New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-18

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receipts to-day were $72l, 900. - /. ~
It is stated that the San Domingo in
vestigating committee have closed their
work and exonetated General Babcock,
finding no evidence of corruption in nego.
tiating the treaty. "a Eu
Nominations BY the President: Isaac p,
Gray, consul to St. Thomas; G.. Wiley Wells,
United States Attorney tor North Missis-
sippi. ..r
report of compromise between the
friends of the Senate bin Incorporating the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company and the
managers of the Fremont or Memphis and
Ell Paso enterprise, is without foundation.
In fact, it is authoritatively stated that
there is little or no proepect Of anything
like consolidation or compromise"
The nomination of Akermann was referred
to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The
Senate confirmed G. c. Grove, Of Alabama,
Secretary for Utah; Edwin L. Barney,
United States Attorney for the Western Dis.
trict of Texas; D. B Oliffe, Assessor Fifth
District of Tennessee; John McClane, Post.
master Corpus Christi, Texas.
House-Mr. Cobb, Of Wisconsin, intro
duced bill to equalize bounties, which
passed without opposition, and which Mr..
Dawes said involved an expenditure oi nine.
teen millions.
The Goat Island bill was resumed. Mr..
Washburne spoke, producing reports Of the
engineer corps to show that the island, if
required, and that it was worth, at the least
calculation. five million dollars. He opposed
giving this wealthy company, who had
already received from the government fifty.
five million dollars, anything more. The
long bridge between Oakland and Goat
Island would materially interfere with com.
merce, and it was the duty of Congress to
San Francisco and the nation to see that the
navigation Of the bay was not ignored. The
District Of Columbia business was resumed,
and occupied all day.
Senate-The bill pensioning Mrs. Lincoln
$4,000 per annum. wAs taken up by vote of
81 to "a. -t
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the bill with some
force, and it finally went over. -....
The postoffice appropriation bill was re-
sumed. The amendment restricting free
delivery of letters to cities of over so 900
inhabitants, was adopted.
Mr.. Ramsey moved an amendment abol.
ishing the franking privilege, and another
amendment continuing the present system
of free delivery OF newspapers. Both amend.
ments adopted.
Democratic caucus of fifty members,
including four Senators. is in session to.
night to agree upon national policy.
Apaper is in course Of preparation, urg-
ing friends in the South not to nominate
persons to Congress incapable OF taking the
iron.clad oath, unless their disabilities have
been removed.
The Tribune says. in Ackerman's nomina.
tion as Attorney General, we recognize q
cheering sign that the Administration is de-
termined to break down the idea that men
who were carried into the rebellion, but
have since frankly and honorably accepted
the result, must forever be excluded from
public trust.
The Olympics beat the Nationals to-day In
a game of base ball, making 1t game and
game. s. ls. ..