The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-16
LONGsTREET AgD THE NEW OR.
LEANS stRvEYORsHIP.
CASEY Nof CONFIRMED.
A Stir AmorE Office Seekers.

WASHINGTON, Marcy l5.-Morning-The sena.
toral caucus nominaSd J. Nj. Morris, Of South
Carolina, executive Herk; John r. French, OF
North Carolina, serge t.at-arms; A. E. Clapp, of
the Buffalo Express, tblic printer. vice Defrees.
HOuse.-A numJer bills were introduced un-
der regular call, David in the chair. Blaine prob
ably engaged IN comp tung the committees which
are not yet annoulcet&
Sendte.-The jhdick kry committee reported the
House bill repeallSg III tenure-of office bill with
amendments.
Also, the bill extet Fling the time for the re-
moval of ineligible of ers now in Virginia, Msss-
sippi and Texas thirtyEays longer.
The bill renewing nd grants to Alabama was
passed.
bill was introduct guaranteeing Mississippi
and Louisiana levee b E1s. Referred.
WAsHINGTON, Marck ening.-Sendte.-
The JOINT resolution Extending the time for the
removal OF ineligible q cers only applies TO Vir-
ginia.
The amendment the tenure of Office bill
reads: The same IL Eereby suspended until the
next meeting of CoDgtss
An amendment 10 bill enforcing the provi-
sons OF the fourteentt amendment provides for
proceedings by quo Earranto with precedence
over all cases on th{ dockets of United States
Courts with penalty vi not more than years.
imprisonment or hnef fr $1,000 and perpetual dis
qualification from fedetsl or State Office.
The bill guaranteeirS levee bonds Of Louisiana
and Mississippi was regtrred to the committee on
commerce. Also the n u granting the right of way
to the Pacific Central tnd Transit road from New
Orleans to the Rio qfande, in the direction of
Mazatlan.
Morton introduced Al Joint resolution that ma
jority of any State legislature can ratify the
fifteenth amendment, and that the resignation,
withdrawal or refusal p act by the minority shall
not affect such action III the majority.
resolution proVidifg for joint committee to
reorganize the depsrutsnts, passed.
The bill Strengthening the public credit was re.
sumed, and finally pass ia the form il had passed
the House, and goes tof3he president Executive
session TIL adjOufBmeE.
House-Among the kjlls introduced were those
providing for buildingE postal military railroad
TO New York, repeahnf-the act of July, 1864, re-
spicting the juTisdictiOH.Of the court of claims,
preventing sales of pTf lilo lands except under the
pre-empuon laws, dtoouraging pOlygsmy in
Utah by granting snftge to women, intrusting
the secretary of war n inquire into the alleged ar.
rest and imprisonmenfo OF Gen. Jas. B. Steedman
at Havana, and proVifng provisional govern
ment for Mississippi.
The joint resolution providing q Joint commit
tee on the removalof fliticsl disabilities was re-
ferred TO the reconstr1 ion committee
The bill erasng ith4 word "white" from the
charter and ordinaneek kf the District of Columbia
passed and goes TO theS resident.
One hundred and fo4 g.fve bills were introduc.
ed, committees were 1nnounced, and the House
adjourned.
Committee on recok ktruction Butler, of Mas.
sachusetts; FarnswOi&, Beaman, Paine, Ward, |
Julian, Poland, Whittet lore, Beck, Wood, Wood |
ward and Morgan.k
On ways and means ESchenck, Hooper, Allison, |
Maynard, Kelly, BrCtks, Orth, Mccarthy and |
Marshall.
On claims: Washly Irne, of Massachusetts:
Hotchkiss. Holman, CUB, Stokes, Ella, Dockery, |
Moore and Stiles.
On Judiciary: Binghtm, Davis, Butler, of Mas
saeh1setis Cook, Petrs, Mercur, Loughridge,
Eldridge and Kerr.
Foreign affairs Baujs chairman. Freeimen's
affairs Dockery, cbaillan.
Replying TO On lDdiaa delegation to-day, Grant
said he would aid any rleme that WOud ciyilize |
these people and max 3nem citizens.
The Spanish miDiste5 demonstrates against the
course OF this country4oward Cuba, stating that
men and material reack Cuba through connivsnce
of federal officers II
In executive sessita to-day the Senate con.
nrmed b A. Stoekdaly collector of internal reve-
nne Tor the nrst distTic3 OF Louisiana, and James
W. King chief OF the 4 reau of engineering.
Presidential nominRt bns to-day were confined
to pension agents.
Secretary Boutwell, thss selected Mr.. Bartlett,
formerly a clerk of theyeconstructiol com nittee,
as private secretary. EaDy Southern gentlemen
TO whom Nr. Bartlett, 4 clerk Of the reconstruc-
tion committee is knoNf, viii be glad TO learn of
bis promotion.
The thirty days Tsqeted before the inaugura.
ton of the law TemOy2g ineligible oficeholders |
in Virginia, MississippiSnd Texas, expire on the
18th inst.
Ii is stated that Dnf.3es lost his place as public
printer because he sayAemployment to outspoken
rebel ladies'.
Clerk Mcpherson d3utinues the Atlanta New
Era as the official orgh for the PRONUNCIATION of
federal laws in Geerglsl No changes are cOntem-
plated in his list.
General Grant has appointed Robert Martin
Doug IS, son of Jncge! Douglas assistant private
1t is confidently ssseHed In Radical circles that
zen. Longsileet has requested the withdrawal of
his name. n
Inc Islure to contIem Casey collector at
New orieshs exeites somment. The reason ap-
pears 10 De That Stochdse was referred to the
hnsnce committee ana Casey 10 the commarcs |
committee, and that sle latter committee was |
not ready 10 report te@iay.
The trivial charartst of to-dav,s nominations |
creates an immense std among ofice saskars and |
goes 10 confirm the alleged exnrsss;on Of Grant !
that be would only maAe changes in bis own and |
the interest of soldtrj until The tennra of ofics
bill is repealed The 4estrction of 10 dsv,s nom;.
nations TO pension ag4 4lts confirms the imnression
of Grants stubbornnt3s in this resnect