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wAsutsGroy, Oct 3.
Authentic information has rccn received here ths.
Hi Grace Duke Gvin, and Goyoino. Clarke, late Of
hlsouri, have been arrested and committed TO Fort
Jickton.
II seems that the counsel for Captsn wirz we're
uricr wronr iingro sion Ga Stain that General.
Lee, Johnston and lIov ell Cobb ard othess notorl-
AZ in the rebellion, had been sahpoenael as Wit
le,se' for the defence judge Advocate Chipman
sy, such IL not the 'nc.
rx-.chc Prot. " +. Maury and family are In
N-sh.Igtou. oAal y seeking reconetruction.
Gen. Grant N,l lf.Ivc here this week. Il ls e1-
rc;ed TIA; thoruy sitcr his arrival several I'M
Ef'lnt uii,tay mcisure. vii 10 adopted, among
'hch wilt he vithdrsval of most OF our troop,
IN rho sol'lcri sta'cs and tho discharro of tho
Victorian Reserve CofTs and co.yged troops. 1t Ia
bed hat oug to the surccs, Ia recruiting for the
rsuhr arm, the two latter organizations ere to DO
Gr1n ed with.
The Chrsuru Commis'ion, on clof'as their dcpo's
h Wa h'usou, tusacI over 70 tho superintendent Of
Coorcl schools of Nashnetcn, n large amount Of
property Ipmaiuin after their Immense and fratuit-
e. c5airibuiiou to the old ers of the Union army.
The Precedent hos sup 1in'el william -. Little, #
Nevada, Consul a. Panama, IN place Of A. x. Mckee,
tcccwed
\ Cabinet meeting was held t,is morning. aud tho
Pre-. dent was relieved from vs.torr. All the moH.-
bers Of the Clr.uo; were p.os,ut except Secretary
-Ipflan,
Tho state Department To dEv received vouinincu,
dcspatchos from ou Caarll. in Turkoy, shown, that
tAc cho.ea is rapid, luitinc.
The President oat over 20 day to thc st.tc Depart
mt two hundred l.rion warrants, which hc had
previously t-nol. The p'rous parloned were me- silly
Oooreisus and Of uo Prominence.
Louisiana dcc- s1n, headed by Mayor Kouncdy
Of New OE-ans arrived tAis morning, on a mis ion
connected with .he condition oi affairs IN that stltc.
Twelve huudled freedmen have teen sent North
within few days.
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judge Advocate Chirman-The Court 10 not re-
sponslble for delay OF witnesses. He knew from
experience that preliminary examinations Of
ncsses could procte- At the rute OF tNcnty-tve
day lie took oCcasion 10 say that certain parties
u eutionCd iu the newspapers tmeaninr Genefals
Lee johnson. M o'hctsl had not lecn tuhppnae q (;
hut he had been informed that Application would te
made to htns them into Court.
The Court, a.Cr 80 ih"ratug With closed doors
IN ormed Nr. Schece that they undo stool inst
seventeen viiue-sH4 'hc defence Nrte now IN the
city. exclusive Il 'to'c 10 bai teen CSailin and
disch ,rcCd. udcr those circumH'a'ccs the Couri
wee ct the opinion 'h. The counsel must SO on unll
the e1nirin, tiou Of thcee sevontecn Witnesses was
exhausted Il not. ne GO ri uou take no mater
INTO their hants aud hs-ign the Judge Advocate 10
The CXamiuatou q these " itnts.ts. -. -, -
Mr. BakeI sa.d IL could not be expected that inc
witne'se. should lc examined o; random; ms
morning Lo furrestcd to his assoc ME, that no vs
irvine 10 Oh. ain an sstirant who could cCmc into
the court aud ai.st linn this associael IN tc exam
nation o vitno,scs. while ho liAke5l would rcmaln
in his oIice and prepare for The testimony IN the
form Of questions ,
Msyot-,ieu. Wallace said he did not think any
csfca could he found In which time Wa gwen 70
counsel 70 arrange tue questions and answers oi
Witnesses. ,
Nj Baker said thst II It came TO the point that he
must So on without kLoWins TO what the wunct-es
would testify, he must giye up the cafe. lie had
lCstov ed much lalOr upon II and Was st Wlhing 10
do all In his power for he client.
ten. " Malace.-MT. Baker, TO iRciltate your lsbots
the Jourt will trnnaact further husnCs. to-day,
and will now adjourn until ~ o'clock tomorrow
mo nius.
Tho Iourt arcoritnrlv adiourncd
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INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Important TIcnty.

