New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-04
BY TIE LIE RAPH .
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
NEW ORLEANS AND MEXICAN SUBSIDY
BRIDGE ACROSS THE R1GoLErs
SYPHER BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
THc POPULAR SENTIMENT IN FRANCE
ACCESSION TO GERMAN DEMANDS
CONTINUED WAR IN PREFERENCE
BRIDGE ACROSS THE R1G0LETs
SYPHER BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
tn: POPULAR SENTIMENT IN FRANCE
ACCESSION TO GERMAN DEMAND.
CONTINUED WAR IN PREFERENCE


Full Cabinet Meeting g-Argnmemt on III,
COm-tifu'iOnality OF the Cotton Tax
sixty Millions InvOlvcd-TObucco Fac.
tory Bnrned-Di.tillcry SeiZed-Pas.
sage of Pension Bill-COncurrcnce il
SENATE Resolution for Relief Of Euro.
pean War Suf7ercrs-HOusc Committee
on COinmerce-(:enernl Sypher ON Oh.
srrucfiOns to Navi9ntion-New Orleans
Hmd Mexico Mail Subsidy Bill-Its In.
expected strength in the Senate.
WAsH,Ns.rON. February 3.-There was d
full Cabinet meeting to-day.
No Southern nominations announced.
Hersche! Y. Johnson is expected to argue
against :he c0nstitutiOnality of the cotton
tax. 1t is stated the successful issue Of the
ease involves the return of nearly $50.
900. 900
The to6acc" factory of Hroal,at Page. at
plainsvi!le. Ohio, was burned last night.
Il. T. Lemons distillery. near Nashville
ha. been seized by revenue officers.
.Senae-On motion of Mr.. Irumbull. =
committee of conference has been ordered
on the bill in reference to tax sales in the
Southern States.
The steamship bill was resumed. but, by
vote o. % 10 ~. gave way to the pension
biz,
The pension bill passed.
The Senate then adjourned.
Ho"se-fhe bill liking the time fo- the
meeting "t Congress was referred to the
Mileage Committee.
A heavy petition was presented by Mr..
Swami, prayin: tina. the products Of tobacco
b. treated general merchandise,
respecting the tax on sllcs.
A bill was introduced rcg,iiatiu. the
Federal courts.
The naral appropriation bill wa. under
consideration. 1t amounts 70 Sl9,.1D,0Oo.
The papers in the lift case. from Georgia
were referred to the Elections Committee
The House concurrch in the Senate reso-
intion for The relief of the uifcrers from
the European war.
Tf,. New York 1i'ib"nc has the foliowiu. :.
special: The House Committee on Com
merct heard General Syphcr. of Louisiana.
to-day, in regard to instructions to navi ga
ton caused by u railroad bridge on the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga rail
road. constructed across the RigOlets. q
navigable branch or bayou connectin. Mo
bile Bay with Lake Puntchartrain. This
bridge r,l,S obli1uely across the inlet III
stead ot a; :. right angle with the current
~ the river interests claim should be tho
Cast. The draw is now too near the shore,
;.n,; bat one hundred feet wide.
General >yrhcr urged that IL" railroad
line. :. t. hrin. the bridge some dis
:anc" :,o:e where it is now, leaving the
maio ,."It., OF the inlet to serve rs = sort
y! harhnr
The c.I.,.ut'e. will not cons, u: t. this
hat viii. IN all probability. report Il bill .i-
r.ctlng t;.e company to change the bridge
a. t" cr">~ IT right angles. and 70 con
>tTur: the draw in The middle. making it
"nc hundred and fifty foe, wide. The rail
road company is understood 10 u" w.iin. 10
make This change.
IN The Senate. .hc New Or'ean. and
Nc Hican @ai! subsidy bill developed an
unexpected strength, the pension bill for
the soldiers "t 1872 taking precedence by
only ."ur .oits. The vote WAS generally
considered attest ",on the mcrit- "t the sub
,Hv question:
Among "ci.cc arguments adverse :" .:,c
oclic!,. il was urged that the unfinished BUS
:ne-s o; til. session was so immense ~ 20
prec."d. tn. possibility Of any ar!i..::. A..
'i"i aDo.: ;.Ey Of the subsidy n!:>