New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-12
WASHINGTON.


and Australian Llne-Female Suffrage
BY Fifteenth Amendment-No Recon.
struction 01essa ge-San Domingo Com
missioncrs-Raees for Transportation
Of Cattie-Prevenfins Transportation
Of Diseased Cattle-Bill for Improve.
ment of Mississippi Levees-Amend.
ments to San Domingo Resolution Con.
CURED in by = nate.
WASHINGTON. January ll.-Messrs Hill
Miller and Farrow are claimants for seats
IN the Senate ON Georgia. Messrs
Farrow and Miller submitted printed ar
gurnents in favor Of themselves, and Mr.
Hill was not present. Those who watched
the proceedings think the committee will
stand five to 1.-TWO in favor OF Hill and Miller.
The Tennessee. fitted out to carry the
Dominican Commissioners, has been or
dered to Norfolk to await orders.
The PostOtfiee Committee have agreed
to report favOrably upon the San Francisco
and Australia steamship line for twelve
years, thirteen trips per year. with q sub
sidy of s5GO.OOO per annum.
Willis DrumMOnd was nominated Com
missioner General Land Office, and Charles
2. Goodyear for Collector Customs, Bruins
| wick. Georgia.
The judiciary Committee of the House
heard fifty women to-day upon the point
that the fifteenth amendment conferred
female suffrage.
1t Is not true, az some correspondents
have stated, that the President intends to
send reconstruction message to Congress.
1t can be positively asserted that what the
President proposes doing, is to transmit to
Congress IA large number Of reports from
| military commanders complaining of out
RACES in the South. and in a brief message
recommend that some means be adopted to
secure protection.
Now that the San Domingo joint resOlu-
ton is adopted. there is good reason to be-
licve that the three Commissioners will be
ex-Sena,ors Wade. of Ohio. Andrew White
President Of Cornell University. and BishoI,
Simpson. with General Franz Sigel as
secretary. The expedition will sail as soon
IA these gentlemen are ready.
HOHse-Ihe diplomatic and consular ap-
preparation bill was made the special order =
for Friday: it aprropriates 81 ,jOO.O 600.
A bill wa> introduced for the better pro-
lection Of the Texas frontier.
bill was introduced prescribin. rates
for transportation OF cattle.
The House went into a committee of the
whole on the appropriation bill for the
Louisville and Portland canal and Der-
moincs rapids. which passed.
Six handred citizens and business men of
Cincinnati petition against the buildin: of
a bridge between Cincinnati and Newport
cn the proposed plan.
The Agricultural Committee have been
instructed to enact what legislation may be
necessary to prevent or restrict the trans
p0rtation OF diseased cattle through the
country.
Mr.. Butler made an Intellectual attempt
to resume the amnesty bill.
The House adjourned
!Senate-The report OF the joint committee
on ocean cables, OF which Mr.. Sumner is 3;
member, was opposed by him and the mat
ter postponed.
A bill for the improvement of the Missis-
sippi levecs was referred to the Committee
on Agriculture and laid over.
The House amendment to the Dominica
resolutions passed. and goes to the Presi-
dent.
Postmaster General Creswell with a
delegation representing the element in Mary
land opposed to the Democracy, called on
the President to-day, in relation to Il move
ment on hand to lnaugurate a consolidation
movement against the Democracy of that
State. They said nothing about offices.
There is authority for saying that all the
rumors since the resignation of Secretary
Cox. of Cabinet changes, are without a
particle Of foundation. Every man seems
to be thoroughly satisfied with his position,
and tho President satisfied with them all.
The joint resolution for the appointment
Of three commissioners to inquire into
affairs concerning Dominica, will he signed
by the respective presiding officers of both
houses tomorrow. and then sent to the
President
In the Senate to-day. the question Of con-
curing in the House amendment to the San
Domingo investigation resolution. was the
pretext for renewal briefly, OF former
debate upon the general merits OF the an
nexation project.
The feature of the day was the speech OF
Senator Schurz, who, while disclaiming a
factious opposition to the President. dis
puted every argument Of the annexation
lists. Opposing tho project as wrong in
principle, and as initiating policy Of ul,-
limited territorial acquisition.
Mr.. Carpenter inferred that. in the Opn-
ion of Mr.. SchurZ. slavery ought never to
have been abolished.
Mr.. Schurz replied that he was dcalin.
with facts which could not be denied by
any Senator. He wen: ON to show the
necessity Of preserving Northern prepOn-
derance, and the political danger ct expan-
sion i'll sOutherly direction, and the pro-
priety of Mr.. Summers suggestion to re-
serve the West India Islands for the colored
race exclusively.
Numerous amendments by Mr. Sumner
were re jeCtcd one by one. and also amend
mcnts naming the Commissioners, and in
cludinS i'll the investigation the Sandwich
Islands, and other foreign territory con-
tiguOus to our shores. The House amend
ment was finally concurred in unanimously,
and the resolution now goes to the Pres-