81 Louii, oct. "a special disr1tch from Law.
renee Kansas, to the nFNocglr. .ays.
Col. Wells Superintendent Of the Southern In
dan', made an important treaty with the O,s.c
ifihe, At their council grounds, loo miles from here,
on Friday last. Tho Osaccs cedc about iooI0OO Of
acres, for which the Government pays S3UGOOO
About 2oo0ooO ofscre. also cedci from the north
side Of their reservation, to he ,old in trust for the
Indians All those Indisn. are in ktn.as, and tho
RIGHTS of settlers on these lands who arc head, Of
families ere protected by the treaty
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THE EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT.
characterization at baltimore.

Bdi,imlr,, oct. 9-rho great turnout OF the
Tradc. Union Associations Of Baltimore, took place
to -nisht There was tor.hiight procession snd a
mas meeting in Monument square In support OF tho
o.ght hour system Numerous bsnnen, tran'taron'
ccs and cars were Displayed, representing the vari
ous trades Two iull-rered ships and steamboat
were in the line. Tho streets were crowded with
spcctntors.
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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
Connecticut Election - 5000 Majority
ARniunt tho Ame ndmeaI
POI.ITIC

HIrtford c., oct. Every County in the State
vote. tgainst the amendment except Windham
which gives atou. $50 majority in the Affirmative.
Hartford County gives loo majority against tho
amendments New Haven County 1000 Nes London
County soc; FGiIdo!d County about i,bvO; lo!land
County 4JU; Litchheld County about 5oG Miide'eH
Count, about CO., The majority iu the state will not
Le los. than 6OOO
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If'srsbuyg, "a, oct. 3.--tu Immen-e meeting OF
freedmen was Loli her last night. Capt stuart
B.rnes Of the Frtelmou's Bureau, made an address,
sxLortln, the frcclmcl to labor, and dsabusng the
minds Of tho liacks from he id-. that the lani. of
thrr late ouucts verr 90 be divided smonc them.
1hp address wss cn'l usit-fi allv rcccivol. Ad-
d., ss. Eere al-o deiy,I hy sp-rrM oo.ofed Fpssk-
ert all eNhostiuF fNc freedmen to oiT.rtv rni in
ou ~, auI coaa.r'.iu' .ucuuly irc Ilr towards the
xh.les ILo Mao.Lns Lly-a.ned ~ a Ihle hour.
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Alabama Convention Election for State
officers Ordered, Etc.

Montgomery, Ala, oct Tho Alabama state
Convention. before its adjournment, adopted ord
nances, ordering the election Of state officers on the
first Monday In November, lccslizing the marriage.
Of negroes, authorizing the county com m ,slorer to
provide for indirent and hcres, nccroes and direct
Ing Judicial officers TO continue M asouts Of tho
frcedmen's Bureau
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THE Nl.tX TRIAL.
Proceedings on Tuesday.

