New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-02
CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASH1NGTOS, may LII ne OHdulOoF OI
Commerce of Richmond petitions for metric
measures.
The order for public consultations in the
Impeachment case was laid over.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, called up the
House Joint resolution explanatory of the
law allowing the commissioner of internal
revenue to issue special tax stamps to per-
sons carrying on the business of retail deal
ers in LIQUORS, tobacco, etc.. upon railroad
trans and steamboats,. He sent to the clerks
desk and had read a message from the
commissioner of internal revenue, stating
that the Sub -licensea expired to-day and it
was necessary to have the & i"sns MfsoisEhen Mr shef
man said the only object of the resolution
was to relieve persons engaged IN such
traffic from penalties, which might be I'M
posed under title thirty five of the Revised
Statutes The joint resolution was passed.
Pending Mr.. McDonald's motion to re-
scind the order allowing respondent to open
and close argument, Mr Blair, ny unanl-
nous consent, spoke against the motion to
rescind. Messrs. Carpenter, Hoar and Lord
spoke, and the Senate retired. After con-
sultation Mr. Ferry announced that the
motion to rescind was Overruled and that
four of the managers would be allowed to
address the court on the question of iuris'
dict;on The court then adjourned to Thurs
day.
r.
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to renew
the issue of fractional currency, providing
| the total amount at any time shall not ex-
ceed $50, 100000. Referred to the Commit
| tee on Finance.
Mr.. Sargent addressed the Senate on the
subject of Chinese immigration.
Adjourned.
Mr.. Harris, of Virginia. introduced bill
| repeating the law requiring the Speaker to
! certify to court in case OF recusant wit
| nesses.
Mr.. Morey introduced bill extending
the time for completion from the Texas
| line to a point opposite Nicksburg OF the
| North Louisiana and Texas railroad.
| Mr.. Riddle introduced bill relating to
evidence of loyalty before the Southern
! Claims Commission.
Mr.. Singleton presented q memorial OF
| the Mississippi Legislature for the i'm
| provement of the Tombigbee river; also,
relieving naval contractors whose pay was
| suspt nded during the war.
| A resolution directing committees to con-
| duct Investigations openly, failed OF two
| thirds voteEyeas l26, nays l05. All the Re-
| publicans voted yea.
Resolutions to conduct lnvesti cations
| with open oors, except when in the opin-
| ion of the committee public interest be
preiudiced. but any person accused shall
be allowed to be heard himself or by coun-
| sci. Adopted,
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill to repeal
40 much of the resumption act as authorizes
the redemption and collection Of United
States notes and the sale of the United
States bonds for the accomplishment Of
that purpose. Rejected-yeas lis; nays
l32. Not two-thirds in the affirmative,
Mr. Blaine, rising to personal explana.
ton, sent to the clerks desk and had read
a Washington telegram in the New York
Herald, Of yesterday, rejecting upon him
in the matter of certain bonds of the Kan
sas Pacific Railroad Company, and sug-
costing that in his explanation last week
he had found it too embarrassing to be an
swered, and had, therefore, taken refuge in
silence. He said that, although he had
been perfectly aware that such stories were
circulating in many quarters, he had not,
when he made his last explanation OF the
464, 900 slander, made any allusion to them
because he did not want to have
the two things mixed up in the public
mind. and besiGes he was waiting until the
charge would be put in some definite shape
as it now was in the Herald article. he
thereupon proceeded to demOlish in genera
and in detail the whole unsu6stantial 1ao
ric. and read letters to himself from Messrs
Riddle and Stewart, attorneys, and from
Mr.. KnoWltOn. q newspaper correspondent
who were in some degree instrumental II
giving it publicity. These letters entirely
exonerated him in every respect. In con
| olusion he announced that this was the las
time he would take notice Of such attack
upon him.
Letters were read from Kibourn, stating
that ne was willing, and invited the com
mittee to visit his Office and examine hi
books, concluing with the request, That
they found nothing wrong or affecting
the public interests, they will so report IL :
. published, our business transactions. i
which NO one but ourselves and our patron
! | are interested."
!. On motion of Mr.. Glover, of Missouri
| tha communication waa laid on tho table