New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-13
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to Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Schenck reported an internal tax bill.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Schenck announced that he would
bring up the bill soon after recess and push
it 70 vote.
Pacific Railroad matters were discussed.
add the House went into Committee OF the
Whole.
Mr.. Munger, referring to the resolution
regarding Southern prisoners, tabled yes
terday, said that he was prepared to prove
that the COnfederates had offered three
times the value of medicines, to be carried
by federal surgeons to the Union prisoners
at AndersonVilie and other points. Ad-
jOurned.
Sendte--After adjournment of the court,
the Senate passed the bill extending the
city charter.
On the motion to adjourn, Mr.. Drake said
he moved to adjourn over because he be-
lieyed the Senators were not in a condition
to attend to business.
Mr.. Conkling asked what was the natter
Mr.. Drake said if the Senators could not
see what was the matter it was useless for
him to tell them. The whole country now
was trembling in an agony of suspense. If,
in view of the throes in which the country
was now suffering, there were Senators here
who were possessed of such composure as
to be insensible to it, he envied them.
After further unimportant business the
Senate adjourned to the usual hour.
The postofllce department to-day issued
orders to restore the mails between New
York and Philadelphia and MOBILE and
New Orleans to the route via Knoxville.
They have been going for some months via
Louisville.
The Court of Claims adjourned to the first
Monday in June. Meantime Judge Charles
c. Mott, of the court, is empowered to pro.
rug1 10 fbarlngfpp nd 20, fyr
dispositions in the cotton cases. The court
announced the determination in these cases
to take every prCcaution to secure the gov
ernment against fraud.
The tax pill presented to the House to-day
abolishes the offices of Revenue Agents, and
Inspectors of the Revenue Department, and
provides for the appointment of supervi.
sor for each judicial district of the country.
The sole power of appointment and removal
ofassessors, collectors, and all officers of the
Revenue Department, is given to the Com
missioner, Independent OF the President or
Senate. Whisky is taxed two dollars, the
same as now. Tobacco tax is unchanged.
Cigars are taxed ten dollars per thousand.
Special taxes are considerably increased,
Legacy taxes and the distribution of shares
remain unchanged. Oils distilled from
petroleum remain unchanged. At ports of
entry the ComE issioner designates a col
lcCtor who has the whole charge of export
warehouses. The tax ON distilleries is very
slightly increased.
The managers this morning claimed q
majority of one, but Mr.. Howards delirium
continued, and Radical caucus was held at
II O'Clock, when it was determined to post
pone. Should Mr. Howard recover, the man.
ayers express themselves still confident of
conviction by Mr.. Wade's vote. No doubtful
Senator has given any public indication
since yesterday.
Mr. ForHey has resigned the secretary
ship of the Senate.
A full cabinet meeting was held to-day,
including General Thomas.
The White House was crowded with Wis
itors to-day.
Senator Grimes concluded as follows:
''WhateVer may be my opinion Of the in
cumbent | can not consent to tribe with
the high Office he holds. ! can do nothing
which, by implication, may be construed
into an approval of impeachment as part
of future political machinery. However
widely therefore, ] may differ from the
President respecting his political views and
measures, and however deeply have re-
GREETED and do regret the differences be-
tween himself and the Congress of the
United States, am not able to record my
vote that he is guilty of high crimes and
misdemeanors' by reason OF these differ
ences.
81 am acting in judicial capacity under
conditions whose binding obligations can
hardly be exceeded, and ! must act accord
ing to the best of my ability and Judgment,
and as they require. II according to their
dictates the President IS guilty, | must say so,
according to their dictates the President is
not guilty, must say SO. In my opinion
the President has not been guilty of an
impeaChable offensc by reasrn of anything
alleged in either of the articles preferred
against him at the bar of the Senate by the
House of Representatives.
Mr.. Edmunds' speech decreases the
chances of conviction on the eleventh ar.
ticle, which has been regarded as the Glib
raltar of impeachment Regarding the
tenth and eleventh articles he expressed the
opinion that they did not come within the
Constitutional meaning of high crimes and
misdenI5anors.
From MIssIssIPPI
JACKSON, Miss, May l2.-The Democratic
Convention organized to-day. About l50
delegates were present together with several
hundred strangers. Entire harmony pre-
walls.
A committee appointed to recommend
system of action reported through their
chairman, E. Barksdale, that the nomln-
ations for State officers should be made
with view to defeat the constitution, with
out regard to tests not presented In the
present constitution of Mississippi and the
United States. They also recommend a
thorough system of organization.
In the Constitutional Convention an or
dinauce was passed designating June %
for the election for the ratification of the
Constitution.
An ordinance, providing that candidates
who may be elected and can not take the
oath shall give place to the candidate who
receives the next highest number of votes
and can take the oath, was adopted.
From Europe.
C0HsTANTINoPLE, May u. - The Sultan
addressing his new council said the time
has come when Turkish manners must
yield to European civilization.
In the House Of Commons the reply of the
Queen to the petition from the House was
announced. She desires that her interest
in the temporalities Of the Irish church shall
not hinder legislation on that subject.
Mr.. Gladstone will tomorrow bring in a
bill to suspend making appointments in the
Irish church.
From Havana.
HAVANA. May ll.-Sugar market quite at
s40s4 reals for No. u. Flour $l2 so. Lard
| lSIa20 for tierce, and 2la in Is II tins. Ex-
change on London 9S61lO premium. ON
United States currency so discount. Gold
premium.
Financial Matters In New York.
NEW YORK, May l2.-Arrived-steamer
General Meade from New Orleans.
5-20's of '62 coupons 1OSt, OF 81 1866, OF
65 1911, of '61 lQ9R; 1O40s l0s; 7sVs lO1i;