New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-08
WASHINGTON.

More Mail Facilities for Texas - PA>sag &c
Of Ni.li TO Pay loyal Virainian. for
Live stock Taken by SheEidan-3iii TO
Pay Mississippi Lady for Cotton -
N0sniEafi0ns-(On,nit Report Fa-
vGring Repeal Of Income Tax-DeG.
cheney Appropriation liill-Increa>c OF
Salaries at Berlin.
WA%uNGvOS. February Senn'e--The
Legislature OF Texas ask .or increased 1n;!i
facilities.
4 resolution passed withdrawn. author
;ty from the Postmaster Genera. 20 s,j lie
with ChOrpenniHg.
The New York Air Zine railroad bn was
taken up by a vote OF - 70 -. Tie discus
sion proceeded some time, when i gave way
to the special order, bein. business !rol ne
Committee on Claims.
The biR paying loy:! citizens o: London
county. Virginia. :or i've stock taken by
the United States troops during the war.
under an order by Genera! Sheridan. was
discussed and passed by yeas 3S. nays TO-
1t involves TIE payment OF property taken
by the government. GA the confines cf the
rebellion.
\ similar bi! 20 pay Mrs. Shelby. OF Ms
s;ssippi. for cotton taken from her ~ The
rebels ami captured by United States
soldiers was i.svoIatlv received. Ga. :.-e.e
WAS no quorum voting.
The Senate adjourned.
The following nominations wee .E-
nounced TODAY:
Thomas Little. Of North Carolina. Min
lister to Peru; and Barbodr 1t Wis. i. .ppg:,.>e,'
Of Merchandise at Memphis.
The Reconstruction Conn..:"c l"C no
QlIOr.im to-day.
The Ways and Means Committee have
resolved ~ report IN favor OF tile lerea! a.:
the income tax by !; vote OF five 20 four
The Commerce. Committee viii vote on
the Cincinnati and Newport Ga-..cad :':.Gse
question Tuesday next.
Among The items OF The deficiency apr:o-
priation bill are Si.7j0.O00 for the Hostotiice
Department, s3.5c0,0c0 FOX the army and
over 100000 :Or the Freedmen Bureau.
After considerable discussion the bill was
amended SO as to provide tuat Il Siial! not
apply 10 any cain OF loyal men arising in
the States formerly IN insUrre:tion. which.
by the operation Q; The Jaw, could rot be
fully settled and adjusted. and that al!
other claims shall be presented within SIX
years from the passage OF the a,c.
The second section was amended. So "a 70
apply Only y 70 persons who had been en-
rloveS OF the government within three
wears The bill! tilus amended was passed.
TIE Speaker laid before the House a mes-
sage from The President. calling attention
I" the recent establishment iE Germany oi
political institutions analogous ia their
character I" those Of the United States, an'.
recommending that tie salaries OF -ne
minister and secretary Of legation az EeI-
lin be respectively increased to The same as
that allowed 1T London and Paris.
The recommendation was Tec.. we'd with
laughter On the Democratic side uI ;Ae
House.
Commission merchants and wholesale
dealers protest against the one per cent Tax
on liquor sales. and tobacco dealers petition
for the repeal ot :Le specia. tax or ;Lat b:.si-
ness.
The City Council Of Cincinnati! pro.es:
against !. low bridge between TIA, c.ty .ut.
Newport.
The Committee on Public Expenditures
reported 4 bin providing that TO accounts OK
claims which have been adjusted by the ac-
counting officers OF the government rhan ne
reopenei. eXcep, by authority especially
given by law. and iorbiddin. the accoGntiE: :
officers to act Upon any account or cl.i Il.
which shall not have been presented within
six wears from the date a. which y OK! !giua.
ted, unless the person hav!n: The claim VI.
an infant. renl"e c".rerie or 4 iUnatIc.
The sccont: section tOrb.,.s a:.v person
who is or has been an officer. CLERK or en-
plOyc liz tic pUb.c service :" acr ~ IN
agent Nr attorney IA The prosecution "f
claims before the department. or any
branch thereof III which nc hac served. OF
70 give information. o. impar: knowledge
acquired 10y him officially. III ...i AZ e....nl =
ag,.:us: the United States.