New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-10
OF CHOLERA IN INDIA
Loss of Three Hundred Live.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS

| Loss OF Three Hundred Lives
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
WASHINGTON. :
| Inds BITE dness to the Government OF South.
ern Ksllrrads-Internal Revenue Re-
celpts II Yesterday-Naval N0mlnations
Bill to Estebiish Uniform System OF
Nsturallz zStion-Denunciation of the
Bll,-Jt was Laid ON the Table-Bill
Authorizing Jndians to Bring Suite
Length Of Spans Of Bridges-senator
Flanagan ON the Franking Privilege
Governor Gesry ON Recovering Our
Lost Commerce.
WASHINGTON. June 9.-House-In his re-
port from the Judiciary Committee on the
indebtness of certain Southern railroads,
| Mr.. Butler says most of them, especially
those which made moderate purchases, have
settled. Several roads, mostly largely in.
debted, have set up counter claims, which
| are in litigation. Suits are pending against
| the following roads for the following
| amounts: East Tennessee and Virginia Rail.
| road, S25S, 1923; East Tennessee and Georgia
western, s47, 1O4. These roads, the report
says, came before the committee,
and while protesting against legislation
designed to affect the proceeding in
court, expressed q desire for the equitable
settlement without litigation, and ask that
the Secretary of War, or some competent
tribunal be authorized to compromise the
differences. The committee consents to this
and proposes to abandon the suits. The
bill reported is in accordance with this re-
commendatiOn.
Internal revenue receipts to-day SIG 900.
Assistant Attorney Gene raj Field has re.
signed.
Delano will be absent until Saturday.
The following nominations we're made by
the President to-day: For Rear Admiral, O.
S. Glesson; for Commodore, William Rey-
nolds.
House-A bill was reported from the Judi.
ciary Committee to establish uniform sys-
tenn of naturalization, with provisO post
poning the exercise of the rights of natural
ization for six months after the judgment
of naturalization.
The bill was denounced by Mr.. Eldridge
as the very embodiment of partisan malig-
nifty, religious bigotry and intolerance.
MIR. Sergeant, of California, opposed the
pose.
The bill was further opposed by Repub-
licans as being cumbersome, and calculated
to embarrass naturalization.
After further discussion the bill was laid
on the table by a vote of l02 to g..
Sendte-Notice was given of bill to allow
all Indian nations and tribes having rights
under existing laws and treaties, to sue in
United States Courts. with the right to go
to the Supreme Court.
The bill to regulate the length of spans of
bridges over the Ohio river, was debated in
formally upon motion to make it a special
order.
Messrs. Morton, Cameron, Drake and
Scott, favored the motion on account OF its
Importance to the Mississippi valley, in pro.
tecting the navigation of the river.
Mr.. Bowman opposed it as infringing upon
compromise already made between the
Pennsylvania coal interest and the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, as to the length of
spans.
The House apportionment bill was con-
sidered, and the Senate Committees amend
ment, to make the number of representa-
tives three hundred, was adopted, and then
laid over until next week.
The bill to abolish the franking privilege
was discussed. Mr.. Flanagan opposedit, be-
cause it would deprive the Republican party
of great lever, of which they now had con-
trol. He SAID he would use the franking
privilege to disseminate political hit among
the people of Texas. Replying to the for.
mer remarks of his collegue, Mr.. Hamilton,
he maintained that the people were not the
set of cut-throats they were represented,
but were a high toned community. He said
he was as good Republican rs any man
dare be, but he did not feel called upon to
prove the fact by jumping up and proposing
to cut mems thrOats.
Governor Geary has addressed the follow.
ing letter to Vice-Admiral Porter:
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA,
May 81, 1870. ,
MY DEAR SIR-Having, with much satis-
faction, received your letter of the twelfth
instant, to Hon. James s. Negley, on the
subject OF recovering our lost commerce,
and restoring to the country advantages
which a we'll organized steamship service is
capable of giving, when properly directed.
between maritime nations, | take pleasure
in expressing my views upon subject of
such vast importance to the honor and
prosperity of our nation.
most important crisis has arrived in the
history Of the commerce of the United
States, which demands action ON the part of
the government, rs prompt as it should be
energetic. In the suggestions which have
been made, and the views expressed upon
so important question of national policy,
1t Is to be hoped that motives will not be
perverted nor objects misconstrued.
For my own part, l can truly say that
am aciuated only by sincere desire to sub
serve puDllc interests, ana 10 eucCI tHe great
est possible good of that country which every
true American proudly calls his OWE.
The guardians of all our great national
interests should not permit themselves to be
lulled into false security by cunningly-de-
vised professions, not only upon this ques.
tiop, but upon all other measures which
have secured to US country unexamped in
every branch of our varied interests-our
man Dufactories, our Agriculture, and our
commerce. measures which are coeval with
the spi it of our institutions.
There are missions and destinies for
nations as well as for Individuals Tho
mission of our nation is, trust, that of
peace; its destiny, that of elevat;ng the
human race By spreading happiness broadly
within the reach of the vast working masses;
for this, commerce is the great means.
When it is active, industry ihrives; then we
see the smiling faces, and hear the happy
voices OF prosperity. But when it is still,
busy minds and active hands earn pottheir
fun reward; the workingmen seek vainly for
employment; detection takes the place of
happiness, and the nation is checked in its
onward course, Such is the present condi-
tion Of our country. Its cause, the rebel
lion. Minds and hearts like yours con.
Quered that, but FIVE years have passed since