New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-18
BY TIE LIE GRAPH
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
NEW ORLEANS CUsTOMEOCSE
Appropriation to Complete 1t
IMPORTANT TRIAL IN ARKANSAS
WASHINGTON.

One Hundred and Sevenfy.Five ThOu-
sand Dollars for the New Orleans
Cus;ORiho hou.e-N0miEa and Com
frn,ation>-SupTeNe Court Gases
Army Appropriation Bill in Com.
n;ittee of the WhOie-District OF CO.
lambda Territorial Bill Gone to the
President.
WASHINGTON February 1.-THE aprro-
pration committee OF the House have
agreed npon $4,000 for the New Orleans
CustCmhousc.
The following nominations were an
nOunced to-day: j. Milton Turner. Miniater
to Liberia; Ozias Newgan, Of Florida Con-
sui 70 the Rio Grande.
The Senate has confirmed p. w. Foster.
| of Arkansas, Surveyor General for the dis
| trict OF Louisiana, and Rumlcv Collector Of
Customs at Wilmington, North Carolina
The case Of Blyew and kennard against
the United States, from Kentucky. will
| soon be argued before the Supreme Court.
The question is whether the second section
OF the thirteenth amendment, authOrizin.
| appropriate legislation by Congress to carry
into effect the first section OF the amend
ment, vested Congress with the cOnstitu-
tional power to enact the civil rights bill OF
April. lstt.
The case Of Knox against Lee from
Texas, viii be argued in the Supreme
| contscation OF property under the con
tederate government, and legal tender
question.
There IS a curious question growing out
OF a collision in San Francisco harbor
whether a foreign prince can sue i'll the
Supreme Court.
Ho"se.-Mr. Jones. Of Kentucky, petitions
i'll favor OF the Cincinnati and Southern
railroad.
bor ,r~
army appropriations and speeches limited
TO half an hour. The bill appvopriatcs 81
100000. The committee rose without action.
The conference report terri:orialiZing the
district. passed. and goes to -he President.
who will undoubtedly approve il.
The balance of the day was occupied
with local legislation.
House adjourned.
.SenGie.-Mr. Eenton presented petitions
from leading New York merchants. asking
a correction OF TIE abuses II customs regu-
latOnS.
Appropriations resumed. An amendment
to strike from the Legislative. executive and
judiciary appropriations the clause inserted
last year, by Senator Drake. was proposed.
which prohibited as evidence in the Court
OF Claims certain presidential par,,ons. The
amendment authorizes any pardon or am
nestv granted before the suppression Of the
rebellion, under the proclamation OF presi-
dent Lincoln.
This amendment is not to apply to suits
in the Court OF Claims arising under the
act OF March. lS63, to provide for the col
lection OF abandoned property and the pre-
vention o. frauds within the in>urrectionary
districts. THE amount OF the claims opened
10y this amendment is about SO 00N0.00O.
The amendment does not help persons
paldOned by President johnson after April.
1865.
The amendment was rejected bya vote of
3 to I9
MIR. Trumbull renewed portions of the
repeating the proviso Of the law
which makes a pardon the evidence OF the
guilt of any party accepting it.
Mr.. Conklins argued that that portion
was virtually a confession Of guilt.
Mr.. Trumbull's amendment that pardon
should not exclude a pardoned party from
the Court Of Claims was carried by the east
ing vote Of the Vice President
The debate was quite bitter. and showed
no disposition to give Southern claims any
more generous consideration than hereto
fore.
The executive session then adjourned.