New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-13
WASHINGTON.
The River and Harbor Appropriation
R,Il.

Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Among the
amendments to the river and harbor bill
is $25,0 900 for the ChattaEoochie and Flint
rivers, Georgia, $4,000 tor the Apalachi-
cola river, and $1,000 for the Chattahoochie
river, Alabama. The committee recon-
,nends the striking out Of the entire second
section OF the bill, which directs surveys
and examinations to be made at large
number Of specified points throughout the
country, and TO strike out the apprOpro-
uriation of So, 900 made by the House for
this purpose. They also struck ont items
OF S50,000 for the improvement OF White
river above Jacksonport. and $25, ,0oo Ior
the Usage river, Missouri The item of
S50. 900 Tor the falls of ST. Anthony is made
applicable also to the improvement Of the
Mississippi above them.
A Day Lost.
Mr.. WINDOWS Committee on TranspOrta-
rion had no quorum to-day, the members
being engaged Oh other committees. The
Louisiana delegation was consequently un-
heard on Jle subject Of the Fort ST. Philip
canal.
Objectionable Features Of the Moiety Bill.
The Committee on Ways and Means OBJ
iect 10 nearly ali the new features inserted
by the Senate IN the moiety bill.
The President will Not Interfere in vir.
ginia Affairs.
Representatives Platt and Howell to-day
called upon The President, and requested
tnar troops be sent to Petersburg, Virginia,
for the protection Of certain officials whose
lives. they allege, are II danger. On hear
ing of this the remainder of the Virginia
delegation, with the exception OF Mr..
Thomas, united in request TO the Presi-
dent. that he would nOt order soldiers to
Petersburg, as they believed that, under
the marshal and distr!c. attorney, the laws
Of the country would be enforced. and II
any one has committed an OIiense he will be
punished. Ordering soldiers there at this
time would injure the State and do no
earthly good 10 any one.
The President declined to interfere in the
matter.
A Favorite Ballot Box.
Senator Carpenter. from the Committee
on Elections, reported to-day that while the
said committee considered 1t impossible TO
adopt ballot box, 1t recommended unanl-
muusly to the States severaily Marsrcn 6
safety ballot Dox as an excellent prevention
of ballot stuff ng and other frauds.
Tar.,y Justice to the CherOkees,
Many years ago the Cherokee nation OF
Indians ceded TO the United States more
than l0,u00, 900 acres of land in the State OF
Mississippi. The net proceeds.ot which are
due the nation under law OF the United
States Senate, made IN 1889.
The House to-day. by two-thirds vote
decided 70 put section in the general ap
| preparation pill providing for tie payment
| of this large standing debt il the hands o1
| the United States.
Going TO Cape May.
TIE President, several members of the
| Cabinet. and several Senators and mem
| bers Of the House, joined by a party from
IN, y a1,,r,s 11.py py-a IN. lnypn M
an excursion to Cape May, to return Mon
| day morning.
The Canal before the Committee.
| The full Committee Of Transportation
] met tonight to consider the Fort st. PhiliI
| canal The committee declines to heal
further arguments. They design to reacf
a vote onignt. This is the first time Sher
man and Conkling have attended the com
mittee since the Fort st. Philip canal hal
been up They are discussing amend
ments. The meeting is III Senator Win
dOm's parlors.
| What the Committee Did.
| The Senate Committee on Transportation
considered the Fort St. Philip canal bill
| and voted TO amend it in two respects
| First. to provide that the cana! should no
be limited 10 the location known as the st
| Philip and Breton Pass route; second, tina
the proposals for construction should b.
| open to general competition.
| The Senate Committee on Transportation
passed a substitute for the House cana
| bill, which provides that the President shal
! appoint commission OF nine engineers, L
report at the next session on the plan Of
canal; two of the engineers are TO be from
the army, two from the navy, two from tn
coast survey, ard three from civil'life.
The lefty plan had but little support il
! the CON ui..ee.