The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-17
fHB ORRsoEET's DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Pro. eedtngs OF Cosgress-Suprems Court
Executive Ksminatioss-The Gosernment
of MsrylnBd-Ffnaneia al Estimstes-Opposi-
tios 90 osunBer's Georgia BiiI-P~y Of south
Ne snators-Jhe Expected ID ecfsion ON tke
Legal Il. bder Act.
wAsHIreros. Dec. l6.-Tbe House passed the
bill repeating the act forbiddng militia orgsniza
tiobs in the reconstructed States, except Georgia
This is an original bill, not that passed by the
SeDaIe yesterday.
The Sc nate is considering a resolution directing
iudicisry committee to inq1ire into the extraord.
nary decisions of Judge Underwood 10 virginia,
pulfyiDg the verdicts OF courts whose officers
were ineligible under the fourteenth amendment,
the argument turning on the use Of the word EEK
traordiDary."
of certain United States securities.
The president has nominated Walter M. Small.
wood postmaster at New Orleans, Frederick A
Dockray United States attorney for Florida. aud
S. Gordon Adams attorney for the Southern Dis
uict OF Mississippi
The committee to inquire into the character Of
the government of Maryland will take evidence
during the recess.
Total estimates for the next'6scal year, $685.
coo 000 including 1929 coo 900 for interest on the
public debt and s2S 900 900 for pensions.
Col. J. L. Bryant, chairman Of the Republican
executive committee CT Georgia, authorizes the
statement that he is opposed to Summers aud
Buffers bills and will oppose any measure throw
Sendfe.-Tbe word "extraordinsry'' was strick.
en- from the resolution regarding Underwood's
decision. when the resolution passed.
The resolution directing the secretary to pay
Southern senators from the commencement of the
fortieih Congress, meeting with opposition went
over.
The judiciary COMMITTEES reported favorsbly on
some and adversely on other bills removing poll
tical issbiities.
Morton spoke on his fnancIal bill.
A resolution was offered ceDsuring the dnsuvioa
views Of the president, as expressed ID his mes
sage. Hendricks moved substitute saying the
Senate cordially ihdorsed the presidents views re-
gsrdiDg the inviolablty OF the public debt. and
expressing views expressed in the New York
platform. Voted down. Consideration OF the
original resolution was resumed. Without action
the Senate adjourned.
House-The bill prohibiting the transportation
Of petroleum on passenger vessels, was referred
to the committee on commerce.
A bill passed relieving political disabilities OF
certain parties, including the lieutenant governor
of Florida.
bill passed extending the time for the pay
ment of the tax on tobacco on hand from the lst
of January TO the 10Th Of February.
resolution allowing females employed by the
government the same amount OF pay that IL
allowed males, when they perform the same SER
vice, passed.
A bill was introduced authorizing bridge
across the Delaware river, between Pbisdelphia
and Camden, was referred to the committee on
commerce.
The speaker announced that eighteen members
desired to deliver eulOgies upon dead members.
10 answer to the inquiry, Mr.. Seward reported
that no commissioner had been sent TO spain by
the executive. Adjourned.
Should either the Senate or House bills repeal
ing The law forbiddiBg militia pass, pocket veto
during the recess will kill it,,
Governor Bullock is before the reconstruction
committee to-day. The committee also gave the
Mississippi Republican delegation a concluding