New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-12
AN OFFICER IN DISGRACE
Associated Press Dispatches
CONGRESS.

The Elgee Cotton Cases-The Morrill,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Consulting W ith
SenatOPs-The Subject Amnesty-NOmi-
natiOn-Leave of Absence-Amendment
to Enforcement Active inspectors at
any Precinct-Tarif Amendment-KeI-
IOgg Quoting the Democratic Bee-Dis-
| trict Courts for Northern Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, May Il.-The recent de-
! cisiOn OF the Supreme Court in the Elgee
| cotton case, represented by John A. Grow,
| of New Orleans, and Mr.. Corwine, of Wash
| ingtOn, stands now tinality as 70 cases in
| which pardon had been granted or am
nesty taken. The only question is, will the
| substitute for the Morrill, amendment. re-
! ported by the House Judiciary Committee,
| and adopted by the House by a large ma
jOrity, be agreed to by the conference com
| lnittee. The effect of the Morrill, amend
ment is to lock in the treasury the amounts
| for which judgments have been entered in
| the courts under the Supreme Court de-
! cisiOn.
The effect of the substitute from the
| House will be to pay these judgments, and
to require the Secretary of the Treasury,
under the rules, to adiudicate the claims
for cotton seized after June /, 1865. In
case no action is taken by the conference
committee, both the Morrill, amendment
and the House substitute fail, and the Su-
claimants as to all cotton seized before
June l. 1865 All other cases stand as be-
fore The fund to pay these claims is in
the treasury, and held in trust for the
claimants 1t amounts to nearly $4,000, 600,
of which $4,000 00Ois barred by the statute
of limitations.
Judge Lochrane, of Georgia, Colonel
| Capers, of Savannah, and other attorneys
are here actively working for their clients.
| ig 5fs in iob &c
tracing attention from all sections of the
country. The committee of conference had
a two hours session today. The Senate
committee withdrew the Morrill, amend
ment, but the House committee persisted in
its substitute.
The President was at the capitol to-day
consulting with Senators. The consultation
continues tonight at the White House. The
subject has not transplred but the impress
sion prevails that it means amnesty.
James G.. Palmer has been nominated for
chief Of the Naval Bureau Of Medicine and
Surgery.
Senator Davis has leave of absence for
the balance of the session of Congress.
Senate.-1he bill to amend the enforce
ment act occupied the entire dav. The
present position of the bill will give two
inspectors of elections at any voting pre-
cinct, who must be recommended by at
least ten voters.
The Senate had under consideration the
bill for appointing inspectors of elections,
and have agreed to take a vote at two
o'clock Monday. Mr.. kellogg, during the
discussion, referred to extracts from the
bee and other papers showing the senti-
ments OF the people and their earnest de-
sire to secure a fair election.
lie said: If you give the people OF Louis
lana talr election, rest assured the people
will elect honest officers. There was no
State where the people were more loyal
more generous and more hOspitable thau
the people of louisiana They are qlBilee5S |
and law-abiding. He admitted that IN 12 Looo |
there was violence, and that great WIonS95
were committed. The ravages OF war had
swept them. Their plantations, glhno'lSe'
and sugarhOuses were in ruins. .r5o
MANY were imbued with the SplLIC VI % W
spair and recklessness engineered ny tH0
war. but notwithstanding the ouIueIs op-
pressing them under the operation o. Ouu-
rageous laws, their plantations are oegin-
ming to show the result oI INDUSTRY f Ine
l-ris91ances they have borne should go far |
3 socnTe an acquittal and forgiveness for |
whatever they naF0 H'i i0'oAOA0 49, '''
latiOn of law.
What the people want is good laws, hon |
ost1v administered; and if they can have a |
fair election they will take care that they |
ba1e GOOD laws and honest officers to ad- |
minister them.
The reason why so many of the white peO- |
pIe Of Louisiana are favorably disposed to- 1
ward the present federal administration Is
largely owing to the tact that they believe |
done SO much tG burden them with debt and !
taxation.
House.-Considerat of the tariff bill oe-