New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-03
BY TELEGRA APH
CONGRESS-

Senate.
WASHIN nrON. March Am amendment
to the tariff bill. to tax tea and coffee ten
cents per pound. was lost by q vote of 6
yeas to So nays.
Mr. JOhnson's amendment, excepting
tobacco already manufactured from the
operation OF the Increased tax was, adOpted
by vote of l2;to 60
MIR. Cones then moved to lay the bill on
the table, which was carried bv q vote of ~
to %.
An aGiournme2t took place at l2,:3G "A. M.
The force bill was read n the Senate d
second time by title, but objection was
made to third reading aEG 1t was laid
over, no motion Seing mado 70 refer it to
The credentalsct DIR. Maxcy. of Texas,
were presented
Mr.. Logan called up the biz to equalize
bOunties Ii was passed by the casting vote
of Vice President Wilson.
1t was claimed during the discussion that
it takes not less than S:tg 200, ,0Gt nor more
than 500, ,00C 300 from the treasury
The river and harbor bill was reported
without amendment or recommendation.
Placed on the calendar.
The political disabilities of Chsl Les II.
Smith. of Virginia, and Robert Ii, Ander
son. OF Georgia, were removed.
Ihe Senate is in session tonight on the
taA oHi, which vas TAKEN iFOm the table.
House.
After disposing of the Louisiana cues
ton tie House took up the sundry civil
appropriation bills. wiich occupied the
whole Cf the day and part of the night ses-
slons, with the execution OF about an hour,
in which eulOgies were delivered on the
life and character OF the late Senator Buck
ingham, OF Connecticut.
An appropriation of $5s00'was inserted
to pay the expenses Of the suit ordered to
be instituted by tbs ms,issioner of the
general land office for recovery of the lands
held by the New IGrie Mining Company,
being the famous McCiarryhan claim.
The 1lOlee at 3:45 A. NJ. passed the suniry
civil appropriation bill, having been in
session upon it from ha a,fpast seven o'clock
last night.
To day the House hat., betors it the tax
bill for the District of Columbia, and passed
it, fixing the rate of taxation at one and
half per cent on real and on personal prop
erty. and aoolishing the representation of
the district by delegate in Congress.
Church property, actually used for church
purposes, is exempt from taxation.
MIR. E. Il. EOar, of Massachusetts, from
the select committee to inquire whether
the privileges of the House had been VIC
lated by the arrest OF Whitelaw Reid, "A
witness before the committee of the House,
at the instance OF Alexander Il. Shepherd.
submitted a report, and recommended the
passage of q bill declaring witnesses before
either branch of Congress, or a committee
thereof, not subject to the service of any
civil process, OF any claim or cause of action
arising prior to such appearance while
coming to Washington, while il such at
tendance, or until after reasonable tims
to return. The rules were suspended and
the bill passed by vote of l33 to 80
A member of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, in the House, offered io:nt resolu-
tion authorizing the President to open di-
plomatic relations with the Mexican govern
ment with view to the protection o. the
frontier and the general settlement Of our
affairs with that government.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York made strong
appeal to the House in behalf of the gu fer
ers on the border