The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-05
An Idaho Delegate Gives Butler the Lie
and Receives Censure.
RuiIer threatens the Senate I
stop Supplies.
Tt E PACIFIC RAILROAD INTEREST
LINES OF OCEAN STEAMERS FROM
SOUTHERN PORTS.
THE AUFFR4 4eE AmENDxkN1

WARRINGTON. Feb. 4.-The president has taker
no steps regarding Mudd's pardon, beyond direct
lhg the attorney general to hasten his report oil
the subject. r
Mudd's early release, however, is regarded
certain.
lD the Supreme Court yesterday, the case O,
the city of New Orleans Va. the New YORK Mai
Steamship Company was continued till next term
Sendte-A number of bills were introduced in.
| GLIDING one granting alternate sections 10 the
| New Orleans and Selma railroad, and renewing
| land grants to Alabama.
House-The House has the recusant witnesses
| up again.
The reconstruction committee has postnoned
its report Mississippi until the arrival of ex-
! Gov. Brown.
The sub committee report $50 names for re-
moVal OF political disabilities, not including any
| judges or distIict attorneys.
| Jbe report on the Louisiana election contest ia
not ye; ready.
The Light House Bosra will discontinue the
range lights at Hilton Head on the 18th March,
Both houses are in session to night for debate
Sumner presented resolutions OF the Win chester
Loyal League, protesting against the removal of
Judge PaIker's disabilities.
House.-JohDsoD, one of the recusant witnesses.
was discharged: Scannen was re.commtted to
the custody OF the sergeant. alarms until he paid
the charges accruiDg from his arrest, about $40
Ihis penalty was inflicted on Scannel by strict
party vote.
petition from the Baltimore butchers for the
The bill reeV wing Spanish vessels from tonnage
duties passed.
The Indian appropriation bill was resumed. The
Indian bureau was denounced utterly corrupt
Inc military were charged, In the course of the
discussion with stealing more than the entire ap.
preparation.
Holbrook. delegate from Idaho. said Butler
made assertions which we're Hnqualifedly false.
The speaker called him to order for using insulting
language. Hobrook declined to retract. Reso.
luilons OF censure were passed, which the speaker
administered. Holbrook received 1t without re-
tracing the offensive words.
In the course of the argument Butler said the
time might come when Ia order to arrest the
Senate, the House would have to stop supplies,
The bill finally passed. Adjourned
Sendte-Osborne introduced bill providing
Tor Ines OF steamers between Fernandini, Fla. and
savannah, Georgia, and several European ports
carrying mails and emigrants, and receiving a
million dollars annually for carrying the mails
An attempt to reconsider the vote defeating the
subsidy to the central branch Of the Pacific Rail.
road failed.
The suffrage amendment as 1t passed the House
was discussed at great length. An Amendment
was offered that Congress shall have power to
abolish or modify restrictions upon the right to
vote or hold Office, prescribed by the Constitution
or laws of any State.
The committee on claims reported favorahly on |
the bill to pay loyal citizens for services in taking
the census of 1860.
The president has recognized Ernest Beyer |
consul Of the North German Union at Mobile.
The Pacific Railroad interests are so diverse and /
so conflicting that best informed people think |
nothing will be done this session. The schemes /
which seem TO have most positive strength are
FremOhi's line over the 32d parallel through Ell
Paso to San Diego, aud the parallel gulf shore
line from New Orleans to the Rio Graude and
thence to San Bias. 1t is contemplated TO run a
branch from Wharton up the Colorado River, con-
Meeting the two routes. This link unites the ia.
L rest and friends of both routes There seems |
determined resistance in both houses to further
-obsidies to Northern roads to the exclusion of
southern interests.