The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-01-30
The Maryland Legislatures bill for constitutional

Mr. johnson before becoming President render bill
! liable to impeachment.
4 letter from Senator Guthrie, of Kentucky, e.
presses hopelessness of his physical ability to :esum
his seat.
General Grant was in consultation with the Commit
tee on Military Affairs yesterday
The Senate took no action whatever on the veto Q
the Colorado bill.
New YORK, January pa meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Southern Relief Commissio!
was held at the Merchants Bank, VIM. u. Vermille
acting as temporary chairman The commission or
ganised and elected Archibald Russell permanen
chairman and proceeds to transact the necessary bust
ness of the commission
Mexican advices, by way of New Orleans, dated a
Vera Cruz on the oath inst, state that the French
newspapers in the City of Mexico say the Mexica,
authorities at Mazaan executed Carman United States
Consul at that place, upon which the U. S. gunboa
lying near at hand bombarded the town for eigh
| hours
New ORLEANS, January 29.-Fera Cruz dates to the
Esd, say the French frigae Racon had departed with
1900 Austrian infantry. The City of Mexico woulG
be completely evacuated by the 29lh. Dazaine orders
transportation for 10000 troops per day and had
announced free transportation to those wishing
| turn TO France
| WASHINGTON, January 29.-Gen Sickles will return
! to North Carolina in few days to resume his com
! mand.
| Hundreds Of negroes from Salisbury North Caro-
lima, to hire, route for Arkansas cotton panta
! tons.
| WASHINGTON, November 81, 1856 SRA Cit
of the UnitedStatcs has addressed letter to the
President from Paris, which represents that he had
Travelled in Europe last year and had occasion to see
numbers Of CoHsuls in various COUNTRIES Most of
them are bitterly hostile to the President and his
administration He adds that You do not pretend to
conceal your disgust, as he says you style it, at the
Presidents whole conduct that you despise American
democracy, and loudly proclaim that an English GEN
he model of hum rfootior fh,t tl,o
President has deserted his pledges and principles in
common with Seward who you say is hopelesslv de-
graded. Your denial Or confirmation is requested
WEN I'll. SEWARD"
Motley replies that his first impulse was to content
himself with fat denial of the truth of the reports
but further reflection did not but wishes that there
should be no doubt as to his political sentiments. He
believed that strong guarantees should be taken
against recurrence Of the rebellion and the regstab
iSlment of slavery before the seeded States should
be reatmtted by Congress. Lattery he was inclined
to the opinion that the noblest and safest course
would be the amendment to the Constitution nrohb-
it!nS distinction account Of or color in the
elective franchise, together with general amnesty
These opinions were expressed in the privacy of his
own household, and to occasional American visitors
He had not counseled favor. He thought because he
was public servant of the American people he should
not be deprived of the right of discussing within his
own walls. in the frankest manner, subjects that
can interest treemen He had always been careful in
such conversation. The averred expressions Of dis
respect towards the President or Cabinet he warmly
denies and other allegations In conclusion he ten
ders his resignation as Minister to Vienna
Congressional.
NAsHISaToS, January 23.-Senate.-Amone
number Of petitions for national bureau of
education.
The military committee reported bill forever pro-
hibiting peonage.
The library committee reported bill amending the
act regarding copy rights. Passed,
The President directed to inform the Senate
why the Governor of Colorado was absent from his
post and why here; who paid his expenses; when
and how otter absent from his post The same inquiry
was ordered regarding other rritoral Governors and
Indian Agents
Ihe judicial bill goes back to the House with amend
ments prescribes its operations to military Often
ders Or those tainted with rebellion
The tariff bill was then taken up, and the Senate
adjourned.
HoIse.-Trimble Of Kentucky, introduced bill re-
peallng the cotton and sugar tax Referred to the
committee on ways and means.
4 bill to amend the District franchise, extending it
regardless of sex, introduced motion to refer
1t to special committee Of five lost; yeas 49,
nays So. Referred to the district committee
An unsuccessful effort made to refer the i'm |
parchment committee, on the ground that the ndi |
ciary committee lacked time. The chairman said the
committee had time, ant, in to what the com
mittec was doing, said it would be known at the proper
lime. No one outside Of the committee knew he
7aid, and branded all reports sent forth as false
bill passed creating commission examine in,
% the Treasury Department.
The Postmaster General was ordered to report what
mount was due contractors i'll Tennessee on the OPEN
NC Of the rebellion
Stevens bill was then taken up Mr. Julian op
1osed the BILL as he favored the keeping of the South
ri States from representation indefinitely. Stevens
modified his bill materially and appealed to BINGHAM
O pfarS tfn mir, ho
ompeted Bingham Declined wishing the House to
ecide, Stevens said the reference of the bill would
'e its death. Bitter colloquv between Bingham and
Stevens when the speaker called Stevens to order for
aging he did not believe word Bingham said The
Eli was then referred to the reconstruction committee
" IS to 65. Adjourned.
WAsHINaToN, January 2o.-Thc President submits
he correspondent relative to Frazier Trenholm &
10 s settlement It involves unsatisfactory and con-
radictory orders to agents of the TREASURY hut in
olives facts.
The Nebraska veto confines arguments to incon.
StencE with the enabling act and the constitution of
additional section comforting suffrage on all citizens
legislative action, contrary to the verbage of the
constitution, regularly adopted, on which Nebraska
laims admission. He maintains indircctlv hut nosi
vey the night OF the States to regulate franchise
thin their borders, and urges that the organic
Ranges proposed by Congress be submitted to the
eople of Nebraska.
The House Committee on Elections asked to be re-
e'ea from the consideration of illegal voting in
laryland. The committee could only inquire into the
cts OF the President, and the Judiciary had him in
and. The committee relieved and the matter
efcrred to the Judiciary Committee
The Retren chment Committee reported an elaborate
i'll regulating the civil service. 1t provides that all
7ponments, except those corstitutionally confined
the President shall be made BY the commissioners.
no shall hold office five years and be STYLED civil SER
ice examining board with ST, GEO per annum salary ;
lch clerk $4,000, and messenger $500 Mr. Jcnckes
ade long speech in favor Of the bill, when it was
]stponed. r.
The Speaker appointed Farnsworth on reconstruct y
On committee, vice Warshburne who has leave Of :
sent during the session.
The Secretary of the Interior called on for in
rmation in relation to the late Indian massacre. =
henci called the Indian department nest of thieves
re House went into committee on appropriations II
ID then adjourned. +
ScnGts.-Ihe Colorado veto was read and q motion p
postpone its consideration occupied the Senate m =
c expiration of the morning hour, when the tariff I
i was taken up. Adjourned. 4
Gable Dispatches.
PARIS, January %, ereing.-Unitsl States sos, b
BERLIN, January 25.-Count Dismark declines a "
1t in the German Diet f
ATHENS, January 25.--It ia said that Gen Kalercs +
declined the mission to the United States in aid s.
the suffering Cretans. n,
LIVERPOOL, January IS, noon.--Cotton market T.