The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-31
THE OREsOENT's DISPATCHES,
FROM WASHINGTON.

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Attorney General the Reeenstructien
Laws-COrporatisn Salvage for Wreck
hE-Arival Of The British Minister-Pro-
Gee dibgs OF Cor opgress-Exeftsment In the
House over the Reported Remarks OF n
Supreme Judge-Talk OF Impesehing
Him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-This evenings Express
says at private gathering Of gentlemen Of both
political parties, one Of the justices Of the Su-
preme Court spoke very freely concerning the re.
construction measures Of Congress. and declared
in the most positive terms that all the laws were
unconstitutional, and that the court would be sure
to pronounce them so. Some of his friends near
him suggested that it was quite indiscrete for him
TO speak 80 positively, when he at once repeated
the views in more emphatic manner.
Mr.. Morgan introduced into the Senate to-day q
bill, which was referred TO the judiciary com
mitiee, to enable courts to decree salvage TO cor
poIauons formed for wrecking, or to place cor
p6rstiobs on equal footing with individual salvors
IN lbesmatter OF their claims for salvage and the
right 10 recover the same.
The Annapolis correspondent Of the Baltimore
American states that Attorney General Jones has
given an opinion TO Gov. Swami which has not
yet been msdepublic by the latter. in which the
attorney general pronounces the civil rights bill
unconstitutional, the negro apprenticeship laws Of
Maryland constitutional, and that the United
States Circuit Court had no jurisdiction over the
ca'e IN which Chief Justice Chase pronounced a
contrary judgment.
wAsHrNGTON, Jan. 3O.-The new British minis
ter has arrived.
HouSe.-The secretary of the treasury Is called
on for information relative TO income tax.
Sendte.-Tbe supplemental tenure OF office bill,
submitted with an amendment to exclude agents
Of the state department who were paid from the
secret service fund, was discussed, and meets
with strong opposition.
Consideration of the reconstruction bill was re.
sumed.
The cotton tax conference committee made
another report relieving imported cotton from
duty after November, 1868. Adopted.
Adjourned.
The president has nominated Robert H. Kerr
United States marshal for the western district of
Pennsylvania, and George Stubblefed United
States district attorney for the middle district Of
Tennessee.
Hendricks in bis speech to -dsy in regard to tie
remarks made during debate, about allowing the
leader Of the rebellion to 90 free, said LET
them first pass law that Jeh Davis shall be hung
There is no difficulty about it. They could find
the power under the clause guaranteeing repub-
lican form of government-one Of the powers
that is clearly defined"
Thornton will retain the present attaches to
the British legation.
The general appropriation bill for 1869 inclzdes
slOO 900 for the payment OF judgments that may
be granted by the court of claims-prOvided that
no judgments of said court fer any sum exceed
ing 5000 shall hereafter be paid without the ap-
prOval Of Congress.
scbofeld, rising to the question of privilege,
offered resolution recitng that yesterday Even.
ing Express contained statement that one OF the
supreme judges had declared in public that
majority of the Supreme Court bench declared
the reconstruction acts unconstitutional, and that
the court would decide, and directing the Judi.
ciary TO inquire whether the article was true and
whether the facts constitute such misdemeanor
as justhes the House in presenting articles OF i'm
peachment Adopted. Yeas .97, nays 81. The
resolution applies TO Judge Field.
The bill protecting citizens abroad was resumed;
many amendments were offered and wide diversity
Of opinion expressed. Went over.
The bill forfeiting Southern railroad lands was
resumed. A vote will be taken at 4 O'Clock to-
morrow.
bill was introduced to take possession of the
bar known as Pass a-P0utre, at the entrance of
the Mississippi river and construct canal. Re.
ferred to the committee on commerce. Ad.
jOurned.
Hendrick concluded: He agreed with Morton
that the recOnstTuction column was composite.
II was composed of solid blocks from Austrian
despotism, above that huge mass from Africa,
finished of with fragments of our Constitution,
but il would soon lie in ruins and in its stead the
great American would place thirty.seven columns
Of pure white marble.
Much excitement was created in the House this
morning over the resolution introduced by scho-
field. The resolution authorizes the judiciary
committee TO examine into the matter and sscer-
tain the truth of the statement and if So whether
il does not constitute misdemesnor in office sufi
cient 10 cause articles of impeachment to be pre-
ferred against the said judge.
The Democrats from all parts Of the House en-
deayored TO get the floor to speak against the
resolution.
Mr.. Eldridge characterized it az another dis
graceful proceeding of this Congress.
No nsme being mentioned in the resolution, the
Democrats endeavored TO have the name OF the
judge inserted but none Of them would offer the
necessary amendment to do so, although the
name of Justice Field was mentioned as the party
alluded to- it having been so stated in the Balti-
more Gazette. The debate was cut of by call
for the previous question.