New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-31
MASSACRE OF. OVER FORTY FAMILIES
NEW YORK FINANCIAL MATTERS
SHIPMENT OF LOUISIANA LEvEE BONDS
THE TEXAS ADMISSION BILL PASSED
DISCUSSIONS IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS


Predicate Proclamation DeciasiGg tho
Ratification OF The Fifteenth amend
meu,-His Message to Congress on the
Ka,iaeasion-Half a Million OF 1n-
ternal Revenue Keceipts - Bnsd's
Nomination Confirmed - Connecticut
Colored Voter.-Texas A Admisslon Bill
Finally Passed. n eeting Of Army . nd
Ger. In Honor Of General TIL mus
CongrAtula,ions 40 Judge Bradley
Proceedings or Cong gcess-Examona-
,tos OF Mexican Claims.
WASHINGTON, March 30.- The President
sent the following message to the Senate To-
day: .
il ia unsual to notify Congress by mes
sage of q constitutional amendment. but
in view, however, of the vast Importance OF
the fifteenth amendment to the constitution,
which is this day declared part OF that
reyered instrument. a departure from the
usual custom is justiiable. A measure which
makes four million of people voters who
were heretofore declared by the highest
judicial tribunals not citizens, and are low
eligible to become 80, Is measure OF
grander Importance than any one act since
the foundation OF our Tree government.
The President calls upon the newly en-
tranchised race to make themse! Ives worthy
of their new privilege, and urges the whites
not to withhold any legal privilege OF ad-
vanceme 1T to the new citizens.
The President quotes from General Wash
ington regarding the Importance OF lntelli-
eence and education, and calls upon Con
gress to promote and encourage popular
education, and upon all the people. every
where. and to see that all who possess
political rights shall have the opportunity
to ACQUIRE that knowledge which shall make
| their share in the government blessing
| instead of a danger. By such means oniy
can the benefits contemplated by this
amendment be secured.
Colonel Robb, Collector of Customs at
Savannah, Georgia, was before the Com
mittee on Appropriations to-day, urging an
appropriation OF S200, 900 for the improve
| ment of the Savannah river.
Internal revenue receipts to day nearly
| $500 900.
The Presidents proclamation declaring
the ratification of the fifteenth amendment
| to the constitution, is too late to affect the
Connecticut elections, which will be held
on Monday, and for which registration has
been closed. The proclamation epumerstes
the following States authorizing ratified the
| fifteenth amendment:
| North Carolina, West Virginia, Massa-
chusetts. Wisconsin, Maine, louisiana, Mich
ipan. South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ar
Kansas Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, In
diana, New York, New Hampshire, Ne
braska, Vermont, Virg MIA Alabama, Mis-
souri,, Mississippi, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas; Min
esota, Rhode Island, Nebraska and Texas.
The Senate to-day, confirmed DR.. Bard as
Governor of Idahoe.
The Connecticut colored voters in antiCi-
nation of the Dromulgation of the fifteenth
amendment, were Dearly all registered.
| Sendte-Senator Revels presented Detl-
ton from two thousand Georgians for appro-
| printions for WIlberforce College, Ohio.
/ kj for ha 4.
ings at Little Rock, Arkansas. passed. The
Senate then went into executive session.
House -Mersrs. Cox aud Banks both ex-
pressed themselves averse to individual
disability bills. Replying to the question,
| Mr.. Butler said as soon as the tariff bill was
out of the way, he would press general
amnesty bill.
The bin admitting Texas, as amended by
the Senate. passed by a vote l30 to so.
The bill for tue sale OF the NatcheZ, Mis-
sissippi, Marine Hospital, for educational
purposes, passed.
The Democrats from New York and In
diana protested against counting those
States for the fifteenth amendment.
The tariff bill was then resumed and con-
tinued to adj urnment.
A meeting Of the army officers VINO
| served with General TDomas. was held here
tonight to make separations for meeting
| 10 be held in the Hall of Representatives III
honor of his memory. The President anc
! his cabinet officers, and the diplomatic
corps will be present.
| Associate Justice Brady tonight re.
! ceived numoer OF New Jersey men, in-
GLIDING the Congress ional delegation. and
Secretary Robson. who called 10 offer their
congratulations on his appointment to the
Supreme bench. In the course OF his reply
Judge Bradley stated empha'icslly. that he
| entered upon the discharge OF his dules
without any pledges on any question what
ever, and actualed only by sincere desire
to do right.
House.-Mr. Arpell from the Committee
on Education and Labor, reported . Dill &c
allow the school trustees In the State ol
Arkansas 10 enter govsrnment lands fol
school purposes under the homestead law
allowing them to take in, fence. and In
prove forty acres for eseh school
On motion of Ar. Julian the bill was sen
to the Speakers table.
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