The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-07
THE CRESCENT'S DISPATCHES.
FROM WASHINGTON.

ProeeedInRs OF Reconstruction
PTops.Ition-Thanks To General Hancock
TsbIed-The Preside.t's Aetion oademned
by n Vote of Congress-An Eight-hour Bill
Passed the Hsuse-various Measures-Em-
plOying Negroes on the Levees-The Sue
cessor OF the Mobile Assassin-The Debt
statement-Intsrnai Revense Receipts
Excitement la JspAn-Ports SO be Opened,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-House.-A variety OF
bills and resolutions were introduced, among
them: To create a local steamboat inspectors
Office at Cairo, Illinois; to make st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, port of delivery; TO authorize clerks Of
courts Of record TO administer oaths In bank
ruptcy.
Epson, OF Michigan. introduced q resolution
directing the committee on reconstruction TO in
qure into the eXpediency Of authorizing the seve-
raj Constitutional conventions elected under the
reconstruction acts, in the States lately In rebel.
lion TO appoint all civil officers whether State or
county in faid States, TO act temporarily and until
the State Constitutions shall be adopted therein
and officers shall be chosen and qualified to Gil
said Offices, and that for this purpose said con-
yentions may remove all civil officers now acting
in said States, etc.
Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts, moved to amend
the resolution, by adding-"to instruct the recon
strucion committee TO inquire into the expediency
of authorizing the general of the army to de tail
officers for service in said States; also TO inquire
into the expediency of constituting said States
each separate military district under command
Of the general Of the army; and also as to the ex
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secure the elective franchise to all and also to
declare by act Of Congress that the provisional
governments set up in said States by order Of the
acting president are not republican forms Of
government" Upson accepted the amendment.
Chandler, of New York, moved to lay the whole
subject on the table. Not agreed to. Yeas 2S,
nays &c. The resolutions were then adopted.
Eldridge offered resolution OF thanks to Gen.
Hancock, in accordance with the presidents mes
sage. Tabled-s5 to 28.
Washburne Of Wisconsin, offered a resolution
declaring that the House utterly condemns the
conduct Of Andrew Johnson, acting president OF
the United States, for his action in removing the
gallant soldier Gen. Sheridan from the command
Of the fifth military district; and that the thanks
of the House are due Gen. Grant for his letter of
August last condemniDg the act Of the said acting
president for his removal of Secretary Stanton, as
well as for the Endorsement Of Gen. Sheridan in
relation to affairs in the State of Texas. Adopt.
Cd-yesss2 50, nays %.
A bin making eight hours days work, was
passed.
The measure expediting the payment of boun.
ties occupied the House TO adjournment.
Senate-A memorial was presented fAvoring
steamship line hence for Liberia.
One by Sumner, from the freedmen of Eliza
beth City, North Carolina, stating that the land
owners were driving them from the lands their in-
dus,ry had purchased, and asking redress
Norton, Of Indiana, inroduceda bill compelling
full prosecution for violation Of the revenue laws,
and forbiding compromises.
The case of Mr.. Thomas, senator elect from
Maryland was taken up and discussed and post
poned. s- 1....
The cotton tax came up and was postponed until
tomorrow.
The anti contraction bill came up, but was post
poned with the understanding that it come up
Immediately after the disposition Of the cotton
tax bill. Adjourned
Thornton will reopen negotiation on cotton
claims
The pressure TO employ negroes on the general
rebuilding of the Mississippi levees is becoming
strong Numberless letters are received by Off
cals urging II.
9he state department has official advises of the
Resignation Of the tycoon of Japan, in favor OF the
mikado. Some excitement prevails in that coun-
try in consequence. 0sscco and Hiago were to
have been opened on the first OF January. The
opening of Yeddo and port on the west coast is
deferred until April.
The president has received a dispatch from
Mobile, signed by many lawyers, asking the ap-
.3usteed.
The debt statement will not be issued ul.,s,
tomorrow.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, 1908 900.
Receipts Of customs for the week, 81 100000.