New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-09


dian Anairs-Hot Contest in Senate eau.
cusLThe San Domingo Element Harris
Chairman Of fRetFenchment Committee
Bill Relating to Duty ON SUGGESTIONS
Resolution on Sale Of Captured Gotten
General Amnesty Bill by Butler-Me.
mortal for Removal Of Political Disa.
bilities-Bin - Prevent Assessment ON
Government Employees for Political
Purposes- Providing for Election Of
President by yBallOt-Importantt to Hold.
ers Of Three Per Cent Temporary Lean
Certificates - Buffers Amnesty Bill -
Governor Warmoth Returning - The
Casey Papers - Strong Opposition to
Bianchard's Confirmation.
WASHINGTON. December 8.-DelanO has
been confirmed by the Senate as Secretary
of the Interior.
DR.. H: Bendell, an Israelite, has been ap-
pointed Superintendent Of Indian Affairs in
Arizona.
There was hot contest in the Senate
caucus over foreign affairs. The committee
objectf to being strengthened by the San
Domingo element by placing COnkling
on the committee instead of Patterson. The
plan failed, and the committee remains un-
changed.
The select committee on, the Mississippi
levees consists Of Senator'S Kellogg, Trum-
bull, Schurz, Spencer and Bayard.
Senator Revels, of Mississippi, is on the
Committee of Education.
Senator Harris is chairman of the Re-
trenchment Committee.
House.-Bills were introduced providing
that no duty be imposed upon SUGGESTIONS
vested in the possession OF expectancy prior
to July, 1866, but forbidding any reclama-
ton for such duty already paid.
A resolution was adopted inquiring in re-
gard to the sale of captured cotton. The
resolution calls for fun details.
The pOstofice bill resumed. The franking
privilege was abolished by vote Of SO to 79.
Pending an amendment allowing the free
exchange of newspapers, the death Of Mr..
Ridgoway, of Virginia, was announced.
Messrs. Mckenzie, Maynard, Brooks and
Booker spoke in eul0gy of the deceased.
Mr.. Butler gave notice that he would, on
Tuesday next, ask the House to consider a
general amnesty bil1
The House adjourned to Monday.
Senate-MemOrials were presented for
public buildings in Wilmington, North Car.
olina.
For a mail route from Smithville, North
Carolina, to Little river, South Carolina:
For the removal of political disabilities,
the army during the war.
Bills were introduced to prevent the as
sessments of money upon government EN-
ployes, for political or other purposes.
TO establish the Western Judicial Dis
trict of North Carolina.
To provide that all elections for President
Vice President and Members of Congress
shall be by ballot.
The standing committees were an
nOunced.
Secretary Boutwell, to-day ordered tn,
Treasurer at New York to notify holders o
three per cent temporary loan certificates
issued under the acts of Congress of Marcel
9, 1867, and July 25, 1868, that all such Ger
tifcates bearing the date of October Ii
| 1867, of the denomination of ten thousand
each, between the numbers 1913 and 359 in
elusive, were to be paid on presentation a
his Office, and that from and after Januar!
| 81, 1871, such certificates will cease to bea
| interest, and will be no longer available a.
possession of any national banking asso
citation. The aggregate amount of certif
| Gates estimated Is two millions, making tn
| total amount advertised for thus far fOu
| millions.
The bill which Mr.. Butler proposes to cal
| up ON Tuesday excludes members Of tn
| Confederate Congress, former members o
the United States Congress, graduates o
West Point, and those who left the Fedora
army duu navy AOH VIC ACOCAAAOAs nAoV OVAl
federate Cabinet officers. Butler informed
a Democratic member to-day that when tn
amnesty bill comIS up he will allow tn
largest latitude for debate and amendment
| and will not attempt to force the bill
through under the previous question.
| While at New York, Governor Warmotl
received dispatch from General Long
street that affairs at Baton Rouge, growing
out of the recent riot, required the Gov
/ % s<~1 IA onf
New York Tuesday night for New Orlean
| via Louisville.
General Sheridan remains here. The pa
pers, in the fight against Collector Case.
in the Senate, at the close of last session
were referred to the Retrenchment Com
mittee, of which Mr.. Harris has becOm
chairman. These papers will be unearthe'
at an early day.
| There will be strong opposition to tn
confirmation of Blanchard, whose nOmins
ton went to the Senate to-day.