New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-17
WASHINGTON.
Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, February l5-Dupasseur
vs. .Rochereau.--Errort to the Supreme Court
| of Louisiana. In this case it is held that
where the validity of judgment of
ed by State court an appeal lies to this
| court; also, that where q Judgment of q
federal court, if it had been rendered by a
State court, would not have been cOnclu-
sive upon the parties when drawn in ques-
tion in the State court, it can not be
pleaded rs final adjudication in the State
court, and If these are affirmed furnishes
no ground for error. Affirmed.
Tho Caucus Bill In shape for Adoption.
1t is understood the caucus committee
has modified the bill giving to the President
the night to suspend habeas corpus in GER
tain sections. The President consents, and
| it is thought in this shape the bill will pass.
Cabinet Meeting.
Only routine business was considered.
The Cabinet adjourned early to attend the
late Mr.. H0opers funeral.
The shawmnt.
Captain Norton is ordered to the COM
mand of the Shawmut at New Orleans.
River and Harbor Appropria tions.
The river and harbor bill reported to the
House, and referred to the Committee ON
Appropriations, gives the Mobile harbor
~, goo; Cedar Keys, $4,000; Charleston,
$l5O,OOO; Mississippi river, 5000 900; Arkan,
sas river, $l00, 900; Mississippi river, be-
tween the mouths of the Ohio and Illinois
rivers, 100000; Ohio river, $500, 900; for
improvement of the mouth of the Missis-
sippi, $3.50. 900; Red Fish bay and Galveston
bay, $lO, 200: Red river raft. 5000; Chatta-
hoochie and Flint rivers, $25, 900; Apalachi-
cola, $4,000; Choctawatchie, $4,000; Cape
Fear river, $l0O, 900; James river, $50, 600:
channel Of Galveston bay, 5000. 900; Sabine
Pass, $4,000; Warrior and Tombigbee
rivers, $4,000.
The Secretary of War is directed to have
the work done by contract to the lowest
bidder as quick as possible.
Steam Fog Whistle at tho Atcl,alaIayu.
After the first day of March steam fog
whistles. giving blasts of ten seconds at
intervals of thirty seconds will be sounded
during thick. fOggy weather at Southwest
Reef Light Station and Atclafaiaya bay,
Louisiana.
Personal.
Colonel Ray is here.
The War of Scott and Barrett.
The Baltimore and Ohio roa,. have re-
duced their passenger rates from 1airty to
forty per cent to all points where n, y CON.
pete with the Pennsylvania Central road.
The letters exchan ged between Garrett and
Scott are quite bitter, each accusing the
other of violations of agreement The
baltimore and Ohio will connect with New
York from Baltimore by first class line
OF steamships. Scott persists in refusing
Baltimore and Ohio cars to run over his
road from Philadelphia to New York.
O.. Indian Afafrs.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs,
to whom was referred the bill to provide
for the organization of territorial form of
government over the country known as
the the Indian Territory, and for other pur-
poses, reported to-day that after careful,
thorough and impartial consideration Of
the subject, they find, in view of the pecu-
mar relations to the government sustained
Oy the people therein, there is no authority
which will justify, but, on the contrary,
they find much in the many treaties
with the Indians occupying and owning the
Territory, in acts of Congress vesting and
guaranteeing certain rights and immunities
. . them, and in the opinions of the Supreme
court interpreting, defending and sustain.
ng the same, which expressly forbids the
egislati0n proposed. The committee say.
as we do the legislation prv-
'Osed in these bills to be unjust and inex.
,edient. and therefore unwise, VIC trust
he seal of displeasure will be bv
congress emphatically set upon these and
ilndred movements calculated to impair or
estroy the binding force Of the nations
Dngatlon 10 the feeble people who are
hereby to be affected. The people of this
reat nation ought to know, or those of the
ndIan Nation ought to be assured. that the
congress of the United States can not and
Ill not lend its sanction to any measure
finishing the nations honor, especially
here It's honor and faith has been plirhted
solemn guarantee and written covenant