Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-07-28
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w hShiN'iSN, Su'l 80 nv 'N'
ate passed n bill to extend, for three
years, the time and manner of hold
ing elections for United States Sen
ators, Among other provisions, il
requires that the vote shall be rlUG
coce.
The Senate, by four majority, re-
! jected the bill for the annexation oi
Alexandria city and county 10 the
District of Columbia.
The House passed a joint rcsolu'
tion providing for reorganization
of the States and Territories in n
uniform manner, and for the dlstri-
button among them of two-thirds
Of the ordinance and ordinance
stores, excepting the States latcy
in insurrection.
The Senate passed the bill grant
ing tho right of way to any tele-
graph company over the public do
main.
An address has been issued to the
loyalists of the South to meet in
convention at Philadelphia in Sep
tember next. 1t says tho time has
como when the reconstruction of
the Southern States governments
must be laid on the principle of
protection to every citizens on the
basis Of perfect equality before the
law and further, that no State
government should be recognized
as legislated under the constitution
that does not incorporate this prin-
ciple by organic law, that if South
ern men control the Legislatures
there will be no safety for the loyal
element of the South. The reliance
of the signers, they say, is in Con-
gress alone. The signers are
Us. Fowler, Senator elect, and
VIM. B. Stokes, of Tennessee; Gov.
Hamilton, of Texas G. Washburne
and II. G. Cole, of Georgia; Judge
Underwood and B. Mordewell, of
Virginia; Byron Lohin and DR..
Goodloe, of N. c.; Geo, Reese. D.
II. Bingham and NJ. J. Saffron, of
Alabama, and others.
Rumors are current of the disso-
luton Of the Cabinet. 1t is posi-
lively stated that Post master Gen
eral Dennison rendered his resig-
nation to-day, and that this will be
followed by similar action on the
part of Secretaries Stanton and
Harlan and Attorney General Speed.
There is nothing official
NEBRASKA CRY, July 11.--Thc
Legislature, in joint session to day,
elected Major Gen. J. M. Thayer
and J. W, Upton, Republicans, as
U. S. Senators.
LEAvENwoRTH, July 11.-Senator
Jim Lane died to-day of his self-in-
ficted wound.
AUGUSTA, July 11.-A riot occur
ed in the Charleston, S. c., market
Saturday night. Negro soldiers,
swearing and blocking up the pas
sage, were requested to desist by
the police, when the party left, but
shortly afterwards returned rein
forced.-The negroes forced in the
police, dangerously wounding one,
and two colered by-standers.
Forty policemen charged and
routed the mob, driving the rioters
to the Military Hall. Headquarters
of the Freedmen's Bureau, where it
is said they were protected from ar
rest.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Notwith-
standing the injunction Of secrecy,
the proceedings Of the Republican
caucus have been divulged. Seve-
raj members advocated the continu-
ance of the present session until
the policy of the President was
more clearly developed, or the pas
sage of measures limiting his ap-
poi ting power. 1t was contended
it would be dangerous to adjourn
sine die and leave the patronage of
the Federal Government in the
hands of the President, especially
as the ncxt session was short one.
and must expire by limitation on
March 4, 1867. 30.
A resolution was moved by Thad.
Stevens and carried, that it was the
duty of every member of the Re-
publican party to oppose the Phila-
delphia Convention by every means
possible, 1t was necessary to know
friends from foes. Stevens denoun-
ced Mr.. Raymond in severe terms,
ant aid he did not wish to know
him personally or politically, or any
other man who indorsed the hermor-
phrodite convention to be held at
Philadelphia. This brought Ray
mond to his. feet. Insanswer to in
quiries of the object of the New
York Times in endorsing the con-
vention, Mr.. Raymond said when
he irdorsed the call il was with the
distinct understanding that none
but Union men were to participate
in the convention. He had since
been persuaded into different con-
clusions, and was ready to admit he
had done wrong. However, he
would retrace his course, and hence
forth there would be no more in
dorsements of the Philadelphia Con-
vention by himself or the Times.
A resolution was offered that no
Union member of Congress would
countenance the Philadelphia Con-
vention. The yeas and nays we're
demanded and recorded, and the re-
suit was the unanimous passage of
the resolution. Raymo d did not
vote on il.
1t was stated by several gentle
men that Mr.. Seward had recently