New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-13
Washington Items.

The following news items from the capi
tai are from the st. Louis GLote of the
tenth:
The report of the currency conference
CON mmittee was made to the Senate this
evening. 1t was signed by all the Senate
conferees, Sherman, Morton, Merrimon, and
on the part of the House by Maynard and
Farweli. Clymer is the only Glssentient.
The nature Of the report has been indicated
in the preceding dispatch. l: provides for
free banking, resumption in January, 1873.
in gold or gold bonds OF the several issues
of 1870, legal tender volume fixed at $3S2.-
900, 900. The amour: above $500, 100000 to
be retired IN the proportion OF thlrty.seven
and half cents to every dollar Of new
bank currency issued. All reserves in cir
culatiOn are abolished. deposit reserves to
be retained a. home. No one expects this
to be signed by the President, while The is-
sue will be made up by it's passage in Con
grees.
ored men at the Capitol to-day, lobbying
for the civil rights bill. This is certainly
loves labor lost, as yesterdays vote showed
thirtv-nine votes against seven.
At the preceding attempt. an analysis OF
the vote shows Inat certain Republicans
voted against the blll; with three excep-
tions. they were from the South. There
were fOrty-seven Republicans absent or not
voting. The Democrats were present in
full force, only fifteen OF them failing to
respond to the roll call. Had there been
any prospect of the bill obtaining two
thirds vote, it is freely stated that num-
Der of Republicans would have recorded
| themselves against it. A rumOr which has
gained great currency to the effect that
| Grant would veto the bill, had a visible
effect upon the action Of the Republicans.
| 1t is probable that no civil rights bill will
| pass at this session. During the last ten
| days of the session, when it does not
! require a twO-thirds vote to suspend the
rules, there is some prospect OF the bill
| being reached and passed by a majority,
| but even this is doubtful.
| The War Department reports. received
| today from Fort Sill, Indian Territory,
| under date of May 90, indicate quite clearly
| that the Camanches and CheyenRes have
determined on raids upon Texas, particu.
| larlv, and upon the whites generally. Tne
| Kiowas refused to join, and Kicking Bird
ls removing all the bands to the vicinity OF
| Fort Sill 1t is reported to-day that Mr..
| Delano has recommended to the President
| the appointment OF new Indian Peace
| Commission. this time to be composed en-.
tireiy Of Quakers.
Governor Kellogg has sent dispatch to
the Secretary OF War saying that the suffer
| lhN lTcn tUc oNSi AuN uudpotOo AZ
rhe Atchafalaya, Lafourcne and Ouachlta
| valleys, although there is some abatemen:
on the banks OF the Mississippi. The com
, n.itree is issuing fully forty thousand
| rstions daily, and in scIne districts are
| cOmDelled 70 restrict relief to women and
| children even where work is not cbtalna
ble for able bodied men. He asks that The
| government issue 10000 daily rations more
The conference committee on the leg!sla
oI p-o$ $InT
bill have not vet reached an agreement
The main points Of disagreement are the
appropriation for public printing, the IN
crease of salaries of certain clerks OF the
House of Representatives, and the amount
70 be appropriated for committee clerks
The committee was in session several hours
tc-day There was some disappointment
expressed at the bill reported by the IN
vestigating committee, because providing
forltthe government here by temporar,
commission, it is feared that 1t will b
filed bv the agents Or friends indirectly. a
least. Of the ring But all parties are sat
| istied that the committee nave done th'
best possible under the limited time before
them Tie powers Of the commission ar
distinctly limited, and there is no fear tel
that what thev have could De used u
bolster up the wrong already done.
The special committee TO be appointed II
| frame plan OF government Will. 1t IS be
lieve6. consist of Senators Allison ant
Thurman, and Representatives j. N. WI
son aud Jewett OF Hamilton. Such com
mittee will dea' fairly by the District, AM
will also be sure not to weld to the demand
of Mr. Shepherd and his special champion
for REIN mposition OF personal govern
ment III the torn Of a personal commission
The committee held no meeting to-day
having adjourned last evening TO meet: a
the call of the chairman. At the session
Yesterday Judge Allison asked that MI
Wilson. chairman of the House branch o
the committee, be permitted TO assist then
in drafting the report. which was agreed to
Messrs Allison and Wilson were busy mos
of the day on the report, and it is not prot
able that the committee will be called &c
gether again until il is finished, which vii
not be under several days.