The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-28
THE CREsCENT's DISPATCHES,
FROM WASHINGTON.

Proees dir ngs Of Cengress-Im migrant Stalls
ties-The Uaion Paeiae Railroad-Arress
of Thievish Bureau Agent = Iste-naI
Revenue Reeeipts-The Texas Land Case
I'm the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ~ -House-Under the call
OF States the following among others were intro
duced: To tax national bonds removing obstrac-
tions at Hell Gate forbiddipg assessors and COL
ectors from being directly or indirectly interested
in !orfeitures under the revenue laws; bin by
Stevens regulating suffrage on national questions
TO regulste appointments Of government agents;
providing temporary government for Wyoming
Territory; bill by Cony to provide uniform cur
rency and liquIdate the national debt; relieving
McLain College, Tennessee amending national
currency act: supplying documents TO agricul-
tural colleges; removal Of distractions in upper
Missouri riyeri bill allowing transportation from
warehouse at indianola 10 San Antonio, Texas;
declaring compromises for violation of revenue
laws felony; for the better organization of the
United States district courts in Louisiana; estab.
fishing branch mint at Santa Fe.
resolution passed, repeating the territorial
act Of Montana on account of the exclusion of GER
tain classes from suffrage.
Several executive communications were pre-.
sented.
Also a resolution Of the Georgia convention,
urging the Reorganization of the State govern
meBt, removal Of political disabilities and mOdif-
cation OF the test oath.
Also petition from members of the Louisiana
convention, praying for the removal of General
Hancock aud parish and State officials.
Also petition from the Mississippi convention
relative to the freedmen's bureau.
The bill forbiddng the payment OF certain
claims arising from the rebellion, was resumed
and passed; yeas s6, nays 63.
The secretary of state was asked the expense of
the arrest and trial of Surratt.
resolution was adopted after considerable
flibustering, under suspension of the rules, in.
stIuctiDg the reconstruction committee TO inquire
whether combinations had been made or at
tempted TO obstruct the due execution OF the re
construction laws, with power to send for persons
Sendte-wilson introduced bill removing disa.
bites from certain citizens Of Virginia.
The secretary of the treasury was called on for
an elaborate report regarding captured and aban-
doned property.
The bin relieving Governor Patton, OF Alabama,
from political disabilities, was resumed. Howard
and Drake wanted further proof Of Patton's sin
ceTity. Buckalew and johnson opposed special
legislation on the subject. Postponed.
The reconstruction bill was resumed. Wilson
favored the bill. In opening, said, Z" be had, in
the thirteen years he had been in the Senate lis
tened to a great many spec cheG He had heard
the domineering Davis. the clustering Toombs, the
plausible Mason, the willy Slidel, but he had never
listened to more wicked speech than that dev-
cred BY the senator from Wisconsin Mr. Doolitte)
on thursday last"
johnson followed with powerful constitutional
argument against the bill.
Bill relieving Governor Patton passed-yeas 26,
nsys5.
Adjourned.
The bureau of statistics reports the number Of
immigrants since 1861, 100000. Inward passen-
gers, not immigrants, during same time, 225, 900.
The Union Pacific Railroad Is in good running
order 547 miles beyond Omaha, and has reached
the height of 1900 feet above tide water.
The Supreme Court has decided that in case of
necessity the captain of vessel can sell her in
foreign port.
Harmon, the bureau agent at Lake Providence,
La, who stole money from that department, was
arrested at Charleston and has been started for
New Orleans in irons. Most OF the money was
recovered and will be refunded to the proper
claimants.
Internal revenue receipts to day s72S, 900.
Ike following is the substance Of the bill which
passed tho House to-day: lt enaets that here
after no money shall be paid out of the treasury
On the following class of cases growing out of the
rebellion, until further action of Congress: First
on account of seizure or Imprisonment of, or for
damages or demuIrage or detention Of any appl
snees Of transportation, whether by land or water
in insure ctionary States. Second, for transpor.
tation service, tolls, ferriage, etc., beyond the
tariff fixed by the quartermsster general during
the wsr. Third, for the use and occupation of
land in insurreclionary States and for fortifica-
tons and other military defensive purposes during
the war.
The Supreme Court to-day rendered an opinion
confirming decision made by Judge Watrous, in
the District Court Of Texas, relative to land
claim. The opinion derives additional importance
from the fact that some years ago the judicial
conduct Of Judge Watrous was the subject Of se-
we're animadversions, and the House of Repre-
seDtatives took testimony looking to impeach.
ment for alleged malpractice in that court. After
lapse of tw elve years Judge Watrous is relieved
of the imputation by the opinion Of the supreme
tribunal Of the land.