New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-17
BY LIE GRAPH. !.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
COMBINATIONS FOR TEXAS
Resignation of Senator Drake
BRAKES REPLY TO CARL scHvRz
San Domingo Annexation Opposed
AMENDMENT OF SUGAR DUTY ACT
Restoration of French Empire
PROOFS OF PRUSSIA'S SCHEME
Discharge Of an Alleged Counterfeiter
BRAKES REPLY TO CARL scnvRz
AMENDMENT OF SUGAR DUTY AC
Restoration of French Empire
PROOFS OF PRUSSIA'S SCHEME
Discharge Of an Alleged Counterfeiter
WASHINGTON.

Pleasanton ConMrmed-Texas Judge and
District Attorney CenHrmed- British
Subscriptions Of Senator
DFake-Petition Against San Domingo
Annexation-Adverse Report ON Bills
to Abolish Income Tax-Drake's Reply
to schurz-Orsanized Disloyalisss
verse Report On Claim Of ]. Ross
Browne-Relief Of Henry Ewell, Of
Baton Rouse-Passasc Of Bin Re.
lieving Political Diaabilities-Susar
Duty Act Amended-Roderick Butler
Indicted for Forgery.
WASHINGTON December 16.-The Senate
confirmed General Pleasanton as Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, also, the ap-
pointments of Joel C: C. Wierch as District
Judge, Eastern Texas, and Henry G. Hicks
United States District Attorney, Eastern
Texas.
Sir Edward Thor1lIon has received 5000
for the widows and orphans of the crew Of
the Oneida, which was quietly contributed
by seventy British subscribers, headed by
Earl of Shaftesbury.
Senator Drake, Of Missouri, having been
appointed Chief Justice of the Court Of
Claims, rendered his resignation as Senator,
to take effect on the nineteenth instant.
Senate-Mr. Sumner presented q petition
from citizens Of New England against the
annexation of Dominica.
The Finance Committee reported ad.
vcrsely to various bills abOlishing the in
come tax.
The House bill making appropriations
for revenue cutters passed. It goes to the
President.
Mr.. Morton offered q resolution request
ing the President to communicate to the
Senate all information in his possession re-
lating to organized bodies of disloyal and
evil disposed persons in the State Of North
Carolina, which have in view or threaten
resistance to the execution of the laws of
the United States, the denial to citizens of
the United States Of equal protection of the
laws and their rights under the constitution;
and also what murders and Outrages for pO-
litical purposes have been committed by
such organizations. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr. Drake took the floor to reply to Mr..
Schurz. "Stabbing the Republican party
in cold blood" and "a devilish conspiracy"
were among the milder epithets of Mr..
Drake, in denunciatiOn of Mr.. Schur3.
Mr.. Schurz made o brief reply, after
which the Senate went into executive ses-.
sion, and adjourned till Monday.
. Hous.-The Committee on Claims re-
ported adversely to the claim Of j. Ross
Browne, lately minister to China.
A bill for the relief of Henry Ewell, of
Baton Rouge, passed. 1t goes to the Presi-
dent.
A bill restoring to the estate of Samuel
Miller, Of Virginia, Sal 900 for stocks and
bonds sold under illegal confscation,
passed.
The Reconstruction Committee reported
bill relieving number of persons named
from political disabilities. Passed, by Ill
to SO.
A bill from the Ways and Means Com
mittee, to amend the act relative to the col
lection Of duties on sugar, passed. House
adjourned to Monday.
Hon. Roderick Butler, Republican, Mem
Der of Congress from the First District of
Tennessee, was indicted by the grand jury
here to-day for forgery, in signing the
he obtained the pension money due them.
A bench warrant was issued, and he will be
arrested tomorrow.