The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-19
PASSAGE OF A Bpl REMOVING CERTAIN 0 F.CIAI,
IN VIRGINIA AND TEXAS.
Bill for The admission Of Mississippi
THE VIRGINIA COMMITTEE HAVE AN
INTERVIEW WITH GRANT.

WASHINGTON, jan. lS.-The senatorial contests
show Hamn, from Maine, and Upton, from Ne.
braska, to be the fayorites.
concurrent resolution has been introduced in
the kansas Legislature asking for a constitutional
amendment extenbing suffrage regardless of sex
or color.
The Supreme Court is considering California
land claims.
In the Senate, several petitions have been pre-.
sented, fayoring Jenckess civil service bill and fe.
male suffrage.
Several senator's are making personal expIana.
tion regarding newspaper charges of personal cor.
Tupton in connection with grants of land to vari
oUs railroads and other enterprises.
Inc house Is engaged on matters affecting the
District of Columbia.
Bingham INTRODUCED bill in the HOuse for the
admission Of Mississippi. Read By its title and
referred to the reconstruction committee.
The House IS considering resolution declaring
against further grants of land or subsidies in
probably be carried.
President johnson has sent message to Dr.
Mudds wife favorable TO his release.
The reconstruction committee has examined
witnesses connected with the freedmens bureau
in Mississippi, who give evidence contradictory to
Gen. Gillem's.
The Supreme Court decides that rreenbacks
and certificates o. Indebtedness are not liable to
State taxation.
Sypbers bill allowing Louisiana to receive her
proportion OF agricultural college scrip pro-
ydes that the lands shall be devoted for ten years
to normal and coml1On school purposes. The bill
carefully guards tbs land against speculators
Sendte-A petition for the revision of the nat
uralzation laws, alleging gross frauds perpetrated,
was presented.
Mr.. Trumbull PRESENTED a memorial from the
Insane Asylum Shpefintendents' Convention, at
Boston asking the removal Of political disabilities
from Insane Asylum superiDtendents throughout
the South.
large number Of business men throughout the
country petiuon that sales of bonds by the gov.
eminent be only made after due notice and sales
Of gold by auction.
Mutual whitewssbag of senators and abuse of
newspaper correspondents occupied an hour.
Senator Shermah iYOm the finance COMMITTEES,
reported bill legBlizing coin contracts, resery.
ing $l40,0OO,0O0 from custom, receipts for nav.
ment of interest and reduction of the principal of
the public debt. Authorizing the exchange of
lawful money for new lO40's, per cent gold
bonds TO be Issued for that purpose. Also the
issue of government demand gold notes. not ex.
ceeding The amount Of coin 10 the treasury to be
used for the purchase in New York, when in the
market, Of per cent. securties, but the amount |
expended for this purpose not to exceed the
amount OF legal tenders surrendered for new
bonds.
The bill also authorizes national banks to issue |
gold notes to the extent of 65 per cent. of the |
amount of bonds which they may deposit as secu- |
rity, regardless Of present restriction of the |
total circulation TO s8OO,0OO,OO0.
The copper tarin bill was discussed without |
action till adjournment.
HOUSe-Butler introduced bill regarding negro |
church property 10 the lately rebeous States.
1t provides that property used for charitable reli.
gious, educational or other like purposes, bought
or given for the use of CONGREGATIONS or associa-
tions of colored meo, heretofore held by trustees
Tor the beneht of 'such associations, such title
shall hereafter Tess,in deAcons, elders or trustees
chosen by such ASSOCIATIONS, who are made corpo-
rate bodies. Such associations shall call meetings |
on the first of May next, and every first of Nav
thereafter, TO chosse' trustees for the coming
year.
Wood introduced bill repeating the charter of
The National Life Insurance Company of the
United States also bills preventing the oaning of
money on United States legal tenders, forbidding
national banks paying interest on deposits, aud
enabling Louisiana 70 receive public lands donated
by Congress for agricultural colleges.
By Bingham, to 06mit Mississippi to representa-.
lion, distributing the number and rank of govern
ment employees among the several States and ter
ritories 10 relieve j. H.. Christie, elected from
5th Georgia district from political disabilities
l'y Calls, appointing select committee on Ku
hlux and compelling national banks to make six
staten eats per year.
A JOINT resolution against granting money or
lands to railroads was divided, the part against
granting money passed, that against granting
lands was tabled.
A joint resolution was passed, that persons now
holding Office in Virginia and Texas, except those
whose disa bilties have been removed; who can
not take the test oath of July 2, 1862 be removed
rom Office within thirty days from the passage of
he resolution, and the district commander TO gill
heir places with men who can take the oath.
This was passed without division.
The House then went into committee of the !
whole and adjourned.
Bnghsm's bill preEides for the admission Of Mis-.
'ssippi when its legislature rstides the fourteenth
shall remove disabilities imposed by
he fifth section of seventh article of the COnsti- |
utoD and declares void the disabilities imposed
By third section OF the seventh article Of the Con-
3titutiCn.
The Senate judiciary committee has taken no
formal action on the questions presented by the
Virginia conference committee.
The president has dominated John Gadsden Sec
retary of legation to Nc xico.
The Virginia committee, in a body, accompanied
by other Nrginiaus aud Gen. Scho6eld, visited
Grant to- day. The conversation turned on the
business of the committee. and Grant, who showed
himself familiar viii the Underwood Constitution,
expressed himself infavor of a speedy settlement.
The interview was Of some duration. The COM
mttee afterwards visited the president.
The presidents response to the Senste's am
nesty questions simply quoted the authorities upon
which the proclamstiOb was based.
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