The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-16
UNIVERSAL ENFRANCHISEMENT
REPORT.
DEFINITE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ADMISSION
OF VIRGINIA.
The sue Murphy Case Recommittei'
sYPHER OPPOSES THE NIAGARA SHIP
CANAL.
He Recommends the Mississippi Route
10 the Sea.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-In the Senate, Stewart
from the judiciary committee, reported favorably
on resolution for constitutional amendment
providing for the right of all citizens TO vote and
hold Office without abridgement on account of
race or color.
Congress is empowered to enforce the above.
The House is considering private bills.
Raining all day. Telegraph slow.
After many conferences between the virginia
committee and its individual members with the
judiciary committee Of the Senate and members
of the Senate and House, il seems TO be pretty
well understood that the following definite ar
rangement has been substantially agreed to:
Following the precedents OF the Missouri COM
promise and the proceedings upon the admission
of Oregon, Kansas and Nebraska, bill will be
prepared authorizing the admission OF Virginia
upon the adoption of the proposed Constitution,
with certain obnoxious clauses with regard to dis
frsnchisement, test oath, and probably other OBJ.
jectionsbe features stricken out. Whea this bill
is passed. il is believed II will be followed by an
amnesty bill, either universal or with very few
exceptions, 10 take effect upon the ratification OF
the Constitution. 1t is understood that this adjust
ment meets the appreciation of Gen. Grant, Gen.
Schofsld. and large number of the most promi'
nent members of both houses.
Gen. Gillem concluded his testimony to-day.
He attributed the defeat of the Consultation to It's
proscriptiye features. The white people nearly
all opposed it, aud many Of the negroes whose
generosity was appeeled to voted against 1t.
Gen. Glem thinks that il the Constitution be re-
submitted with the understanding that proscrip-
tons will be governed by the reconstruction acts,
the Constitution will be adopted by large ma
| jority.
Assistant Surgeon NJ. L. Ruth has been ordered
| to the raval hospital at Pensacola.
Sendte-The judiciary committee reported ad'
versely 10 the Joint resolution making the presl.
| dent and vice president Ineligible for second
| term.
After other important business. the Sue Murphy
| case was resumed. and, after long Argument, the
| whole matter, with various propositions and
| amendments, was recommtted without division.
\ Adjourned TO Monday.
HOuse-The election committee reported on the
sixth Georgia district substantially as heretofore
! stated namely: Wimpey not elected; Chrlsty
elected but not entitled TO seat, having Volnn-
| tary aided the enemy.
number of private bills were reported.
The Niagara ship canal bill apprOprati1g $l2,
| OO0 coo in aid Of the enterprise, was resumed
| Among the notable features of the discussion Gen
| Sypher, of Louisiana. in opposition, said grain
was now being shipped from st. Louis TO Ne"
York via New Orleans at seventeen cents
per bushel less than via Chicago and Buffalo, and
| TO Liverpool at twenty cents less per bushel Wis
| New Orleans than via New York, and in one-thlrc
| less time. That the transportation via New Or
| leans is made with perfect safety to the commo
| dity, and at a cost Of about one cent per bushe
| for transferring at New Orleans by means o
/ Hieby's elevator. Besides, the Niagara ship cana
| would be frozen four months in the year, wherea
| the Mississippi was constantly navigable. Th'
/ bill was finally referred to the committee on thu
| whole, which amounts 20 its defeat this session
| Adjourned to Monday.