New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-19
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
lSABELlE'S NOMINATION CONF NFlnMe0.
District Attorney Of Louisiana
COMPLETING NEW ORLEANS CUST0MH0USE
COST OF MULLETTS PLAN
EXECUTIVE POWER ON THEIRS
POWER TO SELECT HIS COUNCIL
Recognition Of Thieys' Government
COMPLETING NEW ORLEANS CUSToMHoUsE
COST OF MULLETTS PLAN
EXECUTIVE POWER ON THEIRS
POWER TO SELECT HIS COUNCIL
Recognition of Thieys' Government
ENGlANos RECOGNITION TElEGRAPHED
WASHINGTON.


Nomination COnfrmed-COnsular and
Diplomatic and Army Appropriation
Bills Passed-The New Iberia Case Dis
cus.ed-Adverse Report of judiciary
Committee in Relation TO District At
tOrney Of LOuisinna-Mullett's Plan
for Completing New Orleans Custom
house-Seven to Eight Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars Expenditure Obstruction
Of the Ohio River-Resoldtion on the
Anglo-Americnn Commission.
WASHINGTON, February l8.-The depart
ments will be closed on Monday and Tues
day at II NJ, and all day on Wednesday.
No Southern nominations to-day. The
following were confirmed:
H. H. Isabelle, Pension Agent at New Or
leans; Mckinney, District Judge, Florida;
Rives. Collector of the fifth Virginia dis
trict: f. l.. Smith, Agent for the Chippewa
Indians.
House.-The conference committee on con-
sular and diplomatic appropriations reported
and their report was adopted.
The army appropriation bill passed.
The New Iberia case was discussed the
balance of the day.
Scnute.-The judiciary committee were
discharged from further consideration OF
the female suffrage and the recognition OF
Christian religion.
versely to the bill establishing the Western
Judicial District of North Carolina: also, in
relation to the District Attorney of Louis
lana; also. a bill repeating several acts rela-
ting to the tenure OF office.
After Il short executive session, the Senate
adjourned.
senator Harris was before the commerce
committee to-day, urging appropriations
for the New Orleans Customhouse. 1t is
Mr r,Ia
completing the Customhouse have been ap-
proved by the committee. They involve
the ultimate expenditure of from seven to
eight hundred thousand dollars. and the
use of iron instead of stone for superstruc-
ture saving many tons in weight.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sherman moved
to take up IL joint resolution to prevent OBJ
struction to the navigation Of the Ohio river,
prohibiting the further construction OF the
Newport and Cincinnati bridge, unless it
shall be 40 constructed that the channel
span shall have under said span Il clear
headway ut low water of 100 feet below the
floor beams suspended from the bottom of
the posts.
Mr.. sherman spoke of the interference of
the bridge, as now being constructed. with
commerce, reaehin. in the aggregate S7OO.-
0OO0 900 per annum. The matter was one i'll
which half the people OF the United States
ton was merely to stop the construction OF
the bridge until Congress or the courts
could take action. The Board of Engineers
had reported that the bridge would un-
doubtedly be Il serious impeachment to navl
CATION. What was now asked was to com
pei the company to erect the bridge one
hundred feet above low water mark.
Mr.. Scott was opposed to taking up the
bridge unless provisO was made that the
company should be reimbursed for any
additional expense it might incur by any
change to be made. They were now con-
structing the bridge strictly in accorda ace
with existing laws.
Mr.. Shermans motion was agreed to.
Ayes %. nays 10.
The expiration of the morning hour at
this point prevented the further consldcra-
ton of the subject.
Mr. Sherman gave notice that he would
| insist upon having the bill considered on
! Monday, in the morning hour.
WAsilINGroN, February ls.-In the Senate
| to-day Mr.. Howard offered the following:
| Resolred. That in the present disturbed
| relations of the government OF the United
| States and Great Britain, we regard the
| recent appointment of the high commission
| for the discussion of the subjects OF diff
ference between them as an highly auspi
cious event, furnishing well grounded
hope OF speedy, honorable and mutually
advantageous settlement of all important
matters Of controversy, and of cordia
amity and good feeling between
the people Of the two countries
| that we deem it of high interest t,
those ends that the commission should TAKE
into consideration the fact that the posses
sion by Great Britain of the northern por
ton of the continent of North America
stretching from the northern boundary o
the United States to the frozen ocean. is il
its very nature an obstacle to the presen
harmony of the two governments, and Is ;
standin. excitement persons anxious t
involve them in war, we, therefore, earn
cstly recommend that the commission ma.
in any settlement suggested, embrace t..
cession to the United States of SO much a
least of such British possessions as lie t
the westward of Hudson Bay, and the mail
channels connecting with the Arctic Ocean
and to the outlet of Lake Superior. with tn
right to free navigable waters to the Allan
| tic and Arctic Oceans.