New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-12

! Bill to ConGrm Tifles Of Land sold 70
/ Taxes-.Dennnciations Of 1t by Sena
tOrs--Condrmations Of New York Nousi
| Acknowledgements Of the Indian Dele
I decentralization that the Grea
| Powers will net Interpose Agains
Hohenz0llern, and that France WI
Fight.
| WASHINGTON. July ll.-Internal reyenu,
receipts to-day, 81, 800, 900. :
Mr.. Randolph Coyle, 'Jr., was appointed
secretary Of the Mexican claims com
mission.
Mr. Fish retains the SecretaryshiR O
The committee of conference on the fund
ing bill had a prolonged conference, bu1
without any result. The House committed
wants four per cent and no foreign
agencies. .......
General Hancock disavows having inten
tentionally treated President Grant disre
spectfully.
No Southern nominations were made
to-day. =. -..,....
House-The Committee on Appropriations
have been ordered to investigate the Wash
ington Market-house, on the allegation that
nearly half million of stock has been
cOrruptly misapplied.
Senate-The credentials of Messrs. Antho-
ny and Cragin were presented. t..
The, following discussion illustrates the
| tax sale bill, which passed to-day: ~ :
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill to con.
firm the title Of purchasers to lands sold
for taxes in the late insurrectienary States.
Mr.. Bayard opposed the bill, and said it
confirmed sales which had long been at
tended with the grossest irregularities, and
the conditions imposed upon the original
owner before he can recover his land. are
most OnerOus and unjust .9 ,.s.
Mr.. Trumbull said that the man who
neglected to pay his taxes deserved, to pay
the costs before he can recover his property.
Mr.. Cassidy said that the bill was de-
signed to make void sale for taxes a valid
one, and impose conditions of recovery that
Judgment illegal. -
Mr.. Bayard moved to strike ont the clause
requiring the payment of costs and penal
ties by the original owner before recovering
his land, which was rejected.
Mr.. Bayard then moved to amend by pro.
viding that the bill shall only be of effect
where sales were made according to law.
He, knew that in some of these sales the
costs had been piled up without regard to
law. ,, e.
The amendment was rejected, and the
bill then passed. t-t
Mrs. LincOln's pension was postponed.
The. appropriation bill was again re-
sumed. -.
The Charleston customhouse gets three
hundred thousand dollars.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion on the New York nominations. No re-
suit was reached, -H !ss.ea, ..s,...
Housc:..The general disability bill, as
amended by the Senate passed by one hum
dred and twenty-three to fifty three, and
goes to the President. .--..
The majority renort that Co1onel Seour-
as Congressman at large, was not entitled to
a seat, was adopted. II,
After an hours debate, and without di-
vision. fifty thousand dollars was appro-
priated for the expenses Of the Indian dele
CATION. ..,tt, -
Speaker Blaine appointed Messrs. Schenck,
Kelly and Brooks a committee on the tax
bill. -'..-..,5-f
Senate.-The Senate confirmed Samuel A.
Duncan to be Assistant Commissioner of
Patents, and John w. Thatcher, of Virginia.
IN examiner in chief at the patent Office,
The Senate confirmed Thomas Murphy |
Collector of Customs. New York, and |
Thomas HelhOuse, Assistant Treasurer, New |
York. This action Is regarded as defeat |
If Senator Fenton.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE commitment |
# Pat Woods, if Obeyed by the Washington
ailors, places him beyond the reach of the |
'residents pardon or habeas corpus.
Further reports show additional Cheyenne
nd ArrapahOe Outrages.
A careful reading of the vast amount of
natter over the Atlantic cable seems to in.
icate that the great powers will not pre-
ent HOhenzOllern's canGidature, and that
rance will fight
The upward tendency of securities this
vening indicates reasstfiing news which has
OF vet reached here. t