The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-26
PRIOE-FIVE CENTS.
WASHINGTON.
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[By Telegraph!
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The friends of
Judge Durell now claim that the matter
having been taken up last week informally
Judge White, who voted then with the ITO
jority, and who had not till since then care
fully examined the case, will, in tho event
of the case being favOrably considered
vote with the minority.
1t is now generally conceded thai the COR
sideration of the matter last week was not OF
a formal character. A canvass outside Of
Judge Durelps friends indicated that, evern
should case be made, time will defeat its
consummation. Tho best opinion il there
will be noaggressive orirritating legislation
this season. 1t is certain that the President
deprecates it.
Among the bills introduced in the House
to-day was one providing for the erection
of custom house and other public build
ings at Shreveport to the amount of $50 GOO
also, authorizing drawbridge over Rcd
River at Shreveport also, an act to estab-
ish several post roads in the Fourth Con-
gressional District. These bills passed on
their first and second readings, and were re-
ferred. .eF
Morey's bill, for the relief Of the destitute
on the Lower Mississippi, was introduced
and referred to the Committee on Appropri-
ditional. His report, made to-day, to Soma
tor West, chairman of the Committee on
Overlooked Districts, shows, from official
data, that IL 10 above sum will be barely
enough to prevent starvation till a crop .s
made.
The following dispatch went to the New
York Herald tonight: "There is the best
authority for the statement that Judge
Durell will not be impeached. The vote OF
the committee has been changed 50 as
to make 1t five for and five against
impeachment On the original proposition
"Ought Judge Durell to be impeaehed Z"
the vote was for and against Judge
levitt, the eleventh member of the Com
mittee and Democrat, has not been present
at any session of the COmmitte since the
question was brought directly to svote,
aud should he at the meeting OF the Cons-
mittee tomorrow, Gen. Butler may not be
able to attend, and whether he does or not
the friends of Judge Durell are confident
tonight that votes can be relied upon to
prevent the report being made.
Inasmuch as the evidence of the sub
committee has practically been in possession
of the committee for nearly five months.
The purpose of deferring consideration un-
til the close of the session does not enliveH
unsophisticated congressman with the high
est enthusiasm for judicial integrity. In
all probability the House will never hear OF
the subject until the committee asks to be
discharged from its further consideration.
One Of the arguments used with tho mem
bers of the committee has been the great
service rendered the Republican party by
Judge Durell in securing to the party the
State of Louisiana At this junctare in po-
litical matters the argument has had great
weight, and illustrates most conspicuOusly
that whatever republic may be. Rcpubli-
can Congressm en- are not ungratefal.
The bill reported to the House to-day to
refund the cotton tax was argued urOn ut
recent caucus of Representatives from the
cotton States. It pr0yidss for = commission
of three persona, to be appointed by the
President, By and with the advice and con
sent Of the Senate, to sdjtdicate the cases
which may be presented insliy
The tax moneys are TO be refunded to the.
parties who actually sustained the burden OF
the tax, or their legal representatives. The
Judgment or award il 70 be based on the es-
tablished principles 81 equity ~ held in the
highest courts Of chancery in this country
in like cases.
Bonds Of $500 and $4,000 are to be issued,
payable at tho end of forty years, in gold
from date Of Judgment, bearing interest ut
four and one-half per cent per anuuua, and
to be called cotton bonds. 1t is not ex-
pected that the bill will be acted on during
the present session. ste5se4 E..t ...
The defeat of the Supplementary CiyiL
Rights Bill in the House, to-day, is nota fual-
Iity. To be sure the Senate bill cannot be
reached except nader a suspension Of the
rules by two-thirds vote, and that, as
shown by the action Of the House to day,
cannot be secured, but the Judiciary Com
mittee, under it's leave to report at any time,
can report bill which is II perfect copy OF
the Senate bill, and this can be passed by "a
simple majority and sent over to the Senate
and there acted on.
In that way the supplementary civil
rights bill NAV, and within very Dries
space, find itself in the Presidents hands
The amendatory tariff and internal reyo-
nue. bill reported in the House to-day con
tains the following clause
ANY farmer or planter may sell at the
place of production, tobacco of his owe
growth at retail directly to the consumer TO
IN amount not exceeding one hundred dol
lars annually"
Butler cfampioned the civil rights bill
in the House to-day.
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