The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-19
CENTS.
CONGRESSIONAL.
THE SENATE.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-In the Senate to-
day the bill to reduce the tax on the circula-
uon OF state banks, to an amount equal to
that paid by the National Banks, was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Mr. Flanagan, Of Texas, introduced bills to
remove the political disabilities of John
W1thers, VIM. Kearney and j. F. Winters. of
IeXas referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Edmunds, OF Vermont, from the Ju-
memorial Of the members of the State Gem
trail Committee of the Union Republican
party OF South Carolina in relation to certain
allegations contained in memorial of the
Tax payers Convention of that State, in re-
spect to excessive taxation by the State gov
eminent, and the committee was discharged
from further consideration of the subject.
Mr.. Spencer, of Alabama, introduced bill
to remove the political disabilities of J. L.
Slaughter, OF Alabama. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
Vice President laid before the Senate the I'M
finished business, being the resolution of Mr.
Schurz, instructing the Judiciary Committee
to inquire what legislation is necessary, by
Congress, to secure to the people OF Louisiana
tne right OF self-government under the Con-
stltution, upon which the Senator from Ohio
(Sherman), was entitled to the floor.
MI. Sherman said in pursuance to a state
ment made by him on Saturday, he would not
stand in the way of any of the appropriation
bills. He would therefore yield to the Sena-
tor from Maine (MorrilD for the motion to
take up the legislative, judicial, and execu-
tive appropriation bill, with the understand
ing that when the Louisiana discussion should
be resumed he (Sherman) would be entitled
to the floor.
Mr. Morrill, moved to lay aside the resolu-
ton of MIR. Schurz, and proceed with the le-
gislative appropriation bill-agreed to, and
the consideration of that bill occupied the re-
mainder of the day.
HOUSE.
Among the bills introduced and referred
to-day were the following To survey the
Catawba and French Broad rivers; establish
ing the judicial circuit of Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida to establish the West
ern District of South Carolina authorizing
the bridging of the Mississippi at Memphis
for the relief of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company.
Mr.. Randall, Of Pennsylvania, objected to
the Select Committee on Alabama Affairs
sitting during the session Of the House, un-
less it sat with open doors.
The Republican members of that commit
tee desire the statement to be made that the
committee has heretofore sat with closed
doors, on the suggestion of Mr.. Buckner, of
Missouri, one of the Democratic members.
Business of the District of Columbia occu-
pied the balance of the day.
It is understood that Mr.. Marshall, Of IIli-
nois, the Democratic member of the commit
tee on Louisiana, who had declined to accom-
pany the three Republican members, Messrs
Hoar, Wheeler and Frye (who started for
New Orleans this morning), has reconsidered
his action, and will leave Washington for
New Orleans this evening.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate
held no session to-day. There is no change
IN the situation.
Confrrnations.-E r. Brink. postmaster,
Wilmington, N. c.; Ezekiel, postmaster,
Beaufort