The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-04

ferring the Indian Bureau from the In
terror to tho War Department.
Smuggling.
The Department admits some SNUG
Cling via Panama. but nothing ike tnt
extent reported from San Francisco
Precautions have been taken.
River and slarbOr nil.
Tho river and harbor bill gives james
river &eO.OOO, Rappahannock $4,000
Norfolk $4,000, Cape Fear river $t0O..
900. Kanawha 100000. North Missis
sippi 800. 900, Ship Channel, Galveston
Bay, 100000, dredging Cypress Bayou
Texas, $4,000, Improvement OF Sabine
Inlet to Matagorda Bay $4,000. Rock.
port and Corpus Christi harbor 10000
rroba abiIitic..
WASHINGTON. April 3.-For the eastern
Gulf States, stationary or rising baron
eter, westerly winds. warmer, cleal
weather.
For the Western Gulf States, rising
barometer, northerly winds, except
southeast on the coast, warmer, clear
weather.
The Currency Question.
| A special to the New York Times says
a renewed effort will be made by a com
bination of Democrats and Republicans
| to pass some kind of currency bill.
Messrs. Chittendcn and Willis, OF New
York, have taken the matter in hand,
and Friday night give dinner. at which
the subject viii be canvassed.
narber Appropriations.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill is prepared. It appropriates about
I'll 200. 900 less than last year.
Attempt to Commit the Party.
Mr.. Bright, Of Tennessee, intends. il
he can be recognized to-day, to propose
a resolution committing the Democratic
party to the Pennsylvania Democratic
platform, on the financial question.
Congressional Proceedings.
senate.
The chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the chief of the
Engineer Corps in regard to the trouble
and unnecessary delay of boats passing
through the Louisville and Portland
Canal, and recommending certain legis-
lation. Referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
Many petitions were presented against
q change Of tariff
Mr.. Hamlin gave notice that he would
on Wednesday call up the postage bill
for third class matter.
MI. McIIlJHOu tItStUItN blt ItSolu-
tions OF the Wilmington, N. C.. Cham
ber of Commerce. recommending the
organization Of the Signal Service with
with separate corps.
The Committee on Claims reported
adversely on the petition Of the Sea-
board and Roanoke Railroad for COM
pensation for the use of their road by
the United States during the war.
The enforcement NH.
Mr.. Morton introduced bill amend
ing the second. fourth aud fifth sections
of the enforcement act. Mr.. Morton
said the object of the bill was to amend
the act to enforce the Fifteenth Amend
ment SO as to bring 1t within the deci-
sion OF the Supreme Court.
Several petitions were presented ask
ing liberal appropriations for the signal
service.
The bankruptcy Bill.
Mr.. Thurman's g bill for uniform sys-
TEN Of bankruptcy passed. Its features
have already been telegraphed. Ex-
planning it Mr.. Thurman said that the
object of this bill was to put an end to
the discordant decisions which had made
the bankruptcy law one thing in one
district, and another thing in another
district.
Mr.. Gordon reported a bill from the
Committee on Military Affairs, author
izing the Secretary of War to open and
readjust the settlement made with the
Western and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany, of Georgia. Placed on the cal
endar.
Senate went into executive session.
Conflrn,at tlOu.
Isaac Brown, postmaster at Corsicana,
Texas.
House.
WASHINGTON. April IA number oi
bills were introduced for reference.
Mr. Black burns Resolution.
Mr.. Blackburn offered a resolution re-
uuesting the President to inform the
House whether, since March z, 1869
any executive official duties. and If SO
what. have been performed at O dis
tance from the seat Of government es-
tablished by law. Adopted.
Mr.. Lynde's Resolution.
Mr.. Lynde offered resolution calling
on the Secretary Of the Treasury for in
formation regarding the payment OF
money to newspaper editors and CORE
spondents, outside Of legal advertising
Adopted.
Impeachment.
The impeachment articles were adopt
| ed and managers appointed without de-
bate. and the clerk ordered to inform
the Senate.
At the request of Mr.. Wheeler he was
excused and Mr.. Lapham, OF New York,
substituted on the Board Of Managers
The River and HarbOr Dill.
The river and harbor bill reported re.
duces the appropriation $9ls,677. L
was ordered printed and recommtted
Pensions tn Veterans Of 1877.
Mr.. Hunton, from the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions. reported bill
amending the pension law for the wal
OF 1912. It provides pensions OF $s Q
month for all officers and enlisted ano
drafted men, without regard to color
including militia and volunteers who
served for ten days in the military OF
naval service in the war Of 1919, and to
their surviving widows who have beer
married prior to 1850. 1t also directs
the restoration to the pension rolls o.
pensioners struck from the rolls on ac
count Of the rebellion. This restoration
is to date from May 1. 1865.
In cases where pensioners have dice
since these names were struck from th'
rolls, the widows are to have the ar
rearages from May 1, 1865. An amend
ment, striking out arrearages, wa
adopted, and the bill passed.
kilbOurn.
A motion to suspend the rules ant
pass the resolution conflning Kilbourl
to prison fare, resulted, yeas 96, nays SO