The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-07
WASHINGTON.
Public Buildings To Be Erected at Several
Southern Towns.

WAsHrNGTeN; Apri! e.-The House ub-Com,
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds agreed
bIlls providing for the construction Of public
buildings at Augusta. Ga. to cost 100000; at
Greeuvlle. &. o.. to cost $5o.Ot0. and ut Tyler.
Texas to cost $50 600.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND REFLECTIONS by THE SENATE.
The Senate to-day confirmed Francis l..
Price as postmaster at Georgetown, Texas and
rejeated John \. Burton and John r. Lynch as
census Supervisors for the first and third
districts OF Mississippi.
THE COLLECTION OF REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS.
The House Committeee on Ways and Means
gave hearing to-day to the representatives OF
the New York Chamber OF Commerce and Bos-
ton Board of Trade. In favor of the modihca-
ton OF the present laws relating to the .collec.
ton OF revenue from customs. The principal
remedy suggested for objentonable features Of
prepared by The New 70 k Chamber Il Oom.
merca. and introduced by Mr. T 'rnando Wood
II tq have duties assessed on the value of the
ket. The hearing Is TO be continued tomorrow.
9 THE CASE OF JESSIE RAYMOND AGAINST SENATOR
HILL.
The ease I Jessie Raymond against sena-
@ afor halI came up In the Circuit Court to- day.
that the case be stricken from the docket, on
the gro,Hnd ,i that the suit was instituted by
and against her protest. the court
Mrs, lockwood sppeared with Miss Raymond.
and tle latter In open court swore to an aff1da-
Wit that she had authorized Its prosecutor
and that bsr claim for damages was a Just and
true one. The court took the motion OF Senator
Hills counsel under advis ement.
GEN, ywIaGs's SWORD.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
to-day reported back to the Senate for refer
ence to the Judiciary Committee joint resolu-
Mon. introduced by Jonas, If Louisiana. last
May, providing for the return to Mrs. Rowena
0uedaiis OF three very valuable swords, for
taken from Mrs. Guedalla and confscated by
Gen. Butler at The time of the capture of New
Orleans. and by him deposited In the United
One of these swords was presented to Gen.
Ewiggs by Congress for services In the Mexican
war. and the other by the State Of Georgia and
tne city OF Augusta respectively.
THE SENATE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
was matnly occupied with g. long ann ami
mated discussion over two Mississippt nomi-
nations. which were finally rejected by a strict
party vote. John 3. Lynch. nominee for the
known coiored man, who preceded Gen.
Chalmers as Representative In Congress OF the
so;ealied shoes.rtng District of Mississippi.
reported adversely on his nomiD alton. and It
was liz ewise opposed In the Senate to-day on
the ground that he is politician. and would be
likely to make use Of the oensus superv,sorship
Burton. now deputy collector OF internal reve-
nue.. was reported against on similar grounds,
at Seirg charged that he too is a p..ofes,i1nal
politician, and would make use OF his office for
Republican political purposes.
/ These views were set forth by Senators La
mar. Hsll of Georaia. and Harris.
Senator Bruce Was the leader of the debate
on the other side. ami Was supported by Blaine,
Mcmillan Cameron of Wisconsin. Hoar and
others. He defended and eulogizad Lypch and
Burton. and denounced their rejection as an
act OF tnoefensible partisanship.