New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-01-25
WASHINGTON.


DOIlArS IRteruRI Revenue Receipts
ABseSsment and Collection District In
Indian TerFItOry-DoeIsIOn of Bu-
prone Oourt-Plea OF Acting Under
Confederate Authority No JustI1ca-
tiOn--DiseussIOn on The Virginia BILL
Speech OF Mr. BIpRhsm-IEquIEy OF
ME. ButIer-ExeItIng Scene and SpIr-
tied DIscusslOn-EarnBWOrt on the
War Path.
WASHINGTON, January "a. - Internal
revenue receipts to-day $617,000. Com
missioner Delano will recommend that the
Indian Territory be formed into assessive
and collection districts for the purpose of
collecting tax on tobacco, whisky and
malt liquors.
The Ways and Means Committee seem to
favor the raising of the duty on all manu-
featured steel and iron.
The Supreme Court to-day decided in q
case coming from the Northern District of
Alabama that the plea Of acting under Con.
federate authority is no justification for the
indictment, arrest and Imprisonment of a
party for treason against that power by Its
courts, officers and grand juries.
Governor Walker is holding that the joint
resolution adjourning the Virginia Legisla.
ture is void without his approval, and he
will proclaim the convocation of the Legis.
lature as soon as the President signs the
bill admitting the State.
lu6 luilOMluk were UAle
to-day: Hamilton Taylor, appointed collec-
tor of customs at Pearl River Mississippi,
James P. Butler, collector of customs at
BraZos Santiago; Isaac Suail, appraiser Of
merchandise at Savannah; George P. Peck,
collector of internal revenue for the second
North Carolina district; William L. Fernold
assessor of internal revenue for the fifth
Virginia district; David H. Starback, United
States district attorney for North Carolina;
Lucien p. Eaton, United States marshal for
Western Tennessee, and Commodore John
Rodgers, TO be rear admiral.
Sendte-Mr. Morrill, was qualified to-day
as the late Senator Fessenden's successor.
The bill to provide a national currency of
coin notes, and to equalize the distribution
Of the circulating notes, was taken up and
discussed to the executive session.
4 AHouSe-Among the bills introduced to-day
was one resuming the possession of lands
granted to Arkansas for a railroad from the
Mississippi, via Little Rock, to the Texas
boundary.
The following bills were referred to
special committee of seven, viz: Paying
letter carriers $1,000 per annum; increasing
the Judges of the Supreme Court and de-
fining the jurisdiction Of the United States
Courts; conveying certain property in
Beaufort district South Carolina, for school
purposes; paying black and white soldiers
equal bOunties, and the establishment
of postal telegraph.
A resolution declaring an opinion that the
House, owing to its peculiar duties as a
committee on elections, is q judicial body,
and that in deciding questions it should act
according to all rules of law as purely as
though such member was under oath in
each case, passed; yeas 1873, nays 25.
The House then took up the Virginia bill,
and after very sharp debate between
Messrs. Bowen, Bingham, Butler and Farms
worth, mostly of q personal character, the
bill, as it came from the Senate, was concur
red in, and was passed by a party vote.
House adjourned.
This afternoon Mr.. Farnsworth moved to
pass over all business, for the purpose of
COncurring in the Senate amendments to
the House bill fer the admission of Vir-
ginie, which was agreed to-the Democrats
voting in the negative.
Mr.. FarnsWorth moved a concurrence,
although he thought the amendments would
do no good, but was opposed to keeping
the State any longer without representation,
Mr.. Bingham then addressed the House,
and he was listened to with the greatest
attention, his desk being surrounded with
members. He said it would be borne on
the journal of the House that more
than three to one of the members
declared for the unconditional admission
of Virginia; that the vote would commend
itself to the approval Of the country. He
made no apology for the position he had
assumed, and now reiterated that Congress
had NO power to exact fundamental condi-
tions on the admission OF q State. The
Virginia constitution was more liberal than
any west Of the Alleghanies. II, he thought,
under this bill Virginia would be subject to
conditions which might not be imposed on
New York and Ohio, he would refuse to vote i
for it.
Abiding to gentlemen on his side of the
House, Mr.. Bingham was met by the in.
quiry from Mr.. Butler, (which side of the |
House is that TO which Mr.. Bingham in
dignantly replied The gentleman is very
wise; wise beyond his years, but he cannot |
read me out Of the party with which am |
associated, nor can he blot out my record. |
Vulgarity is not wit-assumption is not |
power. There was no occasion for the in /
quiry.
"A Witsa feather, FOOLS rod.
An honest mans the noblsst work of God"
Laughter and manifestations OF excite.
ment
Mr.. Butler said he never intended to read
Mr.. Bingham out of the party; he knew
not whether he (Bingham) was to have an
ovation on Virginia; If 50. he would like to
zee the Virginlans toasting the man whom |
al their papers announced as the murderer
Df Mrs. Surratt. More excitement
Mr.. Butler referred to Mr.. Bingham's eu-
ogy on the Virginia constitution, saying
i
men, but of earpet-baggers scalaWsgs and
negroes from the fields. He regarded the
of the bill as q notice that If the
state did not maintain the spirit Of the re. i
acts Congress would put her
Iack where she had been.
Mr.. Farnsworth then took the floor and
Illuded to the remarks made by Mr.. Butler
egarding the acting chairman of the Re
construction Committee. He said that he
would not be instructed in Republicanism
" Mr.. Butler, and compared his own with
he latter's record, saying, smong other
,uDgent declarations, tbet Mr. Buffers de-
ertiOn from his late masters was SO recent
hat he was forced, like Peter, when he de-
erted his masters, to caTss and swear 70
make people believe his desertiOn was
enuine. He reminded the House that Mr..
|utler had opposed every move for the ad.
mission Of Virginia, and that on the last oc-
asion, two days before the recess, he stated
nore testimony was wanted BY the COM
littee. 4
To this, Mr.. Butler remarked that the
violence wanted Waa Of the ratification Of