New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-06
WASHINGTON.

Bill to Compensate Election Contest
ants-Hcuse Adjourned Till Monday
Senate COmmlttee Report Agatnst q
Pension to Mrs. Llneoln-American
Medical AssOclation-Bnl to Redace
Taxes ON Incomes, Sales. Ete.-Ten
Years Subsidy for u New Orleans and
Mexico steamship Line-southeEu
Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-There was consid.
cradle excitement to-day in the Radical
convention to nominate Mayor, which re-
suited in split.
Messrs. Bowen and Richards, by a some.
what irregular nomination, and Mr.. Emory
an independent Radical, are regularly in the
field as candidates for Mayor.
The Democrats have carried Elkton,
Maryland. The colored men voted.
House-The Committee on Elections have
reported a bill regulating compensation in
cases of contested elections. 1t provides
that no money shall be paid to sitting OF
contesting members pending the contest,
but that after the decision, mileage and
compensation will be paid the party to
whom the seat is awarded, the party against
whom the claim is decided to receive actual
expenses.
4 bill for the relief of Captain Beatty's
scouts, of Tennessee. passed.
The committee on Foreign Affairs reported
EtSO4utlOuS Ou VIC AuVcStSd'
tiOn, declaring that Rear Admiral Gordon
failed to perform his duty in neglectiDg to
aid MIR. Washburne in reaching the Nicara-
guam government. A minority report was
presented.
The balance of the day was occupied in an
effort to pass the Senate joint resolution
granting additional land and privileges to
the Northern Pacific Railroad. The House
adjourned until Monday without coming to
a vote.
The report of the Senate Committee on
Pensions is adverse to the House bill grant,
ing Mrs. Lincoln pension of three thou
sand dollars per annum, for the reason that
she is not in a destitute condition as she
represents herself to be; that in 1867 she
received from Congress and Mr.. Lncoin's
estate $50 900. The committee report they
have good reason to believe she received q
large amount OF clothing, plate and house
hold goods after the death OF Mr.. Lincoln.
which should be added to the above figures.
The coamittee think fortune Of 5000
should be sufficient to take her out of the
category of those whose necessities, in con-
sequence of casualties received in the pub
lie service, give them a claim upon the
treasury. The report is signed by six mem.
bers of the committee.
The medical association appointed a spe-
Cial committee to consider abortion. with
the view of suggesting means whereby
abortionists might be expelled.
suing year: President, DR.. Stille, of Penn
sylvania; Vice Presidents, Drs. Witherly, Of
Alabama; Gibbons, of Colorado; Hurd, OF
Texas, and Wiley, of Minnesota.
The place of the next meeting will be in
California.
DR.. Rsyburn, who champions the colored
doctors, strove for a kissing, but was re-
fused amid much hearing. No definite ac-
ton has been taken.
hospitals at Savannah, Georgia, was elected
q member of the association.
Senator Sherman introduced bill to-day
proposing to reduce the taxes over S43, ,5OO,.
GOO on incomes, sales, gross receipts and
articles in schedule A, salaries of United
States officers, passports, legacies and sue
cessions, and miscellaneous special taxes,
except spirits and tobacco, which includes
license taxes and all taxes on employment.
This will leave the taxes on the following
articles in force: Distilled spirits fermented
liquors, tobacco, gas. Incomes at the rate Of
three per cent. All the stamp taxes are
taxes collectable by stamps.
iSendte.-The bill has been reported from
the Finance Committee granting subsidy
of S1500O0 per year for ten years for q
semi-monthly steamship line between New
Orleans, Campeachy, Sisal, Tampico and
Havana.
The following is derived from a reliable
source: Last night a subcommittee of the
House Committee ON the Pacific Railroad
agreed to recommend Southern Pacific
railroad on the thirty-second parallel from
San Diego and Marshall, Texas, and to grant
the franchise to the Southern Trans-COn-
tinental Railway Company.
The route fixed upon, the gauge by the
road, and the provisions of the bill relating
to the running and arrangements with con-
Meeting roads are such as were suggested
by the Committee of the Gulf States, COM
posed OF Sheldon, Sherrod, Pierce and
Clark.
The Southwestern States are to be liber-
ally represented by incorporators from
among their citizens.
This result has been reached after con-
siderable discussion. but fear that q
longer delay might jeopardize the passing
of an act chartering a company with liberal
aid, has brought together all the repre-
sentatives from the Gulf States, and it is
now believed that opposition in the Senate
will cease, and the bill will go through at
no distant dav.