Washington, o.. 3.-Ile wirz Military Commia-
.ion IT, s3eul cd to-day.
y-Joscgh Thugiurcr NJ tho Eighteenth Veteran
oserve CORPS tcstifci that from December 2lst,
81 TO the an Of March, 1862 he wm prisoner at
,calooa, hahqre. There wcre five hundred
rouers there uu.o. tle change OF Capt. Wiz, who
= 70 that time ~er-r,nt
Mr.. schaiC sad that De ~ IS going 10 hhow by this
HINES. that Capt. iIl ,rceiyCd at thst place seven
MhlFht hundIe GoliaItln gold from the pris 1ncrs
wi'nes. leing one Of hem, and that they we're
llce VAS returned to them without am reduction
Judge Advocate supposed that the counsel
sCI TO prove gOod put-tlon, but such defense
"A lmp.op.g oac. A Amtn may he Luuest mp to
-iuir hour Of tho iIine That he may mediate
w. too th4laCIcT can re show only hv
Wrepntadln. The offences CHARGED occurred
a-ouv.Ic. llI 700 plior conduct could be
pertptGtci t.it particular acts coud not
Wl.Je pOOd iopu Gtlou. Captain Nitz
ultted UIr kind sc,s bus also nino-
that the prisoner Was CHARGED With
thleiore u was uCCc ~ 10 show
N.tNa- "A g. l0d man tour yeaTs ago
va p.Itou At Tuscaloosa.
Yin reply to the quest on, "are you
N' character Vi Capt. Nirz ior
Us- 3" sad tina he know nothing
N.aGd Any particular leIuaTks On
when the prosecution clio cd
|uL' 20 cUmincuct, the coun-,
4 Z for eitht DAYS VA order thal
ttdislte pro plratiOnr; he nos
scion atJouIn un,ii to mOrIog
1ssRry in o0er to DO Justice tC
"ui 10 themselyes. With vies
had discharged several Hitnes
would come under that character
l.vd 10 De- irrelevant. BY IN al
HJycTument would no. 10 the loser
aL4e " naiAA lie TIA p4ueA s9eaet
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The North Cnrollnn stnte ConrentIcn.

Raleigh, n. C., Oct THE North Carolina Con-
vention met to-day, and organized by olectng Hon
L. q. Reade, "a President ard Joseph II. More, OF
llalifaI, CLERK. Over one hundred members were
present Messis. Cannon and Holden, Of the STAND
ARD, were elected printers. Committees we're az.
pointed to wait upon the Governor, and to prepare
rules foE the governmont Of the Convention, which
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News Items.
tBy Telegraph 10 tho Ysv York Sun.l

NDy H''eyuP" " pto NeU fWN SN''I
GENERAL GRAsr lea CncinnsiI ycsteriay for
Columbus, Ohio, where he met with an en1husiss-
tic reception.
TnE Grand Masonic Lodge Of Tsnn''see met Al
Nashville on Monday for the FIRST time in four
Large delegations were present. itom all parts Of
the STATE.
lnE Methodist Episcopal Conference Of rennes-
see VIII meet on Wednesday IN Eigeaed' Il is
expected 1t will DO the largest sssel4ly since tlo
war
Tina trial trip, a, Buffalo, q II, new revenue
cutter Andrew johnson, bulk by j X l. cray
Of No" York. took place on Monday On her re-
turn trip she made S3 revolutions viii 20 l't' OF
A'sAfn' and ran 90 miles in ono hour sa4 'r'y'h7S
minutes sAe is Pronounce pcaot1 sI cess
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frsnchisement, and the leaders With neither mercy
nor forheatance. Emigration should be fo,icroI aud
encouraged, ard Commiseioner stationed At The
East to secure q numerous foreign Cmi.tnt on of
skilled labor. IL. continues; ~ am Convinced that
the whltc and coloied people cannot live o.cthcr
politically or social az equals" lie aIvocato, lie
se ting spart OF some portion Of the national orv
bst sdap ed for the purpose for nation o. freedmen
l he testimony OF ucgrCes IL fecomtrcnJc ed TO :.
taken In the courts On the same betis az that
Of white parsons. President Iohnson's recon-
struction policy Is endorsed a the 20 hope Of tho
tn = -
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From Mississippi -Inpr rdoncd Candidate.
Ineligible.

