The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-27
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-The Secretary of Stat
has forwarded to the Select Committee OF
Troubles on the Texas Border large mass o
official papers concerning the depredations OF
American citizens, and showing that his lonl
continued efforts have failed to terminate them
Col. Robb, of the late Texas Border Investi
eating Commission, has been summoned to Civ
information to the committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-The Republican Sena
tors coecurred yesterday over the bill to restore
persons stricken from the pension rolls for dis
| loyalty. The caucus decided as the bill allows
the payment OF arrearages for fourteen or ffteer
years, amounting to several million dollars, il
ought not to pass in the present condition OF the
| Treasury.
| WASHINGTON Feb. 26.-Tne departure Of the
steamer Colon, with mails for Central American
! and Central Pacific ports, has been postponed to
March 2.
It is understood the Republican caucus oppo.
sition to the bill restoring Southern pen .ioners
to the rolls is confined to that section which pro-
vides for arrearages.
Hon. Fred. Watts, Commissioner of Agrcul-
| ture, addressed the House Appropriations Com
mittee to-day with reference to the wants of his
bureau.
The committees of both Houses agreed to
pension the widow of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas.
She is nov il her SEVENTEEN year. Gen. Thomas
was fifty years i'll the army.
The Committee on War Claims agreed to favor
the claim OF 4. Fl. Hubbard, Of Alexandria, Vr-
ginia, whose property was sold in 1864 for $500,
to satisfy twenty nine dollars and thirty cents in
ternal revenue taxes, and the balance WAS paid
into the United States Treasury.
1t is thought Gen. Babcock will return to the
regular service in the army, and Ulysses s. Grant
will remain in Office as Private Secretary to the
President.
The Republican National Committee may pos
sibly change the place of holding the National
Convention OH account OF the extraordinary
hotel charges in Cincinnati.
communication Of the Secretary OF War sent
to the House yesterday giving list of the mill
tary officers engaged in the civil service since
1865, mentions the name of Gen. Babcock among
the others, as having been detailed by the Presi.
dent for the performance of duty at the Execu-
tive Mansion, but lot to the neglect OF his sfice
as Commissioner OF Public Buildings and Super
intendent of the Washington aqueduct
Lew p Luckey Is the private secretary to the
President, appointed as such under legal au-
tnorty, and not Gen. Babcock, as enormously
Both these gentlemen are on their
Way fiom st Louis, and are expected to resume
their duties at the Executive Mansion on Mon
Gay.
The House met for debate. The Senate had
no session.
Hon. W. E. Chandler, Secretary of the Repub-
llcan National Committee, says that as yet, there
Is no positive movement for a change of place
for holding the Republican Nomina ing Conven-
ton, but complaints are made by persons who
have been sent to Cincinnati to engage rooms, of
the exorbitant hotel charges.
This will become a matter of serious considera.
ton unless measures will be pursued by the citi-
zens OF Cincinnati to secure accommodations for
the visitors at reasonable prices.