The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-12-04
ment of the reconstruction conventions which meets
| Tuesday. Many delegates have arrived. caucus
| Monday night of the Republican members.

Tuesday Many delegates have arrived Caucus
Monday night of the Republican members.
| Ice formed here to-day.
New ORLEANS, November s0-In the Reconstruction
Convention to-day a resolution was offered by negro
member expressing the sense OF the Convention as
| opposed to general amnesty. Laid over
A Republican offered resolution that the first and
paramount duty Of the Convention is to frame con,
stitution and all minor business be dispensed with I'LL
| this is accomplished Laid over.
Mr. Wickfe offered an ordinance, proposing GER
tain changes in the organisation OF the State, to the
effect that the Legislature establish tree public schools
throughout the State, aud provide for their support by
taxation that all children between and Is DE ad-
mited without distinction of race color Or previous
condition. that there shall be separate schools es-
tablished for any race and that university be esab-
shed New Orleans, open to all students capable OF
matricuating without distinction OF race, color or
previous condition. Other sections provide Tor the
maintenance by the government of schools Referred
to the Committee on Education.
| 4 resolution of thanks to God for the success OF
the Radical Republican party in the State was laid
over under the rules. ~
A resolution to the effect that property qualltl,
cation be required for any State parish or munclpal
eff ce of honor trust or emolument, was referred.
The two last resolutions were offered by negro
/ members.
resolution was offered yesterday that the proceed
ings of the Convention be published IN the Ne" VI,
leans Republican and paid for: Debated to-day anu
tabled by4 maority. , =, ,,.u-
A resolution was offered yesterday by Mr. Mcmillan,
(wite to ratify the of the Legislature OF 1900 10
issue bonds to provide means for repairing ana con
structing evees Made special order of the day Tor
Monday.
Governor Flanders has issued proclamation repu-
dating all connection with those who have been at
tenoptino to purchase bill from Congress, granting
aid to build evees. He says any ana all persons
claiming to act by State authority III TINS mattei, as
sumo powers that do not belong to them, ana declares
null and void the contract entered INTO by T.. .AhSe,
man and Chas Isard and the committee OF the ola
BOARD of Lpvee Commissioners whereby it was stpu-
lated that the State should pay bonus OF twenty per
cent Oh the amount of the loan or appropriation lie
revokes the commission of Angenlan and lsafu as
against the State.
General IIancocks order is having healthy effect
A Picayune special says the President has directed
Gen Grant to instruct Hancock the number OF
removals of civil officers which have been made, and
report the facts in each case.
i MONTGOMERY November 30.-The Reconstruction
Convention passed an ordinance organise the vonn-
teer militia of Alabama. It authorises one company
of volunteers to every thousand votes. All otcels to
be appointed by the Governor, and to be OF known
LOYALTY a great many officers, with heavy emol-
ments provided for: Major General three Br'ga-
diers an Adjutart QuarteFmaser and Inspector uehe
rail- Paylnaster Surgeon General &c, the whole to be
under the command of the Governor. The Conserva-
tyes declare that these place the State under
a militia dynasty similar to that OF Brownow. Its
expense will necessarily greatly increase the rates OF
taxation.
An ordinance was passed. declaring the war debt of
the State and liabilities created directly or indirectly
in aid of the war, null and void.
An ordinance reported by the select committee,
was discussed till the hour of adjournment providing
for extneuishing between citizens of this State debts
existing July 90 1865, on payment of instruments by
note of the original amount of the debt
The session of the Convention will continue through
part Of next week
WASHINGTON, November 30.-Gcn. Rousseau has as
sumed command of the Department OF Columbia.
Judge Starr, Of Cincinnati, has decided that legal
tenders, known grecnbacks are not taxable accord
ing to the explanatory section of act OF Congress
providing for the loan bill.
Secretary McCulloch tonight, finished his report
and copies sent to the newspapers. The docu-
ment is of considerable length. 1t refers to the
ports of the different treasury bureaus drawing from
them facts and figures in support of the views advo
Gated in his report and celebrating upon them at
length He audes to his earlier reports, going back
to the time of his nomination, and also to his ability
to contract at the rate of 81 900 900 per month,
provided by law. He shows that there were months
when he could have contracted above that amount but
RETAINED from doing So because he did not think it
necessary or expedient. He takes strong ground
! against expansion, which, to use his own language
would be ruin, and lead to reputation. The views of
Gen. Butler Mr. Stevens and others commented on
and the tendency and results of the different finance
schemes, if carried out, enlarged upon and
trasted. He nerprets the law in reference to l-2Os
as binding the country to their payment in CON- prn
cpal and Interest," and believes that if the policy look
ing to their redemption i'll currency shall be adopted
the effect will be disastrous. He states that he has
sufficient gold in the Treasury to meet the demands
the Government and keep the market in check. He
gives his for selling gold, and endeav-
orrg to bring about resumption of specie payments
| in that way. The spectators would tomorrow buy
up all the gold he could offer, and could then easily
| control the market, and the market be a premium
| higher than it had been. He believes immediate
| resumption would lead to immediate crash in bust
ness, which he hopes to avoid. He comments length
on the Internal Revenue Commissioners report, and
gives it his opinion that if the Internal Revenue
! Department and Treasury had sole control Of the
system, the taxes would be fully collected ard an end
put to fraud and corruption
HAVANA, November 29.-Before leaving the city of
Mexico, Admiral Tegethotf settled all claims against
the Emperor, including many accounts known to be
impoSitions. Princess Sam Salm publishes fiat de-
| NAL that she is the daughter of an American
WASHINGTON, December 1.-The comptroller of the
treasuys report shows ten national banks failed since
organisation. Their aggregate capital was million
eight hundred and seventy thousand public losses about
one million, on deposits by government and notehold-
eIs lose nothing Every failure traceable dishonest
or incompetent officers.
Both the President and Secretary of the Treasury are
III favor of ain early resumption ofspece payment The
President does think there need be any conrac-
ton OF paper circulation preliminary to resumption
The Presidents friends say his message will reiter-
ate MS reconstruction views, The entire message is
represented as calm, digned patriotic and kindly in
Its tone toward the South and argues for an early res
toration the on constitutional basis.
CHARLESTON, December A sw indler, calling him.
self r. S Coleman bearing forged letter of introduce
ton from Fl. B. Clafn, of New ork has obtained six
thousand dollars in currency from the first national
bank of Charleston, besides check for thousand on
the National bank of Augusta by.desposng checks on
the first National hank of New York and the Suffolk
National bank of Boston. He decamped last Monday,
and nothing has been heard of him since
New YORK, December 1.-Arrived Henry Chauncey
from Aspnwall the % ut, with 1926 900 in specie
Mrs Jefferson Davis is in this city, awaiting the ar
rival of her husband.
The new Columbian war steamer Cunshad foundared
at sea. All saved. The vessel cost three hundred
thousand dollars. She had aboard the marble monu
ment for Simon Bolivar, which cost seycntytwo
thousand dollars
Peru proposes that representatives from the govern
mefts now united against Spain meet annually to con-
slider the means of strengthening themselves
NEW ORLEANS, December 2-Section four of
Wlckliffe's educational ordinance which was referred
on Saturday. is rs follows: No person shall establish
private school unless licensed by the State and all
such schools shall be taxed other professions. The
legislature shall make laws governing this entire sub
lec IN accordance with the spirit of this resolution
The same member to-day offered series of resolu