The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-02-03

tiiouSn NC S"oIe several uayS ago before
the Printing Committee he was sole edi-
tor and proprietor of the paper. The bill
was referred to special committee. It
will, undoubtedly, pass.
A bill, authorizing the Governor to APP
point collectors in each county, passed the
Senate to-day; the appointees to hold
office for four years.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Ohio dele.
CATION in Congress, after consultations, has
| agreed to urge sturdy old Ben" Wade
Tor place in Gen. Grants Cabinet.
1t is announced, on what is received as
good authority, that Gen. Grants first
official act as President will be to order
Gen. Sheridan to command at New Or
leans.
Langston, the somewhat notorious col
ored person, is an applicant for the Mace
OF Minister to Hayti.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The French
Cable Company, through counsel, submit
ted to the Senate Committee on Commerce
to day, an argument against the pending
resolution, which declares the consent Of
Congress necessary an ocean cable can be
landed on any part Of the shore of the
United States.
Parties representing themselves to be
agents of the. Cuban rpvolutionists are
here with authority to ask of the Federal
Government the recognition of the insur-
gents US belligerdnts.
Gen. Grant was besieged to-day by cal
lers and Office seekers.
Casey is here, but has not applied for
the New Orleans Collectorship.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-It is finally set
tied that we are to have grand inaugura-
ton ball in this city on the night of the
4th of March, and this afternoon permis-
sion was given to the managers to make
use OF the north wing of the Treasury
building for that purpose. This is the
new addition to the building now nearly
finished. The supervising architect says he
can have the room ready for the ball by
the time he is required. One of these,
called the cashiers room, will be, when
completed, one ofthe most elegantly finish
ed rooms or halls, if not the very finest, in
the country. Its walls are of the richest
Italian marble; the height of the ceiling
from the floor is thirty feet ~
U. S, Treasurer Spinner received tele.
gram this evening from Little Rock, Ark,
announcing the failure of the Merchants
National Bank Of that city
The deficiency bill will amount to about
twenty-oue million of dollars. Just about
an equal sum to the reductions made upon
estimates of the heads of departments last
year. q y ! 80 IL ~ X. +
The party of Senators who abide by the
caucus resolution of Monday last, managed
to-day to get an executive session during
the temporary absence of some of the Sena-
tors who opposed the resolution. Just as
the Senate went into executive session,
however, the. absent Senators returned, and
a lively session Of about an hour ensued,
without either confirming or rejecting any
nomination.
The general opinion of Congressman is
that the first session of the next Congress
commencing ON the fourth of March will
not last over four or FIVE weeks.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The evil
enee before the. Committee on POST
roads, relative to the Wells, Fargo g.
Co., contract for carrying the overland
mail to California, has thus far failed
to discover anything to censure the
Postmaster General in the making of
the contract, and has shown that, in
view of the circumstances, the express
company are performing the service at
a much lower rate than the bids of
other parties would have cost the Gov
eminent. The committee will proba-
bly, report accordingly; at an, early day
of next week. $50 . -
Notwithstanding the efforts of nomi-
nees before the Senate, there was no
executive session of that body to-day,
nor will there be, unless some cOmpro-
mise shall be effected between the par
ties for and against an executive ses-
sion. ~
The important treaties upon rights
of naturalized citizens, Alabama claims
and San Juan boundary, will not be
considered during the present session
of Congress.
Nearly all the proprietors of leading g
journals of tho United States have
joined in recommending the extension
of the Hoe patent for printing presses
and the House Committee on Patents
appears to be unanimously in favor of
recommending that the patent be ex-
tended. >Hf.+- Nt.Aa
The House Committee on Commerce
although prepared to report several inn
pOftilHG uiGteFS, 10 +uoC eApcCt W nave
an opportunity to be heard before the
4th of March. 1t4 ""
1t is now evident that Menard. the
colored member elect from New Or
leans, will not get seat in the present
Congress. Besides doubts being prob
bly, resolved in favor. of the right of
Jones. contestant of the late sitting
member, Mann, it appears the commit
tee does not regard the argument of
Menard as at all conclusive, as to his
own right to seat. To that the adj
vent of a colored member upon the
floor of the House must be LETT to q fu
ture Congress, if ever. anaA b
NEW York, Jan. 29.-There is the
most indubitabie and accumulated evil
dence, going to show that, finding The
system of force has only served to
unite the South, the Radical leaders
have mapp d out campaign of allure
ment, in which the weapons are money
place and the removal of disabilities.
information has been received from
Virginia that there is a thorough or
ganization, reaching to everycounty
where are even three Radicals, by
which subcommittee attempt to pro-
cure citizens to sign printed ,applica-
lions for removal of disabilities, the
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