The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-30
THE ORESOENT's DISPATCHES,
FROM WASHINGTON.

steVens's Suffrage BIn-Proeeedfngs of Can
gre"-The AmerIenn CItIzenship EStII Pos,
Poned-southern Railroad. Land Bill Posr
Pohed-Cases In the Supreme Courl-Oppo
htiOn TO DiseobtInuIng the Freedman's Hu
rr"u-int-rRal keveBue ReceiPts-The ac
| CaTdle Cnse-COBKress Asked 20 Cendu-,
| hus sieipal Affairs In the Dist let of G ,,uu,-
bla-Ihe Tobacco Tax DeslItutIon I'm
WsAhIBstoR.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Stevens's suffrage bill
gives the right OF vOiing at all presidential cleo
tOns, and on all national questions 20 every CHI
zen Of the United States, over twenty-one years
OF age, who shall have resided ten DAYS in the
| district. ~
WAsHHGToY, Jan. 29-House- The commi,,oa
on foreign affairs reported the bill here tofore pub
hshed concerning the rights of America an citizens
abroad. 1t provoked an avalanche of questions
| ana Suggestions, indicating a wide diversity of
| views on the subject. Postponed.
Southern states railroad land forfeiture was re-
| sumed. Pile, AXtell and Blair opposed the bill
| buTlbR The debate the fact was established that
Alabama had seven, Mississippi four. Louisiana
seven, ana Florida seventeen millions acres of
laId open 10 homestead laws. Bill pOstDoned
johnson, OF California, asked leave 10 intro
ouce resolution iDstIucting the ud ciary commit.
lee 10 inquire whether Congress had noWer IN
prevent the immigration of Ihinese aud other in
iero races, and whether the civil rights bill and
constitutional amendment conferred the right of
ssunisee, etc., on Chinese born in the United
States.
Pile objected to the resolution as being a bnr.
lesque on common sense.
The committee on commerce we're instructed 10
nqufe INTO the eXpediency OF an appropriation
or removing ObstructiOns at Hell Gate and i'm
proving The eastern harbOr Of Nev York
bili removing political disabilities from Luke
Blackmer of Salisbury, n c., was referred 10
tLe reconstruction committee. Adjourned.
Sendte.-ResOlutOBs from the General ASSEMBLE
OF Colorado, asking admission as a State. was
read. ""'
The bill aboli.hipg the Eastern District Court of
Texas was indefinitely postponed.
Ihe Dill Tor tue sale OF iron clids was passed
ihe reconstruction bill was resumed, Ad-
journed.
The Senate committee on foreign relations re-.
ported iavorably on the Sand wieh Islands recip.
rOciiy treaty.
Supreme Court-Armstrong Foundry vs.. tba
Unl6d states. Argument concluded
Gsines vs.. De La Croiz et. al. and two other |
cases t6ken mp, will occupy the court for two or
1LIee vi Gays. There are ne~ issues made under the
VIII OF Ianel tlarke, father Of Mrs Gaines and !
Continuation Of thenoted litigation known as tie /
Gaines will case. WV
The sentence of A. V. Kaltz, convicted at
Nlckshufg by court martial, has been remitted
port for duty. U ~
joint resolutions will shortly be introduced 70.
sclnding Immediately Grants order discontiuuing
'Df ifeeamen' bureau in the United States.
Interi al revenue receipts to-day 1920 O0O
Inc government counsel will on Friday next
IN TIE McCardle case, move for further advance. |
neni on the docket, with view to its immediate
dismissal. '0
Eighty citizens, representing ten million dollars
worm OF property have petitioned Congress TO
axe entire charge of the municipal affairs of the
Dsulct OF columbia and 10 opposition to an ex.
tension Of the present charter
A large delegation of tobacco dealers and man.
lfacturers are here TO consult with the ways and
means committee relative 10 the tax
twenty-five hundred black and four bundrad |
Dd eighty white families are relieved m this civ
ai'y by the government and charitable associa.
ions.