The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
Photographed TO the Bulletin.I
The Senate.

| WASHINGTON, June LIN the Senate Mr.
I! Window presented resolution of the Ma
tional Agricultural Congress, which was
recently in session in Atlanta, asking
| appropriations for an increased water
communication from the interior to the
seaboard. Referred to the Committee or
Transportation.
In the Executive session to-day the nomi-
nation of Bristow aud Richardson were re-
terred to the Finance and Judiciary Com
mittees respectively, and confirmed The
nomination of Walter III. johnson, as Post
master at Columbus, Ga.
In the open session, Mr. Edmunds. frou
the Judiciary Committee, reported favOrably
on the bills to relieve and to remove the po-
litical disabilities OLA II. Taylor, George N,
Hollins and r. T. Allison, of Maryland
George Pickett, j. w. Bennett, Henry He
tie, James L. Pease. f. L. Winder and L. l.,
Lomax, of Virginia; James Jackson, OF
Georgia; John Forsyth and James Wheeler,
of Alabama, and Thomas Claiborne, OF
Texas all of which were placed on the
calendar.
Mr. Gordon introduced bill for the reliet
of the savings department of the Eagle
and Ph@aix Company of Columbus, Ga
Referred to Committee on Claims.
The Senate passed the bill making appro
priations for the Military Academy at West
Point.
The Indian appropriation was taken up,
and will be finished tomorrow. A resOlu-
ton instructing the Committee on Trans
portation to inquire whether any legislation
is required to regulate commerce passing
from one State to another across navigable
streams, and to report by bill or otherwise.
Agreed to.
The House.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The House passed,
under a suspension of the rules, the bill to
amend customs and internal revenue laws.
Among the provisions is one that time limi-
ted for the redemption of direct tax lands
held by the United States under the severas
acts levyng direct taxes is extended for q
period of one year, from June 9Th, 1873; and
another giving drawback on exported to-
bacco equal to the amount of duties which
have been paid on imported liquorice, enter
ing into its manufacture. A section, taxing
all sales of stocks, bonds, gold, etc, 90 OF
one per cent, was afterwards Incorporated
in it.
A proposition to revive the income tax
was defeated.
A motion by Mr.. Butler of Mass, to srls
peud the rules and refer the Senate Civil
Rights bill to the Judiciary Committee, with
leave to report at any time, was defeated by
dilatory motions. Mr.. Butler has the right
to report civil rights at any time, and can
report the Senate bill as an original measure.
The House Committee on Appropriations
agreed to an appreciation of 100000 for the
relief of the sufferers by the flood i'll Louis
ana, Arkansas and Mississippi, and on the
Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers. 1t is
understood that $780, 900 of it will go to
louisiana
The delegations from those States were
present, and explained that 1911 900 dollars
were to be appropriated for pnblic buildings
in New Orleans.
A joint resolution was introduced in the
House to-day, which provides an amend
ment to the Constitution, that United States
Senators shall! be chosen every sixth year
by the people of the several States for the
term of six years.
The tariff bill, as it passed the House to-
day strikes therefrom matches and vinegar.
A provision of the bill passed extends for
one year the time for the redemption OF
lands which have been sold for taxes in the
South.
The House tonight passed unanimously
the bill for the abolition of the traffic in
Italian children.