The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-02
The American and Asiatic Telegraph Bill
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Another Rule Agajn;t Bradley.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l.-SenGte-Tbe bill refer.
ring the claim of the Kentucky University for
damages during the war was tabled.
Several petitions from Georgia for relief from
rebel expressions we're read.
bill allowing the government clerks 10 per
cent. additional was tabled.
The Supreme Court is delivering opinions
None affecting the South yet announced.
HOuse-A petition was presented from the pres
dent, professors and students Of the college of
physicians and surgeons, asking the reorganiz3-
tion of the naval medical corps.
1he following bills were introduced and re-
ferred Regulating sales of bonds and bullion;
preventing States from collecting illegal i'm posts
including taxing railroad passengers: making
the presidents salary 100000; paying Lincoln's
widow and children SIS 600; giving the Greek
government possession of and title to the two
monitors MiantOnomah and AgswAm renewing
the grant of lands TO the Alabama railroads;
constitutional amendments affecting federal and
Congressional elections granting aid 70 the San
Diego Railroad for the construction of toe South
ern Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Railroad several
relieving from political dssbities granting lands
10 Arkansas for the Mississippi, Ouachita aud Red
River RsilrOad, and promoting celerly in the
postal service.
The bill allowing government cerks'lO per
cent. additional salary was tabled, by vote of
79 "a.
resolution admitting the Dominican Republic
as a Territory Of the Union was tabled, ITO to 81.
A resolution was adopted ordering the arrest of
Scsnne for refusing to testify before the election
fraud committee.
a resolution suspending payment of alleged ir.
regularly employed revenue officers in Phladel-
pha passed.
A motion to hold evening sessions to consider
the tariff was carried.
A bill paying Walter D. Plowden, coIored
scout and spy in South Carolina, $1,000 passed.
Adjourned.
SeaGte-More female suffrage petitions were
presented.
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protest against foreign vessels carrying the
United States mails.
The committee on Indian affairs reported in
favor of indefinite postponement of the bills
transferring the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment, sno other Indian bills. Report adopted.
The bill appropriating $50 900 to it up Q store.
room for preserving models in the patent Office
was discussed. ConklIng moved a new section
that the act shall not take effect until 10Th April
1869. He was utterly opposed to giving any dis
cretion 10 the present administration which could
by any possibility be avoided without detriment
TO the public service. The bill finally passed
authorizing the secretary OF the interior TO
rent a building for storage, and authorizing the
destruction OF models older than IL years which
have not been patented.
The consular appropriation was discussed till
adjournment.
The telegraph bill passed to day gives the
American and Asiatic Telegraph Company the
exclusive right for fourteen years TO land cables
Oh the Pacific coast north of the 40th parallel,
provided they begin laying the cable within one
year. The secretary OF the navy is authorized to
detail one or more steam vessels 10 assist the en-
terprise. The government has priority in the use
OF the telegraph.
The indefinite postponement Of the several In.
dian bills strengthens the belief that the commit
tee favor erecting the bureau into depart
ment.
The reconstruction committee named Paine,
Norris and Beck sub committee TO consider and
report on applications for removal of political
disabilities.
The Supreme Court decided that it is the duty
of the assessor to reduce coin returns to currency
and the person or company making coin returns
is liable TO the tax on the amount thus re-
duced in currency. and that such income tax is
not direct tax but duty or excise, and as such.
obligatory and valid.
The Supreme Court OF the District with full
bench present, while obeying the msudsmus of
the Supreme Court passed another rule effectually
excluding Bradley from his practice until he apo
logises 10 Judge Fisher