jackson, Me-, Spt 29.-Govcrnor sLsrkey has
given tho opinion that unpnrdoned lcchlsto-s will
not be permitted to take their seais Thsvi make
General Humphreys, the suberuaioriL candidate,
Ineligible
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bG' THEoDoRE DEnoS and BIS s'n' A'oIorr,
On saturday, Nhlle returuin. .r'l her p'4'ia-
Won a. ashepo 70 waterboro, ;. e. The 'iIa''a -
"ere 'ne i'Ihor Llay %, L. lt1'.' r''o "'I
eIihed' I and hired numb,r q saH- N ''e '.,,5
49,. i.,s' ~ Iee iorm,g receive. NJ n,.'' --a
Ns ~".f Y " l.st desl.sa ua.IA. s0--4e--
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The Oath DmcuIty In virginia.

Baltimore, Oct. 3.-Riohmond papers Of to-day sy
the report Of the Withdrawal OF Messr.. Douga" ,nd
Christian IA candidates for Congress Ia the first ds-
trict proves TO be incorrect. In the Lynchhurh
district all tho candidates havinr declared that they
cannot take the oath prescribed br members Of Goa
rrcss, A number Of eli zeus have issued a card re-
Quc.tiug them to withdraw from tho field and noni'
nate in their stead Hon. J, NJ Botls Of Culptpper
From Tennessee Message OF Governor
ErowniOw
Nashville, T,Rn, Oa 3-Governor BroWnlow
delivered his annual message to the General Assem-
bly to-day.
lie congratulNtes tie Assembly on vitneM'n' tho
termination oftle re- eilion aud tie sigma triumph
Of our arms In regard to rev subectS OF ciF'-tion
the wishes of the honest and loyal people OF ile sths
should be consulted for thev arc always risht ia
recommends amendments oLd additions 90 lhe
franchise law, but gays, 81 nm ly no means Az
advocate for ts rppoa nor do the 10y a peopy OF te
State wish anV sweeping chance" The rtstolatIoil
OF civil law has worked well, AMI pro'leTI ~
! promised Ia every soc on Guilty Iebes should Va
treated with sevtrity N proportion - the .u.t&V. a.
-ths Iaa.a " tsU vlLA na' less taAn ten Yeas u-
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Every County But One Against
Negro Suffrage.
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The Latest News
lsy Telegraph 10 the y. ". sun.
FROIiI WASHINGTON.
Arrest of "Duke Gwin" and Gov
Clark, Late OF Missouri.

The Wirz Trial.
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Organization Committees Appointed
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City and Miscellaneous News.
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100000 ACRES SECURED.
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Treaty With the Indians.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TENNESSEE.
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THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
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PROCEEDINGS ON TUESDAY.
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Interesting Political Intelligence.
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n. CAROLINA CONVENTION.
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NO MERCY FOR REBEL LEADERS.
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Message Of Governor BrownIow
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Important from the Plains.
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INVESTIGATION OF CITY AFFAIRS
The Governor Fairly at Work.
, 1865-03-04
Proclamation Of the Gorernor-Tl
Celebration Of the DaE-InterestIu
Military Matters,

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune,1
SPRINGFIELD, Friday, March 3.
The following order will be issued tomorrow
by Governor Oglesby:
STATE or 1111So1s, EXECUTIVE DEpT,l
SPRINGFIELD, Friday, March 5, 1855.
Col. William .; crowell, Chief Of Ordinance o.
the State Of Illinois:
SIR: lou will fire national sa1ute o.day at Il
O'Clock, IL honor Of the Inauguration Of the Preti
md Vice-President Of the United Statcs
Na'ional heart rejoices oserfthe event. I'LL.
no6s Is proud Of the day and halls with delight
the occasion which re assures mankind that the
directed By loyal hands for all ttme to come, the
wonder and admiration Of the world
RICHARD ]. OGIEsBT, Governor.
Gen. !. N. Haynie arrived here this morning.
and Icpurts nothing accomplished. BY his visit to
Brig. Gen. sta1brand and rtatf have arrived in
thfs nty from below, md are stopping at the St.
400 Iebe, prisoners At Alton .ese sent South
exchanged, and arc yst in Alton.
:. The amount Of cash expended BY the state San
1tnry commission ehould be Sic, ,Oo0, instead OF
a,OQ as was made to appear In yesterdays tele-
The CITY Council hare passed IN ordinance re-
curing every person or drm acting as substitute
tates, to procure license for six months, WITCH WSieh
Will be granted upon payment Of f25o into
the city treasury. The pcnalsy for breach Of
this ordinance Is fine Of not less than ve doliars
nor more than one hundred dollars for each and
Efforts are being made to influence the Governor
to psIdon the man Ruby: who was sentenced to
term Of ei1 years for the alleged crime q illegally
arresting one Buck and taking him into Missouri.
and for committing other m1sdemeanor4. The
Governor has the whole matter under advIse-
, 1865-03-04

