New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-29
WASHINGTON.

| Real Estate Conf &C stiun Decision-State
may Tax sha, es in National Banks
supe, visor rOfsteambnats Nominated
Senator Schurz against the san Dom N
go Trenty $75O.OOO Internal Kev
enue Re ceipts- Gil Introduced b,
| Senator RoveIs for New Orleans an'
| Eortheastern Railway Bile Intro
duced in the HOuse.
| WASHINGTON, March 2S.-In the case o
Bigelow versus DeForrest, TO obtain pos
| session of lands sold under the coahscatioI
act, suit is brought by the heirs of the for
mer owners. The case comes from Virginia
! on An application to remove from the STATE
to the federal court. The Supreme Cour
decides that the law of 1868 provides onl.
| for personal, not real estate cases. out on th'
merits of this case says, that the sale undel
| confscation affects the title only during thu
| life of the owner, upon whose death the titlt
| descends as though there had been no con
| tiscation sale.
| The Supreme Court decided in a case
| from kentucky that the States may ta1
| shares in the national banks, as distinct
from the banks capital, and that the tax
| levied BY the States on shareholders may be
| collected from the banks by garIishee
| Chief Justice Chase dissented in this deci-
| sion.
In q case from Louisiana the court de-
| cided that the Legislature may, by an act,
| ALLEVIATE the property of minors.
| Peter j. Ralph was nominated to-day as
| Supervisor Of steamboats, Tor the eighth dis
| trict.
Senator Schurz spoke against the San Do
mingo treaty to-day. A vote will probably
be taken on tots treaty, but the prospects OF
a favorable action is slim.
Internal revenue receipts to-day $50, GOO.
lSendte.-A memorial was presented from
the South Caroinacolored people for an ap-
preparation for WiberforCe College, Ohio.
Resolutions from the South Carolina
Legislature, sympathizing with Cuba, were
presented.
Senator Revels introduced bill grant
ing the right of way to the New Orleans and
Northeastern Railway Company.
There was an executive session to-day on
the San Domingo treaty, but there Was no
vote taken.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
House. The following bills were intro
duced to-day:
A bill to improve the harbor at the mouth
of Cape Fearriver; also, to prevent the col
lection of illegal fees from passengers
travelling through the States.
Mr.. Mckenzie introduced bill incorpo-
rating and granting lands to the Trans Con-
tinental Railroad Company; also, granting
lands to the State of Alabama for the con.
struction of the Selma and Gulf Railroad.
The House refused to second the bill tax
ing the interest on Federal bonds; also.
resolution declaring in favor of reading the
Bible in the public schools.
The tariff bill was discussed to the recess.
There will be session tonight for
speeches.
Colonel Baker officially reports to General
Sheridan that the facts concerning the war
upon the Piegan Indians have been
maliciously Mlsitied by parties who are not
conversant with the real results, and says
the women and children were killed &C
cidentaily. Ali that the officers of the COM
mand ask of the authorities is a'complete
investigation into the campaign.
The executive council OF the National
Board of Trade, who interviewed the Presi-
dent to-day, consisted Of the following
named gentlemen: Messrs. Farley, of Phlla-
delphia president; Hill, OF Boston, secre-
tary, and VicePresidents Brown, of Port
land, Plummer, of Portland, Plummer, of
Boston, Taylor, of st. Paul, Trenholm, of
Charleston, and Gano, of Cincinnati.
They stated that the object of their visit
was to present their views upon the follow
ing subjects: The interior ports OF entry:
the creation of department of commerce.;
the civil service bill, and American shipping
interests.
In response to the matters stated. the
President in general terms alluded to his
own appreciation or their importance, ana
the consideration these subjects demanded.
The official notes and evidence in the pro-
ceedings of the naval court as to the collision
between the Oneida and the steamer Bon.
bay, held at the British Consulate, at Yoko-
homa, have been received here. Several
copies have been sent by Minister Delony
for the relatives of those who are lost on the
Oneida.
The court in its decision says, alluding to
Captain Eyre: "We recognize the fact that
he was placed 10 position of great diff
Guilty and doubt. and in circumstances under
which he was called upon to decide prompt
ly; but we regret to have to record it as our
opinion that be acted hastily and il.sdvised-
ly in that instead of waiting and endeavor-
ing to render assistance to the Oneida, he,
without having reason to believe that his
own vessel was in a perilous position, pro-
ceeded on his voyage. This conduct con.
stitutes, in our opinion, a breach of the thirty
third section of sixty-third chapter of the
shipping act amendment of 1852;
and we therefore feel called upon to sus-
pend Mr.. Eyre's certificate for six calendar
months from this date.
The evidence of many of those who tes.
tilted produces thrilling details of the
disaster, the substance Of which has been
previously published.
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