The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-06-24
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WASHINGTON, June 23-The postage on
newspaper is fixed at cents per pound
Congress will adjourn at o'clock to-day.
The Conference Committee Of the two
Houses agreed this morning to amend the
substitute recommended by the Senate Trans
portation Committee for the Fort st. Philip
Canal bill, as follows: 49,.
The Commission o! Engineers who are to
survey the mouth Of the river is 10 consist OF
three army engineers, three from civil life,
and one from the coast survey. so Il s3.r
The House-Ihe conference report on the
Sunday Civil Appropriation Bill agreed ;
also on the River and Harbor Bill !; also on
the Post Office Appropriation Bill.
The latter fixes the postage on daily and
weekly newspapers at two cents pound, and
on magazines etc, at three cents, and public
documents ten cents volume, everything
prepaid.
The bill to remove thepoihcal disabilities
of Robert Tansil and Marcellus Christian, Of
Virginia passed. ts5...f.
No impeachment proceedings likely to be
calle1 to-day.
The Senate this morning passed bills to re-
move political disabilities Of E. l.. Winder, L.
L. Lamax and George E. Pickett, of Virginia
Richard 7. Alpon, J. W. Bennett, A. s. Tay-
lor and George W. Hollins, of Maryland, Sar-
din G. Stone and Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama.
WASHINGTON, June l3.--The President NOM
mated ex-Gov. Alex. Shepherd, ex-Postmaster
Dennison and Henry T. Blow provisional
commissioners to govern the district. Blow
and Dennison were confirmed, but Shepherd
was rejected by vote of SO to s. The Presi-
dent substituted A. G.. Cattel, of New Jersey,
who was confirmed.
The appropriation for the flooded Of the
southwest was reduced to $4,000.
Tho Ey1oa bar onnOinfad n Qnop nf
Massachusetts,, and Mitchell, of Wisconsin,
members Of the Commission to frame q per.
manent government for the District of COlum-
bia.
By unanimous consent the Senate bill
removing the political disabilities of James L..
Pugh, of Alabama, was on motion Of Cald-
we'll, of Alabama, passed. This was the last
Legislative act of the session. For some time
before the hour of final adjournment there
was noisy murmur of leave taking among
the members. II. sax a19 H4
AS the hands on the dial of the clock pointed
to six. the Speaker wishing all members safe
and happy return to their homes, pronounced
t1e first session OF the Forty third Congress
adjourned. No impeachment. ~
The new tariff bill failed.
The Congressional Committee say there is
no protection in the present post Office laws
against straw bids. - ~ as3
Martin Ryerson of Mississippi, is one Of
the Geneva Award Commissioners s,r
The bill for the survey of water routes, pass
ed.
Norr. Congress is 60 rapid correct re-
port IS impossible tonight.
One of the last bills to pass the Senate was
General Young's bill to improve the Costa
naula river in Georgia. The appropriation is
$4,000.
WASHINGTON, June %. Congress has pro-
yided Tor commission of engineers to report
upon the levees, and another commission to
survey the mouth of the river and report upon
the best method of securing On efficient outlet
from the river. It is expected that the next
Congress will assume the whole charge of the
levee system Of the Mississippi river.