New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-15
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No Prospects for Ge0rgia-.Disability Re.
lieved--Land Grant Bills Slumbering-.
Mrs. LincOln's Pension Bill Passed..
Nearly a Million Revenue Receipts.
Houston a Port Of Delivery.-Both
Houses i'm Session Last tNight..C0ngress
to Adjourn To.day--Five Millions fol
Indian Purposes.
WASHINGTON, July H.-The House is
clearing off the business Oh the Speakers
table.
There is nothing interesting to the South.
Seseate-Mr. Howard from the conference
committee on the Georgia bill, reported
upon a report, and moved that the Senate
concur in the House amendments. He
thought the bill ought to be passed at this
session, but this could not be accomplished,
and the whole question could be settled by
concurrence. .... ...--.-
Mr.. Trumbull opposed the propositson as
involving the abandonment of the position
by the Senate in maintaining the right of
the people of Georgia to hold an election
during the coming fall.
Upon his suggestion, Mr.. Howard with
drew his motion with view to possible
settlement in the conference committee.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Commit
tee reported adversely ON the bill directing
the Secretary of the Interior to deliver the
Mount Vernon relics to Mrs. Mary Custis
Lee. He said he was personally in favor of
the bill, but had been Overruled by a ma
jOrity of the committee.
Ex-Confederate Mrjor General NJ. c. But
Ter was relieved of his political disabilities
to-day by special bill He is a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor on the reform
ticket.
An Intellectual effort was made to get up
the New York Air Line Railroad.
The omnibus disability bill is regarded as
hopelessly gone for this session. A half
dozen persons, who are particularly needed
for political purposes, may be relieved.
There are twenty-five land grant bills on
the speakers table, where they will lay un-
til the next session of Congress.
The best opinion is that there will be
nothing done about Georgia this session.
The bill giving Mrs Lincoln a pension of
$4,000 per year passed the Senate and goes
to the President for his approval.
An effort to get up the general amnesty
bill in the House, was lost by vote of lOl
to "a
Internal revenue receipts to-day, nearly
$l,0OO,0O0.
Senate-The Senate bill creating Houston
a port of delivery passed.
The bill authorizing American registration
for foreign vessels was tabled.
The Senate then went into executive scs-
sion.
Both Houses are in session tonight, and
business is being proceeded with rapidly,
as Congress will adjourn tomorrow sure.
The President sent message to the Sen
ate, congratulating the country that the
secured an ameliOrating modification in the
Spanish COrtes on Cuban emancipation.
HOuse.-A committee of conference has
been ordered on the deficiency BILL The
appropriation bill passed. A bill relieving
from political disabilities George H. Beers,
and bill relieving the officers of the
steamer Harriet Lane, all passed. A. bill
giving the President five million dollars for
Indian purposes passed.
The President vetoed the bill paying
bounty to certain Alabama and Florida
cavalry regiments.
Ten o'clock p M.-The only public bust
ness done by the House has been agreeing
to the conference report on the miscellane-
GUS appropriations bill.
The Georgia conference committee agreed
to the House bill, with the following addi-
ton: Nothing herein, or in the other acts
of Congress, shall affect the tenure Of any
Georgia constitution. The effect of this
bill, should it pass, leaves Georgia in statu
quo until the next session of Congress"
The report is signed by Messrs. Howard,
Thurman, Butler and Paine.
When Mr. Howard reported the Georgia
conference in the Senate, Mr.. Drake in
quired whether it was not the effect Of the
bill, as amended to compel an election this
fall!
MI. Howard replied that he did not un-
derstand the bill affected that question at
all, but left it where it was before, to be de-
cided according to the provisions Of
the State constitution, as in every
other State.
Mr.. A. G.. Thurman, a member of the
committee, said the amendment would Sc
cure an election this fall, unless usurpation
was resOrted to.
Further discussion ensued as to the true
meaning of the amendment. Messrs Howe
and Stewart opposing it, as the Bingham
amendment in disguise.
The report was finally adopted, without
Objec ton.
A bill passed dividing Virginia with two
judicial districts.
The Senate adhered to its amendment to
the Indian appropriation bill.
The Georgia bill has passed the House,
and goes to the President.