The New Orleans crescent., 1868-07-23
PROVISIONAL BILL FOR TEXAS
Gen. Sypher's Debut in the House,

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Appreheuding unfavor-
able hygienic results, the removal of the Con-
federate dead from Johnson's Island Is postponed.
The Southern members have caucus this morn
ing to consider the Virginia, Mississippi aud
Texas situation, and make arrangements for the
campaign.
Ihe Senate passed bill directing seven engin.
eers TO report next session regarding bridging
the Ohio. Meantime bridge builders, except at
Louisville, will suspend operations. ..
The House passed the funding bill substantially
as published on Monday.
Appropriation bills aggregating 1922, 100000
have passed.
Blair's letter of acceptance is pablishsd in this
mornings lntegencer.
House-Kelogg, of Alabama, and Fift, of South
Carolina, were seated.
A bill passed removing disabilities from Simon
CaTley, of South Carolina, Michael Hahn, OF Louis
lana, and John Milledga, of Georgia.
Stevens made personal explanation denying
the remarks attributed TO him about paying the
bonds in gold, and denouncing the papers attack.
ing HIM as rebel, or half rebel, and all in bond
holders interests.
The speaker made statement regarding the
tax BILL in answer to q question, and had mes.
sage from the president read, in which the ap-
pToval OF the tax bill was announced. The Sec
retary of the treasury and the commissioner OF in
ternal revenue, however, had adyices that the
bill was not signed. The speaker had no other in.
formation other than that contained in the presl
dents message that the bill had been signed.
The amendment to the Alaska appropriation
was disapproved, and committee OF conference
appointed.
| OF the Southern Pacific railroad passed.
| Se5sdte-Robertson and Sawyer, senators from
South Carolina, were seated. Seating Sawyer ex-
| cited prolonged discussion. Afidavits of c. c..
| Bowen aud Thomas j. Maekey were read, declsr.
| ing their belief that Sawyer was inegible-that
| he was a shareholder in blockade running and q
| member of a military organization in Charleston
| in 1854. Senator Conkln said he was free to say
he did not believe one word OF the charges against
4 SAWYER. Robertson, who had been previously
seated SO that he might speak and vote in Sawyer 9
/ case, heard none of these charges in the South
i Carolina legislature, and he believed them un-
/ founded, and that they were brought up by the
disappointed friends of DR.. Mackey.
1 The question Of adjournment was resumed,
4 when the arming of the Southern States was
4 sgain discussed. The bill will undoubtedly be-
| come law before Congress adjOurns.
1 concurrent resolution to take O recess from
Monday to the third Monday in September passed.
| Adjourned.
| ihe uncertainty about the tax bill creates much
| excitement, and it seems probable now that the
president will veto it on the ground of innovation
| on the appointing power.
| The Senate will disagree TO the House amend
| ments TO the funding bill.
| The president has nominated S. Ferguson
Beach, district attorney for Virginia; Oliver
HsW kins. consul general at Havana; VIM. E;
Wells collector Of the fourth Virginia district, and
VIM. Selden, co ollectOr of the second Virginia dis
| trict. .. .r
There was a meeting to-day of the Southern
members of Congress and Union men. White
| more Of South Carolins, president, and h. r
Fish, of Mississippi, secretary. A committee o.
| five was appointed to draft resolutions. John u
Fremont introduced the following resolution;
| "That in view of the presidents threatening
attitude regarding reconstruction, Congress should
| remain in session until after the presidential elec
| ton Congress should Immediately give Virginia
| Mississippi and Texas loyal State governments
Congress should pass q stringent law for th'
enforcement OF the fourteenth article Of the con
| stiiutional amendment"
Pending consideration of the above a resolution
was offered that the president should be I'm
peached; pledging themselves to resist adjourn
meDt OF recess until removal Is accomplished
| The meeting adjourned to tonight.
The president proclaims the adoption of th
fourteenth article by the alleged Alabama legisla
ture.
The subcommittee on reconstruction have pre-
| pared q bill for establishing provisional govern
ment in Texas. 1t WILDE considered by full com
mittee tomorrow, and then reported to the House
The first section provides that the constitutions
convention Of Texas shall be empowered to max
removals and appointments OF all officers OF IN
provisional government, and authorizes the pro
visionsl governor TO appoint registers, judges 0
elections, Judges not to be candidates. to OF
ganize and maintain a constabulary force to main
tain peace and to execute the laws: The CONVEX
ton Is given power to provide for its own assem-
bling from time to time, and for ascertaining tn
results of elections which may be held TO ratif
| apy Constitution the convention may adopt
The second section makes it the duty OF tn
military authorities TO aid the convention in exc
| cutting the laws and maintaining order.
brother Of Gen. Hamilton, supported b
another person, states that the convention shoul
| have power to organize the military, IN view
| repeated acts of violence and the murder Of Uno
| men. ~ .
yention say they are prepared to prove the fslsii
| Of these charges.
| the Committee on railroads and canals was il
structed to inquire into the expediency Of maxim
the Ievees of the Mississippi public highway,
: otherwise improving the levees at public expens
= Also extending the act of 1864 to indemnify 10y
q citizens for losses sustained during the war oV
Louisiana.