The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-02

recognized MIN aS Governor by under
taking to impeach him. .....,...
Mr.. EdmuDds obtained the floor, but
gave way to Mr.. Cameron, on whose
motion the Senate went into executive
session, and then adjourned.
.4 House.
Before the regular morning hour a
number OF bills, resolutions, etc, were
introduced by unanimous consent
among them the following.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, asked leave to
offer resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs to transmit to
Minister Schenck copy OF the testimo-
ny taken by them in relation to his con-
nectiOn with the Emma mine enterprise,
and inform him that they are willing to
receive any communication from him in
relation to the facts, and that the same
be done before their report is submitted
to the House.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, asked if the
resolution came from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Kasson said he offered it on his
own responsibility as an act of fair play
OF the House, and who WAS we'll known
to large number of members.
Mr.. Caldwell, OF Alabama, said be did
not see any member Of the Foreign Com
mittee in the room, and until some one
representing the committee came in, he
would object. The resolution accord
ingly went over.
Mr.. Durham, of Kentucky, introduced
q resolution calling on the Secretary Of
the Treasury for further information
relative to the Pacific Railroad bonds
guaranteed g. by the United States.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania. from
the Centennial Committee, reported a
pill authorizing the President to appoint
two citizens OF Texas as Centennial
Commissioners for that State, in place
of those now serving Passed.
Mr.. Hardenburg, of New Jersey, from
the same committee, reported a joint
resolution providing for the Centennial
celebration In the several counties and
towns OF the country during the pres
ent Centennial year. 1t also requests the
preparation of a history of each town To
be prepared and read Mt each Ceaten-
nial celebration, and copy Of the same
to be filed in the county clerks Office.
Adopted. t{ 100 y ''i7'T
Mr. Kasson, Of Iowa, from the Com
mlttee on, Pacific Railroads, reported q
bill to amend the act in relation to the
reports required Of railroads annually.
1t provides that, in addition to the re-
ports now required, there shall be filed
on or before October 1, de-
ton OF the bondsd debt and de- cost ssf, Of each
road, 50 that a proper estimate may be
made with view to a higher assess
Inent and taxation. There are forty
items OF report required. A penalty Of
q fine Of $1,000 for each days neglect to
make the report required Is imposed.
The bill was passed. n l3 33f
At / :55 p. m, on motion of Mr.. Hol-
man, OF Indiana, the House adjourned.
AProvislonal Government In Cuba,
NEW YORK, March IA Havana spe-
cial says that President Gonzales, having
been twice defeated In battle, has re-
tired from the city, He was tried by the
Legislature and acquitted; he resigns
The presidency and leaves the country.
A provisional government was estab-
Iished on the 23d. ~. t'ui'3
New YoRK, March 1.-Developments /.
in the cotton trade at Liverpool yester-
lay, it, is feared, on the New York Ex-
change, are but the beginning offurther
expected. This is looked upon as the
.hief cause of the DECLINE in cotton for
,he past month, y .u +.G ISL.
Amertque arrived at this port At four
o'clock this morning. =
.9- A Disastrous storm.
EVANSVILLE, March !. Private adyices
20 the journal indicate that the storm,
which was 80 destructive at Princeton
sunday night, visited Henderson and
Jhristiana counties, KY, doing immense
1alnage. 1t passed over both counties
I, ,r,xa 81, IL aSt4
ng in Christiana county, about eight
) pathway Of .desolatiog about half a
nile wide. The barns and out-buildings
II Ne'Payne, Albert Wallace, William
Mason, Wash. Henry, West, Hartman,
Embrey, Buckner, Dorsier, Henry, Bell,
Gearees, Strosibe, Vaughn,
McGee, Cook, Hayes, Cobb and Gray
we're destroyed and injured, two negroes
killed and several persons seriously in
ured. In Henderson county a little
girl was killed and several people seri-
ously injured. No estimate Of losses
has been made. tt4
The Grcehback Convention.
New HAVEN, CoSN., March L. The
Executive Committee of the greenback
party held q meeting ut Hartford yes
terday, and voted to call q convention
1T the Grand Army Hall, West Meriden,
IN Thursday, March 9, at 10 o'clock a.
m, for the purpose OF nominating can
1idates for State officers in accordance
with the platform adopted at green
back convention, held at New Haven,
%, f. II. Gillett, Of Hartford,
chairman OF Executive Committee, and
D. L. H. Phillip, Of New Haven, Secre
tary.l -. pdi
New YonK. March 1.--Arrived this
steamer Nevada from Liver
Thc Cooking Main-PhiIadeipbia vIc-
JERSEY CITY, March THE cooking
main for 800 each battle and $1,000 the
1dd fight, between New York and Phila-
ielphia, begun last night and ended to-
1ayn Thirteen battles were fought,
winning eight battles.
n Wales Coming Home. .-
NEW YORK, March From the latest
European files we learn the following
The Prince Of Wales starts from India,
On his return home, about March 10.
The steamer Serapis, with the royal
party, will probably arrive at Ports
mouth about May II. ..l.-...,..
Captain Brickenstein, OF the wrecked
steamer Deutchland, has applied to
Prince Bismarck, complaining of alleged
Injustice Of the Judgment passed by the
English naval court, an j asking the
Chancellor for a new inquiry into his
case. The Chancellor replied that un-
der the existing German laws no such
inquiry could be made without civil or
criminal proceedings, neither Of which