New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-29
BY TELEGR Al H
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, February 28.-Mr. Sharon
of Nevada, was seated to-day.
DIR. Ransom introduced bill to establish
United States buildings at Ashville, North
Carolina.
A number of bills were introduced for
private relief.
Mr. Conkling presented the resolution of
the New York Chamber of Commerce on
rational finance, which was laid on the ta-
be, as MIR. Sherman wishes to speak on
them.
A number of petitions from all sections
were presented in favor Of the repeal of the
bankrupt act.
The Judiciary Committee reported favor
ably on the removal of the political dis
abilities of Robert Tansig. OF Virginia.
MIR. Sherman presented petitions from
passage of ths judiciary bill which has
passed the House.
The bill to enable Colorado to form a
State constitution passed and goes to tho
President. 1t appropriates SO, 900 for the
expenseSOf a constitutional convention.
West Point appropriation was discussed
to adjournment.
Confirmation.
William J. Phillips, United States mar
sbsI, eastern district of Texas.
No Southern nominations to-day.
Mr.. Cox presented tho financial resolu =
tious Of the New York Chamber of Com
| merce. Among the executive documents
! submitted by the Speaker was a cOinmunl-
cation from the Attorney General in re-
| sponse to the resolution offered by Mr..
! Lord OF New Ycrk, calling for an explana-
ton OF his crder touching the testimony OF
aceompiices in the whisky prosecutions.
! The Attorney General states that such in
| ha
| frmstion and approval Of arrangements al
! ready made, and that as those instructions
| and arrangements relate to matters now in
| progress, the House would readily s5c the
! propriety of withholding special intorma-
| ton relating thereto until the trials are
| over.
| Mr. Lord, Of New York, moved that the
whole subject matter be referred to the Ju-
| dietary Committee. He understood the
| Attorney General to admit su ubstantially all
| that was claimed about bis undertaking to
| interfere with the rule by which testimony
| of accomplices is taken, on the ground that
abuses might possibly grow out Of it; but,
in fact, the accomplices who testify could
| in no case have any benefit from his testi
mony unless he told the truth. Therefore,
without saying now what the Attorney
| Generals motives might have been, wheth
er right or wrong, and without attempting
to impu IN his motives IN the least, still as
the Attorney General had undertaken TO
change the rule and to PREJUDICE the
case, assuming in advance that accom-
plices would not tell the truth" he moved
that the whole matter be referred to tho
Judiciary committee.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsy vani,, said he
would like the Judiciary Committee to in
quire what had induced the writing of the
Attorney Generals letter. HIS thought
that inquiry should come within the scope
of the investig alton. 1t was an extraordi-
nary letter, and was. perhaps, adapted to
an extraordinary occasion. The Judiciary
Committee should report to the House all
the circumstances connected with it, and.
therefore, he suggested that inquiry should
be made of the Secretary of the Treasury
as we'll as of the Attorney General. The
matter was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The judiciary Committee is instructed to
inquire further into Minister Schenck'a
connection with the Emma mine, with power
to send for persons and papers.
Other business Of the House unimportant