOO. Washburne, OF Illinois, opposed the
dipr cf -
pended under its operations. Bill passed.
House then went into committee Of the whole
on appropriations.
Adjourned.
Sei,ote.-A joint resolution was introduced to
print medical and surgical history of the rebel
lion.
The House resolution reducing the expenses of
the war department passed.
a bill for the gradual reduction of the army
and the abolshment of useless grades therein
passed.
Senator Thomas's case was resumed and dis
cussed TO adjournment.
Full cabinet meeting to-day except Stanton.
The Senate financial committee reported ad-
versely on the House bill regulating deposits Of
public money.
The reconstruction committee have agreed to
report resolution allowing Butler, of Tennessee,
TO take his seat without taking the irOn-clad Osth
Brooks moved to extend the same privilege to
John Young Brown, which was rejected, only
Brooks and Beck voting atfirmativey.
The bill removing political disabilities will not
be reported Immediately. Stevens favored fur
ther investigation.
Stevens was authorized TO report his bill divid-
ing Texas into four Or more States.
The consideration Of Binghsm's election reso-
luton offered yesterday was postponed.
Discussion has developed the fact that Stevens
and other radical members Of the committee will
oppose Sherman's bill admitting Alabama.
Internal revenue receipts to-day s233, 900.
Thomas Q. hcCrsns succeeds Guthrie in the
Senate.