New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-08
WASHINGTON.
Personal.

Personal.
WASHINGTON, July THE Secretary of
War has returned from Pennsylvania. Gen
eral Sherman is expected this evening.
Chief Justice TarriIl, of Mississippi, tes-
titled before the Boutwell, committee to-
day.
Secretary Morrill,.
Senator Morrill,, after denouncing the
appropriation bills as unwise, tmpOli7c and
unprecedented ia the Senate, qualified
as Secretary of the Treasury.
Conference ON the Diplomatic ApproDria-
tions.
The new conference committee on the
diplomatic appropriation bill is making
progress.
Cotton Claims.
The Ways and Means Committee of the
House, to day, discussed the bill to pay for
cotton unlawfully seized after May %, 1865,
and the transfer Of jurisdiction in all cotton
claims from the Treasury Department to
the Attorney General; The reasons fer the
transfer are that the Treasury Department
requires proof in all cases that the money
for illegally seized cotton in all cases
reached the treasury; whereas it is said the
Supreme Court has decided that in all cases
of property seized by government agents,
the presumption is that the proceeds
reached the treasury, and that the burden
of proof rests on the government. The final
disposition of fund of about S9, ,0O0, 900 de
pends upon the decision of the question thus
raised. The committee reached no con-
cluson.
MIR. Blaine Offered Mr.. Morrilps Vacant
Seat in the Senate.
Tho Governor of Maine has rendered the
vacancy in the Senate, caused by the resig-
nation of Morrill,, to Mr.. Blaine, and it is
believed he will accept.
Action OF the Senate on the Indian War.
The bill introduced by Senator Paddock
| to-day is as follows:
Be it enacted, etc., That tho President, il
he deem it necessary, be and he is hereby
authorized to accept the services of volun-
teers from the State of Nebraska and the
Territories of Wyoming, Colorado, Dakota
and Utah, or either of them, to be employed
as part of the army of the United States
against the tribes of hostile Sioux in the
Northwest, who have for years defied the
hands recently 700 soldiers, citizens of the
United States, have been slaughtered; pro.
vided that not more than five regiments of
| cavalry or infantry. or both, shall be &C.
| cepted, and that the terms of service shall
| not extend beyond nine months from the
date of enlistment.
Mr.. Paddock gave notice that ne would
endeavor to call up the bill for action to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. Ingalls, the Senate to.
day adopted a resolution requesting the
President to inform the Senate whether the
Sioux Indians made any hostile demonstra-
tions prior to the invasion of their treaty
reservation by the gold hunters; whether
the present military operations are con-
Quoted for the purpose of protecting said
Indians in their rights under the treaty of
1868, or of Furnishing them for resisting the
violation of that treaty; and whether the
recent reports of an alleged disaster to our
forces under General Custer in that region
are true.
The Diplomatic Appropriation Bill.
The conference committee on the diplo
matte appropriation bill have agreed, but
their report has not yet been signed. 1t
appropriates the same amount as passed by
the House, but gives the President discre-
tion, should the salary fixed be absolutely
insufficient, to pay more, and provides for a
commission to report at the next session on
the entire diplomatic service.