New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-31


Tube and Tunnel COmpnny-Legis:ative
Appropriation BilI-Court of Claims
Judgments-Restorin Pensions To the
Southern PeOple-At the Bar of the
fbouse for Contempt.
WASHINGTON, January 30.-Sennie.-
Ar. West has been appointed to ill Kel-
logg's vacancy on the Levee Committee.
|" Mr.. Anthony introduced bill incorpor-
atiDg the Mississippi and Ohio Tunnel and
Tube Company, with capital of 0,O00,-
600, to construct tunnels under the Misss-
sippi and Ohio rivers, to be used for con
Meeting railways centering near their Juno
tion. Among the incorpOrators named are
Thomas A. Scott and j. n. Mccullough, of
Pennsylvania; j. PierpOnt Morgan. W. S.
Rosecrans, H. G. Marquand and A. Z. Burn
side, of Rhode Island; n. B. Curtin and w
j. Coalbaugh, of Illinois.
At one o'clock the consideration of the
legislative appropriation bill was resumed.
The pending question was on the motion of
Mr.. Sprague to reconsider the vote by
which the Morrill,, of Vermont amendment
was adopted, prohibiting the payment, un-
less by special act of Congress, of judg
ments of the Court of Claims to claimants
whose loyalty during the.rebellioa has not
been proved.
Mr. Trumbull argued in favor of the mo-
ton to reconsider, and against the amend
plighted faith of both the legislative and
the executive departments of the govern
ment.
Messrs. Morrill, of Sermont, and Ea-
munds and Scott made arguments on the
other side.
The motion to- Seconshler was agreed to;
Yeas 80, nays %,
MIR. Stevenson moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Lost; yeas 2S. nays 81
Mr.. Alcorn, of Mississippi, offered an
amendment to the amendment extending
the time for the presentation of claims
twelve months from the ISssage of this act.
HIr. Conkling moved to lay Mr.. Alcorn's
amendment on the fable. Agreed to by %
vote of - TO "a.
Mr.. Alcorn moved to amend the Morrill
amendment so as to make it apply only to
the claims of G. b. Lamar, of Georgia.
Mr.. Conkling moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Agreed to after some
diatory motions on the Democratic side.
The Morrill, amendment unchanged. Was
agreed tO-yeas %: nays %.
A bill passed restoring from date pen
sions to Southern people. This repeals the
bill of 1862 striking off all who sympathizcd
with the rebellion. 1t gives no back pay.
James b. Stewart was before the House
for contempt. He made an hours speech.
Various resolutions were offered that he be
confined in Jail and have only bread and
water until he purged, etc, when he was
committed to the custody of the Sergeant
alarms until he Purged himself of the con-
tempt.
The Speaker addressing Mr.. Stewart,
asked him whether he was now willing to
appear before the committee and make an
swer to the questions, foT the refusal of
which ?te had been ordered into custody.
Mr Stewart said-Mr. Speaker and meSR-
bers OF the House of Representatives,, dis
claim any contempt of the authority Of the
House, @r Of its committee. I repeat vhat
I.have stated before the committee and the
House. that B have fully answered all ques
tions. except those matters shat came to any
knowledge solely from my relations as
counsel, and I respectfully pre- test against
being required so do so, and decline 20
disclose anything confided to me Sa counsel.
Mr.. Stewart was then rcmanded from the
hall TO the custody of BE. eSrdwaS, che
Seqgeaat-ae Arms.