New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-21
CONGRESS.
Senate.


WASHINGTON, June 2O.-Major Comstock's
report on the South Pass OF the Mississippi
river was referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
The report from the Secretary of the
Treasury showing the balances due from
public officers was presented. Mr.. Sherman
objected to the printing of it, as it would
create scandal, and on his motion it was re-
.erred to the Committee on Printing.
$40, ,OOO, 900 silver for like amount OF legal
tenders was reported. Mr.. Morton OBJ
iected to present consideration of it, and 1t
went over under the rules. Mr.. Sherman
gave notice he would cali it up tomorrow.
The House bill repeating the bankrupt
act was reported, and a mOLiOn to postpone
the matter to the first day of the next SOS
sion vas agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
sumed. The amendment striking out the
section transferring the bureau to the War
Department was discussed.
House.
The bill directing judges of circuit courts
to appoint commissioners in every county,
who shall give hearings to any person ar
rested for violations of United States laws,
wher he is entitled to such hearings, passed.
Bills providing that judgments and de-
crees Of the United States courts for money
shall be q lien on real estate passed.
Mr.. Douglass, chairman of the Committee
on Freedman's Bank, made . report regard
ing the frauds practiced by the Freedman's
Bureau, in retaining money due colored
soldiers and sailors, and charging General
0. O. Howard and G. w. Bal!Ock with filing
fraudulent vouchers and other false evil
dence of settlement in the second auditors
office.
The resolution directs that these settle
ments be made and directs the Attorney
G sneral to institute proper legal proceed
ines against all persons who shall be shown
to be implicated in those frauds, in order to
vindicate public justice and prevent loss to
the government Ordered printed and re-
committed.
The bill eaualizing bounties was taken
up; it involves an expenditure of &9, 600, 600
to $1O,00O,00O. The bill passed; yeas l4l to
46 nays. The nays were Blackburn,
Blount, Boone, Bradford, Buckner, Cabell,
Caldwell of Alabama, Caldwell Of Tennes-
zee, Caudler, Chaplin, CLARK of Kentucky,
Culberson, Davis, Durham. FELTON,, Forney,
Goode, Hamilton Of New Jersey, Harris Of
Georgia, Harris of Virginia, Hartridge,
Henkie, Henford, Hoar. Hooker, Hunton,
Jones Of Kentucky, Kehr, Lewis, Lord,
Lynde, Mills, O'Brien. Pierce, Piper, Rea-
gan, Schleicher, Singleton, Smith Of Geor-
gia, Tarbox, Thompson, Thr0ckmorson,
Warren, Williams of Delaware, Williams OF
Alabama, and Willis.
The Speaker pro tenn. laid before the
House message from the President in re-
lation to the extradition treaty with Eng
land, the refusal Of that government to
comply with it's provisions in the cases OF
Winslow and Brent, based on act of Par
lament, passed in 1870, and the setting at
liberty Of both those fueitives from justice.
The President regards this as the abrogs-
ton and annullment Of the treaty, and does
not think that it would comport with the
dignity AMI self respect of this government
to make demands on the English govern
ment for the surrender of fugitive crimin-
ais or to entertain any request Of that char
notice that, without further action Of Con-
gress, he will not make or entertain re-
quests under the treaty. Adjourned.