The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-01-14
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-llarris, col
ored, will contest his scat from the
Raleigh, North Carolina, district.
No Southern nominations to-day.
Late reports from Seward say he has
paralysis in both arms. His mind is UNI
impaired.
Wade will be Il Dominican commits
siOncr.
NIcGarrahan's claim is before the Ju-
dietary Committee. StOddart, private
Secretary to Lincoln, swcars to having
signed the deed in 1868.
Judge Granger testities to having GER
tilted to certain papers under compul-
sion of written order from Secretary
Cox, and percmptory verbal orders from
Commissioner Wilson, and in consc-
tain papers, Granger is unable to cor
roboratc Wilson's statement, that the
patent has not been signed, scaled and
delivered.
H0,tse-The debate upon the San Do
mingo question was quite bitter. Bing-
ham both opposed and pleaded against
the Amber amendment. Some sharp
passages occurred between the Republi-
cans; the most angry of which occurred
between Garfield and Butler.
The joint resolution, rs amended, was
then passed; yeas 1913; nays Ga. The
Democrats voted soiiilyin the negative,
and the following named Republicans
also voted nay: Beatty, Boyd, Finklen-
burg, Hoar, Peters and Willard.
The resolution, as amended, goes back
to the Senate.
A bill was reported by the Judiciary
Committee fixing the number Of Repre-
scntativcs, after the Bird of March, 1873,
at $50, beside additional members for
States that may be admitted.
At the request of Mr.. Brooks, of New
York, Il special committee, with power
to send for persons and papers, was ap-
pointed to investigate certain publica-
lions made by Hugh J. Hastings, of the
Commercial Advertiser.
Senate - The judiciary Committee
presented bill authorizing the President
to accept the resignation of any Federal
Judge, from age or disability; said
Judge to receive full salary during his
natural life.
Mr.. Wilson introduced a bill for the
removal Of political disabilities, which
was referred the committee on disabili-
ties. 1t provides that the legal and po-
litical disabilities of all persons except
such as left the Cabinet or Congress to
go into the rebellion in lSG0-'Gl and
those who have since May LIST, 1870,
shall be removed.
The Senate votes upon the amended
San Domingo question at 4 O'clock
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Governor
Clayton is elected Senator from Ar
kansas.
There arc halfa dozen candidates for
the Senate from Kansas.
The Missouri Democrats corrcspon-
dent, telcgraphs that Ross, who voted
against JOhnson's impeachmcnt, has no
chance.
n disordcrly meeting against Glad
stone, occurred in London last night.
Major Perry Fuller, collector of GUS
toms under johnson ut New Orleans, is
dead.
WAsIINGTOS, Jan. I.-Thc Ten
nessce, which was fitted out to convey
the Dominican Commissioners, has
been ordered to Norfolk to await fur
thcr orders.
The Post Ohicc Commissioner has
agreed to report f;,vOrably upon the
San Francisco and Australia mails for
twelve years, thirteen trips per year,
with ii subsidy of half million per am
mum.
Willis Drummond has been nomi-
mated Commissioner of the General
Land office.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House heard fifty women to-day, upon
conferred female suffrage.
1t is not true rs some correspondents
have stated, that the President intends
to send IL reconstruction message to
Congress.
1t can be positively asserted, that
what the President proposes doing, is
to transmit to Congress Il large number
of reports from Military Commanders,
of outragcs in the South,
and in brief message to recommend
that some means he adopted to secure
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