Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-12-17
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Foreign and Domestic.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-Stanton is tc
have full hearing before the Senate mill
tary committee to meet the presidents
charges.
National bank circulation, $299, 755, 900
The treasury holds as security for circula-
ton and government deposits, $379, 600,
000
In addition to the 81 100000 already ap-
propriated, 1900, 900 more is asked for to
cover reconstruction expenses to date.
Internal revenue receipts day, 1905
900; for the week, 81, 253 900; for the year,
$74, 947 900.
Advices from Mexico state that Senior
Romero is about to return as minister to
the United States.
Mexican journals object to secret SEES
sions of Congress.
Gen. Diaz is on the road to the capital,
with the trophies captured at Quaretaro.
| Robberies continue everywhere in Mex
leo, and organized bands of brigands are
numerous.
! WAsHINGToN, Dec IA mixed delega-
ton from Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima, visited Stevens yesterday. Stevens
said he regarded the failure of impeach-
ment as an evidence of the fickleness Of
public opinion.
A Virginia delegate said is failure
would work seriously against reconstruc-
ton. Stevens through it could not fail to
be otherwise, and mutual regrets were ex-
pressed.
WAsHINToN, Dec. 13'-Forty employees
in the Agricultural Department, mostly
women, have been dismissed. Large num-
bers from the other Departments will soon
be discharged. Great distress prevails in
consequence.
A North Carolina negro, named Halves,
said they would get along very we'll; that
Northern whites were more frightened
about negro suffrage than Southern whites.
He also said that Gov. Holden was the
life blood Of the Republican party of North
Carolina.
Virginia delegate represented the
condition of affairs in his State as critical
and that unless Congress come to their re-
lief the sutferings of the colored people
and white Unionists will be terrible.
Stevens favored the repeal of the clause
IN the reconstruction act requiring q ma
jority of the registered voters.
The delegates thought that would do,
but suggested law empowering conven-
tions called to establish provisional gov
ernments Immediately; then, if the consti-
tutlons were defeated, they would at least
have loyal State officers.
Stevens ShlQ ne nad drawn up Dill
with two or three beneficial provisions.
One was to leave majority to affirm or
reject the Constitutions. Another that the
present conventions shall, as independent
bodies, establish governments in lieu of
district commanders, as soon as the Con-
stitutions were ready for submission to
Congress.
The delegation approved Of this. Ste
vens inquired whether their old masters
would be able to seduce the negroes from
voting properly.
Harris re piled that tho negroes were de-
pendent upon their old masters for their |
daily bread; there was danger, but he
hoped the negroes were capable of en- |
during great privations.
Virginia delegate, Cook, colored, said |
Harris remarks applied to his district
Eight hundred negroes in Richmond had |
lost their places.
Stevens hoped the whole Southern vote
would be cast with the Republican party.
This would elect Republican President,
and secure the triumph of reconstruction.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Moniteur says:
Conference negotiations continue, and
there is renewed confidence.
FLORENCE, Dec. lit is thought that
he Italian chambers will repeal the vote
declaring Rome the capital of Italy.
LONDON, Dee. - soldiers who marched
n the fenian funeral professions have
>een arrested, and are to be court mar
ialcd.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IA fternoon.-C Cot
on--more doing; sales will reach 10 900
'alcs; middling uplands to arrive, 6Ld.
New YORK, Dec. 14.-Stocks steady.
ioId 1898. Money car u cent.
Cotton quiet, middling uplands 1870
5Mc.