New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-05
A GRAND soRTIE DEMANDED
fhe Movement on Paris Haseenet
WASHINGTON

cOml0At100S Oy tue ffc61OeUt-DhlS Xue
troduced- Tax on Applications
for Omce-Interestius Relief Question
Veto Of Bill for Relief Of Bondsmen Of
Defaulters.
WASHINGTON, January 3..~The following
Newcomb, Collector Of Customs, Beaufort,
North Carolina, aud Charles NJ. Power,
Collector of Customs, Cberrystsne, Virginia.
Se,Qh-The following bills were intro
duced: For the relief Of distillers Of brandy,
from grapes: encouraging minings incor-
porating mining schools; paying for army
stores taken from citizens Of Alabama who
had enlisted or did service in the federal
ar1nye
4 resolution passed instructfng the Com.
mittee on Finance to inquire into the expe.
diency Of imposing q stamp tax upon appli-
cations for Office
The bill relieving J. NJ. Best, Of Paducah.
was Giscussede Best's house was destroyed
to give range to artillery. The question in
volved was whether tho destruction was in
cident of the fight, or property taken for
the use of the armye
Senate adjourned.
Housc..sThe House considered sne bill
gelative to a Centennial Fairo
Mr. Banks gave notice that he would call
up the San Domingo bill on Mondaye
The Presidents message vetOing the bill
for the relief of the bOndsmen Of certain
defaulting officials, was receivede
The Indian appropriation bill was made
the special order for Wednesday,
A bill was reported for additional appros
priations sos shs louisville and Portland
canal
House adjourned
The army examining BOARD which was
convened under the act Of July ID, 1870, OF
VIII oh (,ann.n1 HonrANk nraSiIanf
dissolved today by Special Order No.
from the War Department, and the generals
COMPOSING it ordered to their respective
commands The board has reported un-
tavOrably upon twenty five cases and favor
ably upon twenty-one. Four cases were re-
turned to the adjutant generals office as not
being acted npon. Thirty cases were with
drawn from the board by the War Depart.
ment, and seysB officers failed to answer
the summons,
In compliance with tie Senate resolution.
the Secretary of War to-day sent that body
the report Of Judge Advocate General
Holt, dated June Is. 1865, in which he
states that certain documents show. in sub
stance, that Hoyt. residing in Texas, at
the breaking out Of the rebellion, made his
way North where, in the fall OF 1862, he
: effected an arrangement with William
Sprague, now Senator from Rhode Island
for undertaking an enterprise to get cotton
out of Texas. -Four firms took an interest
in the venture and each contributed TWEEN
ty-five thousand dollars
Vessels were purchased and loaded with
cargOes Of machinery. arms, etc, cleared fol
foreign ports. and run to Texas-sometimee
under a changed flag. Hoyt proceeded
thither upon one of them, carrying letters
OF introduction from Governor Sprague
commencing him to General Butler and Ad
miral Farragut
Car.oes OF goods were sold in Texas and
the proceeds invested in cotton, a part OF
which was gotten out, while some portions
were seiezd by the United States block
aiding cruisers.
Judge Holt concludes as follows: From
an examination of all the papers, this bu
reau is Of the opinion that the parties who
were engaged in this unlawful traffic may
he brought to trial before a general court
martial under the fifty articles o1
war, for aiding the enemy with money and
ammunition, or by military commission
for trading and holding intercourse with
the enemy. 1t is for the Secretary Of Wal
to declare whether, in view of all these cir
cumstances and Of the present condition
of affairs. their trial shall be ordered.
Dir. Nullett, supervising architect OF the
Treasury Department, expects to leave her,
tomorrow, for New Orleans, whittier ht
goes to examine the condition Of the Gus
tonhouse building. Mr.. Mullett will exam
inc the building with tho view Of recon
mending such change in tho plan as mag ht
suggested by q careful inspection o. thu
foundation and superstructures