New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-02
EFFECTS OF THE EARTHQUAK E
4 NAVAL DUEL IMMINENT
GRADING NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
CONGRESS-.

Nonlina natiOn esterday-Parker's NOmina-
ton Favorably Reported On-Bill for
Use of Property During the War-Bills
duced-supplcmenta Civil Rights
Bill lFailed-Amnesty for LOuisianians-
Objectionable Names Slipped In-MOck-
cry of Legislation-Amnesty Bill With
Additions Passed-LOuisiana Private
Land Claim Bill.
WASHINGTON, April l.-Charles L. An
derson has been nominated collector third
South Carlina district.
The Committee on Commerce today re-
reported favorably upon the nomination of
John N. G. Parker, Surveyor of Customs
at New Orleans.
iSeaafc.-4A bill was reported paying Joseph
Segar $4,000 for the use OF his property at
Fortress Monroe. Under objection, the bill
went over till tomorrow.
Indian appropriations resumed and dis
cussed.
Mr. Kellogg called up the Senate bill to
extend the provisions of an act entitled an
act for the final adjustment of private land
claims in the State of Louisiana, and for
other purposes, which extends the proyi-
sions Of the act of June, 1861, period of
three years after the passage of the act
After some discussion the bill passed.
Neusc.-The following bills were intro
duced: Repeating the income tax, and
Repealing the tax on brandy, and rcduc
ing the tax On whisky.
The effort to get a two-thirds vote for the
SUPPLEMENTAL civil rights bill failed.
The new Potomac railroad bill passed by
vote OF 10 to 30.
The bill repeating the law giving por-
ton of the fines and penalties to informers
il internal revenue cases passed by vote
of 1:o to IS.
Mr. Sheldon, of Louisiana, asked to have
the amnesty bill passed for several persons
in Louisiana. Several members sent up ad
! Gitionai names to be inserted. The Speaker
! required all the names 70 be read, remark
| ing that IN addition to the name OF Zebuion
| b. Vance. to which he had called attention
sorle weeks since as having been put into
an amnesty bill, he had subse4 4uently been
| informed that two other Objectionable
! names had been inserted-those of A. q. F.
| Nicholson and Isham G. Harris. of Tennes-
| see. Nj. Caldwell, of Tennessee, stated he
| lad sent up the names of Messrs. Nicholson
| and Harris, but had no idea those gentle
men were Objectionable to the House.
The Speaker had no doubt that the names
! had been sent up through inadvertence.
Tie case of Mr. Nicholson came within the
| executions mentioned in the two general
amnesty bills passed by the House.
Mr.. Cox inquired whether there was any
way to stop this mockery of legislation.
The Speaker said he himself did not use
| that designation, but he was glad that it
was used by the gentleman from New
| York Ec had hoped that all these bills
would be referred to the Judiciary Com
nittee. who was allowed a special clerk
for the purpose of alphabetizing them and
presenting them in due form.
| Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, said there
| were 5000 names before the judiciary Com
mittee for amnesty. and the committee
| would report bill as soon as it got the list
| of names complete
| Tie Speaker answered that he would
| hereafter recognize no member except one
! Of the Judiciary Committee to move to sus-
| pend the rules to pass an amnesty bill.
| Subsequently it was discovered that the
| name of Pope Walker, of Alabama, once
| Secretary Of War to the Confederate gov
| ernment was among the names sent UP,
and on the Speaker calling attention to 1t,
the name was withdrawn. The amnesty
bill was, with all the additions to 1t, then
passed
Under a suspension of the rules in the
| House to-day W. H. Handley, of Alabama,
succeeded in passing bill silenclng all
those who had applied to Senator Gold
thwaite or himself for relief OF their pOlltl-
cal disabilities This list was a long one.
and included many of the best citizens of
the State.
Mr. Morey, of Louisiana, introduced bill,
| .ch passed under a suspension of the
rules, for the relief from political disabili
ties OF the following named persons:
General John Young, Benz. K. Coleman,
of Claiborne: Samuel 5. Bowman, of Gaia,
houla; d. c. Morgan, of Morehouse; J. A
Dowden, w. B. Grayson, S. d. Fillman,
! A. Harris, John J. b. Everett. Of Caldwell
T.J. Holmes, G. Lewis, A. +. Osborne, OF
Franklin: X. W. Futch. Joseph X. Goynor
of Union; X. w. Richardson, Charles II
| Morrison, of Ouachita: A. z. Wells, ol
Richland; Chichester Chapman, of Natchi
toches; 4. o. Stark, j. L. HanIon, of Or
leans John j. Morgan, Joseph NJ. Moore,
of st. Landry; Augustus Talbot, of her
| vile: G. 5. Wells, A. S. Heron. OF Baton
| Rouge; A. p. Jones, of Tensas; John p.
Wall, Lewis II. Young, of St. Helena: A.
| L. Tucker; K. E. Thra!l Robert Mcmillan,
g. Z. Sheppard OF st. Mary.