Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-02-23
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its veto is expected. Two unsuc
ccssiHl hallotings have taken plac
for Senator,
Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware
authorizes the denial of the state
ment Of hls intended resignation.
The Pennsylvania House ha
passed the Constitutional Amend
mcnt by party vote,
The President has approved the
bill punishing tampcring with The
securities and currency II punish
es the printing thereon of any nd
yertiScmcnts also II habeas corpus
bill, from the benefits OF which, per
sons now held for rebellion are cx
cludcd
Gov, Orr is here and hopeful Of ;
speedy restoration on the basis o
impartial suffrage, He will con
vcne the Legislature as soon a'
North Carolina acts
The Stevens bill is up Mr.
Stevens opened the debate. Proba
bly, not be voted on till tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb 7-HoUsE.--
After some unimportant business
the Reconstruction Committees bill
was taken up
Mr. Stevens had not made up his
mind beyond desiring to vote as
early as possible. He would not
agree to postpone the vote until
Monday.
MIR. LcBlond said the bill broke
down civil government in the South
and ignored State lines and broke
down the Judiciary.
Mr.. Raymond proposed, in view
Of its importance, twenty minutes
speeches. 1t was finally agreed to
hold night session for its discussion.
Stevens and Brandagee made
characteristic speeches in favor of
the Stevens bill The latter said
the bill commences where Grant left
offtwo years ago. He saw promise
that the sword of the Republic was
about to be again unsheathcd. Le-
Blond then spoke, Fornsworth fol-
lowing on the same side. Mr.. Rog-
ers then spoke an hour, saying
rather than see military govern
ment established in this country, he
for one would use the power the
Almighty gave him in resisting the
invasion of his liberties,
Mr. Thayer interrupted Mr.. Rog-
crs about it costing his neck.
Mr., Rogers continued, ifthe South
had the blood of the Washington,
Jefferson and Madison heroes, they
would protest, as their fathers pro-
tested, by their blood, against the
dcspotism of King George. He
hoped the President Of the United
States would resist, by the use Of
the powers the Constitution gave
him, 10 compe! traitors to obey the
laws Of Andrew Johnson, and added,
if he would submit to see the coun-
try destroyed, his name would go
down with ignominy to posterity, as
a coward and traitor.
Mr. Bingham spoke very briefly,
placing himself squarcly in opposi-
ton to the measure
J W Ashley arose to a personal
explanation regarding the newspa
per correspondence, in which he
took OCCASION to dcnougce the Pres
idcnt, but denied completely with
Gen. Butler, or intention to stab
Gen Grant in the back
SENATE-The clerk read n dis,
patch f ON Nashville, announcing
the passage of universal suffrage in
Tennessee.
heJudiciary Committee reported
bills for enrolling and calling out
militia, and preventing corporal
punishment.
The Appropriation Bill was taken
up and discussed to recess.
Fred Seward arrived as mysteri-
ously as he departed.
The Internal Revenue to day, was
over half a million.
HoUsE-NIGHT SEssIoN.-Several
speeches were made for and against
the Stevens bill The House ad-
iourned at ten o'clock.
SENATE The night session was
spent on appropriations Bill No.
4O5 appropriated to facilitate tele-
graph communication with the
The salary of the District Judge
of Louisiana was increased to 81 500
per year Adjourned
LONDON, Feb. 6.-Lord Stanley
asked Secretary Seward to state
plainly the points of the claims on
which arbitration was desired.
An Atlantic Telegraph Company
is forming via. Azores and Halifax.
A great storm is raging on the
southern and western coast of Eng
land.
PARIS. Feb. 7.-Prince Napoleon
is to be the Director of the Exposi-
ton.
The Emperor's speech to the
will announce the close
Of the Mexican and Eastern ques-
tions.
Special Dispatch 10 the Picayune
WAsHINGToS, Feb. 6.-Grant,
and other generals have
given in their adhesion to the new
radical reconstruction bill reported
in Con -ress to-day.
s,~ci.iiy Telegraph % ihs y o Timss.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. Con Satur-
lay next it is expected thai the Su-
prcme Court Of the District Of Co
umbia will decide the case Of Col.
McGruder, who asks 10 be permit
ed 10 resume the paactice Of law in
hat court
Col McGruder was in the Con-
ederate army and cannot Therefore
AXE the test cath. and be claims
Inder the recent decision Of the Sn-
1reme Court ofthe United States he
, entitled b pursHe bis profession