New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-25
WASHINGTON.
The Vetoed Currency Bill.

WASHINGTON, April pa number of
Senators, friends of the vetoed currency
bill, held a private conference in one of the
rooms in the Senate wing of the Capitol
yesterday afternoon, to talk over the
matter and agree on their future course
in connection with that subject. Some of
the friends of that bill in the House also had
an informal consultatson yesterday, but
came to no conclusion, thinking it better to
await the action of the Senate on the veto.
1t is uncertain what day the s2bject will be
considered.
The SnnbOrn Case.
The report on the Sanborn contracts was
privately read to the Committee on Ways
and Means yesterday morning, and ordered
to be printed. The committee will examine
several additional witnesses on the subject.
They have been sent for and will be here in
few days.
Orders for Little Rock.
The Secretary of War yesterday tele-
graphed to the cOmmandant at Little
Rock that he might retire to the arsenal
with his command as soon as danger to life
is no longer threatened, and leave the
question to be settled by the contestants or
the courts.
Postal Facilities.
The postmaster at New Orleans having
telegraphed to the Postmaster General that
the country from New Orleans to Brashear
is likely to be submerged, and thus break
the connection between New Orleans and
the Teche, and asking to be allowed to en-
ploy special mail facilities by way of Plaque
mine and Grand lake. as was done in 1867,
the Postmaster General replied by tele-
graph that under tha existing law the de-
parsment has no power to employ tempo
rary services in the case presented. If de-
rangements occur the postmaster must do
the best he can with routes already estab-
lished. The matter has been referred to
Congress.
Arkansas Affairs Before the Cabinet.
The Cabinet considered the Arkar sas
affair. No action.
Abandoned Mail Contracts.
The Attorney General has decided that
where contractor to carry mails aban-
doned his contract the Postmaster General
could not relet the route without advertise.
ment
South Carolina Affairs.
The House Sub Judiciary Committee held
a brief consultation to-day on the South
Carolina matter, and postponed final action
till next Monday.
Report Of the Senate Transportation Com.
mfttee.
The report of the Senate Transportation
ConulllCo do u1uS Uy tL0 CudlTIudU, MT.
Window, to-day. 1t recommends the i'm
provement Of four great routes:
First-The Mississippi river.
SecOnd-A continuous water line from
the Mississippi river, via the Fox and Wis
cOnsin rivers, and the Hennepin canal and
the lakes, and one or more of the New
York canals, called the Northern route.
Third-The central route, consisting of
the improvement of the Ohio river from
ct,,,pf tn Nntn nj fhn %o Al
Great Falls, and of canal. or freight rail-
road through West Virginia and Virginia
to tide water in Virginia.
FOurth-The Southern route, consisting
OF the Improvement of the Tennessee river
to Knoxville, and of canal or freight rail.
road leaving the river at about nine metres
to tide water.
The question between canal and freight
railroads is to be determined hereafter The
committee recommend these improvements
as system to be considered together, and
that surveys be commenced at once.
The report and speech of Mr.. Window
present strong array OF facts in favor of
water transportation. The friends of the
Virginia water line are encouraged and be.
lieve that it will be completed as a part of
the system blythe government.
Florida Railroad Case In the Supreme
Court.
The original suit OF the State of Florida
against Anderson and others to set aside
certain decrees of the Circuit Court direct
ing the sales of the roads formerly known
as the Tallahassee railroad and the Pensa-
cola and Georgia railroad, on the ground
that they were rendered at the suit
of the bOndholders, when the trustees of
the State internal improvement fund were
alone entitled to recover the money, was |
again before the Supreme Court today,
on the motion of the defendants to |
dissolve the injunction heretofore ordered. |
The State reslsts the motion, and alleges |
that it has provided an ample fund where |
with to pay the interest on these bonds |
known as the internal improvement bonds |
and the principal when due, in 1891, which |
the defendants must resort to. The defend |
ants argued that the State has no right to
raise the question; that it should be done
by the fund commissioners, and that as be-
tween themselves and the commissioners
the question of rights has been settled by |
the circuit court and can not be inquired |
into here.