New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-20
WARRINGTON.

Judges Bradley and Strong and the
Legal Tender Gases.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Rouse-Mr. But
ler's, of Massachusetts,, resolution abolish
ing the income tax has been referred to the
Ways and Means Committee.
The New York Postoffice bill was discuss.
ed two hours, when the contested election
case of Sypher VS.. st. Martin, from Louisl-
ana was taken up.
Mr. Kerr made mastery effort in behalf
of tine people of Louisiana.
There is great interest attached to the
question, vote on which will be taken to.
morrow morning.
The chances seem to be that Sypher will
not get the seat, and St. Martin being de.
Gared ineligible, the seat will remain va
cant.
The House is in session to night on the
tariff bill; the pig iron rate is stlll pending.
The contested case from the First District
of Louisiana, was taken up, and the pre-
yious question having been seconded, there
were unmistakable signs of fillbustering on
the Democratic side of the House.
Dir. Kerr stated that they would be salts
fed with two hours discussion.
The demand for the previous question
was then withdrawn, and the case discussed
by Mr.. Stevenson,0n favorNof Sypher, and
Mr.. Kerr in opposition to the report of the
committee. Without action the House took
recess.
Senate-Mr. Chandler offered an amend
ment to the corruption resolution, directing
the Committee on Judiciary to inquire
whether the rebels had attempted to use
corrupt il tiuence to secure votes on the
Georgia bill. Mir. Ferry objected, and the
motion went over.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution re-
questing the President to appoint two COM
missioners to open negotiations with the
people of Winnipeg with view of aEnexa
ton to the United States.
The Georgia bill was resumed and dis
cussed to the recess, with Mr.. Schurz on the
floor.
The Senate reassembled at half-past seven
o'clock. A vote will be doubtless reached
before morning.
Senator Schurz opposed the schemes of
designing men within the Republican ranks.
Senator Trumbull called attention to the
recent speech to crowd in this city by a
member of the Senate, in which the state
ment was made that the speaker had recon
noitered the Senate, and the Bingham
amendment would be defeated. He de-
nounced this as an attempt to intimidate
the Senate. Mr.. Trumbun will probably
speak an hour or two, when the vote is to
be taken.
Thomas Monroe has been appointed Post
Office agent for the district comprising
Louisiana and Texas, vice Saylor, resigned.
Internal revenue receipts to-day. $139, 900.
The tranS-continental railroad men had q
hearing before the House Pacific Railroad
Committee to-day. No action reached.
Stephen Preston, a white man. arrived
here to-day as Haytien minister.
Commissioner Delano decides that as the
first of May occurs on Sunday, bonds shall
be dated Mayo.
Colonel o. A. Mack, who has been ap-
pointed inspector of the national GENE
teries, will soon proceed Southwark.
iSendte-The Judiciary Committee today
commenced an examination of the witnesses
in relation to the alleged attempt to secure
the defeat Of Mr.. Bingham's amendment by
improper means.
Judge James Hughes, Deputy Postmaster
Porter, of this city, and A. j. Ramsell, cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
were examined.
1t is understood that evidence was elected
going to show that railroad bonds, indorsed
by the State OF Georgia, were offered by out.
side parties to secure the votes of Senators
against the Bingham amendment. Other
witnesses have been subpenaed.
A. L. Boone, who testified he was COM
PEELED to leave home, in consequence of pol
itc5, was before the Reconstruction Com
mlttee to-day, regarding Tennessee. He
was met with attidavits that he left his home
in consequence of private quarrel.
Commissioner DelanO mas Issued an order
that Thomson's National Revenue Stamp
Canceller may be used upon Instruments
documents, writings and papers mentioned
and described in Schedule B, internal rev
enue laws.
This ia the only one of the machines pre-.
scrlDed by the Commissioner which cuts the
date through the stamp and document fully
Identifying one with the other.
Reports have been current here that Jus.
tices Bradley and Strong, OF the United
States Supreme Court, would not sit on the
| rehearing of the legal tender cases. be-
cause objections would be made to them on
account OF being stockholders in the rail-
| road company owning bonds issued prior to
| the passage of the legal tender act, the
| principle and interest of which, under the
| recent decision of the Supreme Court, were
payable in gold.
This proposed objection having beer
| brought to the notice of the gentlemen con
cerLed, Judge Bradley has stated that ht
! transferred all of his interest in such stocks
Immediately after his confirmation, and
| Judge Strong says it is his intention to dis
| pose OF the railroad shares which he nov
| owns before the case comes to hearing.
! House EUeniaJ SeSsio7a-The tariff BIZ
was considered III Committee of the Who'll.
and various amendments offered to th
paragraph taxing scrap iron, which wa
finally settled at five dollars per ton for cas-
and six dollars per ton for wrought iron
| The committee then rose and the House ad
journed.
The State Department has dispatch fror
General Sickles. dated March "a, which say