New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-27


aud Currency Balance In the TrSasu-
rv-Ns Change Ia Distilled Spirits
yex-RepurG from the CommitLee Oa
ErUcaIfOn protsction Of the Texas
Frontfer-CuStoms Detecttves-Bepart-
meat OF .sustsce-A crluOnious Debate
on the Tariff Bill-Threasentu. Ad-
vices from the zndiaa COunt1y-TranA-
continental Railroad Company and
T.xa. Lnnds-Clrcular to COiiectors-
Ioutes for Expectation Of Merchan-
disc to Mexico.
WASHINGTON, April 2G.-The President is
opposed to the peAding Georgia bill. He Is
opposed to military government when 1t
can be avoided, and desires the immediate
restoration of the State on some basis, but
makes no suggestions.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, $500, ,000
| During recent levee the President said
| to Senator Morton: swell, Governor, how
about that San Domingo business :" Nor
| ton replied: THE iron is hot"
| The Supreme Court djourned to Satur
| day, whe1, after delivering some opinions,
! it Will adjourn again until fall.
| Com in the Treasury, including S35, 800 600
| gold certificates, STA, 500 600; currency bal
ance, S8. .25O, 900. Disbursements, under the
recently adopted deficiency bill, are quite
| The President nominated John F. Apple
| ton District Judge for the Eastern District
| of Texas.
| ,Senote-The Finance Committee reported
unanimously against any change in the tax
| on distilled spirits.
| The Committee on Education reported an
appropriation OF S25 600 out of the funds of
| the Freedmen's Bureau for the WllberforCe
| University, Ohio colOrcd insthutlon.-
The same committees were instructed to
inquire into the expediency OF dividing
among the States the net proceeds Of the
sales of public lands for the education OF
the whole American people
bill was introduced looking to the bet
ter protection of the Texas frontiers, author
! zing the military commanders 10 accept the
services of native volunteers, not exceeding
one thousand.
The military committee reported Il substi-
tute for the House army bill, reducing the
army to twenty-five thousand men. Inc pa
ple officers 10 be retired. and vacant offices
to be absorbed IN others of lower grade.
House. The bill allowing the Secretary OF
the Treasury tfty-three customs detectives
passed.
The Committee on Retrenchment reported
favorsb'y on q bill establishing depart
ment of Justice, with the Attorney General
at its head.
Tariff bill resumed. Iron still pending,
The debate became acrimonious withou.
disposiDg of it.
the House took q recess. House in ses
sion tonight.
Adyices from the Indian country continue
quite Threatening. the government l.
taking active precautions. The cabinet
session to-day was prolonged by the con-
slderation of the Indian question.
The subcommittee of the Pacific Railroad
Committee on the bill Incorporating and
| granting lands, and right of way to the
f Southern Trans, Continental Company, have
, reported. They say, the question of the
|. | ofo 10 n Is
. from the State of Texas, must be decided
without reference to the present State Con.
| stitution. There is no doubt of the right OF
the Legislature to grant lands to aid IN the
construction of railroads, but from examl-
| nation we are forced to the conclusion that
the Memphis and Ell Paso and Pacific, called
, the Trans. Continental Railroad Company
: bv their neglect to perform work required o.
them, have lost the right to demand any
more land from Texas. 1t is not to be sup
posed that the convention meant for the fu
ture to prohibit the application of their pub
lie domain in aid of the construction OF rail
roads and other internal improvements II
: Texas.
The following is a copy of 8 circular from
the Treasury Department to the Collector!
Of Customs and others:
: The following routes, for the Immediate
expectation Of merchandise Ia bond, II
/ Mexico, as mentioned in article l04 in the
: revised warehouse regulations or 1865, are
3. hereby discontinued, viz: From any port o
, the United States by water to Galveston
$ Texas, thence By Alleytown and Gonzale
to San Antonio, and thence by way o
, Eagle Pass, Preside del Norte, or san Eliza
:. rio. From any port in the United Statej
1 by water to Corpus Christi, thence by Wa.
j. of Goliad to San Antonio, and thence b.
way of Eagle Pass, Preside del Norte o
, San EliZario to Mexico. From any port IL
L I'D Ctatno 1vy OF 70
= Christi, and thence by way Of Rowa or Ri
!; Grande City to Mexico.
i The routes from any part of the United
: States to Indianola, and thence by way O
the waters above mentioned to Mexico, ais
l discontinued.
Collectors and other officials of the Gus
!: toms, on the seaboard, are directed to see t
/ it that 10 withdrawal entries OF merchan
'' disc are permitted to be made for exporta
ton to Mexico over the routes above speci
fed.
a (Signed) GEORGE s. BOUTWELL,.
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