The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-22
THE OEEsCENT's DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON.
"A NoLLE PeosEqUr ENTERED IN
sURRATT?S CASE.
ADJOURNMENT OF cosGREss-oLMsTEAD's
DtFALcATIoN.
THE GEORGIA sEMTuFS AND THE STATUS
OF GEsadh'
PERSONAL AND s'INANCAL-MoRE
INvEsTIG ALTON. -
SOLICITOR BINCKLEYAGAIN

WASHINGTON, Sept 2ls-A nole prosequi has
been entered on the musder indictment in Sur
rats case. His counsel tnade special plea that
the second indictment is'barred by the amnesty
proclamation subsequent TO which it was found.
Court adjourned.
Both houses have agreed to adjourn from to-day
TO the 10Th of October, from that to the 10th Of
November, and from that to the first Monday in
December.
There was no Democratic member in the House
The acjourning resolutiSn telegraphed at noon
passed without q call Of yeas and nays. Subse-
quent proceedings showed that there was less
was regarded binding.
In the Senate, Mr.. Buekslew carried the ad-
journing resolution by voting nay, his voice maxi
ing quoDum.
whether a quorum wasf present in the House.
When the resolution pssssd several objected TO il
as beng disrespectfu t9 the House, and Wade
decided the recess was IN the nature OF an ad-
jOurnment from day to-day. II was for the
House aud not for the Senate, TO Judge whether
or not quorum of the House was present.
The Senate adjourned to the 10th Of October
without any business.
In the House schenck moved that the rules may
be suspended any time during the remainder Of
the fortieth Congress- Brooks who had just ar
rived, objected and a count showed no quorum.
Schenck moved an investigation as TO why no
supervisors had been appointed. He moved the
previous question and suspension Of the rules,
but no quorum voting, Colfax declared the House
adjourned TO the 10Th Of October.
y The following Is the yerbage of the resolution !:
When the House adourns to-day the speaker of
the House and the president of the Senate do ad-
journ their respective houses until the 10th Of
October and then, unless otherwise ordered, that
the Hoses be adjourned until the 10th of Novem-
ber and then unless otherwise ordered, further
adjournment take place until the first Monday
in December.
Internal revenue receipts to-day 100000.
Olmstead's mot Aflnisead's) detacation
amounts TO so, 200, fully covered By bonds and
property.
Hill and Miller, senators elect from Georgia,
are here. but did not pSeseDt their credentials,
having received instructions that the presentation
of their credentials wouls open the question of
Georgias alleged Violation of the reconstruction
acts in expellIng Negroes: and the present pre-
sentatOn might lead TO usiDlate delay in their ad
mission.
Si,i2O 600 in bonds wsie issued to-day to the
Central Ncfc Railroad.
Itiss I at headquarsers that Grant will not
return Se middle OF October.
The e committee of retrenchments had a
meetin to.day and determined TO investigate
why the supervisors ordered by the late tax Law
had not been appointed also,the nature aud ex.
tent of frauds charged by Buckley against Rol-
lns. sub committee VIII commence the inves-
igaton 10 morrow.
Ii is understood tnat Solicitor Binck
ey has gone to New York with
enlarged powers. He has letters from the pres
lent, secretary os the treasury and Evarts, recog
liziDg him as an ofices OF the United States u
cooperate with Judge Fullerton, who will lead il
he prosecution.