The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-10
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adversely to granting the relief sought by
several companies urging their claims.
The sentiment of the committee is in ac-
cordance with the general public senti.
ment, aud no more subsidies of bonds can
be expected, but it is probable that a
Southern route, say the thirty-second par
allel, will meet with encouragement if the
demand be confined to guarantee of pay
ment Of interest On bonds of the road, and
to limited extent the grant of lands in
alternate sections, with limit of sixteen
thousand dollars per mile of cost for con-
stru3tion. Ef rG
The House Committee of Ways and
Means have under consideration the Cana
ola reciprocity proposition, but no definite
conclusion was arrived at.
The Reconstruction Committee, after
some discussion, referred all claims for re-
moval of disabilities to subcommittee of
three, whose report will be adopted by the
general committee. The President and
his daughters have a reception Tomorrow
evening. as as.. 5a,l
To-day Juvenile military company of
one of the Georgetown schools, headed by
the 18th Infantry band, paraded in front OF
the White House, and was received by the
President. a.
1t is admitted that at no previous cores
ponding period has there been such uni
versal dizziness as at the present iuncture.
and it is not expected that any very i'm
portant legislative or executive business
will be transacted during the remainder of
the present session of Congress.
Gen. Grant and wife are to be present at
the wedding of Gen. Comstock and Miss
Bessie, the daughter of Montgomery Blair,
on Wednesday evening next. =
On Thursday Gen. Grant goes to Phila-
delphia, and it is said attends wedding in
that city. a-i slE
MEMPHIS, Feb. Am unsuccessful at
tempt was made last night to FIRE the
Proyine block on Main street. ae
The negro porter of the steamer Cold
well, named Cartwright, shot and killed
the negro steward, VIM. Noe, this morning
while the boat was laying at the levee.--
Cause, jealousy.
Five notorious horse thieves were shot
at Dyersburg on Saturday by the Vigilance
Committee. The men shot were leaders
of gang infesting that section of the coun-
try. They were also connected with an
organizations, the operations OF which are
said to extend from the Gulf to St. Law
renee, of which the Reno brothers, recent
ly hung. in Indiana were members. t
In the Arkansas Senate, Yesterday, a bill
imposing five thousand dollars on each
county where a murder hereafter be COM
mitted, was tabled. In the House, a bill
exempting three hundred dollars of prop
erty from taxation, passed
The Arkansas river has risen five feet in
twenty-four hours. Il
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The committee
on baking and currency had under consid-
Grafton to-day the question of the redistri-
button OF the currency of the National
banks among the States, the Southern
States more especially requiring revision
of the distribution. ),
The committee found some difficulty in
determining upon scale for equalizing the
currency among all the States. They
agreed to report bill requiring the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to advertise the sale of
bonds, when there are any to be sold, and
award the sales to the bidders most advan-
tageous to the Government, also providing
that gold be sold at auction.
The dead lock as to the Senate eyecu-
tive sessions continues, with but slight
prospect offs break up for two or three
days, and this to the great annoyance of
certain Senators whose official terms close
with the Fourth of March. They desire to
make good use of the intervening time in
providing for their friends, whose nomina-
tons are pending, and Others that. are
promised, but the dead lock defeats their
purposes. ftft az Fl
1t is believed that the Senate would
promptly dispose of all the unfinished exc
cutive business were the present nomina-
tons for Commissioners of internal Re en-
Ne, Naval Officer to New York, and Minis
ter to Russia, out of the way, either by con-
firmation, rejection, or withdraw. On
these the contest is based. PISS t.5
The receipts from internal revenue for
the past three days have averaged about
two million three hundred thousand dollars,
which is very large increase over. the
average daily receipts for some time past.
The official records show that the revenue
from the whisky tax at fifty cents per gal
lon is greatly in excess of the former re-
ceipts when the tax was two dollars per
gallon.
| 1t is proposed in the new internal reven-
ne bill to give the Commissioner a salary
of eight thousand dollars, which is regard
ed as little enough, in view of the ability
demanded for the discharge Of the very
laborious duties of the Office. luis remark
ed here by those advised of the movements
and occupation of the leading officials, that
those officers whose labors are more inces-
SAINT, and whose hours are more tho oughly
occupied by important business, are the
President, Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue, and United States Treasurer. These
officials are closely occupied in official work
from Q o'clock A. NJ. until about l O'Clock
Pm. @ -
The House Committee on Postolices
and Postroads heard the final arguments
to-day on the postal telegraph project, and
agreed to report against our Government
building any lines, or leasing or charteripg
any privave company. They hold that the
people will derive more benefit from private
competition in the transmission Of mes
sages than from a Government monopoly
of the telegraph system. .-...-...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Senator Howard,
having completed the omnibus Pacific
Railroad bill, submitted the same to the
committee to-day. Upon a vote of eight
to three, the eastern division of Kansas
was admitted to the bilE allowing the COM
pany to extend the road from the present
for RI A 1buoporruo kho,o ~, n..o~..