The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Washington.
Proceedings in Congress.
Pinchback's Case Again Laid Over.
improvement Of the Mississippi.
The Jetties.
Foreign News.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.
General News.
ETC., ETC., Etc. .
fORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The merchants Of
Baltimore petition for the repeal OF the bank
rupt law.
The Pensions Appropriations bill which
passed tho House was adopted, and, with un-
important amendments, pas ed.
The bill to remove the restrictions on the
sales Of public lands in several Southern
States passed. 1t will 60 into effect on it's
becoming law. 1t provides that public
sale as soon as practicable, from time to time,
according to the provisions Of the existing
law, and shall not be subject to private entry
until 80 offered.
The Senate went into executive session and
adjourned.
OoNF1RMAr1oNs.-Staple postmaster, Ports
mouth, Va; Billings, postmaster. Victoria,
Texas; Miller, postmaster, Morgan City, In.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Twenty-one hum
dred. and twenty eight bills and sixty-nine
Joint resolutions have been introduced during
the present session.
Nj. Jones, Of Kentucky, offered q resolu-
ton reciting that the acs of March 16, 1869,
to strengthen the public credit. and provid-
ing for the payment in coin of the interest on
the five-twenties was virtually . violation of
the varioue acts under which these bonds
were issued, and at variance with the plat
form Of the Democratic and Republican par
ties in 1868, and that such act OF 1869 was
passed without consideration, and was there
fore repeslable Of the will OF any subsequent
Congress; that It was unjust, unequal and
oppressive legislAtion, greatly increasing the
amount to be paid BY the government and in-
uring to the benefit Of the bondholder and
capitalists, and to the positive detriment Of
the people. therefore resolving that the cot
a. ~ "a rQth ~ Mav~h 1890 he rnpoo1n1 Rn-
ferredeto the Banking and Currency Commit
tee.
ByMr. Ssylor: That the Secretary Of the
Treasury report the amount Of gold owned BY
the government available for the resumption
of specie payments. Adopted.
The Qualifications bill was reported. It ap-
propriates $50, 900.
Mr.. Tucker, from the Committee on Ways
and Means. reported bill relating to the ex.
ecution Of custom-house bonds. The bill
provides that wherever bond is required OF
. firm for payment OF customs on goods I'M
ported for their use, and the bond is executed
by ono member of the firm ia the name of
such firm, it shall be equally binding on all
members Of the firm. After some discussion
the bill was passed
Mr.. Walker, Of Virginia, from the Commit
tee on Education and Labor, reported back
the bill to apply the proceeds Of the sales Of
public lands 70 the education OF the people.
deferred to Committee of the Whole.
Mr. Ellis's resolution to make it in order to
move an amendment 20 the Harbor and River
bill, for an appropriation for rebuilding the
leyees, was objected to by Mr.. Regan; also,
the resolution that the Committee on Levees
should visit the States of Louisiana and Mis-
sippi to inspect the levees, ETC., was objected
to byoMr. Holman, Of Indiana, so neither OF
the resolutions are before the House.
Mr.. Darrall, of Louisiana, offered Q resolu-
ton instruoting the Committee on Public
Lands to inquire whether an extension OF
time should be allowed for the completion of
the railroad from New Orleans to Shreveport.
or whether the land grant should be declared
forfeited 70 the government. Adopted.