New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-14
[DispAtohes TO the Associated Press. ]
PrOceedIn of Congress.

FFOeoeOAhke Oh congress.
WASHINGTON, January 3.-Sendte.-A bill
authorizing the sale of Harper's Ferry was
introduced.
Also bill reducing the federal army.
The judiciary committee are required to
report bill regulating Impeachment trials
information from the president regarding
Burlingamn's Chinese mission was de-
manded.
The secretary of the treasury is asked if
there are not surplus funds on hand which
couiG be advantageously conveyed into the
treasury.
The bill amending the constitution SO as
to provide tribunals to adjudicste differences
arising between the government and the
states was taken up, but the senate went
into executive session and adjourned.
Householder the regular Mondays call
the following bills were introduced:
To establish bureau for the relief Of
freedmen.
Defining the belligerent rights of the
United States.
Requiring two-thirds of the supreme court
to pronounce laws unconstitutional.
For passage Of the tariff bill as soon as
possible.
To construct a railroad bridge across the
Ohio river at Paducah, Kentucky.
To fund the national debt.
Protecting American citizens abroad
Declaring the fourteenth article adopted
from the war department asking transporta-
ton South for certain provisions.
The rules were suspended by 1l6 to A for
the introduction of the additional recon.
! struction bill, which was telegraphed Satur-
day. The bill will be debated tomorrow
and Wednesday, when a vote will be taken
on it; the minority are pledged to make no
| dilatory motions.
The rules were suspended, and the bill
introduced, and passed, making five judges
| of the supreme court quorum and requir.
! ing twO-thirds of the full bench to make
valid any action infringing directly or in.
directly on the laws ofcongTess; and should
| district court decisions affect in any way
the constitutionality or validity of such law
said decision shall be certified to the su
| preme court, and unless tWo-thirds of the
full bench concur, said decision shall stand
reverse-vote ll6 to 80.
Adjourned.
From YvashIastOn.
WASHINGTON, January I3.-In the suprem,
court the following cases have been de
cided:
Clements VS.. Nicholson; Moore vs.
Clements. From western Texas. Decisions
reversed, with directions to enter decree
accordingly.
League vs.. Atcheson. From the eastern
district of Texas. Reversed, with costs.
United States vs.. Sea Witch and cargo.
.
The impression gains that the senate viii
not sustain the house in its aggressive legis
lation regarding the supreme court.
Proceedings in the house to-day render
the passage OF the new reconstruction bill
on Wednesday almost certain.
This evenings Express says I'VE have
reason to believe that General Meade has
been assured that General Grant win stand
by him in any action that he may find il
necessary TO take regarding the governor
and treasurer of Georgia.
g. s. Cox has been nominated for the
Austrian mission.
James Lenrick, second teller of Moses
Iaylor's New York city bank, is the alleged
/ oefautter that was alluded to in the moan
dispatches today. The bank is a strong
concern, having a surplus of nearly q mil
lion OF dollars. Lenrick had furlough tc
visit the country, but went TO Europe.
After the vote on the bill 10 re0rganiEe
the rules Of the supreme court in the house
to-day, Garfield moved to suspend the rules
thBt he might introduce bin to reduce and
improve the military establishment by the
discharge OF one major general, tho one
last commissioned In the grade before the
lst OF January, 1868, Hancock. After de-
cided intimati0ns on the part of Brooks,
Randall, aud others that they would resort
% hllbustering to prevent the passage oi
the DILL Garfield Withdrew his motion,
giving notice that he would renew It mex.
Monday
&The senate to-day, after an executive ses
aien q five hours passed the resolution re
ported fns1a she committee on military
a1airs, declaring the reasons Of the ulrasi
deRt tof removing Stanton lrom the Wal
department Insufficient aud that thew AZ
not, therefore, concur n the act Of suspen
tslon. The vote On the passage Of the res0