New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-26

Neariy q Million Revenue Receipts-
Chief Justice Chase Going to Europe
Naval Norinstions-Railroa ad Bills in-
troduced-CIaims or Loyal People OF
the south-KiI 10 Enforce the Fir
teenth Amendment-Eene a Land
Grant to an A LA bama Railroad.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Internal revenue
receipts to-day nearly 81, 600 ,UOO.
After holding court in Richmond, Nr-
oinia. Chief Justice Chase will go 10 Europe
for the purpose of improving his health.
The Howard corruption lnyestgauon
committee are still confined to the cnurch
trouble.
The bill which passed the House giving
the Sisters of Mercy at Charleston, $20, ,O00
to rebuild their asylum has been reported
to the Senate without an amendment.
The President made the following noml-
nations to-day: Commodore Lee to be rear
admiral; Captain Parrot to be commodore,
and Captain Burnett to be supervising III
spector Of the Fourth District.
The Fourteenth and Seventeenth United
States Infantry and all recruits have been
ordered to the West.
House.-Among tho bills introduced was
one granting the right of way to the Ala
bama and Chattanooga Railroad to the Ia
cifc, and one granting lands to the Selma
and Fernandna Railroad.
Mr.. Dockery offered resolution de clarlng
| that the honor and good faith OF the gov.
eminent was pledged to the payment OF
| all claims of the loyal people OF the South
who had property taken by the army, navy
or government during the war. Objection
being made, the resolution was not enter
tertained. Subsequently, Mr.. Booker Of
fered the same resolution, and the House,
| by vote Of slxty.nine to ninety, refused to
| second the demand for the previous ques.
ton and allow it to be entertained. Several
/ i,1h ".
cuses of the members who were absent on
| Friday evening, when the House was called
ND and the tariff bill resumed. There was
| no progress.
Mr.. Burdett, from the Election Com
mittee, reported in the election case from
| the Fourth District OF Loulslana-that
| Michael Ryan is not entitled to the seat,
! and that Newsham is. Mr.. Kerr makes the
| opposite report.
| Sendte.-A petition was presented from
the Cincinnati Board of Alder nen for the
enlargement of the Louisville Canal. The
Judiciary Committee reported as substl
tute for all propositions on the SUBJECT
bill to enforce the fifteenth amendment
setting forth that all citizens of the Unlted
States otherwise qualified to vote by law IL
| any State, Territory or district, ETC., shall ot
entitled to vote at all srch elections Wlthou
distinction of race, color or previous condl
ton of servitude, any law, custom, usage Of
regulation of any State or Territory to th'
contrary Notwithstanding, also that, II tht
laws of any State or territory shall require
any act to be done as g. prerequisite u
voting it shall be the duty OF th'
officers of the law in said State or Terrltor.
to give an equal opportunity to all citlzen'
of the United States to perform sucn pre-
requisite, and any such official failing tt
do so, shall forfeit and pay five hundred
dollars to the person aggrieved thereby, t
be recovered by an action at law, and i
case of conviction, shall also be fined no
less than five hundred dollars, and i'm
prisvnment from one month to one veal
The offer of any citizen, for whom sue
prerequisite is required, shall be deemed
performance in law, if such act failed to b
carried into execution by reason OF th
. wrongful act or omission of the said officer
charged with the duty of receiving, or per
mitting such performance OF offer. In
same penalties are prescribed against an
person who shall hinder, or attempt to pre-
vent any citizen from performing such Pre-
requisite.
Persons deprived of any Office, except tbs
OF member of Congress or State Leglsia
5 ture, by reason of the violation OF the lor'
0 going provisions, may recover po5sesslo
through the United States courts. Whlcn al
| given concurrent jurisdiction IN ali sue
| cases. The United States district cour
shall have exclusively Of the State cour
8 coguizance OF all the crimes and onens'
!. against the provisions of this act, and a
o the officers Of the United States courts al
REQUIRED. under penalty Of one thousar
dollars, to institute and enforce proceedin'
hereunder, and the President is authoriz,
to employ the land and naval forces or Il
L military to enforce its execution. -,
, The bill to renew grant OF lands TOT u
- benefit of the South and North Alabsn
Railroad Company passed.