The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-06
tHE IENuRE.uF-uffICE BILL SIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT. .t,. ,.-4
Reported Cuban Expedition from
New Orleans.
\ NEW INEL1a11ILIrxr BILL

WARRINGTON. April 5.-The iron-clad Mianto.
nomah has been ordered to prepare Tor sea. 1t 10
supposed to be for Cuban waters.
Postmaster General Oresswell contemplstes
division OF labor. The special agents are to be
divided into three classes. Superintendents OF
railway service examiners OF postmasters &C.
counts and detectives and their duties clearly de.
fined. Ii 10 supposed that the new plan will re-
,Quire an increase Of officials.
Rouse-Engsged on regular call.
The.electon committee considered the Myers
case.
The sub-reconstructiou committee is framing
political disability bill that is rather liberal regard
! ing names and affecting Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas.
: The Supreme Court denied writ Of error in the
Twicheli murder case.
Sendte-Bomner introduced bill forbiddng
district courts from considering cases involving
The banking committee voted down q PROPOSE.
ton to report the Senate bill for Redistribution OF
the currency, and proceeded to consider amend.
ments and adjourned without action.
WASHINGTON, April o. H0use-Under regular
call bills we're introduced reducing the number Of
officers in the army preserving the purity oil
elections and free discussion In the un<econ-
structed States; regrantDg lands TO the Nashville
and Decatur Railroad; sppropriating $500 900 for
the Memphis customhouse conatrung the eight
hour law to give full wages; allowing prizs money
for the destruction OF the Confederate ron CLAD
Merrimac in Hampton Roads; funding the treas
ury notes end floating debt, and amending taxa
ton on Spirits and tobacco.
The committee on appropriations was instructed
to inquire INTO the prophecy Of applying part Of
the coast survey anDrnnri.ticns TO an accurate
geological survey Of the Ohio and Mississippi
. rivers.
The judiciary committee was instructed to In
quire into the propriey Of restoring relics taken
from Mary Custis Lee, also instructed to continue
the investigation Of the charges against Judge
Busted, Of Alabama, with power TO act through
. sub COMMITTEES, and send for persons and papers
duIiI recess, by vote OF 81 to AZ.
h. li.ur pipy frtn
1868 between the United States and Mexico,
passed and goes to the president.
The election committee reported In favor OF
seating A. s. Wallace, from the Fourth south
Carolina district. The minority reported ad
message was received from the president an
rouDcirg the signing OF the tenure ofomce Dill.
Sendte-After the proceedings reported at noon
the Senate was engaged all day on nxing the
unction point between the Central and Union Pa
cifc railroads.
The Supreme Court adjourns on the lo'h IN
slant.
The committee on ways and means hsve re.
Lopgsireet departs on Thursday.
The navy department il taking measures to
intercept reported Cuban expedition from New
Nominations to-day ]. NJ. Ashley (of the i'm
peachmsnt committee) to be governor OF Mon
fana; r. 6. Bennett, collector OF customs, Beau
h fort s. c., aud postmasters e. J. Castillo,
atchez, Miss, and Edward Sears, Stanton,
The Senate confirmed 196 nominations to-day
Including the Chattanooga, New Orleans, Mont
vomery and Baton Rouge postmasters
Residents and visitors from several states held
kepsrste meetings to night for the purpose OF or
Ranzing for participation in the Cuban demonstra
The folovinq Is the text of the bill reported
by the judiciary committee Of the Senate, with
fhe recomme alton that II pass. IL covers sena
tors and representatives In Congress:
"Thst when any person, who Is not rendered
= ineligible TO Office BY the provisions OF the i4'1
amendment TO the Constitution, shall be elected
or appointed to any office OF honor or trust undsl
the government OF the United STATES, ana sns ~
late rebellion, to take the oath prescribed In the
act of Congress. approved Jolly "a, 1867, SAIL
person shall. In lieu OF said oath, before entering
upon the duties Of said Office take and subscribe
the oath prescribed in the act OF Congress, en-
titled can act prescribing an oath OF ONCE to b'
taken by persons from whom loyal disabilities
shall have been removed" Approved July llth
1865.
The Alabama senators. especially Spencer, wer
very active in insuring Longstreeps confirmation
II is stated that another iron clad hss beel
ordered TO Cuban waters
regiment ordered westward has been halted
Partjsaps say Grant is wild over Cuba.
Recent letters from San Juan de los Remedio
Cuba, give particulars OF the massacre Of senor
band had joined the insurgents. She wAs entce
with n the Spanish lines with her family unde
pretense Of meeting her husband when the Who'll
party were butchered by volunteers.
Several pretended agents OF the Cubsns sur
posed TO be Spanish emisssres, are endeayoring
enlist men without authority or sanction eithe
from the provisional government In Cuba or Il
representative here.
1tappears from authentic Information from th
vicinity OF Santiago de Cubs that the insurrecto
h steadily progressing. Well informed Cuosns
Washington believe the insurgents have by To
time or will in few days have secured SCI
port.
Severs full meetings, called for participation
the Cuban denomination, were dispersed withoV
organizing, al the. request Of the Cuban insu
rectionsry representative. He could not respon
TO q serenAde In the present condition Of q
fairs.
William Miller has been confirmed collector
customs at Mobile.
The election committee met and heard NJ
Crainie and Ryan tonight, beth holding csrtidcst
from Warmoth. The committee refused to en'.
into the question beyond the ineligibility OF psrd
under the congressional oath.
Joubert was not confirmed to-day.
FROM MEHPEIa