New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-07
Destructive Tornado in IIlineis
EXPULSION AND MAlTREATMeNT Of JEW
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARK
WASHINGTON.

Bill for Sale OF Sea 1slands-Neyvsham ans
Bill to Repair Red River Leveos-
Petition for Abolition OF Tax On
eales-Bil to Prohibit COOlio Con.
traets-Ritls to Carry into Effect
Dscrees Of Clrcult Court In Louisi
aua-COmpensatlOn Of Census Takers
WASHINGTON, June 6.-House. Bower
introduced bin for the sale of certain Sea
Islands, which was referred to Reconstruc .
tion Committee; and Mr.. Newsham, a bill tC
repair the levees of the Red river from
Shreveport to the mouth of the same.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs have
made as a special order for Tuesday mex,
Mr.. Banks Cuban bill.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
has also been made the special order fOl
Tuesday.
Mr. Schench's tariff amendment to the
tax bill was adopted.
Also amendment relieving coasting and
fishing vessels from tonnage duties.
The bill finally passed by vote of 15O to
35. Its features haze already been pub
lished.
The postofice appropriation bill was taken
up.
Seaate-A petition was read from the New
York merchants and importers for the abol-
itiOn of the tax on sales.
Stewart introduced bill to prohibit con-
intended to break up the system of Coolie
contracts, by which the Chinese laborers
were imported to this country and held to
labor for four years. The contract is to re-
turn the Chinese to their own country, dead
or alive, at the end of four years. The re-
ligious feelings of the Chinese prevents
them from breaking the contract.
This is really system of servile labor;
the wages are exceedingly low, and can be
called by no means free.
The bill provides that no contracts with
the Chinese shall be good longer than six
months, and that immediate action should
be taken, as agents are now here to intro
duce them into South Carolina and Massa-
setts. He moved that the bill be referred
to the judiciary Committee.
The Indian appropriation Dill was coasld'
cred.
A motion to make the Texas Southern
Pacific Railroad special order prevailed,
but MIR. Drake subsequently moved a recon-
sideratOn.
The Senate is in SESSION tonight.
The election to-day passed off compare
lively quiet. Emerys election seems to be
conceded.
In the Senate tonight bill was intro
duced for the settlement of claims for quar-
termasters and commissary stores furnished
to or taken by the United States within the
CIdtcS Ill IcUClllOu uuAlhE SAS 1SoC WbA =
Motions to pass the bill over and recommit
TO the committee were defeated. Debate
now in progress.
Bills were passed to carry into effect
the DEGREES of the United States Dis
trct Court of Louisiana, in the cases of the
British vessels Volant and Science, the brig
Dashing Wave and cargo, and schooner Fly
ing Scud and cargo.
House.-A joint resolution, granting the
right OF way to the Memphis, Ell Paso and
Pacific Railroad, from Ell Paso to the Pacific
Ocean, was indefinitely postponed.
The compensation of census marshals will
not exceed Ss per day, with mileage. This
is an advance on the previous compensation,
under which competent service could not
be had.
Mr.. Clarke introduced bill to make
Houston. Texas, a port of delivery.
The following dispatch was received here
this evening from New York:
To Simon Wolf, Washington:
Just received dispatch from CremeuX,
president Of the Jewish Alliance, at Paris.
Jews of Roumania are expelled, plundered
and horribly maltreated. Numbers are
wounded and perhaps dead. Shall telegraph
to Europe again.
"Signed. I'M. s. ISAACS,
''243 Broadway, New York"
The game of base ball played IN this city
to-day, between the Forest City, of Rock
ford, Illinois, and the Olympics, of Washing
ton, was won by the latter by score OF 8
to 10.