The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-12

Passage by the House of Bill Repeating
the Tenure of Office Act.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Supreme Court ha
ordered mandsmus TO issue in the ex parte cas-,
OF Joseph IL. Bradley, dsbsrred by the Supreme
Court OF the district. This action restores Brad
ley 10 his practice.
The Senate is discussing the safety of extradi.
ton prisoners.
The letter mail from Richmond to Philadelphia
and Baltimore was stolen on Saturday night from
the city postoffice here.
The day here has been very dissgreeable. The
various delegations here are idle. The recon.
structioD committee is not in session. The elec.
ton committee met but done nothing.
Sherman's judiciary bill provides that when a
judge OF the Supreme Court attains the age of
seventy the president shall appoint an additional
judge for the same court, who shall act with, and
IN the absence of the old judge, hold court.
The Dyer court martial has reassembed. All
present.
House-The following are among the bills in
troduced under the regular call:
Authorizing gold contracts.
To preserve the purity of elections.
Repeating the act Of Janusry H. 1864
hsklDR loyal the citizens Of all States, except
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas.
Admitting Colorado as state.
Kepeallng the tenure of-oftice bill-upon this
Wasbburne demanded the previous question. The
bill passed, every Democrat voting aye.
Butler introduced bill susDending judgments
and continuing all cases in Virginia, where the
judges are disqualified by the fourteenth amend
validity of such courts. Referred to the judiciary
committee.
Croley, of South Carolina, introduced bill for
bidding disloyal text books in the public schools.
Stokes introduced bill Furnishing all persons
holding ONCE IN violation OF the fourteenth
amendment; also removing them; also dispens.
ing with the test oath from postofice empioves
not paid by the United States.
A resolution by Robinson, acknowledging the
Independence Of Cuba and providing for It's an.
naYQfiOn IN the ITnifad Will
was referred to the committee on foreign affairs.
Boutwell, reported bill declaring who may
vote for federal officers, which he stated he would
call up for action in ten days. 1t extends the
franchise to all citizens and empowers Congress
to enforce said privilege. Adjourned.
Stndte.-A memorial was presented from the
Union men of Georgia. representing that life and
properly are insecure in the rural districts of that
State.
The Philadelphia Board of Trade urotests
against the further extension OF the bankrupt
law.
The credentials Of Senator Miller. of Georgia
were presented by Trumbull and referred to the
judiciary committee.
The consideration of the claim of Miss Sue
Murphy was resumed. Fowler spoke favorably;
Dale adversely.
Kellogg introduced bill creating the collection
district Of TIE Teohe in Louisiana. Also bill
confirming the charter granted by the Louisiana
Legislssnre for connecting the Mississippi with
Lake Borgne.
Gems. Longstreet and Gflem are here.
Alphonse Hustell was examined this morning
by the judiciary committee of the House in rela.
ton TO the charges presented against Judge Bus.
teed by Charles 81. Smith, of Mobile.
The Senate had a long executive session over
smythe's nomination TO Austria.
The action OF the House to-day In the repeal of
the tenure Office bill displeased Butler He re-
moDstrsted that the bill rushed through was like
bis, and that his should pass.