The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOVSE-

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Sypher, of Louisi-
ana, offered the following resolution, which
was agreed to:
Whereas, the expenses of the Government
require an additional revenue of from $40, coo
to $4,000; and
Whereas. BY the act of 18th July, 1870, the
duty imposed on sugar was reduced at the
rate of 33I per cent; and
Whereas, Said reduction of duty diminished
the revenue OF the Government fourteen mil
lions in gold, annually, without reducing the
price of sugar to the consumers;
Therefore be 1t Resolued, That the Committee
on Ways and Means be directed to inquire
into the expediency of restoring the duty on
all imported sugars to the rate of duty i'm
posed by law previous to the passage Of the
aforesaid act.
Mr.. Howe, of Mississippi, introduced bill
to remove political disabilities of Isaac N.
Brown, of Mississippi. Passed.
The Subcommittee on Ways and Means
have reported in favor of 20 per cent. increase
on present tariff, on all grades of sugar, and it
is said full committee have adopted the report
and that their bill embraces this feature
Mr.. Vance, of North Carolina, appeared be-
fore the Committee on Appropriation, and
urged the payment of 1910, OF IS, due the
Southern mail contractors for CARRYING the
mails up to the Goth of May, 1861. 1t was
referred to a subcommittee
The rest of the days session was consumed
in discussing proposition to pay the Choctaw
and Chickasaw claims, to the amount of about
four million dollars. They were rejected, and
the Indian appropriation bill was passed.
THE SENATE.
On motion of Mr.. Johnston of Virginia,
the vote by which the bill referring to the
Court of Claims the claim of G. w.
Gusts Lee for the Arlington estate.
in Virginia, was indefinitely postponed
placed on the calendar with the adverse re-
port.
Johnson gave notice that he would address
the Senate in regard to the bill at an early
day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Mr. Bogy, of Mis-
souri,, presented a memorial of st. Louis
Chamber of Commerce in favor of opening
ths Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River,
and demonstrating against the opening Of the
South Pass thereof Referred to Transports
ton Committee
of the members of the bar of
Northeast Mississippi, favoring the passage of
the House bill providing for District Court
at Aberdeen, Miss. Referred to Judiciary
Com mittee.
Mr.. Clayton, of Arkansas, moved that the
of the PRESIDENT on Arkansas be
taken up and referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, said: Yesterday
an order was made to print the message and
accompanying documents. which had not
yet been complied with. True, he remarked.
the message was there, but the accompany
ing documents had not yet been presented.
He had been informed that it was the inten-
Of %hn 70 To obi To low ok tha
expiration of the morning hour, as a mark of
respect to the late Senator Buckingham, of
Connecticut, whose funeral took place to-
day.
He, therefore, hoped the motion to refer
would not be considered now, as it would
lead to a debate and there were but five
minutes of the morning hour left
Mr. Clayton said that some days ago he
presented a memorial from Hon. Joseph
Brooks, of Arkansas to the effect that he had
tCONTINUED ON EIGHTH PAoE.l