New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-24
MOVEMENTS OF THE COMXISSION
THEIR RETURN IN APRIL
EX.MAYOEs MONROE DEAD
Alarming Dissaf'ection ia Ireland
CONDITIONS COMMUNICATED ABROAI
Silence Of Bismarck and Thiers
WASHINGTON.

Agricultural Land scrip for fseOrSin-DeI.
exatiOns Urging Shermmn's Cincinnati
end Southern Railroad Eiii-Aprropri.
alton for Ouachita Aivcr-Texns
Pacific Railroad Bi!l-Oa;:i fo- Senator
ssiller-FOrtificatiOn Bi!i Easse.,-Brit-
i-h High C0mn,is.ien-Questio Of Il
Confederate( oniisc a ton Sa.e-Weather
Reports.
WASHINGTON, February OR W Healv
has been nominated United States MARSHAL
for South Ala bama.
C.lva Gaskill is here as agent OF Georgia
to secure agricultural land scrip for that
State. Mr. Gaskill has assurances from
high quarters that the scrip VIII be issued
soon as the clerks can prepare it.
Full delegations are here from Ohio. Ken
lucky, Tennessee, and a delegation from
Atlanta. Georgia, to urge the passage OF
Mr.. sherman bill regarding the Cincinnati
and Southern railroad.
The river and h.lbor bill, which passed
the House to-day, gives Ouachit;. river
sol 900.
.Scn0tc-TLe Texas Pacific railroad bill as
returned from the House, with amendments,
was laid before the Senate today 10y the
Vice President. Mr.. Howard moved .ha,
the Senate no1-cOncur. and ask Tor a CON-
mittee of conference. Mr.. sherman moved
that the Senate concur. Mr.. Warner said
the amendments made by the House made
the bill almost entirely a new one, and. N
order that the Senate might know exactly
what it Was, he moved that i: lay on the
table until it be printed, which was
agreed to.
The McGarrah2n bill. after q sh0r.. sharp
discussion, showing that the bill could not
pass this session. was laid OF the table
a joint resolution CT the Indiana Legisl;.-
turc, i'll favor OF the removal o. tie capital,
was presented.
A bill extending section tif.y-tivc OF the
organized under the ac. OF 1862 was passed.
1t imposes certain penalties Cor embezzlc-
ment
Indian appropriations We're resumed and
discussed.
4 motion to take up the nd Suspcnding
the construction OF :hc Cincinnati and New
port bridge failed by a vote OF - TO %.
The bill relieving brandy distilled from
grapes was indefinitely postponed.
Senate adjourned.
Eo"se The bill prescribing an oath Tor
Senator Miller. OF Georgia, passed, and goes
to the President.
a bill relieving John Williamson. OF Sa-
vannah from political disabilities, passed,
and goes 20 the President.
a conference committee has been ordered
on the bill bridging the Mississippi.
The fertilization appropriation bill passed;
it gives over sl,Joo.0O0, exclusive OF the
uneXpended balances.
Tie river and harhor appropriations were
taken up.
Mr.. Jones, OF Kentucky sad only a
fourth Of the sum was for the Soltn.
An ll.tndment giving 81, ,o00 70 Qua hi..t
river. in Arkansas, passed.
House then adjourned.
The British high commission has arrived.
The question wheth the position OF bel
Ggerents enabled the Confederate States to
pass Il valid title to property sold by them
at Il sale i'll con1iscation was TO- dav argued
before the Supreme CoGct in the case OF
Knox against Lee, from tie Ci-cni. Court
fer Texas.
Tie court below held tie coI!isca:!on pre-
cec,iings void, and the title OF The purchaser
az the sale invalid: and the writ OF error
seeks 20 reverse that Judgment. The couG.
below having instructed the Jury that any
amount their verdict nigh. give for the
plaintiff. against the purchaser OF the pro
perty at the contsca.iou sale, could te paid
in legal tender notes, that question is also
discussed i'll the argument.
Congressman Bowen, ol South Carolina
has been held in 5000 bail 10" he cr.luiu4l
court for bigalny.
The President has signed the ni,l prescrb-
ing a special oath for Senator i,ilicr ron
Georgia.
Tr. Morev. OF Lou:siaua. offered al
amendment ito the river and harbor bill.
appropriatin@ s1tttu iol the Improvement
OF the Ouachitss river. t'T. Conscr opposed
the amendment on the ground that The In
gincer Department had given instructions
TO end the survey a the Arkansas line.
Mr. Morey called attention 10 the fact
that estimates had been made for the I'M
provenent from the mouth 10 the source OF
the river
Mr. Sheldon advocated the amendments
saying that not one dollar III The aprroplia-
ton vas proposed III the b!ll excepting for
the mouth OF the Mississippi. The app-o-
priation now asked was lor the benefit of
fifteen other States, as well as tor Louisiana.
Tie amendment was adopted, seventy
tour against torty-four.
The barometer stands very high at the
mouth OF Delaware bay, and very low at
Omaha; ii has remained stationary on the
gulf, and has fallen heavily on the lakes,
and in the northwest. Easterly wind and
clouds prevail OF the middle Atlantic
States. hUt the principal storm centre is
threatening i'll the far West.
1t is probable that the storm predicted
Tor to-day viii soon reach Lake Michigan,
where clouds ~! brisk winds now prevail
Southerly winds and clouds are indicated
As probable Tomorrow on the gulf coast
The Senate finally adjourned
l he supplemental enforcement. bill comes
up tomorrow.
The Senate passed he Indian aprropria-
ton bill
The Senate is still il session en- the House
bill for pure elections.