New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-05
WASHINGTON.

Sugar-Bouswrll Gone to Aassachu-
setta-Sam Bard Qualified ns Cover
ror Of IdnhO-BiH TO Incorporate
Southern Pacific Railroad - District
Attorney Morgan's successor-Snxng'
Tariff and Cuban Slavery
WASHINGTON. April .-H0uSe.-Among
the matter introduced under the regular
call to-day was a bill granting lands 20 the
Kansas City ana Memphis Railroad.
A resolution to amend the constitution of
| the United States.
SECTION 1. The right Of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged oy the United States, or any State,
OF account of sex.
SEC. 2. The Congress OF the United States
shall have the power to enforce this article
by appropriate legislation.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The following bill passed under suspen-
sion of the rules: That elections shall be
day after the first Monday in November,
1872, for the election of Representatives to
the forty third Congress, aud the elections
shall be held on the same day in every
second year thereafter for members of Con
gress to take their seats on the succeeding
fourth of March. In case of g failure to
select. the vacancy shall be filled by a spe-
cial election to be held under authority Of
the several States.
lGS ldTlu Ulli ieoulutOs raw Gi4I
Muscovado and all other sugar up to
number twelve, Dutch standard, was fixed
az &c per pound.
House adjourned until tomorrow
Internal revenue receipts to-day nearly
81 500, GOO.
Secretary Boutwell, has gone to Massachu-
setts. Mr.. Hartley acts during Mr.. Bout
wells absence.
There was no Southern nominations made
to-day.
DIR. Sam Bard has received his commits
sion as Governor of Idaho, and qualified TO-
day before The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court.
ISena.e-Indian Quaker commissioners
desire certain lands in order to enable them
to continue their efforts in behalf of the
Indians. The discussion showed that the
Quakers had improved the land in question,
bat tha. the Shawnees, in violation of
twelve year old agreement, desired it sold
for Shawnee benefit.
Mr. Flanagan, of Texas, introduced bill
incorporating the Southern Pacific Railway,
and granting the right of way from the Rio
Grande to San Diego.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution that
when the Georgia bill was resumed that
there be continuous session until the
question is closed. Objection was made and
the resolution went over under the rules.
ThesGeorgia bill having been resumed,
during the discussion, Mr. Stewart said that
it would require all OF two years to complete
preparations for fair election, and that
Georgia would then be made Republican
State; but if the election should take place
sooner the rebels would get control. The
authorities needed this time, and the Legis
lature needed it to pass registration and
other laws.
Mr.. Thurman asked if seven months
would not be enough.
Mr.. Stewart said he doubted if two years
would be enough.
llr. Edmunds: Why not make it four
then?
sir. Stewart: Well that would be better.
The Supreme Court held the writ of error
to State court is not writ of right, and
that il will not, therefore, be issued unless
allowed by the judge Of the proper State
cOnrt. or is allowed, after due inspection
Of the record by a judge Of this court, under
this construction of the judiciary act.
The case of Lieutenant Governor Gleason.
of Florida, was dismissed, it appearing that
the State judge had refused the writ, and
that it had never been allowed by q judge
Of this court.
The Senate to-day confirmed James L.
Graham, Jr., Consul General at Florence,
vice Thomas B. Vanburg, declined. The
following were confirmed as Consuls: J. C.
Cover, OF Wisconsin, at Fayal Thomas T.
Wilson, of Pennsylvania, at Matamoros :;
John Harris, of Pennsylvania, at Venice
David Elkstein, of Ohio, at Victoria, Van
Couver's Island; C. Nj. F. Petard, of ,Geor-
South Carolina, at Agiers; G. McBaron
Timorly, of Georgia, to Tumbez: W.sB. L.
Jones, of Alabama at Brindise; B. O'Dell
Duncan, of South Carolina, at Naples;
George e. Kimbil, Collector of Internal
Revenue, Thirtieth New York District;
William Forbes, Postmaster at Macon City.
Missouri; j. W. Allen. Postmaster at Cleve-
land, Ohio; Mary J. Frey, Postmistress at
Columbia, Pennsylvania; Henry G. Ellis.
worth, Sec ond Lieutenant, Marine corps.
Rejected-Alfred Sandford, Supervising
Inspector of Steamboats,, Fourth District.
United States District Attorney P. II. Nor.
gan, of Louisiana, has resigned.
If the resignation of Judge Morgan is
accepted, Senators Kellogg and Harris will
urge Mr.. A. B. Long for the place. His ap-
pointment is probable.
The subcommittee of the Pacific Railroad
will have a meeting tonight to hear Fre-
mont, Kellogg and others, who favor the
thirty-second parallel. Kellogg and FIRE.
mont differ as regards the eastern initial
point.
House.-Mr. Sheldon offered an amend.
ment making duty on raw sugar two and a
half instead of two cents, supporting the
luLcTtStS VI anu lt4IS DTUuuCGISs
Mr.. Schenck opposed the amendment
arguing that the sugar producers of Louis.
lana were content before the war with q
duty of three-tourths of cent per pound,
and should be contented now with two
cents.
A general amendment on all sngar items,
offered by Mr. Allison, was discussed at con.
siderable length by Messrs. Allison, Schenck,
Kelly, Sheldon, Kerr, Maynard and Hooper.
u a. -,k;
sugar to that which is the product Of coun.
tries in which involuntary servitude in
human slavery does not exist. He said that
the Committee of Ways and Means was alb
solutely offering premium to slave labor.
Spain had been declaring that she intended
abolishing slavery in Cuba, but this tariff
would induce her to retain it.
Mr. Schenck commenced his reply to
Wood by quotation from Job, :" And
last OF all came Satan also.
(Aaughter.) He admitted that there was
some force in the suggestion that the tariff