New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-19
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CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate
WASHINGTON, January IS.-In the Senate
to-day II bill to reduce the tax on the cir
culatlOn of State banks to an amount equal
to that paid by the national banks was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Flanagan, of Texas, introduced bills
to remove the political disabilities of John
Withers, William Kearney and j. F. Min.
ters, of Texas. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. EdmOnds, of Vermont, from the Ju.
dietary Committee, reported adversely on
the memorial of members of the State Cen.
tral Committee of the Union Republican
party of South Carolina in relation to GER
tain allegations contained in a memorial of
the taxpayers convention of that State, in
respect to excessive taxation by the State
government, and the committee was dis
charged from further consideration of the
subject.
Mr.. Spencer, of Alabama, introduced a
bill to remove the political disabilities of
j. E. Slaughter, of Alabama. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the Vice President laid before the Senate
the unfinished 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 the right of self gov
ernment under the constitution, upon which
the Senator from Ohio (Sherman) was en-
titled TO the floor.
Mr. Sherman said in pursuance to a
| statement made by him on Saturday he
would not stand in the way OF any of the
appropriation bills. He would, therefore,
| yield to the Senator from Maine (MOrrill)
| for the motion to take up the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bills,
with the understanding that when the
Louisiana discussion should be resumed he
| (Shermanj would be entitled to the floor.
Mr.. Morrill, moved to lay aside the resOlu-
ton of Mr. Schurz and proceed with the
legislative appropriation bill. Agreed to,
and the consideration of that bill occupied
the remainder of the day.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate
held no session to-day. There is no change
| in the situation.
House.
Among the bills introduced and referred
to-day were the following: To survey the
Catawbs and French Broad rivers, estab.
| fishing the judicial circuit of Georgia, Ala
| bama and Florida, to establish the western
| district of South Carolina, authorizing the
bridging of the Mississippi at Memphis; for
the relief of the Chesapeake and OHIO Rail
/ road Company.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, objected
| to the select committee on Alabama affairs
sitting during the sessions of the House un
| less 1t sat with open doors. Ihe republican
members of that committee desire the
statement to be made that the committee
has heretofore sat with closed doors on the
suggestion of Mr.. Buchner, of Missouri
one of the Democratic members.
Business of the District of Columbia Oc
cupied the balance of the day.
1t is understood that Mr.. Marshall, o.
Illinois, the Democratic member of the com
| mittee on Louisiana, who had declined tt
81 he
bers, Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye, who
started for New Orleans this morning, hal
reconsidered his action, and will leav'
Washington for New Orleans this evening