New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-12
OongresaIonal ProeeedInEa.

WASHINGTON, January 1l.-Sendte.-Mrs.
Jessie Fremont petitions for restoration
property in San Francisco, which was
taken by the military authorities.
Mr. Sumner presented petition from
negroes Of Fnlton county, Georgia, setting
forth their miserable condition and asking
relief.
Mr.. Sumner introduced Joint resolution
declaring the adoption of the fourteenth
article of the constitutional amendment.
Referred to the judiciary committee.
After unimportant business, the senate
went into executive session and adjourned.
House. - House entirely devoted to
speeches.
From Warrington.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-the agri-
cultural department promulgates the fol-
lowing The returns relative to cotton in
dictate fully twenty per cent aggregate in
crease over last year. The actual crop OF
1866, as sold and shipped, making due al
lOwances for receipts of the previous crop
and the amount not sent forward on the lst
of September, 1867, was very nearly l,900,-
900 bales, while the estimate of this depart
ment in October, 1866, was 1886, 600 bales.
The total estimate, made in view Of all the
department data as we'll rs outside informa.
| ton, is placed at z, 2,340,O00 bales.
The house committee on reconstruction
this afternoon agreed upon bill to be re-
ported on Monday, declaring that there are
no civil governments in the lately rebel
lious states, and that the provisional govern
ments shall not be recognized as valid OIL
legal either by the executive or the judicial
| authority Of The United States. And il
order to facilitate the speedy enforcement
| of the several reconstruction laws, the gen
| eral of the army is authorized to remove al
officers now employed and appoint other
for the performance Of all acts required b!
those statutes, to the end that the people o
the said several states may speedily organ
ize civil governments, republican in form
and be restored to their political power il
the Union. The general of the army is ais
empowered to remove all civil officers ant
appoint others in their place. So much @
the reconstruction acts as authorizes tn
president to detail the military commander
OF remove others is repealed.
The bill declares it unlawful for III
president to order any part Of the army o
navy to assist by force OF arms the militar
of those provisional governments to oppos
or obstruct the authority of the Unite
States.
The bill further declares that the int
ference by any person with the intent
prevent by force the execution of the o
ders of the general of the army shall
held to be a high misdemeanor, and th
the party guilty thereof, on conviction
shall be fined not exceeding five thousau
{ dollars and imprisoned not exceeding tn
: years
) The bill repeals all parts of the reeol
, BtruetiOn acts inconsistent with the aboV
i, provisions.
! Mr.. Stevens voted against the bill in Il
committee, asserting that it was intendt
a to elect Grant.
!. Pope had a prolonged interview wi
= Grant.
i This evenings Express has the following
+ The house Judiciary committee will {
t Monday report the senate bill defining
quorum of the supreme court with
amendment providing that it should
necessary that two thirds of the court shI
n agree before any law Of congress is pI
s nounced unconstitutional.
Internal revenue receipts to-day $3S
0G0; for the week, $7,744,O00; for t
?, year, SlO7 100000.
The executive session of the senate "
# devoted to Stanton. Nothing has traT
s pired as to the result of their proceeding
d Foreign News.
e Paris, January 1.-THE bill reorgan
3, ing the army is still pending.
10 An article Obliging every Frenehman
e serve in the national guard was adopted
i 100 to 20. An amendment exempting
1t infirm was opposed by NJ. Rouher. Dur
le the debate he said this article will star
If attentive ears abroad, and inspire the ar
% which precedes the national guard to
Il battlefield.
D. LONDON, January 1.-THE directors
e, Atlantic telegraph company have issued
L. prospectus to raise Gl,0O0,0OO, to buy
o the rights of the AnglO-American telegra
u company, and to liquidate present inde
is edness.
le LONDON, January 1.-THE anthorii
at are very active in searching out the lead
if in Fenian movements A man was arrI
is ed in the county Of Cork to-day who, i
ct expected, will prove no other than the
ye ebrated Colonel Michael Doheney. ]
to police have been on his track for Il
rs time, and it is known he has been lurk
in unfrequented places in disguise, {
under assumed names; and he attemp
several times to make his way to
United States.
AZ The man Lennon whe was arrested
of Dublin yesterday is charged with kill
,is policeman in that city in October last
Mt PARIS, January lion New Year
~ King William of Prussia sent the emper'
N cordial autograph letter, which was ansW
"a ed in the same conciliatOry spirit. A ml
better feeling has prevailed since public
has been given to this intelligence,
no where Wan il better received than
le- bourse.
eg Rentes firmer and higher.
"a Nest Of the actions which have recer
q. been taken against journals Of this city
,s- Che authorities, for alleged violations
he privileges, have been abandoned.
J. Gesrnfa BsAts CoaveatioA.
ATLANTA, January 1.-The convent