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there are now hundreds OF needing the help tha
she needed and for them appeals TO the Gov
ernment.
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
PROSPECTS OF THE SOUTHERN AFfAlfSS Co''
MTTTEE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Monday. Feb. is. 1873.
The Snb- Committee on Southern Affairs. when
bas inst returned from New Orleans, did not meet
tonight as they intended to consider the nature Oh
their report The stenographic notes of the tesl-
mony and documents are being rapidly written out'
and some of the members object to considering the
subject of the report until the testimony IS before
them in print. 1t is not probable that the report
itself will be presented to the House before inc
early mart of next week 1t must first be considered
by the Subcommittee. aud the MEMBERS
it may be proper TO say, are not un,'
on all the questions TO be considereu'
the report must then 90 to the full Special Commit
ace on Louisiana Affairs consisting OF Messis. Hodi'
FRYE. Wheeler Foster Phelps, Potter and MaIsnali;
1t is probable that the three members nrst Lt naI
will agree upon report. although ~ ID t;tas tnS
that Mr Wheeler is less radical than MS assocIdeS;
Messrs Hoar and Frye appear to be very 1lte anu and
it is hardly to be supposed that MessrS Tos.ei & o anu
PHELPS having already made the report thcf nav;
can sign any document containing the auNa.Gou auN:iT
views of the gentleman named. or COURSE neltner
Mr. Potter nor Mr. Marshall can be expected 10 loln
the Republicans who have Just returned from h'ui'
Thus it would seem that IN the general course OF OF
events the report of the Committee-the maJ9IlIty J
always being considered as the Committeeu.mii po %
against the Administration side Of the question: IN
GifLer words the report to be presented 10 the
House next week will in all probability be only tne
report of the minority. while the document SUI u
mitted BY the rvs.er SuO-|oinil'''eo WIN e'''" 90
the majority report.
THE BILL FOR MISSISSIPPI JErTlES
The hill to provide for the improvement OF the
mouth of the Mississippi River, by means OF Jettles'
was reported favorabry to tie full Committee on
Commerce of the House. at ts meeting this morn
ing adopted by the Committee, and reported 10 tho
Uouse by Mr. Stanard Later in the afternoon the
House suspended the rules and made the consldera-
tion of this bill IN order Thursday next at .
o'clock the previous question TO be called al
If the vote of the House suspending the rules
is measured by the popularity of the bii-as IL u-
doubtedly is this is of the most popular pTopo-
sitions that has been submitted to this Congress.
When Mr. Stauard moved to suspend the rules, MIR.
Dawes vehemently protested, and said he trusted
the House would not do 1t. with all Tue Ap-
propriation bills, and with the revenue Dill
nerding he thought that to undertake to in
terpose other business was very nnwise Mr.. Dawes
was supported by Mr.. GarhcEd' VINO sh0weu
his agreement in what the Chairman OF tne ways
and Means Committee said by unmstakaDe slgns.
But in spite of the opposition OF the TWO men VINO
are looked up to as the leaders OF the House tde ne
vote on SecOndng the prSVlous questioh stoou o.
Yeas 50 Nays, and on the passage Oh ,ho Iesolu
tioD. Mr. Dawes could not drum up enough oppo-
s,tion TO call the Yeas and Nays. From present
appearances the bill is likely 10 receive 'tne vote
of three-fourths OF the House on lhurSday'
THE PRESIDENT URGING MR. PARDEEs CON
FIRMATION.
The President visited the Capitol to-day TO con-
snlt with Senators in fegard to the confirmation of
Mr.. Pa1dee. who was nominated early i'll the session
to be United States District Judge in Louisiana IN
the place of Judge Durcll The opposition 10 this
nomination in the Senate is said to be quite strong
Mr. Pardees opponents being for the most part the
more radical of the Republicans. The explanation
of this is that the President selected Mr. Pardee
without consulting Mr.. West, who believes hinlseH
entitled to all the patronage in the State OF LOUISE
ana and because Mr.. Pardee is not a politician,
protest against his confirmation signed by great
number of colored Louisiana politicians has been
sent to the Senate, and other influences nave Deen
used TO defeat him. The President desires speedy
action by the Senate because II Mr. Pardee Is not 10
confirmed, he will send 10 another name AZ one. c.
During his visit TO the Capitol to-day he sept Tor
Senator Edmunds. the Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee with whom he conferred for some time.
He also sent for the members OF the SuD-Comh%.oeo %
who have lust returned from New-OTleans 10 learn
their opinion of the nomination. What was decided
upon II anything has not been made public.
THE TEXAS BOND INDEMNITY BILL.
The House suspended tho rules and passed. to-day.
| the Texas Indemnity bill. BY an act passed some
wears before the war; the United States paid to the
| State of Texas large sum in bonds known as the
| Texas Indemnity bonds. These were made payable
| tn bearer but the Legislature of Texas passed an
act ordering the Endorsement OF them by the Gov
erpor before they were sOld Subsequently this act
was repealed and during the war the bonds which
| remained in the State Treasury were taken by the
Confederate States authorities and sent to England
A fiona tn tba
these bonds having arisen the State authorities at
tempted to recover them but failed Since the war
| the United States Supreme Court has gwen an
opinion that the Si 'ne oIhas tb tbsW tbo s
belong to the State but the holders Of them refuse
to give them up aud they are outside OF the luris
tborizes the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay the
interest on these bonds TO the State OF Taxas that
State guaranteeing the General Government against
| any other clam for the same interest
PRINTING THE NATIONAL OBLIGATIONS.
| The House Banking and Currency Committee met
again to-day to consider the subject of printing the
Government bonds, currency, greenbacks, National
hank notes &C. Mr. Hunter. who had previously
signed neither the Maynard nor the Phelps report
decided to-day to sign the latter, with expression
of opnon that the revenue stamps, &C., yht TO be
| nrpted in the Department. feature emil raced In
the MAYNARD report. A majority of the Committee
is thus committed to the proposition that each bond
s,des the number and seal. and that two of the i'm
pressons should be made in separate establishments
outside the Department.
The proposed compromise between the Government
and the Union Pacific Railroad Company continues TO
be one of she Interesting subjects OF discussion
among sepatos and Representatives who desire to see
the Of the United 6tates 10 that great work
proected The Secretary Of the Treasury has given the
sub,ect the most careful consideration. and verbally
med the agents Of the railway company that the
Government favors the compromise offered By Pres
dent Dillon but desires Q hodhcason OF the PROPOSE
ton He has also said that II the Company does not