New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-24
Memorials Against Bankrupt Repeal
CONGRESS-.

} for Scientific PuFpOses-Consuiar aul
Diplomatic Bili-COtrOn Tax RefuBdiua
/ Jill-ApprOPriaIiOn for Public Building
| al Columbia The Louisiana Investiga.
| sios-How IL IS COnduc ted d-TesSin,on
Of DaPOHte ana Rass
NAsBINGroI, January 9j-!Sena,e &
big petition was presented ty New York
merchants tov the repeat OF the bankrupt
law.
Mr.. %ess sUceeeds Mr.. Seflogs eva Che
| Pacific Railrcai Committee.
House Til" Credit Mobilize @cm,nttes
| are instructed ., investigate the Central
Pacific and other railroad operations affect.
ing members of Congress.
A bill passed relieving aic.f.s used Cor
| scientific purposes from tax.
The consular and diplomatic bin .sei
: The naval appropriation bill IL still pend
! ing.
! The !Vays and Means Committee will nos
| take up .he cotton TAX until Beck'a bill is
printed.
The Appropriations Committee - the
! House have agreed TO appropriate $l25, 900
| fer public buildings At EoiUn.aia. South
Carolina.
tFirst Dispatch.1
WAsHIsGgoN. January 23,-Sne Senate
Committee Sn Elections and Privileges
| commenced the louisiana investi CATION to-
day, and after two hours private eonsulte-
tion the doors were opened
The chairman stated the scope OS ths Sn-
yestigatiOn would be.
First-Recarding presidential .lsctnSs,
Second-The legality OF the electio
Third-Whet legal goveSnmeutsa-
! ists in Louisiana.
One person trosn each side will be allowed
90 make suggestions, and cross question
witnesses, SIt she COMMITTEES WA aOs heaC
arguments.
Sseoara Oispaf.h.e
WAsHisGToN. January 80 3-ghe Com
, mittee on Privileges and Elections
commenced the investigation of louis
|. lana political complications. Al the mem
bers were present Aztec a lengthy ure-
llminary consultation the doors wcr. open
cd Mr.. Morton announced t.dt the com
suittes arri ed at th~ following conclusion
concerning the manner of c0aduating tue
investigation. Shs .n..irs will embrace
three p.sn's:
Eirst-A- to the electoral y.tS.
Second-Whether 'ho election, il, ?.oui5-
4ana was held on the day fixed by Law:
whether it was held in accordance wits the
laws OF the State; " neither supervisors were
appointed in each parish. and did the SUI
perVlsors inspect the votes and make sc
tlrns; whether there was q legal election
board, and if the returns made to it were
legal; what were the finding Of that board.
who received certificates Of election from
WarmOth and who from PinciIback
Third-Whether there is {. iega3 Sta'.
government in Louisiana.
The committee had resolved 4, allow on.
gentleman on each side to appear and make
suggestions and crOss-examine witnesses
but thought it hardly right TO listen 90 .ny
argument upon the evidence
Messrs Ray and McMillen said that .hry
had not consulted their friends but would !
Oe able 80 name their respectiy, gepreser.-
tativcs to-morrow. Mr.. Ray was one Of The |
Grant electors. No one present knew |
whether any Of Ii" Greeley s!.c.o,. S.re !.
in town.
Warmc.f, s.ynca and othe.. -. on she |
~aY. ana ar" expected to srriye so"n.
Desl0Rdco ''.c present Secretary o: State. /.
is hes.
yhe .irse v;tns.. Sr. 0aDsnts. one Of I
the returning board appOinte.! oD an.
twentieth of November. was .worn aad
examined. IL j. :. journalist 10y 2r6fes I
Slon; he ae'ea 80 returning officer but %
order o. .he court. The Wharton board
neves counted che votes. they
had cot opened al he re-
turns when the restraining order
was issued; thinks there are fifty-sevru
p.'ishes in the State. It is biz impression
that She returns fron all the polls in one
parish are Su: iutJ the same pa kaye aud
70 sefu,ne1 20 che Governor The super
visors of election appoint ar many polls as
they 'hinlr proper in each parish. An the
boxes are brought TO given point in rhe
parish to he counted. The supervisor signs
the Hetnrns, including the tally Eats and a
statement from each poll; un-
ncrstands that they make no statement Of
the result, bnt simply transmit the papers.
To Mr.. Trumbn!l-The commissioners
make list Of the candidates, and MAKE a
10 nf tho uIvuhGp of