New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-15
THE TWO DAYS. FIGHTING
.DvANTAeEs TO THE COMMUNE
GUNS OF A DEALER SEIZED
WASHINGTON.

N0miuAtions Yesterday-Fas0age Of Kn.
Klux Bin In Senate with Anendnenss-
Synopsis Of efAneadnents- -Reselution 70
Expunge = SPeech-DeDcbency Bill
Amended in 9esate and Heuse-Caueus
Of Denecratic Ceng1essDes.
= WASHINGTON, April 4.-The following
nominations .were made to-day: B. Z.
Cowan, of Ohio, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior; H. C. Manning, Collector fourth
Texas district.
Both houses meet tomorrow at eleven
o'clock.
Senate-The Senate passed the Ku-Klux
bill. with the amendments proposed by the
judiciary committee, with amendments
striking out the repeal Of the test oath for
United States jurors (leaving the law a. 1T
present), and another by Mr.. Sherman, as
follows:
''That if any house, tenement, cabin,
shop, building, barn or .granary shall be
unlawfully or fel0ni0usly demolished. pulled
dom, burned or destroyed, wholly or in
part, by any persons iiotously or tumultu-
ously assembled together, or if any person
shall unlawfnlly and with force and violence
be whipped, scourged, wounded or killed by
any persons riotodsly and tumultuously a.
sembled together, and if such offense was
committed to deprive any person of any
right conferred upon him BY the constitu-
ton and laws of the United States, or deter
him from or punish him for exercising any
such right, or by reason Of his .race,
color or previous condition Of servi-
habitants Of the county, city. or
parish in which any of the said offenses shall
be committed, shall be liable to pay full
compensation to the person or persons dam
aged by such offense If living, or their legal
representatives if dead, and such conlpen9a-
ton may be recovered by such person, or
his representative, BY suit in any court Of
the United States of competent jurisdiction
in the district in which the offense was COM
jured or his legal representative, and
against said county, city or parish,
and execution may be issued. ON . judg-
ment rendered in such suit, and may
be levied upon any property, real or per-
s0nal, Of any person in the said county, city
or parish, and the said county, city OF
parish which may have satisfied such judg-
ment, or the person put Of whose property
the said judgment shall have been satisfied,
amount of said Judgment, costs and inter
est from any person Or persons engaged rs
principal or accessory in such riot, in m
action in any court of competent jurisdic-
ton; and the persons ont of whose property
such judgment shall have been satisfied
shall in such q case have contribution - at
common law, and the Circuit Court Of the
United States for the proper district shall
have jurisdiction Of such action"
The bill passed by As to 19, Nessrs. Hill,
Robertson, Schurz, Upton and Trumbull
voting nay.
Hoitse.-A resolution was offered to ex-
punge the speech from the Globe and repri-
mand Representative Garrett for quoting.
in . speech which Garrett had leave to
print, from the Vicksburg Herald, to the
ehect that Senator Ames was shoulder
strap puppy and poltroon, . most con-
summate liar and fool, without Opposing of
tho matter.
The deficiency bill was taken up. An
amendment was adopted giving $4,000 to
rebuild the Orphan Asylum Of the Sisters Of
Our Lady of Mercy, st Charleston. South
Carolina; also, requiring the national banks
to pay the expenses Of printing their notes.
Tho House, without disposing Of the bill, I'd
j0urned.
Weather Report Clear weather with cool
northerly winds win probably be cxpe-
rienced on Saturday over the lakes, 1ol-
night on tho upper lakes. 'CS CIe.r e,ssd ve.tS:r
is probably for the Southern States and At
laptio coast. :
Tho following 10 synopsis for the past
twenty -four hours: Tho weather has 70
mained without material alteration on the
Pacifccoast. The barsmeter has fallen in
Nebraaka, and easterly winds have pre-
vailed ON the upper lakes, with partially
cloudy and clear weather. The cloudy and
threatening weather south Of the Ohip has
been very. generally dissipeted. Light
rains hsve been reported Ct . few points in
tho interior and on the Southern coaet.
Threatening and partially cloudy weaEher
has boon verv GENERALLY oxporjencod tn S1nv
on the middle Atlantic. Clear weather n
the Eastern States.
Tho House has adopted an annen1uAentto
the deficiency appropriasion bin, repoallne
. poEtion Of that proviso u tholnGxalafive
appEopriation bill last yeax, vl1sA do1eivo1
Is holders Of Preoidea4asa I7o1o Sc m
etanding in tie oourln 81 11i9nnnfie11
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