New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-05
BY TIE LEG GRAPH.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
GERMAN TROOPS LEAVE PARIS
WASHINGTON.

WASHING
Passage Of Appropriation Bills-Clncin-
natl and Southern Railroad Bill
Fniled-Biils the President did not APP
prOve-Five COl0red Members Of the
New House y-secOnd Congress-.
WASHINGTON. March ALI appropria-
ton bills passed.
The statement. in noon dispatch. that the
Cincinnati and Southern sraiirOad bill had
passed was incorrect. The bill failed in the
Senate.
The following bills, passed by both houses,
failed to receive the Presidents approval:
An act for the reliet OF purchasers OF land
sold for siircct taxes III the iDsurrectiOnary
States.
An act in relation to the Selma, Rome and
Dalton Railroad Company, OF Alabama.
An act relating to Geographic cOmmunica-
ton between the United States and foreign
countries.
A Joint resolution relating TO the rights OF
actual settlers upon certain lands.
An act granting a pension TO Adam
Correll.
An act for the relieI Of Joseph Ormsby.
An act for the relief OF George Wright.
An act for the relief OF Mary Il. Clarke,
widow OF Leonard Clarke. sasEaa
Five members OF the new House are col
ored men, but only one is full black.
Among the House bills which failed to re-
ceive the concurrence of the Senate
are the following: A bill to revise,
consolidate and amend the statutes
relating to the POstOthce Department;
territory-anti polygamy bill; to extend
the time for % presentation Of claims for
bounty under the act OF July, 1866; the
joint resolution in relation to the contest
between the people, OF Cuba and the gov
ernment OF SPAN; an act to authorize the
President TO accept the resignation of
Judges OF the United States courts: an act
for the better security OF agricultural col
iege funds; an act tor the protection
Of settlers on public lands Of the United
States; an act to enable honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors, and
their widows and orphans to acquire
homesteads on public lands; an act to pre-
vent cruelty 70 animals in transit by rail
road. etc; an act in relation to additional
bounties: Joint resolution to regulate the
hours OF labor of government workmen;
an act to amend the bankruptcy act; an act
increasing all pensions twenty per cent and
an act to charter the Cincinnati Southern
railroad.
About thirty nominations were left uncOn-
tirmed. Among the combinations are all
y .
federal judge for western district of Ar
Kansas Baldwin, United States district at
torney for Western Texas; Merrill. assessor
for second district OF Louisiana, and some
minor pOstmasters
The bill repeating the duty on coal failed
in the Senate.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to the Sis
tiers cf our Lady of Mercy of Charleston.
South Carolina. failed in the Senate.
TORCY-sECOND CONGRESS.
S,ua:e.-The following new Senators were
seated and sworn III: ncssrs. Cragin. Re
publican, New Hampshire; West, Repub-
ican. Louisiana; Davis, Democrat, West
Virginia; Kelley, Democrat, Oregon; Ferry,
Republican,. Michigan; Logan, Republican,
Illinois; Frelinghuysen, New Jersey; An
thony, Republican, Rhode Island; Wilson,
Republican, Massachusetts, Morrill,, Re
publican. Maine; Wright. Republican,
Iowa: Window, Republican. Mime
sofa; Cooper, Democrat, Tennessee;
Salisbury, Democrat, Delaware; Robert
son, Republican, South Carolina; Steven
son, Democrat, Kentucky; and Messrs
and Caldwell.
Objectionsswere made to Mr.. Goldthwaite,
from Alabama. His credentials We're
laid on the table.
The name OF Vance. from North Care
lima, was not called.
The credentials Of Foster Blodgett, IRON
Georgia, were laid on the table to await
The credentials Of Hamilton an,l Rev
nolds, claiming seats from Texas. were
tabled.
The Senate adjourned till Tuesday.
Holtse.-The House organized by the eiec-
ton of the Republican caucus nominees.
All claimants presenting themselves were
seated.
The House adjourned til Tuesday. after
passing u resolution to adjourn the Irst ses-
sion at noon Wednesday.
The case Of Hart against White ana
Davis, from the Circuit Court for Louisiana
about TO come up before the Supreme Court.
presents the question Of liability on a note,
the consideration of which was TIE transfer
OF slave property before the emancipation
1t will be contended BY the plaintiff in error,
the court below having decided adversely
to the validity Of the paper. that the suit
did not in any manner affect the rights OF
the parties to the transaction, and that the
holder Of the note must recover.
The commissioners tor the examination
of quartermaster and commissary claims.
and for the use and loss Of vessels wherein
Southern loyalists are interested, will hold
sessions only in Washington the provision
the commissioners to move from
point to point in the South was stricken
out.
WEATHER REPoRr.-Synops,s for the pas,
twenty-four hours. The barometer, which
was falling over the country YESTERDAY,
showed a decided minimum from New Jer-
sey to Virginia, and more decided one
over the State Of Maine. These areas of
low pressure have moved respectively east
ward and northeastward.
The lowest barometer, 1880, ls now fOun,!
from one hundred to three hundred miles
east of Long Island. Light rains and snow
prevail on the adjacent coasts Elsewhere
the weather is clear and fair. excepting the
Eastern States, which are still covered with
clouds. The pressure has risen on the South
Atlantic. and has varied on the gulf and
lakes. Cloudy and threatening weather is
reported from the Rocky Mountain stations,
and the low barometer continues without
material change. in the Northwest, light
and fresh winds have generally prevailed.
Far weather and fresh winds will probably
prevail on Sunday ON the guIl and Atlantic,
and fresh winds on the lakes.
1he conference cOmmitte. Oh the hig0-
lets bridge failed to agree, and the bridge
as now
The Secretary Of the Treasury has given
notice that after April 80 three per
cent certificates OF 5000 between numbers
sol and 1893, and OF $4,000 between num-
BIS '95 and lO7o, will cease to bear inter-
1st or be- available as reserve. These GER
!. .Acater aggregate $2,0O0,0U.