New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-20
WASHINGTON.

The Tu4earora Ordered Home-New Chief
of Construction in the Navy-NO Rev4
enue stamps ON Renewal Insurance
POlicie4-COusolihatio of Indian TribeA
Defining swamp I.ands-Cheap Trans
portation Of Breadstuffs- ConarmatiOs
of Anti-Schnrz Candidates-Discuss
of Southern Oufrnges.
WAsUIScToS, January 19.-The steamer
TuscarOra has been ordered home.
Isaiah Houscomb has been nominated by
the President as chief of construction and
repairs in the navy: D. c. Rugg as Post.
master at Huntsville, Alabama.
With fair weather, the Dominican cyps.
dition will arrive out i'll six days.
The Ship Sea Island has been ordered 10
Lower California to locate a harboy on that
coast.
According to late decision. no revenue
stamps are required upon renewal ;nsurane"
policies.
The steamship Cuba. with the Fenia:,
prisoners on board, has not vet been sig.
nailed. 1t is foggy outside, which may de.
lay her arrival until tomorrow.
House--A bill providing for the consolida.
ton of the Indian tribes was introduced.
The object is to bring all the Indians .undes.
one government, and to bring the Indians
Of the plains under the influence of civilized
Indians. The discussion indicated that the
friends OF the bill opposed the Indians be.
ing independent of the federal government.
The bill went over to Tuesday.
The bill defining swan? lands was anado
the special order for the first of February.
The consideration Of appropriations was
then resumed.
Senas.-The bill abolishing the ranks Of
Admiral and Vice Admiral of the navy,
when vacancies occur, passed.
bill was introduced providing cheaY,
J transportation for breadstuffs from tho
West to the East. making the rate uniform
throughout the year.
The resolution for special committee sc
!. investigate the Presidents message and
army reports regarding the condition Of thS
South passed.
An executive session Of four hours re.
suited in the confirmation Oe the anti
Schurs Missouri candidates.
The bill granting subsidies 10 steamship
lines was Alade the special order tog Friday
next.
TlH bill fog cheap transportation ,,ro.
shall aid the construction of the Portland,
Rutland. Oswego and Chicago railroad, by
a loan Of six per cent. thirty-ycar bonds to-
the amount of $4,000 per mile for its whole
extent from Portland to Chicago. The road
is to be dOubletrack road, and furnished
with steel rails and iron bridges. The Post.
master General is to establish the rates g:
klduSloittton pitsScu1tTSs
New YORK, January 19.-The, Tribune
says: "The Senate yesterday devoted near.
ly the whole session to a discussion OF
southern Outragcs, and some remarkable.
statements not wholly new, vet startling
in their disclosures. were made by Southern
Senator's The propriety Of making this
investigation seems unquestiOned, but there
is great danger that it may lead to some
new measure of reconstruction. of whicl,
We have had quite enough to demoralize
the most sober and staid society in the
country.
"We can not but believe that the source
of half the trouble in the South is tho
mistaken legislation which has given
privileges to one class denied to others.
and this arrayed one party in violent hos.
tility against another. We trust tho i'll.
yestisation OF the 39utrages will convince
teal distinctions provocative of bittey and
relentless hostility"