New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-22

Scheaek's Successor as Chairman of Ways
aud Means Committee..The Defaulting
Paymaster Parker-Purchase of the
Chronicle--SchenckN Nominated for the
Mission to En9land.-Debate on San
Dominso--Passage of the Sugar Bill
Vote Postpening Amnesty Bfll.-Jofnt
Committee to Investigate New Orleans
ouse-.Jumner Against the Snn
Domingo Bill.
WASHINGTON, Dcember 2l.-Mr Hooper
will succeed Mr.. Schenck as chairman Of
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Navy Paymaster Forbes Parker has not
obeyed the order to appear before a court
martial to answer for $4,000 default. 1t is
thought he has left the country.
j. M. Morris, executive clerk Of the Sen
ate, has purchased the Chronicle. 1t will
be continued az an administration paper.
Mr. Sehenck was nominated to-day for
the mission to England.
Mr.. Adams was nominated Collector at
St. Johns, Florida.
The War Department has no advices OF
trouble in Georgia.
Senaae-A dispute over precedence ex-
hausted the morning hour, when the San
Domingo bill came up in order.
Mr.. Sherman moved postponement to
take up the sugar bill. The yeas and nays
were called.
Mr. Sumner styled the San Domingo resO-
lutions perniciOus.
Mr. Sherman's motion was lost, 25 to %
Mr.. Sumner then spoke on San Domingo.
Mr Morton is speaking tonight. He gave
way and the sugar bill passed without an
amendment, and goes to the President for
his approval.
Hopse-The vote postponing the amnesty
bill was 102 to s..
The Speaker announced that tomorrow q
session was for debate only. This delays
the San Domingo bill till after the recess
The Committee on Ways and Means have
been instructed to consider the expediency
of abolishing the compulsory use of metre
by distillers.
The House then adjourned.
The Committee on Retrenchment have
appointed joint committee to investigate
the customhouse at New Orleans, consist
ing Of Messrs. Harris, Of Louisiana, Schurz,
of Missouri, and Walker, Of Ohio.
Mr.. Sumner made a speech against the
San Domingo bill to-day, alluding to Presi-
dent Baez. Cazreau and Fabers as conspira-
tors with General BabcOck, who called HIM
self, in the protocol, the aide-de-camp of
President Grant. Where was the warrant for
such officea 1t was unknown to the laws.
The object Of appointing commissioner to
proceed to San Domingo was to commit Con-
L
merely desired information, he could send
a commissioner and pay the expenses out of
the secret service fund. In the protocol
signed by Baez and Babcock, the latter
pledged that the President would SO in
fluence Congress as to make annexation a
necessity. So tho first thing the President
did was to send a naval force to San Do
mingo that President Baez might betray his
country.
Dir. Sumner showed that a naval officer
had entered the capital of Hayti, and threat
ened the authorities that if they endeavered
to thwart the object of annexation, he would
bring his guns to bear, and blow down the
town about their ears. The government
would not SO threaten q stronger power,
such as France or England. We could not
acquire the island of San Domingo, for one
half belonged to Hayti; and if we annexed
San Domingo we, would have to assume a
part of the 1000 900 of francs that Hayti
and Dominica owe to France. In every
view Of the case, we would purchase a
bloody lawsuit, and Mr.. Sumner appealed
to both Mr.. Morton and the Vice-President
to call on the President, and ask him to re-
trace his steps, and not follow the example
of Presidents Pierce, Buchanan and JOhR7
son. =
The Senate still remains in session, dis
cussing the San Domingo resolution. 1t is
probable there will be an all night session.
The boys in blue made a demonstration
Of welcome to Congress- and made a visit to
the President, who. i'll short speech, stated
that any attempt to remove the Capitol was,
in Lis opinion, unconstitutional.