New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-10
WASHINGTON.

House adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
Caleb Gushing, OF Virginia. Nominated
fO1 chief Justice.
WASHINGTON, January Caleb Cush-
ing, OF Virginia, is nominated for the Office
of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States.
The Finances at the Treasury Department.
The receipts from customs are go variable
as to afford no data at present on which to
base hopeful calculations concerning the
I FUTURE 1t $50 however, supposed at the
! treasury that in a bout ten days the receipts
will be more uniform.
! The commissioners of internal revenue Is
I much encouraged by the receipts OF his bu-
} raau; 50 far for this month they are g., 3,0O0,e
| 900, and the prospect is that they will soon
! be restored to what they were before the
| late panic, thus fulfilling his calculations Of
$I00, 0,O0O, 900 annually.
Several of the members of the Committee
| on Appropriations think the estimates will
| be cut down about $4,000, 900, but that this
! will not be sufficient to bring the expendi
| lures OF the government within receipts
| from all sources for the next fiscal year;
4 therefore some measure of treasury relief
} will be necessary. As to what this will be
| there is at present no indication. Congress-
| however, will not act hastily on the subject.
National Bank Statements Wanted.
! The Controller OF Currency calls for the
| statements of the national banks on DE
eember -.
Louisiana Bondholderss
! innocent purchasers of Louisiana secUr:-
ties are represented by counsel, urgin .
| some action ON the part of the government
for protection. They claim that Kellogg
! has proclaimed the State bankrupt
The Latest Version.
The old support Of the existing govern
| ment in Louisiana seems lukewarms and
mainly inclniDg to new election
RumOred Resignation Of Judge Dureii.
It's plausibly rumored that Judge Dr
| rell has placed his resignation at the dlspo'
sal of the President.
Hoys Cushing's Nomination is Received.
The nomination of Caleb Gushing to be
Chief Justice caused much surprise in all
quarters to days sand was matter OF aston
,shment to hImse,f, as he had made his ar'
I ran gements to leave this country on the
:wenty-iourth II stanf for Madrids in the
! capacity OF United States minister, and had
n, intimation of ths additional honos TO be
conferred upon him.
! When General Babcoch appeared at tie
main door of the State Department this
morning. announcing message from the
President IN waiting, every eye was turned
upon ham. 1t was generally believed taa,
| TIE packet in his hand contained the 1om!
| IA, ION toc Chiet Justices
! Senator Conklingo who sits near The
; middle aisle, intercepted the messenger or
his way to ths desk; taking the list of nomi
nations. he hurciedly glanced over it, and
exclaimed, IN a voice loud enough TO he
! heard IN the gallery. "Chief Justice" Al
! -; LAVA hpr nf
seats and gathered about him, and in a mo
ment the name of Caleb Cushing was aud
ibly whisp pered from Senator to Senator.
! Senator Thurman remained in animated
conversation with Senator Conkling tor
some time: Senators Sumner and Boutwell,
had their heads together, and the unusual
: hum of conversation on the floor indicated
chat the nomination had caused quite q
sensation. The members of the House
were not ,isibly affected by the intelli
; gence, though it produced considerable eS
ctemeut in all other quarters.
| The nomination OF General Gushing re
calls the fact that after the death OF Chief
! Justice Chase the residents first choice az
his successor was Senator Conkling, who
declined the appointment, when he made
I'D his mind to nominate General Gushing
it being thought by him that toward the
close OF his administration General Gushing
I would retire from the bench by reason o
! age. when the place thus vacated would be
flied l,v Attorney General Williams, whom
! the Pral ident desired should in the meantime
| remain in the Cabinet. Cushing's nomination
not being at that time acceptable to the
majority cf the Cabinet induced the Pres
| ideut to hasten hi purpose IN regard to Mr.
! Williams; and now, after the Withdrawal
of the nomination of Mr.. Williams, at hls
own request. the President has returned tt
| his original position, and after Cabinet con
| sultation. cas dominated Caleb Gushing z
This nomination having been real in the
executive session. was referred to the Com
fnittee of the Judiciary. No effort wa'
made to have il considered without sucI
| reference
In view of the reports in reference to the
nomination Of Senator Morton, it is proper
to say that he was neither consulted nor
rendered the appointment.
General Cushing's name first appears on
the ro4s of the Supreme Court in Decem
Der, 1854, as Attorney General under Pierce'
administration.
| Friction Matches Stamps.
The Committee on Ways and Means to
day instructed the chairman to repor
adversely on the bills to remove the taxes
on friction matches and stamps.
/ Fusion Gossip.
The representatives of the 'people" o.
Louisiana are not sanguine of the recogni
tion of the McEnery government, and as 6
dernier resort will favor new election.
1t is understood that General Butler will
introduce bill in the House, looking to a
solution of the trouble. There is no pros
pect of seating Pinchback under his present
credentials.
Messrs. Mari and Janin have laid ar
elaborate and aole petition for recognition
upon the table in the House of Representa-
| tiVes.
| Military Affairs.
The statements of Secretary Belknap to
day, and of Adjutant General Townsend
Yesterday, before the House Committee Oh
Military Affairs, are supplemented and con
frmed in most Of the particulars by the
opinion expressed by General Sherman ii
connection with the proposed reduction o.
the army. They show that the existing
twenty-five regiments of infantry, ten O.
cavalry and five of artillery are all kept EN-
ployed in Ike eping the Indians in subsection
garrisoning posts and foriihcatlons, supply
ing escorts to boundary commissioners pro
tecting the Pacific railroad and on otner
duties of great public Importance.
The army appropriations for several years
past have been on SO economical a seal,
that the War Department has not beer
able, on account of the expenses, to max,
changes OF regiments which have been 10