The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-18
FROM WASHINGTON.

y Proceedings of Congress-Menard Receives
his observation-disclosures of the Militia
Bili-Eiection of CARL shurz 90 the United
states senste-Judse Chase aud the Legsi
eeipts-The Aiaska Corruption Fund
~ Aenasd-Tbe Seorgia Imbroglio-Gsv.
Bsiioek BEFORE the Reconstruct Com
mitsee-Oratorical spiurge by sypher.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Senate passed the
bill extending the time for payment of the tax on
tobacco TO the 10Th February. The bill goes to
the president.
Bills removing political disabilities from certain
individuals are presented from all quarters.
The House is engaged on Stevens's eulogies
Mensrd. the colored man from Louisiana, has
credentials from Gov. Warmoth, dated November
25th, under the broad seal of Louisiana. He will
present them tomorrow.
Mr.. Hunt, Menard's contestant, is here.
The Senate has passed the House bill effectually
authorizing militia organizations in the recon
shuced States, except Georgia. 1t goes to the
president.
Dispatches from st. Louis Indicate the election
of Carl Schurz to the Senate.
Judge Chase is quoted as having said that be
don't believe single associate justice has given
en- intm alton of his views on the constitution
ality of legal tenders.
Customs from 9TH to 18th instant, inclusive,
81. .l62 600.
presidents private secretary, were before the
uencbment committee to. day, In reference to the
Alaska corruption fund.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, $184 600.
The reconstruction committee have continued
the examination regarding Mississippi and
Georgia.
Gen. Sypher. at the request Of Meuard will pre-
sent the lstters credentials TO. morrow. Mr.. auat
will present certain papers, also Simon Jones,
when the whole matter, without argument or any
recognition of Menard, will 60 to the election COM
mittee.
Sendte.-The bill granting the right of way
through public lands to the New Orleans. Mobile
and chattanooga Railroad was referred to the
committee on public lands.
The House bill removing disabilities from Ger.
tain citizens Of South Carolina passed.
Summers resolution regarding the Spanish revo-
luiioDs was discussed. Bsysrd character zed
them as impertnent. The resolution went over.
The resolution of the finance committee censur-
ing the presidents financial views was discussed.
Dixon spoke at length on the financial question.
He said that the way to resume specie payments
was to first institute system of rigid economy.
and second to remove all political disabilities from
the Southern people. The resolution finally
passed, 43 to 6.
The House was engaged all day on Stevenss
eulogies.
Sypber's eulogy of Stevens, delivered in the
House to day, concludes :" / pass over the Pc
riod given TO fostering and building up the insti-
tutions of the great commonwealth which he SO
highly honored, and come Immediately to lay,
upon the grave of this great champion OF free
-
of disentbrslled people, and of States regener-
ated. his name, with that of Lincoln, will ever
be remembered with the warmest emotions of
| gratitude by this and succeeding generations of
the emsncipated people Of America, when others,
now esteemed great shall be forgotten. He needs
no statue OF bronze, pillar of marble with carved
inscriptions to tell posterity his fame. The lab0rs
and achievements Of his life have rendered him
immortal In the name of the loyal South, whose
fertile fields have been opened to free aud skilled
labor; in the name Of toiling millions seeking z
bomesteads; in the name Of States now no longer
cursed by slavery in the name of people strug
Cling from sbject slavery up TO perfect free.
dom In the name OF a race once declared to be
possessed of no rights which white men were
bound to respect. but now clothed with the ful
rights Of citizenship which the whole power of the
nation is pledged 10 defend-l thank God that
Thaddeus Stevens lived abored and triumphed ~
Tie House bill repeating militia restrictions
passed the Senate without comment.
Gov. Bullock of Georgia, having been suu,aOned
before the Reconstruction committee OF tne House,
and requested TO give his opinion as 10 the proper
mode Of overcoming the difficulties 10 Georgia, re-
| commended that there should be literal execu.
/ ton Of the reconstruction acts, which required
\ the primal organization of the State legislature,
! to be made by the admission OF only those who
| could take the test oath or had been relieved OF
| disabilities by Congress. This course would re-
| store the colored men TO their seats without any
special legislation, and place the legislative de-
| partment Of Georgia in the hands OF loyal men.
! After the adoption, by such q body, OF the funda.
mental conditions, precedent to the States admis
| zion TO the Union, all members eligible under the
| State Constitution and the fourteenth amendment
will be admitted 10 seats, and no further action o
Congress would be necessary.