New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-01
ARGENTINE CUNsUL At NEW ORLEANS
Union League Executive Committee
CAPTURE OF MISSIONARIES IN AFRICA
The Lord Palmerston Statue Unveiled
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
WASHINGTON.


| Bill to Reduce Internal Revenue
Taxes-The Pres;d 5nE Going to Penn
sy,vania-Keceivero of Public Moneys
at Natchl,oches-The Manufactured
Tobacco Bought OF IndIan,-PresI.
dents Message on the Ut. Domingo
Tresty-EncOuraEem to Imml-
grnnts-Lauds Ia Chasta Valley at
Three Dollars an AcHe..
WASHINGTON, May 3l-House- bill
| to revive the navigation and commercial in
terests Of the United States was taken up,
when the previous question was ordered.
| The various amendments were voted on.
| The House refused to order the bill to be
engrossed for third reading by a vote of
| 109 to 60. The bill was finally recommitted
| to the select committee.
| The bill to reduce internal revenue taxes
was taken up and considered to the six
| teenth section without adopting an i'm.
portant amendment. Adjourned.
The Indian chief Red Cloud will arrive to.
morrow.
The Senate went into executive session at
| one O'Clock, to consider the reciprocity
| treaty with the Sandwich Islands.
The President leaves Wednesday for a
weeks recreation in Pennsylvania.
The President to-day nominated William
NJ. Douglas, assessor for the First Virginia
District J. J. Bozier, for receiver of public
mOuleS, dt NdlCultOCues. LOulsldud.
Verdcts were rendered against the par
ties in Arkansas, who brought manufac-
tured tobacco from the Indian country and
sold it without paying the tax.
1Sendte-The Senate Is in session tonight.
The President to-day transmitted to the
Senate brief message on the San Domingo
treaty enclosing au additional article to the
treaty, extending the time for the ratifiea-
ton to the first of July. He suggests GER
in dino ont oxCh oh ho
BILE that the Senate should incorporate into
the treaty.
In these amendments it is proposed that
the paragraph giving the United States lien
upon the public lands of that republic as
security for its underlined debt shall be
stricken out, and that the $1,000. 600, the
sum proposed to be paid fer this island,
shall be absolutely the entire amount to be
paid by the United States.
II is also proposed that two commissioners
shall be appointed, one by the Dominican
government and one by the United States,
to receive this money and to apply it to the
extinguishment of the Dominican debt, in
the following order: First, to the payment
of foreign governments who may have
claims against the republic. Second, to the
payment of individual creditors whomay not
be citizens of the republic. Third and last,
to the extinguishment of the domestic debt.
Beyond this payment of 81 500 900, the
United States is not liable in any manner.
This would leave the DOminicans at liberty
to do as they please with their domestic
debt, repudiate 1t or not.
They express great confidence that this
sum will not only enable them to lquidate
all their Indebtedness, but will leave them
balance of two or three hundred thousand
dollars for the expenses of territorial gov
ernment.
Owners of large Mexican grants in north
ern California, in order to encourage emil
grafton, have thrown 200 acres of land in
Chasta Valley, on the line of the California
railroad, into the market, at three dollars
per acre.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-W. B. Keene has
been recognized as Consul to the Argentine
Republic At New Orleans.
The National Executive Committee of the
Union League met here in secret session to-
day.
They represent advices as gratifying. espe-
cially FROM Texas showing the league in
that State rapidly concentrating Union men,
and promising important results i'll August
election.
Reports also read from Arkansas, Florida,
Kentucky, Maryland and Georgia.
The meeting of the executive committee |
of the Union League does not seem satis- |
factory. Reports from only few States |
have been received, and, except that from |
Texas, none very encouraging. |
The committee recommends that the !
League place itself in close afiliation with |
the Republican party.
SenGte.-The deficiency appropriations |
bill Was discussed. Mr.. Trumbull said the |
deficiency bill indicated show of economy. |
which was merely pretence. He argued |
that the deficiency for collecting the |
revenue was nearly S1,O00,OOO, which was
enormous, showing the cost of collection |
seven per cent more this than last year. !
The amount asked to collect the customs |
this year was nearly $l,0O0,000 more than |
last year.
Mr.. Trumbull wanted to know the cause |
of this increase?
MIR. Morrill,, defending Secretary Boutwell,, !
stated there had been Sl4 900 coo increase in |
revenue; that he had not asked Mr.. Bout. |
well to go into details, as he supposed MIR. |
Boutwell, to be an honest man.
Mr.. Casserly argued that Mr.. Boutwell, |
had not redeemed the promise Of increased |
collections and decreased expenses. The |
bill was finally passed.
The veto of the President of the bill for the !
relief of ROllin White was received. The
Senate passed the bill, the Presidents OBJ
Iections notwithstanding, yeas Al, nays 13.
The bill suspending the sale of certain
lands in California granted the Southern