The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-16
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WASHINGTON, March 14.-The Senate confirmed /
S, Solomon, of Illinois, as Governor Washington TEE
ritory.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The iron clad oath wa
exac:ed from Strong as preliminary to seating.
The Georgia question will probably occupy tn
week. ...... .
The House took the Funding bill from the table, an,
the contest is now progressing as to its proper efficiency
The Senate passed the House bill giving Mrs
Stanton one years salary.
A resolution was offered directing inquiry whethel
the Fifteenth Amendment conferred suffrage on th
Indians or not.
The Committee on Foreign Relations agreed to re
commend the rejection of the San Domingo treaty.
WASHINGTON, March Ia. -Revenue to-day $l56, 900
The Reconstruction Committee agreed to report Tx
Texas bill similar to that for Mississippi. :
The Texas Congressional delegation visited the Pres
ident to-day.
The Senate Committed on Commerce agreed to re
port adversely on the bill to establish ports of entry al
various points ON the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
The Senate confirmed the following to be Ministers
resident: Chas. H. Lewis, of Virginia, to Portugal
Jas. Russell Jones, of Illinois, to Belgium; G. C An.
drews, of Minnesota, to Stockholm; Robert C. Kirk.
of Ohio, to Uruguay; W. r. Rardy, Assessor of later
nal Revenue, Sd Louisiana District; John c. Ravele,
Postmaster at Oxford, Mississippi John G. Blackwell
Receiver of Public Moneys at Huntsville Charles c.
Grove, of Alabama, Register of the land Office in Wy.
oming land district.
The President to-day replied to the resolution of the
Senate, inclosing u communication from the Secretary
of State, who gives the names of thirty States reported
as having ratified the 10th amendment, including N "
York, Indiana, Texas and Georgia. He adds that he
does not come anticipating the action of Congress in
defining the condition or relation Of any State to the
Fe Reinforcement, but he merely presents a list oil
resolutions purpsrting to ratify the proposed amend.
ment, of which notice has been transmitted to the De.
partment OF State, with the dates of their respective
adoption. y
The House debated at length whether to refer the
Funding bill to the Banking and Currency, or to the
Ways and Means Committee, aud finally voted to refer
it to the latter. .- IT,
Butler reported a bill for the admission of Texas,
stating that it was identical with the Virginia and
Mississippi bills, with the exception of an additional
provision that its passage shall not effect the conditions
under which Texas was originally admitted. In re.
Spouse to an additional proviso offered by Wood that
the State be admitted without qua lifcations except as
stated in the bill, Butler said he had no objection, ex.
cept that it was useless. ....-
Beck also offered a substitute for the bill, reciting
that Texas had a constitution, republican in form, and
is entitled to representation. Both Woods and Beck's
amendments were rejected by a party vote, and the bill
then passed.
The Deficiency bill was discussed. During the dis.
cussion Farnsworth said that two of the granite con-
tractors for the Charleston C~ustomhouse and the Treas
ury extension, were men who had contracts in connec.
ton with the New York p~ostofice-Messrs. Haired
and Dixon-and remarked that they again had their
arms elbow deep in the Treasury.
The Quakers want money to carry out their Indian
views.
Sumner wants an appropriation for a mixed college
at Xenia, Ohio.
The Judiciary Committee was directed to reports re.
garding the status of Indians under the Fifteenth