The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-04
ANOTHER DEPARTMENT FOB GEN. COOKE

WASHINGTON, April 3.-House.-Considsrin
the Fargo case.
sendte.-Considering railroad matters. Thu
election committee did nothing.
The reconstruction committee heard the virgi
MIA Republicans In favor Of spring election and
the submission Of the disfranchising clause.
Also heard the Texans against the submission OF
the constitution and in favor Of the division Of the
State.
private conference between Butler and Whit.
temore indicates disposition to postpone the
Texas question and let Virginia slide this session.
WASHINGTON, 1pril 3-Evening. III -House.-fhe
deficiency appropriation bill, including two mil
lions for salaries of collectors and assessors Of
revenue, passed. !
concurrent resolution to adjourn on 10th Inst.
was adopted. Adjourned.
Sendte-Ihe judiciary committee were di.
rected to report bill defining the meaning OF the
eight hour law.
The concurrent resolution to adjourn on 10th
( pst. was adopted. h
6prague made Q personal explanation that his
courage and bis words did not rest on
wine or whisky, but on his knowledge of
the danger to the country from legislative and ex
ecutive power assumed by the Senate.
The Union Pacific railroad bill was discussed 10
executive session. Adjourned.
to the president. =
Secretary Bowie will be absent TIL Tuesday.
II is expected that the Spanish minister will
leave the country in case Banks Cuban resolution
Is adopted.
twenty-five Virginiana to-day called on Grant,
who intimated that he would consult the cabinet
and communicate message TO Congress, recon-
mendiDg their views, which involve submission of
the Constitution with the test oath and State dis
franchisements stricken out.
Nominations were made to-day OF governors OF
territories: Stafford for Arizona, Jno. A. Camp.
bell for wyoming. Chas. Q. Crane for New Mex
leo, Jno. A. Burbank for DAcotah, and Alvin
Flanders for Washington.
Mr.. Stedman consul at Sentisgo de Cuba:
PlnckDey Rollins collector seventh North Caro-
lima district; J. w. Bowman, assessor seventh
North Carolina district; Napoleon Underwood as.
eeseof second Louisiana district.
Postmaster: Gill, Holly Springs, Miss, and
Chas. W. Lowell, New Orleans.
The Senate to-day confirmed LoDgstreets nomI-
nation after two hours discussion.
Senator Hl leading half dozen members Of
the Georgia Legislature visited Grant today In
opposition TO the Bullock party.
By direction OF the president paragraph Of
general orders Is, March 10th, 1869, disseminating
the department OF the Cumberland and adding the
States it comprised TO other departments Is rcvok
ed, and Maj. Gen. p. st. George Cooke ID assigned
TO the command OF that department when it shall
be relinquished by Maj. Gen. Thomas.
Texans In large numbers were before the re-.
construction committee to-day. Gen. Davis spoko
In favor OF Q division of the State, but admitted
that il vas impossible during the present session
of Congress. BE opposed voting on the new con-
sttution in July because Of the lavlessness and
crime In Texas. He denied that there had been
any diminution OF crime or favorable change in
the political sentiment since Grants election. He
approved Of what is in the Texas constitution, but
opposed II because large numbers were not dis
ffanchised. He wished to disfranchise $4,000
whites. The committee put many questions to
Gen. Davis. which conduced to expressions Of be-
lief that they thought Acknowledgement bad rem
edy. Butler announced that the Argument In the
Texas case had closed.