The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS S.
TIE PRESIDENTS FAMILY GONe TO .JENNeS.
STE TO SPEND The SUMMER.
GEN. BRECKISRIDGE AT TORONTO.
Recently Elected State Officers to be Put
in Ofice by Military Order.
ETC

wAsHR GToN, June 29- Ro,lse.-The Joint reso.
luton extending the Agricultural College act to
Arkansas was referred TO the committee on pub
Inc lands. --o
Cobb introduced the following:
" Resotred That the committee OF ways and
means be instructed 10 report without unneces 3
ssIy delay bTit ieyying tax Of at least ten per
cent. on The interest of bonds of the Uailed
States, 20 be assessed and collected annually by
the secretary of the treasury and sncn subordinate
Ulcers as are charged with the duty OF paying in.
teTest on the bonded debt OF the United Stites."
Price inquired IL that included bonds held in for.
elPn countries. Cobb replied it did, aud demand.
ed the previous question. Allison asked If the
re- sOluiion was mandatory. The speaker replied
siirmsIivey. The House refused to second the
previous question.
Nsshbuin of Indiana, moved to lay the resnlu-
tion On the tabls. Rejected. Yeas %, nays LOG.
Price moved that 1t be referred to'the commit
tee on ways and means, but the previous question
having been seconded, Butler asked what effect
this vote would have.
The speaker replied that the effect would be to
refer he resolution without instructions.
BlaDe-''ls not the ways and means committee
privileged TO report any time ~
SpeakeT-"Itis."
Buuer-"But everybody knows that they will
rot report the resolution back unless they are
compelled TO do So"
in answer TO further inquiries, the speaker ex-
planned that as the previous question was not
oluion the question would recur upon its passage.
The House refused to refer the resolution
yeas 81, nays 30. The question then recurred
upon agreeing to the resolution, which passed
yeas ~, nays 54; the Democrats, excepting SIT
graves, voting aye.
The river and harbor bill was resumed. A
clause appropratng sll5 coo for the Tennes ee
RIVER was adopted. An appropriation of SIS 90
was made for experiments IN seifiing sluicei !;
also an appropriation for Surveying the 0usclta
and " hite rivers in Arkansas. Without further
definite action the House adjourned.
Sendte-A bill providing that when any State
is in arrears for interest bonds held in trust the
federal government shall withhold money due
sald state, passed.
The civil appropriation bill was resumed.
Night session ordered. Recess.
The presidents family have gone to Tennessee
10 spend the summer.
A general court martial has been ordered at
Fortress Monroe July lst.
Gen. Breckenridge is az Toronto, Canada, where
he will remain some time.
The Tribune says editorially, alludng to Grants
oicer placing the recently elected officials in office
in Louisiana: "Gen. Grant will to day issue an
order of The same nature applicable to the States
OF North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and
Alabama"
lie senste confirmed Admiral Dahlgren as
chief Of the ordinance bureau.
The deficiency bill reported in the House 70. day
appTopriates $500 0c0 for reconstruction PURPOSES.
A great many delegates TO the national Demo-
cratic convention are here nearly all Of whom
have visited the president.
Ii is understood that the president will send no
important nominations to the Senate until after
the convention.