New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-27
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exercise of such authority, on the grount
that it is not at present expedient.

exercise of such authority, on the groun3
that it is not at present expedient.
No Aid for Internal Improvementss
The Committee on Roads and Canals arA
decided in the opinion that in the present
condition of the treasury it will not be e<-
pedient for Congress to grant any AID toes
internal improvements.
Supreme Oou8is
The Supreme Court reassemb'es pexS
Monday.
The American consul at Buenos Ayrea
refused to clear bills of health to vessels
bound for America on account OF chOlerO
prevailing there.
Postoficcrs' 0ath.
The Senate passed a bill prescribing the
form Of oath to- be taken by postofics
1he San Granciscs Mimic
The House passed. after discussion tho
bill appropriating $23400O to complete tho
branch mint building AZ San Francisco.
Repvsssntaaive Sheldon AlloweaS . Mea1s
decided on tax of fifty cents per gallon Oh
all still wines, but, at the request Of Repre-
sentative Sheldon, who arrived Just before
the committee arose, final actiODw pOstp
poned TO give him a hearing
The 0aar,cb sver the Boston Gollec5sse
ship.
The Senate, to-day, in executive ssssiorS
debated for an hour and halt the nominal
ton of Simmons to be collector of cust0me
Tor Boston.
On the question being taken the Senate
found itself without quorum, and the sub
ject went over until next executive session.
The vote is represented as Is in the atfirma.
tive and 20 in the negative. 1t is claimed
/ by Simmons friends, that this is not indicas
tive Of the result, half OF the Senators being
! absent.
Both the friends and opponents of Sim
I mons were at work to day and tonight Oh
| this subject. Some of the latter say that
Mr.. Forbes to-day made q written report in
! behalf of himself and others to the Presis
I dent against the nomination Of Simmons.
| and that the President replied that ho
would take into consideration and advise
! with Messrs. Butler and Hooper. The op.
pOnents of Summons are hopeful that tha
| nomination will either be defeated or with.
| drawn. The following letter has been made
public:
HousK REpRRsRNrATIvEs,t
! Washington. d. c., February Is, 1874 /
To Hon. George 8. Boutwell,, United States Senator:
MY DEAR SIR-At your personal solicita.
tion yesterday l withheld the recommenda-
tion of which inclose you copy, signed
by seven of the eleven members of Congress
] from our State. At the interview with the.
President, at which you were present on
Tuesday, the President said that if our conc
gressional delegation would substantially
| agree upon any person he would nOmis
nate him, instead of MI Simmons, as cols
lector Of Boston. In pursuance of this
suggestion we have selected three persons
upon whom we have united. We have
not been able to procure the signature of
our associate Mr.. Dawes, who is absent
from the city, and three of the eleven rep
resentatives, Mr.. BuffertOn, Mr.. Hooper
and Mr.. Butler, have declined to sign it, You
said TO me that you could name one or two
gentlemen who would be acceptable to be
nominated in the place of Mr.. SnmOns.
Will you be kind enough either to join with
Us in recommending the gentlemen whom
we have selected, or state to us the name
l Of the gentleman to whom you referred ass
1 proper person to meet the Presidents re-
quest. We have no doubt that your see
lection would be that of person of chare
acter and qualification, suited to so imports
] ant an Office, and that We shall cheertullp p
acquiesce in your choice.
In view of tho fact that our colleague
! Mr.. Butler, who presented the name OF Mr..
| Simmons, now states that he would not
have recommended the nomination had he
known the trouble it has made; in view of
the fact that the President has also stated
upon him that had this nomination not been
made he would not now make 1t, and that
he thought Mr.. Butler erred in pressing it
further. it is evidently our duty to unite
upon some one, and relieve the President
and ourselves from the results of this mis-
| take.
Very respectfully yours,
| II. &. PIERCE,
Third Congressional District Massachusetts,
The following is the recommendation inc
| closed in the letter:
! To the President of the United States:
The undersigned recommend for appoint
ment to the Office of collector of the port of
Boston and Charlestown either of the
three following gentlemen General William
L. Burt, postmaster Of Boston; Hon. +. w.
Lincoln, late mayor of Boston; John N.
Fisk, deputy collector Boston customhouse,
each of whom, We think, we'll qualified for
the position.
HENRY s. PIERCE.
Il. w. HARRIS.
GEORGE r. HOAR,
ID. w. GOOCH,
JOHN M. s. WILLIAMS
f. r. HOAR,
| ALVAH CROCKER~
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