The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-25
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WASHINGTON, sEeb. An tn0S00at0 Davis
Of West Virginia. presented the petition o
Geo. jackson, of West Virginia, dor Che &c
moval Of hfs political disabilities Refesred
70 the Judiciary Committee.
Gen. Morgan has furnished tho COMMITTEES
ON Privileges and Elections alist o. witnesses
and made rlea that the sense Of the Senate b.
taken upon the exclusion Of nineteen specif
cations before proceeding with the investigs
ton. The investigation commences regularly
tomorrow.
The Ways and Mesus Committee reported
She Hawaiian Treaty, which was made the ape
cial order for next Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The Committee Of
Ways and Means have appointed sub-com-
mittee to examine into the Treasury reguls-
zion requiring brewers to make barrel Of
beer from two and half bushels Of malt.
Mr.. Hubbard addressed the Post Office
Committee in favor of excluding merchandise
from the mails
Forty-two PERSONS were discharged from Che
Pensions Office, including twenty-five ladies.
There were no Southern nominations
Secretary Bristow was before the Appfo.
priations COMMITTEE about the deficiency in
the Engraving and Printing Bureau. Early
action is expected. In the meantime 2 cur
xeucy famine is threatened.
The House Committee of Foreign Reia-
aions have invited Secretary Fish to appear
before item, with all the documents relating
to the Emma Mine. The correspondence now
before the committee show that Schenok de-
Clared he was director in the Emma Mine,
and was not ashamed Of it, as it was private
business, but to please the President has re-
signed the dictatorship.
There is no confirmation of Schenck' resig-
nation. :.
a
mittee on Invalid Pensioners, on reporting q
bill granting pensions to certain soldiers and
sailors of the Mexican, Florida and Black
hawk wars, and certain widows Of deceased
soldiers and sailors of the same, say the
soldiers OF the Mexican war suffered incred-
ible hardships under q tropical sun, and in q
malarious climate, and by their endurance,
valor and indomitable energy, vanquished the
enemy and crowned our arms with Q victory
80 glorious as to entitle them to the gratitude
Of the government, and now, in their old age
and poverty, the government should take care
of them and their widows.
And therecan be no question as to the duty
of the government to pension theaged soldiers
of the Florida and Blackhawk wars, in the
light of just legislation on the subject of PEN
aions. The pensions are to be at the rate of
eight dollars q month to all who do not now
A0o0Svo pcuolOub.
George s Gideon, who, during Filmore's
administration, published the Republic. is
dead, aged 60.
The Postmaster General has submitted q
letter from the Superintendent of the Railway
Service to the Com nittee on Post Diff ces, re-
commencing Q distance rate on merchandise
by mail, rs the only means of preventing an
increase of the large deficit in this depart
ment He recommends the rates ranging
from eight cents to fifty cents per pound. He
proposes to reduce the rate on transient news
papers and magazines
A member authorizes denial of any occur.
renee in the Cabinet indicating rupture.
The Railroad bill, introduced by Senator
Hamilton to-day, provides that, whenever
Moses Taylor, VIM. E. Dodge, Jno. J. Cisco,
Samuel Sloan, Jos. L. Barnes. d. w. McWil-
lisms, JOS P. Lloyd and Henry G. Mar
-quand, OF New York; Thos. AIKEN and s. H.
Laplin, Of Missouri, and W. ]. Hutchins, A.
Groesbeck, ]. d. Giddings and others. 81
Texas, OK their successors, shall be created
o body polite under the style Of
the Central Texas and Ell Paso Railroad
Company, or become owners of an existing
charter, they shall be authorized to build
and maintain railroad from the western
terminus of any railroad now completed in
Texas at San Antonio, Austin or Waco to FL
Paso and bridge the Rio Graade at any point
within twenty-five miles of that place.
The bill also provides that if by that time
no California Company has built road to q
point within $50 miles Of ths Rio Grande. the
above named parties shall Be empowered to
hnild westward to meet the California road,
an6 enioy the Texas and Pacific Companys
land gran. Tor tsas portion Of the line.