New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-04

Bridge Over she Ouacfhs-EnlIstet
Slaves 90 BE Penstsnea- Ssuthers
Claixns Ceanissi o y a ward Bill Passed
New Orleans and MexicaD Steamship
Bill Tabied-tmportast Cotton Bill Be.
rsvS the President-Civil Rights Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Senote-Ihe de-
fcency bill passed.
The bill authorizing e railroad bridge
over Ouachits river 1T Arkadelphia, Arkan-
sas, wss passed.
The Senate bill 90 place slaves who en-
listed in the army, on the same footing
with other soldiers as to bounty and pen
sions, was passed.
The bill making an appropriation for the
Southern claims commission wards passed
the Senate with few amendments. Goes
TO the House for its concurrence.
| The bill releasing the Treasurer from
responsibility for the money stolen from the
treasury passed and goes to the President
The amount involved is about 5000
! The bill authorizing the unloading OF v~s-
sells at night passed the House.
In the sundry civil appropriation bill the
item for $i00,0D for government buildings
| at Raleigh, North Carolina, and also the
item for the purchase Of sites foP military
2epots in Texas were retained.
/ The Agricultural College bill and the bill
| for steamship lines between New Orleans
! and Mexican ports were laid on the table.
| In the legislative appropriation bill sal.
I aries we're fixed as follows: President,
| 1000: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
! $40 500; justices of the Supreme Court, Cab
met officers, Vice President and Speaker of
| the House, $4,000; Senators and members
| of Congress. including tho present Con
I cress, in lieu of mileage and allowances, en-
I cept actual individual tzsveliR. expenses,
$500.
The Morril: amendment, suspsndins
| judgments of the Court of Claims in favor
| of disloyal elaimantss wac styucA out of
| the bill
! Tho Yomeroy committee report that
! Yorke's charges Of bribery against Pomeroy
| are net sustained, though there was much
| positive swearing pro and con.
The bill for the relief of Josiah Morris. OF
Montgomery, Alabama, passed. 1t goes to
| to the President. Thl. is TOP cotton ille-
gally seized by she United States.
Congress is rushing matters. Business 10
coniued TO appropriations, with % good
prospect OF passing all of them.
The conference reports Oh all the great
appropriation bills weTs made and agreed
! 10.
! The following very important bill is Be-
| fore the President for approval. If adopted
! as precedent, the Southern people xill got
much money:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
| America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary Of the'rreasury be and is HEREBY
| authorized and directed. out of any money
! in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
! 10 make the proper pay ment TO carry into
| effect the decree Of the District Court of
! tho United States for the Middle Dist
! rios OF Alabama, bearing the date
! Of June 49, 1870, in the ease OF
! Josiah l.. Morris and }. p. johnson,
claimants of l20 bales Of cotton. The "p,
| pelants against the United States Ior l2O
oales of cotton illegally seized by the
| United States, which decree was made IN
| pursuance of the decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United ststes pronounced Of