The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-18
THE CRESCENT'S DISPATCHES.
WARRINGTON.
NEGRO INAUGURATION Biu.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Louisiana and Mississippi MATTERS.
100000 FOR GENERAL SHERMAN
TIE VIRGINIA BILL--THE UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD.
IMPORTANT CONCLUSION or THE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
The Presidents Proclamation Of Pardon
and Amnesty Pronounced Uncon.
stitutional.
THE NAVY BILL--ANEHDED DISABILITY
BILL.
The Presidents Proclamation Of Pardon
and Amnesty Pronounced Uncon.
stitutional.
THE NAVY BILL--AnEaDED DISABILITY
BILL.
Names of Louisianians to be Relieved

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17-Noon.-The negroes
ration ball.
The Senate last night passed the House bill re.
moving political disabilities from those named
therein Michael Hahn the only Louisianian.
The House election committee reported declar-
ing the New Orleans seat vacant.
The minority report, which seats Hunt, was
ordered TO be printed.
The Senate is considering navy matters.
The reconstruction commitlee reported an
amendment to the Mississippi bill, extending the
time OF tie convention to sixty days and erasng
the per diem restrictions.
The Senate judiciary committee reported that
the Presidents amnesty proclamation Is not au.
thorized by the Constitution.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l7-Evening.-The secre-
tary of war directs that no enlistments be made
Of soldiers detailed as clerks.
The friends of Gen. Sherman are raising $780,.
0Go for him.
1t is stated again that the Senate judiciary com.
mutee are about reporting the Virginia bill by
which the people can vote for or against the dis
fraDchsing clauses while voting for the Constitu-
tion itself.
81 200 coo in bonds were issued to the Union
Pacific Railroad to-day. This completes the thou
ssrdth mile west of Omaha.
The Senate judiciary committee report that
after careful examination of the subject they have
no hesitation IN coming 10 the conclusion that the
presidents proclamation Of Dec. 25th was wholly
beyond his. constitutional power, and that it can
by II. The Constitution permits the president to
grant reprieves and pardon, but no pardon and
amnesty. They argue TO show that amnesty is a
larger power than pardon, operating on the
crime instead Of the criminal and efecting resto.
ration and restitution db fnitio instead of merely
remitiDg cnexecBted punishment, and proceed
ing Ike what is called general pardon, not from
the executive, be he king or president, but from
tie government, the sovereign power, which in
England was the king 10 and with his parliament
as in n ia he
with the approval OF the president or by two
thirds vote without il.
The Senate judiciary committee reported against
present action on the credentials of Senator Mil.
Ter. from Georgia.
The conference report on the navy bill was con.
Cured in. 1t claims to save 81 900 600, aud re-
duces the personel Of the navy to its standing be-
fore the war.
The attorney general was called on for the
names Of persons convicted of revenue frauds and
psrdoned by the president.
The following is the resolution offered by the
judiciary committee:
THAT in the opinion of the Senate the proclama.
tion OF the president OF the United States, dated
25th December, 1865, purporting 10 grant pardon
and amnesty to all persons guilty of treason aud
acts Of hostility to the United States during the
late rebellion with restoration of their rights etc.,
was lot authorized by the Constitution or laws"
The committee on public lands reported bill
suihoriziDg the construction of railroad and tele
graph called the Memphis, Ell Psso and Pacific
Railroad. The bill simply gives the right OF way,
no lands.
Stewart moved TO recede from the Senate
amendments to the suffrage constitutional amend
ment and adopt the bill ss it came from the House.
A longSdisclssion ensued, which is still progress
ing.
House-The Louisiana election report was
ordered printed.
joint resolution regulating travel by steam
vessels was passed.
Amendments to the banking act were discussed
all day, and finally the whole subject was tabled.
Recets.
The House is considering appropriations to.
night.
Ine bill relieving disabilities. as amended by
the Senate, includes the following Louisiana
napes: Caldwell psrish--Wsde II. Housh Olaf
borne parish-Jno. l.. Lewis. New Orleans-
j. L. Trudesu. Caldweil-W. +. Cottngham,
Anthony W. Faulkner, NJ. P. Blackstone, fheo
gene Castillo, Thos. q. Anderson and A. g. Os-
borne. Msdison-Robert ]. Caldwell, Henry E.
Dol 8 n Erbert w. Jsmison and M. L. Hardy. St.
Mary's-Etban Allen, Frederick Gates and Wash
ineton b. Merchant. Iberville-Mark A. ISLAND.
Bienville-J. II. Head. Wilma. @. Banks.
FraDkliD-Isasc II. Crawford, Jno. Ward and Le-
roy S. Ward. GENERALIZATION Yorke, Osten
Mayo snd ID. L. Rivers. Orleans psrish-Geo. b.
Case Frank F. Case, Philip II. Winfree, M. D.
PHELPS, L. B. Esrhsrt. Oscar Bennett, II. G.
Richardson Geo. W. Nader, W. r. Adams, Thos,
G. Wilson, VIM. Fl. Hsstell, St. Clair Johns, Geo.
w. Dumeyer, Jno. W. Fairfax, Thos. G. Hough,
Josiah +. Es, Jos. Horner, Robt. d. Bridges, W.
b. Meredith, J. w. Blanks, Emmett ID. Crag Jno.
j. Meredith, F. w. Delesderner, j. G. Bridges,
Jacob Humble, p. Z. Smith, Emile LaSere, F. +.
Montgomery. J. ID. Wimple and j. j. Stringer.
1t. now goes back to the House for concurrence.