The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-08
THE ORESOENT's DISPATCHES,
FROM WASHINGTON.

stanton Case-The House Bouuty Bill
Cabinet Meeting-Interview Between Gems.
Grant and sherman-A Bill 40 vaeate
Georgia state Onces-Ssward and Terri
toriai iAcquisitions-TAxes Due ON whisky
Internal Revenue Reeeipts-The Debt
statement-Gen. Granger Probably TO Sue
seed Gen. swayne-The Texas District
Courts-The Color Distinction In the Dis
trist-Passage OF the Amended Cotton Tax
Bill by The senate-The Bounty Drl-The
Iron Clad Sale BilI-Mr. Trimbie's Case
The Chattanoogs Rolling MIL Property
whisky Frauds
WARRINGTON, Jan. 6.-The judiciary commit
tees expenses In the impeachment investigation
were s23 900, including $500 to Ashley for mes
sengers whom he sent to Canada for evidence.
Expenses of the election committee. $4,000
The committee on Investigation Of the treat
ment Of prisoners by the Confederate authorities,
$4,000. Assassination committee, $500.
Howard will report on the Stanton case to NOR
row. The document covers six columns and Is
said to be severe on the president, though the
points have not transpired.
Gen. Pujal presented his credentials to-day as
minister plenipotentiary from San Domingo.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Howard's Stanton report
takes the ground that Stanton favored the recon
struction acts, while the president evinced dis
position TO disregard them, and even to sieze
if possible, the reins OF absolute power. This
startling purpose on the part of johnson con.
stituting the real difficulty between johnson
and Stanton. Stanton had a legal right to refuse
action. The report combats all of the presidents
positions, placing the president in the light of a
false accuser and closes with the resolution, that
the Senate do not concur in Stantons suspension.
The report impeaches the presidents veracity re.
garding the New Orleans riots.
The House bill for expediting the payment Of
bounties authorizes the employment Of twenty
two additional clerks in the second auditors
Office.
There was a short cabinet session to day
Seward and Grant heinO ahsant
Genrals Grant and Sherman had protracted
interview to day at the war Office.
Wilson's bill, presented to-day, vacates the
offices of governor, secretary OF state, treasurer,
controller and surveyor general OF Georgia.
Secretary Seward was before the Senate CON-
mittee on foreign relations regarding territorial
acquisitions.
schenck stated in Congress that there was now
four hundred thousand barrels Of whisky 10 bond
on which tax is due amounting to $40 ,000, 900.
Internal revenue receipts to-day $500 900.
The debt statement shows sos 500 900 In coin,
and s25 $50 900 in currency in the treasury. The
public debt has increased during the month nearly
1t is said that the president will assign Gen.
Granger to command the sub-district of
Alabama.
lSendte-Sunner introduced bill sbolishing
the eastern and extending the jurisdiction of the
western district court over Texas.
Wilson introduced bill, vscating certain Offices
in Georgia, and authorizing the convention to fill
them. Ordered printed.
An unsatisfactory discussion arose as to whether
the bill passed before the recess, abolishing the
color distinction in the District Of Columbia was
law. Matter referred to the judiciary committee.
The cotton tax question was resumed and after
long argument and numberless amendments the
bill passed TO the following effect: The tax is
suspended during 1868 on cotton grown during
that year. This suspension not to be construed
as TO prevent the regular levy of tax after 1868.
The duty on new cotton imported into the United
States from April LIST, lS6S, TO April lst, 1869, is
suspended. The bill goes back to the House for
concurrence. Adjourned.
Rouse-special Revenue Commissioner wells's
report was submitted.
The bill expediting the payment OF bounties
was resumed. An amendment referring the
claims of negro soldiers to the freedmen's bureau
for examination, was adopted and the bill passed.
bill for the sale of iron-clsds passed.
The election committee reported in favor Of
swearing in Trimble from Kentucky.
A Joint resolution for the sale Of Chattanooga
rolling mill property was referred to the commit
tee on military Affairs.
bill preventing whisky tax frauds was intro
duced. IL forbids the withdrawal of spirits from
bond under any circumstances until the full tax
is paid. Passed.
The House went into committee Of the whole
on the state Of the Union; when Cary spoke 10
favor Of paying the public debt in legal tenders.
Adjourned.
The following were among the amendments TO
the cotton tax bill which were voted down in the
Senate: Making the tax one cent per pound on
the crop of 1868; relieving unsold and uncon.
tracted cotton of 1867. This was lost on the
ground that it would open the door to universal
swindling. Making the tax half cent for 1868,
and one cent afterwards. The votes on these
amendments were very close.
The Democratic dinner tomorrow in honor OF
the battle of New Orleans promises to be q mag.
nifcent sfair
The Herald's money article says that the total
amount Of gold certificates issued hy the sinh.
treasury, up 20 Saturday evening" is $242, 1872 500
of which sos 57S 600 have been redeemed, leav
ing s34 l55 eco outstanding. There was appa-
rently no special canse for the advance, but the
natural reaction from extreme depression was
stimulated by purchases TO cover short contracts,
and the market is still largely oversod. While in
view of the financial situation and the prospects
Of the country the premium is by no means high.
The wife of James Robb, Of New Orleans, died
here yesterday.