The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-13
PROVISIONAL G0vERNMENTFOR MISSlSSIPPI-sYN.
0PSlS OF THE BILL.
The Militia and Postal Railroad Bill
Passes the House,
THE a2D PARALLEL PACIFIC RAILROAD
The Writ Against Underwood,
THE DRY TORTUGAS
PRISONERS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-Noon.-The spirit per.
vading the House may be imagined from the fol-
lowing.e xtracts from yesterdays proceedings:
Mr.. Butler" take back nothing.n
Mr.. Bngham-"Then ask the House TO compel
you TO take back your revolutionary resolution.
That Is something that the gentleman cannot re-
tract, and denounce it here to-day, before this
House and before the people of the country, as
being as unwarranted as any act of secession.
denounced, as representative of the people this
attempt TO inaugurate revolution upon the floor of
this House. will oppose the reference of the
resolution as seeming to commit the House in
some sort to challenge of your own law. How
would it look for us to refer another
resolution suggested by the speech of the
gentleman, Mr.. Butler, and that is that
the House should be authorized, to use the gen.
tieman's language, il the Senate would not re.
tire from the joint convention, to kick it OUT
The gentleman from Massachusetts should be
captain in the kicking operation. Usughter) l
think the gentleman cannot ganssy his speech
in that behalf, which brought down
the galleries and split the ears of the
proundiings, and it Ia illustrated in the animus of
his resolution. / denounce 1t here as resolution
of revelation. / denounce it as resolution of
anarchy, The idea of the House of Representa-.
fives kicking the Senate of the United States
About the time you will have kicked the law-mak.
ing power out of existence you will have proved
Yourselves greater architects of your countrys
ruin thab did the millions of men who, for four
years. wsged war upon your Constitution and
your laws, drenching your land with blood ana
ridgi1g b all over with graves"
Er.F' HITLER (aside).-"I always did like that
speech Of Mr.. Bingham's." (Laughter.)
Another:
Mr. sshenck-"I have not the slightest idea of
proposing the censure Of the speaker. l think he
was excsied like the rest of u.s."
Mr.. CAlfax-" He was not"
Mr.. Aehenck-" There is only difference OF
opinion about that"
Sendti-After the reports of committees, not
including the judiciary or Virginia the senate pro-
ceeded q the consideration Of private bills.
Hous4-The privileged resolution OF Butler was
The shpreme Court heard argument on the
writ Of prohibition against Judge Underwood,
from Bafifying the action of the Virginia courts.
The reconstruction committee further considered
Mississippi without action.
WAsHtNGToN, Feb. 12-Evening. = House-A
petition from the New York brewers was pre-
sented, bsking for the repeal OF the tArln on
Canadiat barley, the home product being insuf-
fcent il quantity and quality.
A biiw was passed allowing the crew of the
kearsags sl90,0 prize money tor destroying the
Confederate cruiser Alabama.
The Reconstruction committee reported bill
organizing a provisional government for Mis-
sssippi.i
1t authorizes the reassembling of the oonven-
ton for hwith, by order of the president thereof,
and in cbse of his failure within thrifty days by
order Of the commanding general of the district.
The ssH convention, in addition 20 its present
powers shall appoint provisional governor. and
may reAove and appoint all State, county, town
ship and other officers of the provisional govern
ment, Authorizes the provisional governor 10 re-
move All appoint registers and judges of elec-
lions, aid submit to the people with or without
amendment the Constitution heretofore framed
py the convention.