The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-25
Vo1HlNGS SHIP CANAL TREATY
ais sherman and Sheridan.
1"ooEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT CUBAN NEwS--CAPT. wIaz's BODY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9II, q. ho,;ouos o.
viii notify his cabinet officers betwsen ~ U,an, AN
Monday. Oe'"een now and
nns 80 R treaty Tor ship canal over the 18th.
the sana,a nI mas Deen favoraby considered by
CoI pa committee on foreign relations.
of Gen nae,oi Vi Indlsr descent, and heretofore
sioner of Jnd;s .s, s.sn, ls prominent as commits
Sheri5a Sherman is expected here on Friday next.
general. s'an as neusenant
Az ne Ieconsuucnon committee are considering
90 Sena.e amendments 10 the disability BILL but
az. "aAng siow progress. Shackelford of Vir.
sni", was sirlcken from the list; but Judge Par.
-. y. 'nenia, Wnom, Sumner calls atrocious
Ses ie'Aineu Dy Tour tq three-Binghsm voting
Tn9lg TMnot99lng OF Importance doing in either House.
Ihetollowing is the HeAald's editorial summarv NJ
cuban news: Capt. den DnIce;s 6rmnaaS q;
DeheVeo 10 nave alone prevented serious distarb.
ances IN Havana on the, part of the volunteers
1IeSt excitement exists, however, on account of
he Peruvian iron.clads at Key West. The insnr
gents have captured the to wn of Mayaiigna naar
Hemeons. Sklrmishes are continually taking
cQlace IN the neighborhuod of Trinidad Cienfnes
rRos ana Nlla Clara. TIE insurgents about Glen.
fuegos are well mounted and supplied with artiI
lely. The people in the central Department have
aii abandoned their estates and moved into the
cities. vigorous camtaigu apajnst tba revoi1.
honists will be Immediately insugurated.
dispatch from Fort Leavenworth saws that
the middle of March.
Gen. Grants cabinet il Is conceded will consist
OF moderate Republicans
6chenk's bill to stTengtheG public credit. pledg-
ing the ialth OF the government to pay the bonds
in gold or its equivalent bassed the H5usa bv 10
TO al.
The body OF the fortunate Capt. G. Wirz. exc.
cuted Tor alleged outFages on Federal prisoners
while he was keeper of AndersonyiIle Prison was
delivered TO his friends t6 day.
Senator Wilson introduced bill regarding Mia.
sissppi, provi6ing for the sprogation of the pro.
yional government and tho installation of the of.
hcers elected at the recent election, with the pro.
vision that, where persons vected could not take
the regular oath, their Office onld devolve upon
the person receiving the ne 4t highest vote.
The Senate judiciary committee resolved to
take no further action this session on removal Of
political disabi tiles.
The reconstruction committee made but little
progress to-day c0DsideTiDgsthe Senate's amend.
ments to the House bill relieving political diss.
bilities. The impression is, strong that nothing
more will be done this session, the House being
certain TO erase some names which will involve
the bills return to the Sensts for concurrence.
Both houses caucus on Tuesday next for officers
for the ensuing session.
Further business of either house is regarded i'm.
probable.
Managers of caucusses earnestly urge new mem.
bers TO be present.
Sendte.-The judiciary committee asked to be
discharged from the consideration o! several bills
memorials and papers regarding congressional in.
reference with Georgia. Tie committee on com.
various bills. Several amendments to the army
appropriation bill were adopted, involving its re-
turn to the Senate for concurrence.
The McGarnahan case was discussed to recess.
H0uSe.-BeyO Ond what ia reported elsewhere,
the proceedings were entirely unimportant.