His Troops HTassed IIeaTlly-A Battle
Expected by the Rebels-A Flank
Movement Threatened.

WAs1IscroN, Friday, March 8:-The following
4 from the Richmond lfhig, Of March 1st The
E5rrtss, Of yesterday, states that the advance,
aas been checked. u not defeated, by superabnn'
oanl 11eans, and for the present, may possibly be
ae9naoned. but the public need not be surprised
moment
The enemy has not withdrawn any portion Of
the 1oItee he has moved to his left but holds them
cable moment. II - believed the enemy iutep1s
q hcagy flank movement some distance furrher
down than tue scene Of bis late operations. We
a!e gad to betisse t that our noble army is pre-
and give battle as Of old, never having known
and determined never to know defeat.
"a large nun. number Or aansec @ deae9teEs come in
them under Genersl Orders, No. s. .1-''">4
New IoRK, Friday, March 3.@The HeraEd's
Washington special says: "a letter from lead-
ceirea here to-day. states TINT during the last ten
days drsertcrs from the rebel army defending
Richmond enl Petersburg haze averaged one
hundred and forty PIT day: Those o. % nov coming
scripts, the veterans are placed On picket exclu.
siyely, but these appear to bs as unreliable as
'nG nGGovrresnondence v.s from the armies before the
r,hei canita|, represents everything quiet but II
IA evtent that on both sioes the behefis that this
s4sta ~ nffufrs vail not tontlnpe a great while
longer. Indications Of reoel designs to essay
msnifested. and the Richmond papers give ad1t'
tional reports regarding heavy massing, hy Gen
Grant, on Ills left, to which point they say nc
moved his cavalry, ths matn po,non o. Il hsaa a.a
theT a,y. means desperate battle a. tr early day
or at least aa soon as the roads shal! be In prop
CT condition. DISORDERS still report prcp3ra1ont
for The ibeir dafsnsss
torpedoea in the James river.
PaJmasttrs have been fur SON: days occupied
, 1865-03-04

