New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-17
CDNGRESS.

TSansfcr OF Private Property to Public
Ises-&pe eches on the French SpOIia.
zion Bill Nominations = Bills Intro.
a!uced in the HOuse-Ab0lishimg Louis.
willie and Portland Canal TGlls-Sun.
set Cow Rcsoiutes AbOut 9Oulsiana-
His Resolution Voted Down-A Proper
Resolution AdOpted-The Situation Dis
cUssed-BiIl 60 Pay Houisianse Supera
/ FisOrs-SteambOat Canal from Germans
dina 30 New Orleans.
| WASHINGTON, December lG-SeRuqe~Tlr.
| Carpenter introduced % bill regulating the
! transfer Of private property to public uses.
| Three long speeches upon the Ere1ch
ep0!iati0n occupied the entire day
The President ~ Gde the following n0rgi-
nations to-day P. NJ. Hamilton, collector of
| customs a Key West; Jacob Henry, post
master at Decatur, Alabama; Miss A. Reb-
| bins, postn stress at Aberdeen, Mississippi
H0use.-Mr. Stevenson introduced a bill
| asbolishing tolls over the Louisville and Port
land canal.
Many bills were introduced. including
appropriation to pay the awards of the
Court OF Claims; repeating the tobacco
tax; Tefunding taxes collected on raw cot
ton: repeating taxes ON spirits made from
fruits; importing, duty free, iron for the
Helena and Iron Mountain railroad: sur
yeyng steamboat canal from FernanIina
Florida harb0rs and rivers; removing all
political disabilities.
MI MOreE, OF LOUISIANA, introduced a bill
to pay the United States supervisors Of
election who served in Louisiana during
the late election.
Mr. Cox, OF New York, moved to suspend
the rules, and adopt % resolution reciting,
that the State government of Louisiana is
now administered by orders from the fede-
raj counts, supported by federal bayonets:
such condition of things being subversive
of civil government and dangerous to libcr-
tv; and reques ting the President o inform
tue House why the executive of tie United
States interttred in the affairs of that State,
giving all the facts also to give all infor-
NATION that subject relative to the con
duct Of E. II. Durell United States Judge
there, so th u the House may determine
what steps, any, ought to be taken, in con
sequence o. snch interference in the pOliti-
cal affairs OF Louisiana.
Mr. Stevens, Of Ohio, asked Nr. Cox to
omit the preamble. Mr.. Cox consented 20
that, and 10 the insertion of the words, ''if
not incompatible with the public interests"
Mr. EldIidge, of Wisconsin. asked Mr.
Cox not to insert these words. There could
Is no such thing as inc mpatibiiity with
tue public interests in a matter of that
KIND. Congress was entitled to know by
nat lght or authority The President inter-
tsred in the civil government of a State.
Mr.. Cox said he had inserted these words |
8" as to have til" resolution adoI1ted with |
0Gt any paIJsan or acrimonious discussion |
lie only wanted the facts 10 come out and !
all the bass for the prtsi.lent'o action i'll /
:h"t iunsc important matter
Nr. SypL"r, OF Louisiana, denied 3hae 2h@ !
PTeSNeut mad intsrtersd in anv way in |
loUSjans matters, eXcspt to order the exc. !!
"u'lon "5 'he mandates OF the United States !
court
Mr.. Cox declined 20 take the statement Of
Mr.. S7pheT or OF the newspapers III the |
matter.
Mr.. Sypher-I will furnish the proof of it.
Ny. CoX-Ihe gentleman can not speak I
for the President. | want the information |
from the President
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio. suggested to Mr.. |
Cox 10 strike out the allusion to Judge |
Dureu, as the information which the Presi-
dent would furnish would necessarily cover |
the point.
Mr. Cox said he DID not intend to amend
the resolution anv further
Mr.. Scoieid, of Pennsy lyauia. asked Mr..
Cox to omit the closing words of the reso-
luton, that the House may Judge, etc,
which he thought implied that the House
would do something, perhaps, offensive
Mr.. Coz eecIlneG 10 accede TO the eug-
gestiOu,
Many, Republican eaemJccs-.Let US
vote it down
Tie resolution we- otjected. Yeas, a.;
lays. ga party vote
Mr.. Stevenson. 4t oDI 10 eJtn offered a
esolutlon, which ~aa adopted without
tivision, requesting She President to com
nunlcate IL oTmatlon relative 10 the c0ndI-
ion OF affairs ot Louisiana, aud hat acton.
any he bas taken with .rgard thereto
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