The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-01-18
NUMBER So.

Governor for four years and II. 8. Hubbard
nasale tho On oath. Gov. Davis has had the
House by his
bloodshed in hopeless cause.
SorrH CARoT1NA-The exactions OF the
I.epislature for taxes are much heavier imam IN
any preceding year, and have af Shnnt
State A large and earnest meeting OF tax
payers was hold on the 18th in Colsm6ie 70
start concerted movement for inc renea o.
bling Of the Taxpayers' Convention, and tass
the Convention present the condition OF thS
State to Congress, and ass ,nat ~ Do I1scsd
again under military rnle: A number OF
cSeeches were made. one Of them by coiorso
all declaring thIt the d ,s then peOpie
| will not stand tho abuse any longer.
| observation-disclosures, Jan. H.-The Leglsla-
ture met to day. The Governor in ms message s
speaks S 81 total shs pabe dobt l.
81, OOO, 900. He estimates tho Salue Oh t1Any ~
| property at $3.50, 10000, and recommends tne
establishment Of DeR.Ttmens Of iptrSdaeed in
the Senate deploring the action OF our hePre,
sentatives in Con gross on the salary grao, anu
approving the action OF Congress yesSei""S ~
the restoring of the law OF 1870
wAsu,SGroN-The nomination of Caleb
Cushing rs Chief Justice, made by the fresl-
dent last week, has been withdrawn owing "
the great opposition IN Inc Sro ounI Cushing to
| Prasid ent Davis in 1861 recommending party
3 to the good will of MIR. Davis WAS reao IN
, cauoas and settled tbs qnest,"n. n We1 York
| tn be an i'm preston that Conkling OK Nc" AosA
will be the next NOMINATION.
Tho louisiana QuesioH.-Senators seem 70
shirk the Louisiana question. IL wiz NO. t pe
reached until next WsSn sh il prea. that
Judge DureN will not DO impeachsd.
Cen. Gordon on the Surrender Of Lee.-t me
.nesoh of Gen. Gordon in the Senate on lug
EItb Srest attention, especially that portion
If IL Which partook Of the nature OF persona
explanation, and which referred TO the snI.en
n naao IL because no said he had been charged
y With being Influenced by personnl Prepares
70 against the Administrator. he selo Nc a.
y one Of those who had held q command IN tne
ia Confederste army when IL surrendered 10 Jon
Grant nc Appomattox, until which time 40 nae .
never known what grief was Ine hesos, We
ID tions lasted four days and four nights, ~,
" dnr,no all that time not one word OF exultatIoi
70 escaped the lips of the Federal comman'autS
re in fact, they avoided all conversation renNt W
adj ~ the battles in which the Union army ma
od heen auccessful, and spoke only OF those en-
er fragments in which they had been deieateu
lie He, for one, appreciated sucn magne ant;onsd
to II annk deep into his heart AMI no mehtioueS
ad the fact 20 rrove that he was not personSii
o hostile to President Grant.
d, coxcprss-Scnatc-A stringent bill, re
90 pardiu1 polygamy in Titan, was in'i - La
ng Sargent. 1t withholds citizenehip iron aiie
're noiygamists, gives women the CUSTODY j.,
minor children, and due share OF the Poly
tho 1amists; property. Numerous petitions Iol
As ali parts Of the country in favor ci ""H'"
OF aUffeaRe have been presented.
y Housc.-A bill has been introduced iav9Iin
o. the establishment OF polytechnic scnooiS ~
o" ayery county of StAtes and Territories, n a
Holman, Of Indiana, moved to Onspenu ~
rnfoa and adopt o resolution declaring tnHS
nf. The Judgment of the House there 10 no necesx
Ali to inorease taxation, or 20 increase INC Puoi
ew Sebt by n further loan, II there 10 economy
the the pnhiic expenditure; and that III WOW
an. the condition Of the national nnAnoleS VI
House will reduce appropriation ana snSn :,
nenses to tho lowest point conGlesent MIsn =, r
pproper administration of public Anal
pro Fules were suspended and the reSoiutson "
lies adoDted. Yeas 221 nays 3. Oil mas -
ney nan introduced for tho eonHGructlon OF
ees doDble track railroad from New York TO C9u !
eli RlufFs with branches TO Chicago aga
h.. Touia. The railroad to be constt ncted p
n onnrnted by q corporation under tho SUI
". of the General Government and con troI'"" RI
hoard Of Government CommisSion",S g =,
.bs rates for transportation on ceFeAIS 70 49,
- at ave mills per ton per mile i9r any ~ 90,
- of $50 miles, the entire length OF tho ~
. =, being 1900 niles, and the rates nsVeT 70 "a
~ CREASED The cost of tho ROAD 10 ee1'u"
el75 900 900.