The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-27
TEE sEUBBED POLITICIANS FROM
PENNSYLVANIA,
PASSAGE OF THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
BY THE SENATE.
THE NEXT DEBT STATEMENT-THE
CABINET QUESTION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G-Noon.-The naturslizs.
tion treaty with Mexico provides TeciprOcAlly
that FIVE years uninterrupted residence secures
alienation and citizenship.
Declaration Of intention does not secure rights
Of citizenship. Naturalization is voided, and the
original citizenship renewable by two years res
idence in the original country. The extradition
treaty Of lsG1 remains in force.
House engaged on the deficiency bill.
Senate.-Engaged on the payment Of South.
ern senators for the full term. Objection was
made that some had held federal offices during
the term.
wouldn't avail himself of senator's pay if award
ed. Nearly all are in the same Tx.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-Evening. -HoUSe-The
military committee reported evidence in regard
10 the army, showing that the quartermaster gen.
eral has fourteen thousand men under his control.
The committee recommend that the stall receive
orders from the general instead OF the secretary
of war, and the consolidation Of the qnartermls-
ter pay and subsistence departments, also the
ordnance, artillery, engineer and signal corps.
The deficiency bill was again considered. II
amounts now TO $40 100000. The appropriation
10 pay Mr.. Harvey. minister to Portugal, was
sean erased. Recess.
SeTGte-Consider of the bill authorizing
the payment of Southern senators was post
poned.
The conference report of the Suffrage amend.
ment was considered to recess, and discussion Will
be renewed to night.
The lobby has lost all hope OF action on private
bills this session.
There was full cabinet meeting to-day.
II is understood that the Senate will amend the
Memphis and FL PasO railroad bill requiring ita
completion within certain time.
The following is among the various versions OF
Grants reply to Mcclure, OF Pennsylyania, 6ho
yentured advice regarding cabinet officer to be
chosen from Pennsylvania: II am not the repre-
sentative of political party, although party
voted for me-" Mcclure said Then In my
conversation on the subject Of your administra'
4 bava from q
and they have been illogical to you / nave noIh'
ing more 10 say on the subject"
GEN. Sherman arrived here to-day. BE viii
maintain his domestic establishment until une.
Gen. Clingman Of North Carolina, visited Gen
Grant to-day.
Georgia and other contested STATES from his initia
tory roll of the next House.
Naval Paymaster WinsloW, aton OF Commandel
Habess corpus for the Tortugss prisoners wa
argued to-day, Philip Phillips for the prisoners
and Assistant Attorney Ashley opposing.
A delegation OF Baltimore ladies visited thI
president to-day in behalf Of Lieutenant BTaine
The presidents reply was regarded as faVora
BILE.
bill outlawing members Of the Ku Klux. klan.
The Senate to-nightis considering pensions th(
House, appropriations.
The following from the Tribune viii illustrate
The character of people whom Grant snubbe(
through the person of McCureE " 1t appears tina
a very strong movement has been organized
among portion of the Republican politicians OF
Pennsy lvania TO have ex-Goyefnor Curtin put II
Grants cabinet. These men, hEaded by Mcclure
Forney and others OF ike reputation, had sc
cured the three Republicans Of the supreme
bench in PENNSYLVANIA, aud the governor OF th'
State 10 sign paper asking OF General Grant n!
appointment of Curtin to a position IN his caDl
net.n -. .
The Senate passed the suffrage amendment
reported by the conference by so to lS. ltseeure
universal suffrage, bat is silent regarding th'
right 10 hold Office. FL.
The House adjourned without debate or acao
on the Louisiana contest. -
Il is stated that the debt statement VIII snow
heavy decrease-probably $l2,000,O0O.
Gen. Grant told Wilson that Msssschusett
should have o cabinet officer. Anxiety and cur
osity upon the subject of the next cabinet
growing. Cen. Grant told Bowen, editor OF th
New York Independent, that tie present admin.
Grafton OF the New York Custom House was bad
Grant said Of Judge P,erpGnt | know ina
gentleman very well, l think, and like him.
know his sentiments In regard to reconstruction
and believe him TO be an able man every way, Du
cannot, of course, say publicly who Will or WI
will not be in my cabinet.
Mentioned for the cabinet from the South arc
Horace Maynard, Joshua Bill, ,Thos. J. Durant an
Judge Paschal. Col. Mcclure says he is condder
that il is Grants purpose to organize his admin!
tration without the sid OF the politicians.