The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-31
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UNITED STATES.

WASHINGTON-Aug. Belmont, Chairman Oh
informal political caucus on the 9th, at which
forty politicians of both houses were present.
The feeling is unmistakably against calling or
locating convention until a,'s chem Inc
upon the strength they. show, and must not
involve the surrender Of democratic principles.
The caucus advised that no Democrats par
ticipate in the Cincinnati Convention. The
caucus showed less disposition to endorse
Judge Davis than was expected. 1t was
finally agreed that the Committee should meet
natl Convention, to fix the time and place for
holding the National Democratic Convention.
The time will probably be 4th of July. and
place st. Louis. Pinchback arrived in Wash
ipgton on the 25th, and bad an interview with
the President on the 26th. Nothing of any
Importance seems to have been accomplished.
The Heralds Washington special on Louisiana
for peace, some of the members of the party
are very reckless in their declarations and the
friends of Governor Warmoth boast that they
have more money patronage in Louisiana than
the President has throughout the United
States. They name among this boosted pa
tronage two hundred Offices, paying $40, 600
year each, and fifty Offices ltsx collectors) pay
pointment Of the registrars and managers Of
election, aud say that while they will not
count fraudulent votes in their favor, they
will not count fraudulent votes cast against
themselves. The Attorney-Generali is advised
oners have pleaded guilty Of Kukluxism.
Their sentence has boon suspended.
Senate.-The tariff bill has passed the Sen
ate. It reduces the revenue $50 900. No
income tax will be collected for last year. Tea
and ceffee are, free. The tariff is greatly re-
duced ON textile fabrics, steel, iron, coal and
minating gas, and all stamp taxes, except on
distilled spirits, formented liquors, tobacco,
snuff and cigars, is repealed. This goes to the
nrospect 1%ong the bills introduced was e one
BY Mr.. Ramsay, from Minnesota, to construct
and aid in rebuilding the levees on the Missis-
sippi River, and for other purposes; incorpo-
rating the Mississippi Levee and Telegraph
Company, with capital of $4,000, 900, to
construct levees and q line of telegraph from
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Fort jackson,
from State taxation, and With a land grant of
twenty five sections per mile along the line of
said levees. Mr.. Kellogg called up the Senate
bill authorizing mail steamship service be-
ports in Mexico, which, after discussion, pass
cd by "a to 16. The bill provides that one
steamer shall leave the port of New Orleans
each month. touching at tho ports Of Tampioo,
New Orleans. One other steamer shall leave
the port of New Orleans each month, touching
at Havana, sisal, Vera Cruz, Tampico, and
House.-The bill bridging the Ohio river,
steamship service between New Orleans and
| certain Mexican ports passed. motion to
suspend the rules and pass the Supplemental
Civil Rights bill failed; yeas SO, nays 7s-not
two-thirds Comes up again next Monday. A
bill authorizing the building of Mexican
| Gulf railway was introduced.
OH1o.-The Committee of arrangements fol
the May Convention, to meet in Cincinnati
have issued q circular inviting voters, without
Rai.y seearing eiv
service reform; tariff for revenue only
| fr,r off
and local self-governnent. 1t says, further
that while the objects of the liberal Republic
| cans and Revenue Reform organization has q
special object in gathering together all parties
| states that arrangements have been made with
most of the railroad companies to return per
sons home free who have paid full fare in
coming to the Convention. The Republican
| State Convention met in Columbus on the 9th
and passed resolutions endorsing Grant.
IowA-The Republican State Convention met
at Des Moines on the % til land elected delegates
to the Philadelphia Convention. They passed
resolutions indorsing President Grants adj
| minstration. The delegates are instructed to
vote for the denomination of Grant, and to
support jos. +. Wilson for Vice President.
SOUTH Observation-Disclosures of parties charged
with Kukluxism have still been going on
during the past week, in Union and Chester
counties, causing much excitement and appre-
hension in both countries.
the House, placing the compensation for State
printing at such ruinously low rates that the
Pilot has suspended work for the State, until
| the action of the Senate is developed.
TExAs.-The grand jury at Brownsville has
| indicted Mexican General John N. Cortinas.
for levying war against the United States, and
has made presentment of the facts of armed
bands of Mexican raiders stealing cattle on the
Texas border, TO the court, for the purpose of
securing protection from the United States
government. delegation from Texas, headed
by Senator Hamilton. and consisting of Hon.
A. NJ. Mckee, Judge Evans, Supreme Judge of
the State, Congressman Herndon and Hancock,
Major w. b. Moore, and Judge Downey, of
Brownsville, has waited upon the President
in relation to the Mexican depredations Oh the
frontier. The delegation represented that on
recent date party of forty regular Mexican
troops in uniform crossed the river Rio Grande
at point above Brownsville. and arrested the
United States customs inspector, together with
a number of citizens, and held them until they
had crossed into Mexico with 500 or 600 stolen
cattle 1t further represented that the
depredaticns on stock alone by raiders from
Mexico into Texas in the six years will reach
from six to ten million dollars in value, and
this system of frand prevailing in Texas will
enable the sufferers to establish n legitimate
claim against Mexico from the various county