New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-16
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Small Revenue Receipts Yssterday-
Adverse Reports ON New Ports OF
Entry-Conflrma ailOns by the Senate
Fifteenth Amendment Ratified by
Thirty states-The Presidenl De
elines to Anticipate the Action OF
Conyress-Texas Admission Bill
Passed In the House-GeOrgia Bill
Resumed-Status Of Indians Under the
Fifteenlh Amendment.
WASHINGTON, March l7.-Internal revenue
receipts to-d day, $l56 900.
The Reconstruction Committee have
agreed to report bill for Texas similar to
that of Mississippi.
The Texas Congressional delegation visi
ted the President to-day.
The Senate Committe on Commerce have
agreed to report adversely on the bill to
establish ports OF entry at various points on
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
The Senate confirmed the following named
persons to be Ministers resident: Charles
81. Lewis, Of Virginia, to Portugal; Joseph
Russell Jones, of Illinois, to Belgium; G. G.
Adams, of Minnesota, to Stockholm; and
Robert c. Kirk, of Ohio. to Uraguay.
The Senate also confirmed W. r. Hardy
as Assessor of internal revenue. Third Dis
trict. Louisiana; John G. Ransle, Postmas
ter, Oxford, Mississippi; John G. Blackwell,
Receiver Of PUBLIC Moneys, Huntsville,
AldDduud, Cudt " SlOWCs VI AtoDouAh
Register of Land Office, Wyoming land
district.
The President to-day replied to resolu.
tion of the Senate. inclosing communica'
ton from the Secretary of State, who gives
the names of thirty States reported as hav-
ing ratified the fifteenth amendment, in
Guiding New York, Indiana, Texas and
Georgia.
He adds, "that he does not assume to en-.
AL IS in Snf1n n
the condition or relation Of any State to the
Federal government" He merely presents a
list of the resolutions purporting to ratify
the proposed amendments, of which notice
had been transmitted to the Department o!
State, with the dates of their respective
adoption.
House-The House debated at length
whether to refer the funding bill to the
Banking and Currency Committee, or to the
WAYS and Means Committee, and finally
voted to refer it to the latter.
Mr.. Butler reported a bill for the admis.
sion of Texas, stating that it was identical
with the Virginia and Mississippi bills, with
the exception of an additional provision that
the passage of this bill she'll not affect the
conditions under which Texas was originally
admitted. In response to an additional pro
viso offered by Mr.. Wood, that the State be
admitted without qualification except as sta
ted IN the Dill, Mr.. butler salu nt uau no oU'
lection, except that it was useless. Mr.. Beck
also offered /. substitute bill reciting thai
Texas had constitution which is republican
in form, and >she is, therefore, entitled to
representation. Beth Woods and Beck's
amendments were rejected by strict party
vote, and the bill then passed.
The deficiency bill was under considera.
ton to-day. During the discussion, Dir
Farnsworth said that two Of the granite
contractors for the Charleston CustomhOuse
and the treasury extension buildings, were
two men who had contracts in connection
with the New York Postoffice, Messrs
Larned and Dixon, and remarked that they
again had their arms, elbow deep, into the
treasury. Without dsposing of the bill, a
recess was taken until seven O'clockP. M.
Senate. The Quakers want money to carry
ont their Indian views.
Mr. Sumner wants an appropriation for s
mixed college at XeDia. Ohio.
The Judiciary committee have been di
rected to report regarding the status Of the
Indians under the fifteenth amendment. A
resolution asking that joint Indian com
mittee be appointed, was defeated by the
casting vote of Vice President Colfax.
Consideration of the Georgia bill was re
sumed: an amendment was offered author
izing the President to send troops iutc the
State to suppress disorgers.
Senate adjourned until tomorrow.