New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-30
Abstract Of Governor ScOtts Message.
INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
dispatches to the Associated Press.
From Washington.


WASHINGTON, June Ho1Lse-Tbe ioint
resolution extending the Agricultural Col.
lege act to Arkansas was referred to the
Committee on Public Lands.
MIR. Cobb introduced the following:
ReS0tued, That the Committee of Ways
and Means be instructed to report without
unnecessary delay a bill leyying tax of at
least ten per cent on the interest of bonds
of the United States, to be assessed and col.
lected annually by the Secretary of the
Treasury and such subordinate officers as
are charged with the duty of paying interest
on the bonded debt of the United States.
Mr., Price inquired if that included bonds
held in foreign countries.
Mr.. Cobb replied it did, and demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Allison asked if the resolution was
maA Ia'oIy,
The Speaker replied affirma.ively.
The House refused to second the previous
question.
Nj. Washburne, of Indiana moved to lay
the resolution on the table. Rejected; yeas
| q, nays LOG.
Mr.. Price moved that it be referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, but the
| previous question having been seconded,
| Mr.. Butler asked what effect this vote would
| have.
The Speaker replied that the effect would
be to refer the resolution without instruc.
/ tions.
Mr.. Blaine-"Ts not the Ways and Means
Committee privileged to report any time ~
Speaker-"It is.n
Mr.. Butler-"But everybody knows they
will not report the resolution back unless
they are compelled to do So"
In answer to further inquiries the speaker
explained that as the previous question was
not operating if the House refused to refer
the resolution the question would recur up
on its passage.
The House refused to refer the resolution.
Yeas 6l, nays so. The question then re.
CURED upon agreeing to the resolution,
which passed Yeas 90, nays "a. The Dem.
oorats, excepting Sitgraves, voted aye.
The river and harbor bill was resumed
A clause appropriatIug $4,000 for the Ten
nessee river was adopted. An appropri
alton of $4,000 was made for experiments
in shifting sluices; also an appropriation foI
surveying the 0uachita and White rivers
in Arkansas.
without further definite action the Houst
adjourned.
Senate-A bill providing that when any
State is in arrears tor interest on boudl
ned in trust the Federal government shal
withhold money due said State Passed
The civil appropriation bill was resumed
Night session ordered. Recess.
The Presidents family have gone to Ten
nessee to spend the summer.
A general court martial has been ordered
at Fortr IS Monroe July /.
General Breckenridge is at Toronto
Canada, where he win remain some time.
The Tribune says editorially, alluding t.
General Grants order placing the recent,
elected officials in office in Louisiana
General Grant will to-day issue an orde
of the same nature applicable to the State
of North and South Carolina, Georgia
Florida, and Alabama
The Senate nfrmed Admiral Dahlgrel
as chief of the ordnance bureau.
The deficiency bill reported in the Hous
to-day appropriates $500, 900 for recOnstruc
ton purposes.
great many delegates to the Nationa
Democratic convention are here, nearly al
of whom have visited the President.
1t is understood that the President vii
send no important nominations to the Senat
until after the convention.