The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-06
THE CRESCENT'S DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON.
DEATH OF A NAVAL OFFICER.
PRoCEEDINGs OF; CONGRESS.
TIE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
THE NEW YORK ELECTION FRAUDS.
THE TRANSPORTATION OF MEEARD
DEATH OF a NAVAL OFFICER.
RocEEDINGs OF; CONGRESS.
TIE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
THE NEW YORK ELECTION FRAUDS.
THE TRANSPORTATION OF MENARI


WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-COmmodore VIM. d.
Slater is dead, aged "a.
House proceedings unimportant.
Senate "A motion to refer the presidents am.
nesty proclamation TO the judiciary committee,
with instructions TO report egarding Its legality,
provoked considerable argument. Terry, How
ard, Frelinghuysen and Conbiing spoke adversely
In view of the questioned authority of Mr..
Johnson's amnesty proclamation, the following ex.
tract from Mr.. Lncoln's proclamation, dated De.
WHEREAS, In and by the Constitution of the
United States it is provided that the president
shall have power to grant repueves and pardons
for offenses against the United States, except ia
cases of impeachment ETC.; and whereas the
congressional declaration of Congress for q lin
tied and conditional pardon accotds with the es-
tablished Judicial exposition Of the pardoning
power,r etc.
The declaration Of Congress TO which Mr.. Lin
coin alludes incidentally has been repealed, bat it
is claimed that Mr.. Lincoln based his amnesty
prerogatiye on the Constitution.
The election committee are absent investigating
New York election frauds.
Ii is stated that the freedmen's bureau furnished
The negro Menard, who claims seat in Congress
as successor 10 Col. Mann, trausp ortauon to his
home In Louisiana.
The militia bill was signed to-day by Wade and
Uolfax.
There was full Cabinet meeting to-day except
Evarts, who was In the Supreme Court.
Grant was at headquarters to-day. The
congratulatory letter. girGnt's reply Is con-
fined 10 thanks.
Two negro men were fosnd dead in the French
minister's house this morning..
Gen. Meade visited Grant to day.
HOuSe-The diplomatic aud c0asular appr0pra
tion bill reported is SOO 900 less than it was last
year.
resolution was offered directing the post
master general to withhold payment from Wells,
Fargo Co., for failure OF the Aciic mail service,
pending full investigation. Meeting objection
went over.
Several bills were introduced, among them one
by Butler for the transit of citizens through the
States. II forbids the arrest of persons passing
through States of which he is not a citizen unless
be tarres over As hours, aDS civil process. and
provides penalties for serving such writs on pass
After considerable unimpetant business the
House adjourned.
Serldte-The secretary of swar reported that
including 1000 volunteers, thsse are 26,O0O troops
engaged in defending the frehtiers, guarding the
Pacific railroads and lighting .te Indians.
The secretary of the interior recommends sur
veyor general Tor Louisiana.
Ten thousand copies Of Commissioner Welles'
report has been ordsred printed.
The University Of Virginia petitions for the re-
mission OF duty on certain imported apparatus.
Also, petition Of certain citiz ems OF Georgia SET
ting forth the condition of Affairs and asking Con-
gressonal interference.
Morton introduced bill forbiddiug the landing
OF sub marine cables without the consent of Con-
gress. Referred TO the judiciary committee.
resolution referring the presidents amnesty
proclamation to the Judiciary committee was
adopted.
Stewart introduced a bill reconstructing
Georgia and re pealing the act Of July 25th lS6S,
so far as il applies TO the State. IL retains all the
officers Of the State except those disqualified By
the l4th amendment and members Of the legisla-
fure. Ii provides for the re-assembling of the
State convention in March, TO amend the constitu-
fion which shall be submitted TO the people and
then TO Congress Georga's govern
ment shall be provisional. Referred to the judi
cary committee.
The claim of Miss Sue Murphy for property
nsed for military purposes was discussed to ad-
journment-Frelinghuyse Howard and Conkling