New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-16

PUBLIC RECEPTION DECLINED
TERRIFIC GALE AT MEMPHIS
REPUBLICAN LOSS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEMOCRATIC EXPLANATION Of CAUSES
Sumner, San Domingo and Land Grants
WASHINGTON.

ton of Lower CalifOrnia-Select Com.
mittee on the Late Insurrectionar ry
States-Adj j0urnment Monday Probable
Weather RepOrt-Blaine's ku-klux
Re.olution-NatiOna Revenue Police
Million Subscription to the New
Loan Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Scnate-Mr.
West introduced bill directing the Secre-
tary Of War to detail an engineer survey
for a system of levees in Louisiana. Re
ferred to the select committee on levees.
Senate went into executive session. Ad-
.jOurned.
House-The Committee ON Foreign At
fairs has been ordered to INQUIRE whether
Lower California would be a desirable ac-
QUESTION to the United States.
After long tilibustering. Mr.. Peters. of
Maine, offered the following resolution:
Resolred That select committee OF
thirteen be appointed by the Speaker,
whose duty it shall be to inquire into the
condition of the late insurrectiOnary States,
so far as regards the execution of the laws
and the safety of the lives and property OF
citizens of the United States, and re-
port the result OF their investigation
to the House in December next. with such
recommendation as they may deem expe-
dent; and that the said committee be au-
thorized to employ a clerk and steno-
grapher to sit during the recess; to send for
persons and papers: to take testimony, and
to visit at their discretion, through sub
committee, any portion of the Southern
States during the recess: and that the ex-
penses of said committee be paid from the
contingent fund of the House.
The resolution passed by vote Of 126
to GA.
A concurrent resolution, that Congress
adjourn on the twentieth instant, passed.
The Speaker announced the following
committee under Mr.. Peters resolutions:
Messrs. Butler, of Massachusetts. Shella-
barger. Kelley. Maynard. COburn. Buckley,
Stevenson, Burdett, Cox, Beck. Archer,
Waddcll and Robinson.
The House then adjourned.
The vote on the appointment of select
committee of thirteen was-Yeas: Repub-
licans l26. Democrats g.. Nays: Repub-
licans 80. Democrats la majority of each
party.
1t is this resolution that closes out the Ku-
Klux bill this session and an adjournment
on Monday is probable.
The Republican Senators caucused four
hours today. without any conclusion. They
will meet again tomorrow.
Messrs. Trumbull, Morrill,, Buckingham,
Conkling, Sawyer, Kellogg and Robertson
spoke in opposition to ku-klux legislation.
four hours: The barometer has fallen in
Texas during the day, but has remained
nearly stationary from Louisiana to Florida.
A slight fall has been experienced along the
entire Atlantic coast, where the pressure is
now somewhat above the average. The
lowest pressure still remains over Iowa and
Illinois. A northeast gale was experienced
last night on Lake Superior, and high or
fresh winds north Of the Ohio river; but
I ,.>1, Il 4
ening weather, with fresh and gentle winds
are now reported on the lakes the east At
lantic and the gulf. Fair weather on the
south and middle Atlantic. The barometer
has risen slightly since last evening at the
Rocky Mountains and the Pacific stations.
Threatening weather, with fresh or brisk
winds. is indicated for Thursday along the
Atlantic coast. Cloudy and falling
weather and fresh or brisk winds on the
gulf and lakes.
Nothing official has been received from
New Hampshire, but all advices confirm
the dispatches sent last night and noon to-
day.
Mr.. Blaine was the author of the resOlu
ton which passed the House to-day.
A movement is ON foot for establishing a
national revenue police to assist the revenue
officers to enforce the law in all sections OF
the country.
Subscriptions to the new loan to-day
81 ,O0O. 900. Secretary Boutwell, thinks the
amount of 500, 100000 will be placed il
twenty weeks.
The Columbia Commandery Knights
Templars gave their fourth annual levee
tonight The President, Speaker Blaine
and other high officials, were present
letter was read from Lord Tenterten, re
GREETING that himself and Earl De Gra,
could not be present.
One A. M.-Nothins from New Hampshire
Democrats have swept the State