New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-09
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT BY THE PEOPLE
Interesting Miscellaneous InteIligenc
WASHINGTON.

Court of C1aIms-senatOr X ellOgg's R&G0-
luttOn-BJlIs for Election of President
by the feOpIe-Fhe Oregon RenOlu-
tIons-MemOrinl from Georgia.
WASHINGTON, December SIN the Senate,
today, Senator Kellogg introduced joint
resolution extending the provisions of the
act of July 4, 1864, respecting the iurisdic-
iion of the Court of Claims, to loyal citi-
zens of Louisiana and Arkansas, and ex-
empting the said citizens from the opera.
tion of the act of February II, 1867. in re-
gard to payment of claims arising from the
conduct OF the war. The effect of this
resolution, if it becomes law, will be to
permit the institution of large class of
suits and the payment of claims of Union
men now debaIred.
WAsHIHGroN December Sendte-Bills
were introduced for the election of Presi-
dent and Vice-President directly by the
people, removing political disabilities, abol.
ishiDg the iranking privilege, continuing
the Freedmen's Bureau III certain States
and extending the jurisdiction of the Court
OfClaimS over Louisiana and Arkansas.
The President was requested 10 communi.
cate, by Senator Pomeroy Information re-
garding our relations with the South Ameri-
can Republics and Brazil. Adjourned.
House-The bill making the tariff on cop
per three to five cents passed. Several de-
partment communications were presented,
that Williams aud Corbett have betrayed
and misrepresented the people of that State.
Among the acts specified are voting for i'm
parchment and the reconstruction acts.
The House passed the following resolution
by l27 ta 35.
Rescued, That the paper be returned to
the presiding officers OF both Houses of the
Orel Legislature, the same being scan
dalous, impertinent and indecorous.
MIR. Butler introduced bill repeating the
tenure of office act. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
The bill restoring Indian affairs to the
War Department passed ll6 to %.
Mr.. Robinson spoke in favor OF active
measures tor the relief Fenians imprisoned
in Great Britain for words spoken and DEEDS
done in America. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, December 8 S.-Attorney Gen.
eral Evarts has assigned his assistants, J.
Hubley Ashton to the Supreme Court, and
S. L. Dickey to the Court of Claims.
The senate is in caucus for the reorgani-
cation of the committees.
A tull Cabinet WAS present to day.
The Supreme Court was occupied in hear
ing the argument in number of cases iu-
yolving the constitutionality of the legal
tender act and its application to trusts and
contracts made before it's passage. The ar
guments will probably occupy two days
more.
lh1erhal revenue receipts TO- day Sl9S, 900.
A memorial was presented to Congress
from members of the Georgia Legislature
protesting against the manner of organtz zing
the provisional government of Georgia, and
the subsequent acts of the Legislature,
wherein the following occurs:
Your .nemorialisls also respectfully sub.
nit TO the decision of Congress whether the
constitutional amendment has been adopted
by the Legislature Of Georgia. aud whether
further legislation is not necessary before
the State can resume her status as State in
the Urion, entitled to all the privileges of a
loyal State.
"Your memorialists present these facts in
behalf OF themselves and over CSC. 600 loyal
citizens Of Georgia, and trust that their
appeal will not be in vain.n
The memorial is signed by Benjamin Con.
ley, President of the State, and fifteen other
and ]. H. Bryant, ]. II. Caldwell
and forty.fonr members of the House, in.
Guiding some expelled members,