New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-19
WASHINGTON.
rhe .Priatius. Of Revenue staml

The 'PrintinG. Of Revenue StAmps.
WASHINGTON, December l8.-A congress
sional inquiry is progressing Why the print.
ing of the revenue stamps was transferred
from the printing bureau to the bank note
companies. The lobby has been 1t work.
Senator Msrtsn Interviewed.
The Star publishes the following:
porrer of the Star this afternoon in regard
TO the political situstien. He says he went
TO Indiana to attend to private business.
Occupying the position that he does -
Senator. and as Q chairman OF . committee
Investigating important subjects connected
With the presidential question, he did not
deem it proper at sais tine to e.prasss re-
asS h%:e fay ris''a 4 The wsss as
sevs there n . great deal Of blus-
ter, and . good many threats. among
the Indiana Democrats, but he believes it
to be seiely for the purpose OF intimidatiDg
tho Republicans. He does not regard the
movement az formidable one. nor does he
believe anything very serious will grow out
- ' Exempt frsn Taxation. 49,.
The Secretary of the Treasury decides
the thres-sixty District bonds not liable to
Home Asais. -r
: Battery G, Second ARTILLERY, has come
from Fort Sill. =
, .as'g Ortsn Served.
A personal subpoena was served ON Presi-
dent Ort0n to day to appear at New Or
leans on tho twentieth with dispatches.
-4t Tax ON Champagne.
The Supreme Court, in the case of De-
barry and others vs. the. collector of the
mort of New York. affirmed the decision Of
the circuit court, holding that under the
statute the duty on champagne in bottles is
Sc per dozen for the wine, aud thirty six
cents per dozen for the bottles in addition
to the specific tax on the wine.
senator Edmund's Proposed RETURNING
Board of Last Resort.
The bill Introduced by Senator Wright to
establish q court for the trial Of contested
presidential elections provides that the
election of any one declared elected to the
Office of President or Vice President OF the
| United States may be contested by any
| eligible person, who received votes for the
! office. A contested notice of inten
| zion to contest must be fled with
the Secretary of State in Washington
| within ten days after the decision of thu
| election, accompanied by sworn state
ment of the causes Of contest, whereupOl
the papers shall be delivered to the Chic
l Justice of the United States Suprem
Court, whose duty it shall then be to sp
point day not more than ten days there
after for the person declared elected to ap
pear and answer the claim Of the contest
ant. The court for the trial of such con
tested elections shall consist of the sait
Chief Justice and of six United State
circuit or district Judges. to be se!ectet
BY him from those of different politlca
PARTIES. and who shall not be Interested IL
the particular contest nor In any manne
related to the persons involved. THIS cour
is to hold its meetings in washington,
maiority of it's members constituting quo
rum. If the Office OF Chief Justice is VI
can't, or if from any cause ne Is lncompeten
! to act, the senior justice OF the Suprem
Court shall perform the duties above spec
fed, Before the entering upon the trial i
the contest the said Chief Justice an
Judges arc to. take . special oath tbs
they will faithfully and impartial
discharge the duties thus special
hevolved upon them, and that they will d
eide and determine any and all question
submitted to them according to law and Il
{ very right of the matter, and without r
t gard to technical errors, defrauds, omi
sions or irregularities. The court is
have the same or like powers in the exc
of its ordegs and Judgments as are no
q vested in the Supreme Court in regard
: the Ia ter's Jurisdiction, etc. The
provides thai the proposed court
, its adjudications and determinations sh'
. at all times be governed by eve
right of the matter according
r. law and the testimony, and they sh
disregard technical errors, omissions
other matters on the part of those engag
n in certifying the elections in the seve
States and Of the electors in casting tn