The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-01-21
Rourbaki Repulsed.
German and French Losses ut
LClnallS.
Cotton Quiet.
WASHINGTON.

The Reconstruction Committee APP
pointed Il subcommittee, consisting Of
Porter, chairman, Epson and Morgan,
to report at the next meeting Of the
Committee what should be done in re-
gard to the removal Of political disslbil-
tiles, and what legislation is necessary to
protect the loyal people of the South.
The Secretary of War has transmit
ted to Congress a number of papers re-
lative to Senator Sprague's service in
Texas during the war.
Hastings refuses to testify in the
Brooks investigation, claiming that
the matter is purely political, over
which the House has no jurisdiction.
Butler offered Il resolution authoriz-
ing the President to appoint commits
sion to examine who received the ben
eft from the government and furnished
it to the several Pacific Railroads.
The Commission have power to send
for persons and papers. Referred.
a bill regulating the transportation
of live stock, finally passed, and goes
y
Appropriations We're resumed. The
salaries OF Judges under discussion, it
was observed that ChiefJustice Taney's
daughters were compelled to earn their
living as copyists in the Treasury De-
partmcnt, and that the ladies in qucS-
ton We're turned out of Office by this
Administrations. The salaries of Circuit
Judges remain at 5000
The amendment repeating the law
authorizing the publication of laws in
newspapers, was rejected.
a communication was received from
the President, transmitting additional
papers relative to the existing dislOyal
organizations in North Carolina,
The papers consist of reports of army
officers commanding troops in that
State, and letters from Gov. Holden,
covering long statements and atfidavits
in relation to the Ku-KluN organiza-
ton and various disturbances in North
Carolina. Adjourned.
iSt3auie-Thc House amendment to the
bill authorizing the issue of 800 million
five per cent. bonds, was concurred in
and goes to the President.
Yates offered an amendment to the
Constitution, that all persons over 80
years of age, and II years citizens of the
United States, may be eligible to the
Presidency.
ynlI I,n ;f,iv Inf
for the disposal of public lands in Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisian,
and Arkansas.
WAsIIINGTON, Jan. lS.-Thc follow
ing now Senators have been elected:
Window, from Minnesota; Logan,
from Illinois; Frelinghuyscn, from
New Jersey; Blair, from Missouri;
Morrill,, from Maine; Levi salisbury,
from Delaware.
The new clause of the Reconstruction
test oath of persons who entered the
Confederate army while minors.
Hastings, in the Brooks invcstiga-
ton case, still refuses to testify before
the select Committee.
House - Appropriations were re-
suned.
i>tiaate-Casserly moved to refer the
Presidents message and the accom-
panying documents regarding Southern
outraGcS, to the Judiciary Committee.
Wilson moved their reference to Il
select Committee.
An angry debate on reference is pro-
crossing.
1t is understood that the special Com
mittcc on the Brooks investigation,
will report soon, cNhoncrating Brooks
and dismissing Hastings.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. Il. - House.
The amendment increasing the sal
aries of the Supreme Court Judges was
adopted and the bill passed.
Brooks, on special committee, reports
the adoption of the following resolution:
Rcso1red, That it is the judgement of
the House that by reason of the refusal
of Hugh Hastings to testify before the
select committee to the truth of the ac-
cusatlons, the Hon. Jas. Brooks is fully
cNhonoratcd from the charges made by
said Hastings, and that the committee
be discharged from further cousidcra-
ton of the subject.