New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-26
BY TELEGR RAP .
CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, January 25.-Mr. Sargent
presented q petition to allow to women Of
the District of Columbia suffrage. He said
the movement was making progress. He
knew of no better place to make the expert
ment than the capital of the country. Re-
ferred to the District Committee. Addi-
tional petitions for the Texas Pacific rail
road were presented.
The Committee on Public Lands reported
without amendment the Senate bill TO
repeal section 1908 Of the Revised Statutes
Of the United States, making restrictions IN
the disposition of the public lands in Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Florida.
The calendar bill creating an alcoholic
commission passed Booth, of California,
and Withere, Of Virginia, voting with the
Republicans for the bill.
4 petition from the citizens of Wisconsin,
| for the abolition of the Senate of the United
| States, was referred to the Judiciary Com
| mitte
By Mr.. West-For the relief of William
Thompson, Brigadier General IN the revo-
| lutionary war. Referred to the Committee
| on Revolutionary Claims.
| Mr.. Gordon introduced q bill for the re-
| lief of William S. McComb, of Georgia
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion. No combinations. Adjourned.
House.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency reported adversely on three bills re-
| pealing the ten Per cent tax on State bank
notes. This is an important victory for the
| national banks.
The friends of the centennial are conf.
dent this morning.
The Committee on Appropriations de-
cided to reduce all salaries, commencing
with their own.
The Committee on Education and LABOR
considered the bill reimbursing the William
and Mary College Of Virginia for buildings
destroyed during the war.
| No Southern nominations to-day.
The President replies to the call of the
House for the correspondence between this
country and European nations, other tnan
Spain, regarding Cuba, that there is none.
| The correspondence on this subject with
other powers was in the shape of note
to Anne erican ministers to present to the sew
eral governments, and there was not to be
q correspondence between this nation and
other powers. ~,
reorganizing the judiciary Of the United
States. Recommitted.
The centennial bill was then resumed.
MANY eloquent speeches were made.
MI. Mills, of Texas, offered an amend
ment authorizing the Governor Of Texas to
appoint two commissioners from that State
, in place of those acting under former ap-
pointment, but on q point of order being
| raised the amendment was ruled out. MIR.
, Mills explained that Texas desired to be
represented at the celebration, but that she
would not be represented by two such gen
tlemen az those who had been appointed.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sheakley,
of Pennsylvania, for free admission on the
fourth of July and on every Thursday, was
,, rejected.
, | and rejected.
The committee then rose and reported the
U | =: <ho vii a Recommendation
that it do pass. A large number Of requests
Q The vote was as follows: Yeas-Messrs.
Z Adams, G. N. Bagley, Baker of New York,
: Ballou, Banks, Banning, Barnqm, Bass
n Kansas, Burleigh, Cason, Caswell, Chapin,
Q Chittenden, Clymer, Crapo, Crounse, Gut
q ler. Danforth, Darrall, Davy, Dennison,
Z Dobbins, Dunnell, Eamee, Egbert, Ellis,
Farwell, Forney, Foster, Freeman, Frost,
!. Frye, Garfield, Ganse, Gibson, Hale,
Q Of Massachusetts, Harrison. Hathorn,
Q Hewitt Of New York. Hill, Hoarc,
II Hoag, Hopkins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurl-
s' but, Hyman, jerks, Jones OF New
York, Kasson, Kelly, Ketchum, King,
3 3 Lamar, Landers of Connecticut, Lapham,
= Mackey Of South Carolina, Mackey Of
70 Pennsylva ania, Magoon, Marsh, MacDougall,
J, McCrary, McDill, Meade, Miller, Money,
q Monroe. Morey, Morgan, Mutchler, Nash,
= Norton, O'Brien, Oliver, O'Neill, Page,
q Phillips of Kansas, Pierce, Piper, Plaisted,
g Platt, Powell, Pratt, Pnrman, Rainey, Ran
% dali, Reagan, John Reilly, Robins Of Penn.
% sylvania, Robbins of North Carolina,
e Roberts Ross of New Jersey, Ross of
't Pennsylvania, Sampson, Schlucher, Schu-
70 maker, Seelye. Sunnickson, Slemone, Sma!ls,
9 Smith of Pennsylvania, Strait, Stowell,
>. ~ Swami, Taroox, Teese. Thompson, Ihrock,
of Pennsylvania. Vanvorhees, Wallace OF
% South Carolina, Waddell, Wallace of Penn.
10 sylvania, Walls, Ward, Warren, Wells of
n n Missouri, Welles Of Mississippi, Wheeler
'e Whitehouse, Whiting. Wiggington, WI.
q q liams of New York, A. S. Williams OF Michl-
q sylvania, Welshire, Wood Of New York,
NaysMMessrs. Ainsworth, Anderson,
9, Ashe. Atkins, Bagley, j. H. Bagley, Baker
" of Indiana, Beebe, Bell, Blackburn Bland,
Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, Brown OF
Burchard of Wisconsin, Cabell. Caldwell
II Of Alabama, Caldwell Of Tennessee. Camp.
d hell. Candler, Cannon, Cate, Caulfeld
"a Clarke of kentucky, Clark of Missouri
!e Cochrane, Collins Conger. Cook, Cowan,
Is Is Cox, Culberson, Davis, Debolt,. Dibrell
9. FELTON,, Fort, Franklin, Fuller. Glover
o1 Goode, GOodin, Gunter, Hamilton OF In
er diana, Harris of Georgia, Harris Of Vir-
10 ginia, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Hay
!, mond, Henderson, Hinkle, Hereford
N Hartt OF Alabama, Holman. Hooker
T. Hoskins, House, Hunton, Hurd
n Jones Of New Hampshire, Joyce. Kerr,
as Kimball, Knott, Landers of Indiana, Lewis,
r Lord. Lynde, Mcfarland. Mcmahon, Met
cslfe. Milliken, Mills, Morrison, Neal, New
Phelps, Philips of Missouri, Poppleton. Pot
ter. Rea, Rice, Riddle, Robinson, Rusk
tn Savage, Say Ter, Scales, Sharkey, Singleton
Smith OF Georgia, Southland, Sparks, Spring
of er, Stanger, Stevenson, Stone, Terry
ls, | Thomas, Thornburgh. Tucker, Tufts, Tur
or ney, Vance of Ohio. Vance of North Caro-
,r- lima, Waldron. Walker of Virginia, Wall
er ing. Walsh, Whitthorne, Wike, Willard
sll Williams of Delaware, Williams of Indiana
or Williams of Michigan, Willis, Wilson O.
~ West Virginia, Wilson of Iowa, Yates-13O
n, Representative Knott to-day reported
a. from the Committee on judiciary bill to
he reorganize the judiciary of the United
n. States, the main features OF which are al
~ follows:
or A circuit court shall be held in each ju
w dicial district of the United States at rht
nd same time and place at which distric
he court shall or may be held, and such cir
in cult court is established in every distric
as where no such court now exists, and shal
ed belong to the circuit court in the territoria
ms limit of which it is embraced. The severa
srs circuit courts shall have and exercise d,
jurisdiction in cases of appeal or writs o
error, allowed, taken or issued out after tn
as first day OF September, 1S76-but writs q
,as error appeals and reviews in bankruptc
no | cases NAV be had as h0retOfOre: provide