The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-09
THE 0RESCENT'S DISPATCHES.
DARLINGTON.
DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
HALF A MILLION REVENUE RECEIPTS YESTERDAY.
Hrs Surratt's Remains Delivered to the
Family.
AlF A MILLION REVENUE RECEIPTS YESTERDAY.
ADDRESS OF REPUBLICANS AGAINST THE
MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION.
PLAN OF RESTORATION PROPOSED.
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The Supreme Court ha
| affirmed the decision of the Supreme Court O
Oregon, requiring taxes to be paid in gold ant
silver. The court holds that taxes are not in tn,
| nature Of debt or contract and therefore the
legal tender law don't affect them.
The Senate railroad committee asked to be dis
charged from further consideration of the yariou,
propositions for aid, the omnibus bill reported or
Saturday covering all meritorious schemes now
The reconstruction committee did nothing. The
election committee ditto.
Internal revenue receipts to-day 100000.
Mrs surratts remains were delivered quietly "a
| her family to-day.
Hon. E. Jeferds, one Of the judges of the su
preme Court Of Mississippi presented to the re-
construction committee to-day an address on be.
half Of himself and others, claiming to represent
large and influential part Of the Republican party
who oppose the adoption Of the Constitution voted
upon IN June last. The address is In the nature OF
protest, and is discussion Of the condition Of
affairs in the State. He proposes q plan of
restoration, as follows:
First-That Congress shall declare all the Offices
In the State vacant.
second-To provide for the appointment of a
provisional governor with power to fill all the
Offices thus declared vacant, and with power also
to remove from Office his o wn sppoiutees.
Third-To provide that the proposed Constitu.
ton shall be 30 modified or amended as to remove
from 1t those features that are more proscriptiye
than is required by the reconstruction laws of
Fourth-To provide for an election at the time
designated by the proposed Constitution for hold
ing the annual election, for the ratification of the
Constitution as amended, and for the election of
all State, county and municipal officers.
The president to-day made some additional con.
sular and naval nominations.
Householder regular call the following bills
were introduced: Regulating the fur trade En-.
coursging building of steamships. Relating to
the rights OF loyallsts of Alabama. Authorizing
the president to appoint o commission to revise
the tariff. Declaring reciprocity treaties against
national policy at this time. Granting right Of
way to the hemphis, El Paso and Pacific Rail-
road. Granting lands to the New Orleans and
Selma Railroad and Immigr alton Association, and
three bills regarding naturalization.
Eldridge asked for select committee to inves-
tigate reported outrages by Arkansas militia.
Roots objected.
The copper tariff bill, as amended by the Sem
ate, passed III to Sc, and goes to the president
A petition from Virginia mas presanted asking
for protection for the oyster trade.
House went into committee and took recess.
Sendte.-After the proceedings reported at
noon. the constitutional amendment was resumed
and discussed all day-the discussion only sus-
pended to allow vote on Edmunds' resolution
regarding the Georgia electoral vote, which was
adopted "a to IL. This resolution provides that
in declaring the vote two results shall be an.
nounced, one counting and the other omitting
Georgia's vote, thus leaving the question open.
Senate took recess.