New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-01
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS
WASHINGTON.

Judge Chase for Virginia and Judge
bradley for New Orleans. 30 Open
COurts-sher erldan Conc TO the Front
HarmOulzlng on the Trans-Cont1.
mental Railr0ad-Filing the Oath In
Texas-a merican Medical AssOcia-
.ion-A Texas Case ut lhe Next Term
of the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Judge Chase de-
parts for Virginia and Judge Bradley for
New Orleans on Monday. to open courts.
The Supreme Court adjourned to the last
week in October.
General Sherman states that Indian
hostilties have not yet commenced in the
Sioux country, but he is expecting dis
patches to that effect. General Sheridan
has gone TO the front and will communicate
at once in detail the state OF affairs.
Internal revenue receipts o-day over half
a million.
The Star says various contending parties
in relation to the trans-contlnental railroad
(seyeral bills for which nave been intro
duced in the House) are about harmonizing,
it is said. and will probably agree upon one
OF the bills and urge its favorable consldera.
tion by the Pacific Railroad Company. The
bill upon which the compromise will be
effected was prepared by Senator Howard.
Sendte-NO session.
House-The House adjourns from Thurs
trim. Many important bills were passed.
The Senate bill extending the time for the
completion of the first twenty-five miles OF
the Cairo and Fulton railroad passed, and
goes to the President.
Mr., Schenck, BY unanimous consent, and
after an explanation, introduced joint
resolution prepared by Mr.. Clark. of Texas.
providing that all persons duly elected to
office in Texas. shall have thirty days, from
April 10, 1870, within which to file the oath
of office prescribed in the act OF March 10,
1870. passed.
The House again, after some sharp pas
sages, voted against setting aside the tariff
bill.
At the national association Of medical
colleges to day, a resolution was adopted
relterating in the strongest manner its de.
sire that the several medical colleges WILL
in the changes from time to time made by
them in the curriculum of study, endeavor
to conform them to the general plan which
was recommended by the convention OF 1867
and adopted in the same year by the Ameri-
can Medical Association.
The case of Knox vs.. Lee, from Texas
which was submitted upon the printed ar
|. guments By Judge Paschal, for Knox, and
by Mr. Wills tor Lee, WAS ordered to be re-
argued at the next term OF the supreme
| Court.
| The case involves only two polnts-one
the effect of sale of property by the Con
| federate States under their sequestratioI
laws against alien enemies, and the othel
upon an instruction of the judge upon th'
measure of damages. He said that, in assess
ing damages, the jury would recollect tina
whatever amount they might give in thei
verdict. could be discharged by the paymen
of such amount in legal tenders OF. th
| United States. 1t is said that the difficult.
was upon this instruction, and that tn
argument has been ordered because it open
up the whole question of the constitution
aiity OF the legal tender laws. The case vii
be argued by Judge Paschal against the IL
| s.ruItiols.
| very important decision was delivere
to day, to the effect that the property of
person who had taken the amnesty oat
was not legal prize after taking the oath
Several millions worth of property is IN
| yolyed