New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-28
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CONGRESS.
Senate.

senate.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The centen-
NAL bill and that regarding liquor traffic
occupied the day.
Senator Carpenter said that on Monday,
after the pending bill should be disposed of.
he would ask the Senate to take up, for
reference, bill in regard to a new election
III Louisiana, and moved TO ask the indul-
gence OF the Senate to enable him to sub
init some remarks.
Mr. West said, as a member of the Ap-
preparation COMMITTEE. having charge of the
army appropriation bill, he would ask to
have that considered as soon as the pend
ing bill was disposed of. to the exclusion of
everything else.
The Senate passed resolution instruct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform
Congress whether further legislation is nec-
essary to prevent public officials having
charge of internal revenue stamps from be-
coming defaulters, and if such officials
should not give bonds.
The Senate was in exexective session about
an hour this evening. On the nomination of
William A. Simmons to be collector of
customs for Boston.
Senators Boutwell, and Sumner again sew
orally spoke in opposition to the nominee, re-
gardlng him as mere politician, not fitted
by education for the high and responsible
position, and who was not acceptable to q
chants
Senators Cohkling and Carpenter advoe
Gated the nomination, speaking in high
terms of the gentleman and his business ca
pacity, and were unable to see in the re-
marks presented any improper reasons for
rejection.
Finally, a vote was taken, and the Senate
confirmed the nomination by vote of 81
against II; the Democrats present voting in
the affirmative. The result was almost i'm
| mediately known to the dozen or more
| friends OF Simmons, who were standing at
the main door. They gave expression to
| joy in loud cheers. Tonight they called on
General Butler to exchange cOngratula-
| tions. 1t is regarded as singular, that a
nomination should be confirmed by the
dominant party when, as in this case, tho
nominee was opposed by both Senators
| of the State
The House bill in relation to import duties
| on fruits, as reported from the Finance
Committee and passed by the Senate to-day.
| is as follows. having been materially amend
| cd by the Finance Committee:
Be it enacted, ETC., That the Secretary of
| the Treasury is hereby directed to suspend
| the repayment of all duties heretofore paid
| on imported fruits, until further legislation
| by Congress authorizing the same, or until
final decision of the Supreme Court, ex-
| cept in cases where suits in court have
been discontinued by Instructions or the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the error in
the punctuation of the clause relating to
fruit plants in section five of the tariff act,
approved June g. 1872, of inserting a comma
instead of hyphen after the wsrd "fruit,"
is hereby corrected, and said clause shall
read as follows: Fruit plants, tropical and
semi-tropical, for the purpose of propaga-
tion or cultivation" The bill now goes to
the House for concurrence in the Senate
| amendment.
House.
| The vote killing the tranking bill is to be
| reconsidered. motion to that effect was
made and is pending.
| A large number of private bills passed.
The motion to reconsider the vote reject
ing the franking privilege was not called
up. The bill is still pending.