New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-09
WASHINGTON.

Internal Revenue Keceipjs-Vncrease OF
IVerk ac the Mlnts-Nore Troops Or
dcred Lo New wOrlean.-DisabiIlty Eiii
gIgns d-MemOrials Is Against Postal Tel
egraph-ClaIns of Southern EoYnIfEts-
Forty acre HO@csteads for COIorea
CuItivniOrs-Exp-die OF Selling
Surplus Goid-vote on BInghums
Georgia Anne dment-The Amendment
Adopted and Biis Pnssed-S Il. Coorer,
New Orleans Pension agent.
WAsHNGToE, March S.-inteTnal revenue
receipts to-day over $3.50 coo.
Reports from the MINIS show q rapid in
crease OF work.
Colored recruits have been ordered from
New York TO New Orleans, 20 reinforce the
Twenth fifth United States Infantry.
The President signed the disability bill,
and telegraphed that fact to the Governor
Of Mississippi, ss important III organizing
the Legislature CT that State, which met
to-day.
Supervisors of internal revenue have
been directed to make strict examination
into the amount of stamps held by Col.
lectors.
General Quesada is here. He denies the
report of General Jordan's resignation.
The Wars and Means Committee will hear
Commissioner Deiano tomorrow OF the
equalization OF the tobacco tax, and the
Senate Finance Committee will hear him Oh
allowing whisky 10 remain in bond.
Senate After long quarrel, Enos Hop
kius was rejected as postmaster for Nash
vile, Tennessee.
memorial was received from the New
York Chamber Of Commerce, giving the
opinion that It would be extremely unWise
for the government 70 embark in the postal
telegraph.
Senator Conkling, who presented the
memorial, said he heartily concurred in the
views Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
The memorial was referred to the Conn
mittee on POstofices.
The Committee on Foreign Relations
unanimously reported a bilt making it
penal offense to furnish war vessels to any
European power for TIE purpose Of subdu-
ing American colOuiSts.
Mr.. Abbott introduced bill for the ad.
iusting Of claims of southern loyalis,s, by
three commissioners-the claims to be
liqnidated in land scrip at 81 25 per acre.
Mr.. Kellogg introduced bill in aid Of the
freedmen, and 10 subdivide the public
domain in certain States into forty acre
tracts for homesteads for the colOred race.
Referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. Fowler introduced resolution in
structiug the Judiciary Committee to in.
quire into the expedlency of selling the
surplus gold.
MIR. Williams introduced q resolution to
receive Ouc-uaI tue SUftluiHtUt uutles III
greenbacks.
The funding bill was discussed to adjourn
ment.
House-The House this afternoon pro-
ceeded TO vote on Mr.. Bingham's amendment
to the Georgia bill, declaring that the bill
shall not vacate any of the offices now filed
in the State, either by election CT appoint
ment, and shall not extend the official
tenure Of any officer of the State beyond
the term limited by the constitution
thereof, dating from the election or
appointE;ent of sucn officer, nor to deprive
the people of Georgia of the right under the
constitution to elect Senators and Repre-
sentatives Of the State il 1870, either upon
fhe day named in the constitution or such
other day as the present Legislature Bay
designate by law. TIE amendment was then
adopted by vote of ia 10 Y, and the bill
paesed-yeas 125, nays 55.
The House after some unimportart business
adjourned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March S.-Jas. 3. Cooper
was nominated to day as pension agent at
New Orleans.