The Chicago ConsptFacy--Tcstim
q WIN. G. Ewing, s. Remington and
NhA- Campbell.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.J
CINCINNATI, Friday, March s,
The Military Commission convened this morn.
Ing. pursuant to adjournment Miss Maggie
Naleh vas p1aced upon the stand to identity q
photograph OF her fathers house,
TESTIMONY or WIN. 9. EWING.
sWm. G. Ewing was then ewo1n- Hc eaid: am
an attorney, and reside at Quincy, ILL.,; 1 have
been member Of the Order of American Knights.
and was the representative on the Grand Council
from Woocford county. The object Of the organ
1z,tion wae, 70 f1r IS knew it, to organize the
Democratic party In such Way as 10 defend their
rights at the polls. In iurtheranec Of this end,
qu1red to furnish his own weapon The
Organization grew ont Of the hct Or the
% other lido C called he Union Or Loyal League. /
knew no such object as aiding the Conltderate
army or releasing Confederate prisoners. Vas
ct meeting Of ne copnfii @ Peg r. IN, i.
tcnded doing in relation to the draft, a. eoma
member, in lis county, sald they would not sub
mt to it The member Was informed ~ Mf.
Green VINO believe was in the chair, that no ac-
ton would be taken 10 resist the draft a: II was
fsw, and VIC were swo1n not to resist the law. no
Resistance to the United States Government an;
thpritics Has contemplated except they lntcf1eteo
with our rights at the polls.
CTass-trdnained11 Joined the Order at Spring
field in the spring Of '6S. Was INITIATED " D: y.
"T1nht, VINO II DOW AL TOI@ AalA1 cht&- uE 0A~@.
Of American Knights was changed to the Sons OF
Liberty in EsbInazy. 1864. cont know that the 1a
Order remained the same except In name. be-
licve the ritual was changed materially. took
three degrees IN the Order Of American 9 Knights
The Judge Advocate here read 70 the witness
the oath OF the Order.
That oath 20 far as underatand It mas simply
obligatory to defend our rights at the polls. 1t
may have been asserted that the President was
| using powers not delegated him, though no ac-
tiun was ever taken hs the Order on the subject.
Ne did not believe, far a. understand it, that
nc Cenicdcratcs were the people oppressed men
TONED IN the oath, for held that while Mr. Lin.
coin had 1surped some powers, JEFF. Dav1s had
p Ssuspea al tue powers. The relation the o.th
oote 70 nc comm: election was, that II Mr.. Lin
Geln @ determined to hold orer even ia Democratic
lieve the Federal government cen nnir e1erc3sf
p1wSr 80 that il It exercises
themselves arc the soycrclEn power.
NJ Assy objected to te.tmony regarding the
Judge hartley differed with tho counsel: Such
evidence had been introduced By The p1oseeatIo1
, 1865-03-04
INDIANA LEGISLATURES.



INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Friday, Mar. 8, 1866.
In the Senate bills were passed amending the
charter Of knightetown, and providing for the
anfehing the business Of any regular session Of
Tha bill amending the act fixing tbe salaries, rsis
ing the salaries Of supreme judge. to <3,800, was
amended so as 70 make the salaries Of common
plesa judges 81 ,S00.
AFTERNOON SEss.ox.-The bill fixing tho sa,a.
passeed-ayes 20; nays II. Otter bills wers pass
s wok a4 eg sSps1Ss ps S to &C. ts
Of Governor Morton tn discharging the States
9aota, by the direct tax leyled By Congress in
1901. On motion The blu ratif5-
p1seeurns s an aS aaVsoce money o% tho PF Pfss'
sage, failed for want Of i Constitutional majority
The vote standing the same as on yesterday
The regular order Of business was resumed.
4 message Was received from the Governor.
enclosing the opinion Of the Judges OF the
allowed By the constitution Of the ststs ior Tic
regular session Of the General Assembly meant
si1ty-ons working daye, and that the intervening
Sundays $,a should not be counted. This constEue.
Nj: Bennett moved to take up the message Of
the Governor
M NJ Cobb moved TO lay that motion On the table.
Mr. Bepnett'a motion s;,s than saon.ed md III !;
mea.agc referred to the Judiciary Commi.tes.
The bill accepting grant Of lands vas reaa q
third time and passed.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House minority of the Committee on
Rights and Privileges made lenthy report recon-
1nendfng the repeal Of Ill the Black Layys and the
,aseage Of joint resolution striking ont the
Thirteenth article Of the State Consututton. re-
!atlng to disabilities imposed On colored men.
Laid on tie table. The specific appropriation bill
wss then taken mp and read a second lime Sew
e1al Andments we're offered, ,which..werc referred
to Committee OF Ways and Means. The general
appropriation bill was then taken up BY consent.
4 large number Of amendments were reported By
the Committee Of Vars and Means, all blanks be-
1ne f1led up. Anon. the items Of money appro.
lowed by the Military Auditing Committee during
The past four ye1ra, and $s00 600 for the general
military fund. The bill also provides for the Mill
tary Auditing Committee to cit once month at
the capitol during the NEXT two yeara, to audit all
claims Of military pature.
Adjourned.