Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-23

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She Secretary Of the Treasury
Vns rrdDryd lu furnish information
relative Ia property seized IN Louis
iuun
Pending uu attempt 10 rcsuscitalo
the tariff question by suspension of
the rules, motion to adjourn pre-
vailed
Sg>Arr Procccdingssuuimport-
ant, There were long discussions
ON gold medal 10 Peabody, and ON
the exclusion Of liquor from the
committee rooms, Senate djourncd
until tomorrow.
II is slntnl here that Butler, Wade,
Collay and other prominent Radi-
calls indorsc the proposed Republi-
can paper 10 be started in Now Or
leans on the 18th inst, published
under the auspices Of Gov. Hahn
and his party,
Butler introduced n preamble and
resolution that
Whereas, The Congress of the
Confederate States ordered the
representation and confiscation Of
debts due by debtors in the South
ern States to creditors in the North
crn States. and in pursuance Of the
said scqucStration there was paid
into the Citizens Bank Of New Or
leans, prior TO May, 1862, over Il
half million ofdollars, the proceeds
debts withheld from Northern cred
itOrS, Of which amount S2l7 900 %
remained in bank to the cridit of
the Confederate receiver at the time
Of the occupation Of New Orleans
by the United States, which amount
was seized by the then commander
ofthe Department of the Gulf for
the benefit of Northern creditors
whose debts were coniiscated, and
the sum was Deposited with the Sec
rotary of the Treasury ofthe United
States, to hold in trust for the ben
ett of such Northern creditors; and
whereas, owing to the doubts Of the
secretary Of the treasury rs to his
legal authority to distribute said
amount to the creditors, the money
has lain undisturbed in the treasury
department since July, 1862, to the
great injury of creditors who have
made application for it, therefore,
resolved, that the secretary Be au-
thorized and dire ted to appoint a
commission ofthrec persons, learned
in the law, to hear and determine
the various claims and distribute, \
the fund in amount not exceeding
the amounts Of claim Of each cred
itor, when such money was confs-
Gated, with legal interest, but pro
vidcd that any claim not presented |
within three months after the APP
pointmcnt Of the commission, will
not be allowed, and provided fnrth-
er, that the costs Of the commission
shall be paid out ofthc fund.
WAsnINGToN, March 9.-Trumbull !
introduced a joint resolution to APP
prcpriaie a million and half for
the relief of destitute Southcrncrs,
without regard to politics. He
stated Gen. Howard had appeared
before the committee to say that
unless an appropriation of this kind
was made, great suffering would IN
sue, as the present appropI iations
were all for freedmen and loyal ref
ngccs, The resolution was voted
down.
Indian affairs were discussed in
executive session until the adjourn
mcnt.,
House not in session.
me Senate Judiciary Committee
has agreed to report Il bill supple
mental TO the reconstruction bill
The House judiciary Committee ac-
cepts it with some amendments
which have not TRANSFERRED.
1t directs that the general Of each
district shall cause Il registration Of
voters before September, 1867. lie
shall then cause an rIcction for del
cgatcs to a convention, appointing
the election Of officers, etc.
Section six provides that the COM
general may delegate those
powers to the acting governor on
his taking an oath faithfully TO con-
form with the law.
BosIoN, March 9.-The Governor
of Massachusetts, has appointed
negro Justice of the Peace for the
county of Suffolk.
1t is estimated that $4,000 gallons
of liquor have been seized by the
Massachusetts, constablcs, under the
recent excise laws.
RICHMOND, March 9.-In the
House to day the Senate bill for
was reported with an
amendment protesting against the
constitutonality Of Shcrman's bill.
HDQRs DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, Z
New ORLEANS La, March Q, 1867. !
General Orders No. II.
No commander having yet been
APPOINTED for the military district
Of Louisiana and Texas, created by
The recent law ofCongress, entitled
i'An act to provide for the more CT
ficient government of the rebel
States = and Brevet Major General
commanding in this city,
and the Mayor and Chief Police of
the city of New Orleans, having all
expressed TO me personally their
fears that the public peace may be
by the election for some
of the city officers ordered by an
act of the Legislature of Louisiana, to
take place on Monday, the 18th in
slant, and that body, at special
having refused to postpone
said election, thereby rendering it
necessary that measures for the pres
orvofior of tho ,1noca ebou1d ha