The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-11
Powers Louisiana Statue of Wash
iggton on IFS Way.
THE PRUSSIAN DELEGATION AND THE
TREASURYSHIP.

WLsHMGTos, March 10-Morning.-The resig.
nation Of Gen. Dix has been accepted.
The Senate considers the tenure Of Office bill
after the morning bOur.
House bills were introduced providing for levees
In Mississippi sbd Louisiana, and amending the act
providing for provisional government for Vr-
ginia, Texas ard Mississippi.
No developmentf regarding the secretary OF the
treasury. Weathef bad.
WASHINGTON, March 10-Evening.-In the Su-
preme Court Eyarts introduced his successor,
Judge Hoar. who Qualified as attorney general.
Mr.. Stewart aD4 family depart for New York
tomorrow.
Gen. Hatch. cold nel Ninth cavalry, will succeed
Gen. Howard in tho freedmen's bureau.
The new secretaties are at work in all depart
meDts except the treasury.
The two Republican wings committees from
Mississippi have bad several meetings without
compromising theit difficulties.
Sendte-The tesure of Office bill was resumed
The friends Of reReal struggled 10 put il ON its
passage, but it was as,referred 10 the judiciary com
mittee by vote Of 80 to rs.
The bill Strengthening the public credit was
Ferry introduced joint resolution that the act
removing ineligible civil officers in Virginia,
Texas and Mississippi shall not take effect until
thirty days after the passage Of this resolution.
Referred to judiciary committee.
A bill was introduced to pay loyal claimants 10
the late rebellioua States. Il contemplates the
creation Of three commissioners to be appointed
by the president.
A very full caucus Of Republican senators was
held to-day. Anthony was unanimously elected
president pro tent of the Senate. They deter
mined to take mp oDiy the following general ques-
tions this session Repeal of the tenure of Office
BILL the act TO strengthen the public credit, redis-
tribu,ion of banipg currency, reorganize the
judiciary, enfordn the fourteenth amend
ment, removal " political disabilities, re-
organize the naiy and the Georgia quesl
tion. The notion not to consider the Georgia
question this session received only seven Affirmative
votes. Thayer, Etmnnds. Carpenter and Sumner
urged its Immediate consideration.
During the caucus pending the proposition to
restrict The business of the session, itwss resisted
on the part of the Southern members on the ground
that legislation wak required for the settlement of
the claims of loyal citizens; also that Summers
bill preventing intimidation of voters. etc., should
be passed. In ad6ton they Insisted that there
should be some geteral friendly legislation for the
reconstructed States, N order to create better
feeling and that thty might understand that they
were not neglected by the other sections. Gen.
Abboits bill creating a commission for the settle
ment of the claims of loyal citizens is substantial
ly the same as that Introduced by him last session.
Misapprehension having arisen from recent dis
patches regarding the Busteed case, the follow
ing from the official record is telegraphed:
Mr.. Woodbridge, by unanimous consent. moved
that the committee on the Judiciary be discharged
from further investigation into the official conduct
of the Hon. Richard Busteed, judge of the United
States District Court of ALABAMA, and that the
testimony already taken be laid on the table.
The motion was sGreedto.
Surgeon JDo. Moore has been ordered to the
first military distrisi as medical director.
Col. Henry A. 1iorrow relieves Gen. John s..
Mason In Texas.
Rollins made q vkledictory in which he slid that
the interests of of.thelrevenue had been sacrificed,
that an unworthy yolicy Of reconstruction might
be forced upon an unwilling people, that bad men
and bad women haze controlled the presidential
nominations. Also that the country has abundant
reason TO believe tpat the expectation of pardon
will not hereafter ltmulste violations Of the rev.
enue law.
The Supreme Cflrt is hearing argument on
mandamus competing the collectors OF taxes 70
receive the issues gf Tennessee banks before the
war.
The postmaster general has ordered a weekly
mail from San Antonio, Texas, to San Diego, to
connect with the dsily mail from st. Louis to Fort
Smith. Supt. Fcklin started from Fort ConchO
with the mall estssp fishing stands along the route
on February lst He reached Fort Smith with
the mails on the 18th of February, distance 62o
miles. These arrangements complete the great
overland tri.weekl mail by stages from San An
tonic and Fort Sfith, Ark, to California, at
speed Of 100 miles Der day.
The ship James Foster left Liverpool December
18th, and arrived az New York on Monday last.
-Four OF the passengers and twelve OF the crew
died of ship fever curing the passage. Nineteen
of the passengers are sick with the FEVER. Inc
disease is attributed TO the long voyage and short
rations. The courts are investigating the matter.
Powers's statue of Washington was shipped to-
day to Gov. WarmOth, TO be replaced at Baton
Rouge.
The Prussian delegation. owing to the immense
quantity of bonds Held in Germany, take great in'
terest in the secreihryship of the treasury. They
say tonight that Spinner is the man.