New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-29
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in Republican counties were prevented
&rom voting. He found it impossible
Without . bloody collision between the
masses, a. he was not supported by the
troops, to secure the negroes their rights in
the recent election. There were riots, shoot
ings and threats; the pesce officers in some
instances were overawed, in others exiled.
He claimed that the pretext of robbing the
State by excessive taxation was wholly I'M
founded; that taxation in Mississippi was
only seventy cents per head, against $ib IN
New York. 1t is proposed to have Ames
continue his testimony several days.
Bristow Loses His Temper.
Secretary BristOw lost temper in the
committee room to-day: He intimated Mr.
Bright, of Tennessee, had gone even out
side Of the committee room to get at evil
dence in . case prejudicial to him, and re-
fused to shake hands with Mr.. Bright. The
two finally explained themselves in good
4sture.
Kilbourn gave $4,000 bail and was dis
charged.
The Kilbourn Case.
Chief Justice Cartier to-day rsqdered his
decision in the KilbOurn habeas corpus
to the issuance of the writ, the issue of the
writ, the return thereto and claims of the
respective counsel, he decided that section
1O4 of the Revised Statutes, relating to
fecusant witnesses, and approved January
y, 1874, is explanatory Of section l02 Of
previous act in relation to such witnesses,
the last legislation on the subject.
The two sections are az follows:
SEC. lO2. Every person who, having been
Summoned a. witness by the authority of
either house of Congress to give testimony
pr produce papers upon any matter under
Inquiry before either house Of Congress,
Sillfully makes default, or who, having ap-
peared, refuses to answer any question per
finent to the question under inquiry, ahsll
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, pun
ishable by Q fine of not more than $1,000,
NOR less than 500, and imprisonment in .
common Jail for not less than one month
QOr more than twelve months.
SEC l04. Whenever q witness, summon
ed as mentioned In section lO2, faila to tes
tify, and the facts are reported to either
&Ouse, the President of the Senate or the
Speaker of the House. as the case may be,
shall certify the fact under the seal of the
Senate or House to the district attorney for
the District of Columbia, whose duty it
shan be to bring the matter before the grand |
jury for their action.
He therefore decided that the case is one |
OF misdemeanor and punishable by the |
courts, and said in conclusion, the relator |
will be remanded to the dominion Of the |
Indictment.
Mr. Kilbourn is ready to give bail, and is
waiting in the marshal's Office until the |
necessary papers are prepared.
The Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet discussed the necessity of
furnishing the Indiana from the army sup
plies until their regular stores can reach
them. =.
Mexican affairs were discussed. The Sec
retaries had no late reports of outrages on
American citizens on the Rio Grande The
latest advices to the War Department rep
resented matters in better condition.
The Cigar Interest Hurt by Morrison,s
Tariff Bill.
. The representatives of the cigar manu-.
facturers are here in opposition to Mr..
Morrison's tariff bill, which increases the |
duty on Havana and other imported
leaf They say it will make difference of
tive dollars per Thousand on cigars manu-
featured in this country from Havana TO-
bacco.
The Rivers Rising.
The Mississippi river has risen at vicks-
burg, and the Ohio 1T Cincinnati.
The Boushton Investigatfon.
The COMMITTEES on investigation on Gen.
eral Bought0n reported that he had been |
indicted, but that the Indictment had been
dismissed. They report that affairs in
Texas were in an unsettled condition, and,
without recommending any action ak to |
be discharged. General Boughton: who .
has been waiting for this result to embark
in other business, signed his place az
clerk OF the Military Committee.
Tho Charles Against Hristow.
The investigation on the release of the
vessel Mary Merritt is progressing fayora- {
bly, to Bristow.