The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-29
THE ORESOENT's DISPATCHES,
FROM WASHINGTON.

Proceedings of CObgreu-Executive Ap.
| pefntments = Cabinet Meeting - Iaternal
ReyeRue Reeeipts-The Case of Joha H.
| Hgee.
WAsHR6ToS, Jan. 2S-House.-The bill author
izDg the taxation Of National Bank shares passed.
| A bill regulating the deposit OF public money,
and providing that National Banks shall not be
selected in places where there is a treasurer or
an assistant treasurer and requiring public money
to be deposited in the subtreasury il there is one
within fifty miles, passed.
Several executive Communications were pre-.
| sented.
The bill forfsting lands gr rlnted Southern States
for railroad purposes was resumed. Blaine opposed
the bill as such legislation. in his judgment ought
not to be taken when those States we're unrepre-
| sented in Congress.
Julian explained that the forfeiture did not sp-
| ply TO completed roads, and added that when the
| States come back in the Union, as they would in
| few weeks, be would favor renewing the grants
=, Amendments were proposed exempting from
the operations Of the bill the Nashville and Deca
tur and the Alabama and Tennessee railroad com.
psnies.
Without coming to a vote the House adjourned
Sen0te-Several memorials from reconstruction
| conventions we're presented.
bill was introduced granting lands to the
Port Royal Railroad, in South Carolina aud
Georgia.
The reconstruction bill was renewed.
The whisky meter bill passed.
After executive session the Senate adjourned
The president has nominated ]. Ross Brown
minister TO China; VIM. Bishop, of Connecticut,
commissioner OF patents Thos Price, of New
Jersey, consul general to Havana.
The bill regulating impeachments provides that
two thirds Of the Senate may suspend the accused
during trial.
., The cabinet meeting to-day was full. except
Stanton.
Internal revenue receipts to-day 81, $50 900.
The following preliminaries to the passage of
The bill relieving Governor Patton Of political dis
abilities illustrates the feeling in the Senate
Mr.. Davis bitterly opposed the bill. This Gov
ernor Patton was an original traitor and ought 10
have batter around his neck instead OF having
this congressional favor bestowed upon him, which
would not make him any the less traitor than he
had ever been.
When Davis sat down. several radical senators
went over and shook hands with him.
Stewart said Governor Patton had been par.
doned by the president.
Davis-Does that make him any better?
S;ewart-1hat does not make himsany better
but he il sorry for what he has done and is trying
to do better. He was in favor of extending mercy
TO every rebel who would come forward aud show
signs Of repentance and become a good citizen.
Hendricks was in favor OF clemsncy TO all the
Southern people but was not in favor of singing
cut as special mark Of favor a man who had
taken an oath to support the Constitution of the
government Of the United States and then gone
into the rebellion.
Nr. Hendricks was here interrupted by voice
from the gallery, with That's so my lad I" and
upon the dOoTkeeper attempting TO eject the
party, he resisted so violently that he had to be
carried out bodily, causing considerable disturb.
ance and suspension Of business for some mo.
menis.
When order was restored, Mr.. Hendricks con.
timed: He was in favor of pardOning Governor
Patton, but not of singing him out. He did not
believe IN the doctrine Of the senator from Neva.
do. Mr.. Stewart, Of only psrdonng those who DO.
liucally agreed with him. Many Of the greatest
radicals in the South had formerly been the
greatest rebels. Bill passed.
Coney's bill to establish uniform currency,
and TO provide for the issue of treasury certif.
Gates as legal tender for all purposes the call.
ing in and caDcelling Of ali national bank cur.
Tency, and Of all United States legal tenders |
also, for the issue of bonds drawing three per |
cent. interest on all outstanding bonds except 1
when payable in gold, TO he paid when due or re. |
deemsble in treasury certificates or three per |
cent. convertible bonds at the pleasure OF the |
holder the treasury certificates to be convertible
into bonds or rice Uersd.
The Supreme Court is equally divided on the |
case Of John X. Elgees adminst ator plaintiff in
error and affirmed thereby and Judgment of the |
lower court sustained with costs. This case in. |
volved the virtue Of pardon 10 restoring property
II came from the District Court Of Missouri where
Elgee's administrator sued treasury agent for |
cotton seized in Louisiana.