New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14
WASHINGTON.

Secretars RObesOn Believes the TenBss.
.ee to be Snfe-Trial Of COngre ssmnn
Bowen for Bixamy-PefifiOns Against
Railroad Land l:rants-I3rid2inx the
Mississippi and IIissonri-Auth0risyf for
Cincinnati and Southern RnilrOndi to
Pass Through kentucky-t:ulf Sfsam-
ship subsidy Bill-NegOtiatiOns Com
cluded for u Mixed Commission 70. on
slider Cuban Ouiraaes- Appropriate
TO Entertain Released Feninns.
WASHINGTON, February l3.-Secretary
Robcson. writing to the House, gives his
reasons for believing the Tennessee safe.
The Secretary concludes his letter as fol
lows: The suggestions of her less. made
without information and maintained with
out cause. are as weak as they are cruel.
The argument for jurisdiction, Of Eerkley
county commenced to-day. Massrs- Hun
ter and Curtis for old, and Reverdy John
son and Benjamin Stanton for West Virginia
The trial of Conyressmarb Bowen for
biyalny is progressing. Henderson. clerk
of the court OF WaukeIla couEty, Florida.
identified Bowen and Tabitha Parks. They
came to Tallahassee together, and Bowen
procured Il license and Henderson married
them at 4: tavern.
Housc-The petition Of the citizens of
New York against land .yants, and resolu-
tions from the Ohio and Missouri Lcyisla.
lures against land grants, were presented.
An effort to suspend the rules to take up
the air line road bill failed to get Il two
thirds vote; ayes Ill Eays ~.
A bill passed authorizing n bridge over
the Mississippi at Louisiana. Missouri, and
another over the -Aissouri at Glasgow.
4 bill authorizing water.augers and OBJ
servations on the Mississippi. in relation to
lcvccs. passed. and goes to the President.
Senate-Mr. Sherman presented a memo
rial. asking authority for the Cincinnati and
Southern railroad to pass through Kentucky
Mr.. Sherman said he heartily cOncurred in
the policy of these petitioners. and thought
if there were any occasion when the legi-la
ton and authority of the federal govern
mcnt hi sht be properly exercised in the
matter of railroads. it was when one State
Obstinatcly placed itself in the way, and re-
fused permission to the Northern and South
srn people toplace themselves i'll connection
by Il railroad across its territory.
The resolution seating Mr. Miller upon a
modified oath was taken up; the debate
continued all day.
A Joint resolution, allowing Mr.. Miller to
take u modified OATH goes to the House tor
concurrence, and then to the President
The gulf steamship subsidy comes up to-
morrow. Senate AL Iourneu.
The following were the nays on the bill
modifying Mllcrs oath Abbott, Anes.
, Brownlow, Buckingham, Chandler Cra.in.
Edmunds. Gilbert, Howell Morrill,. of YER
| mont. Morton. Nyc, Osborne. Patterson.
| Pomeroy. Ramsey, StearnS. Stewart, Sum
J ncr and Warner. Senators Bayard. Carpen-
ter. Sherman and Wiley in the affirmative.
| Packard with Conkling Hamilton. OF Texas.
! Cameron and Poole in the negative
General Sickles tele.raphs to the State
| Department that negotiations for IA mixed
| commission to consider the claims for in
.iuries to the persons and properties of
American citizens by the Spanish authori-
! ties. during the insurrecton in Cuba, have
| been concluded, and that the messenger is
, on his way with the correspondence.
The City Council have appropriated one
! thousand dollars to entertain the released
FyniuuS