The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
For the South Western.l
Markets.

Markets.
NEW ORLEANS. July TT otton-Saes 100 bales
market dull; low middling 221@234c.i receipts 10
the week Has bales against 2156 Tor last week es
ports for the week $780, stock on hand 10 66s bale;
Gold 1891.
NEW ORLEANS, July 13.-Gotton-Sales 1850 bales
low middng 1234c; receipts 47s and exports 1se
bales. Sugar and molasses unchanged. Flour quiet
superfne Sill and choice extra SIS. Corn quiet bu
firm; mixed and yellow 81 49, white 81 So Oats y s
Pork firm at s24.75. Lard quiet; l2ac for ere
and ls4c. 70: kcs: Gold 1888. Sterling soe153a
New York sight l0a prem.
New YoAk, July 1B.-Gotton unchanged; sale
100 bales. at 2Bae. for middling uplands. None
easy. Gold f3911
Cable Dispatches.
PANS July ls-The French government, ieasin
nothing from the Mexican minister since the captur
of the City of Mexico, is abuat sending ont stron
feet to Vera Cruz to protect resent sndsngnitie
offered him.
LIVERPOOL, July Is, noon.-Cotton quiet and IN
changed; uplands lo5d and Orleans. 1oad
The reform bill passes to the third reading on Mon
day next. ss .zs..z.s..s
!. VIENNA, July Is.-Austria has dispatched Admirl
Gegetotf to Mexico for the body of Macmillan.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The committee appointed
to investigate the assassination plot and the crue
House-+Mr. Julian asked leave to introduce rcso
luton ordering the reconstruction committee to re
port bill foi feiting lands granted to the Southern
companies for railroad purposes, stating that there
were five million acres of the best lands in the Soutf
in the hands of rebel corporations, which the poor
men, white and black, should have for homesteads
Wood objected Julian moved to suspend the rules
The rules were suspended bya vote of 80 to 50. The
resolution modified as to embrace only Mssis
sppi, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana,
which passed.
Butler offered a resolution that district commanders
be authorised to issuefoar millions coupon bonds aud
seven and tree-tenths per cent beappropriated to re-
pair leyees, the absorption OF which should be the
condition presented to the admission ofI.ousana. 4
suspension of the rules was moved which failed. -.
The Senate RECONSTRUCTION bill was reported with
several amendments 4 rambling debate ensucd, dur
ing which Logon of Illinois, said he had no sympathy
with any man who went bail for Jefferson Davis. He
asserted, and Mr. Greeley could publish it that there
never would have been any roeble in trying Jefter-
son Davis either in aciveor military court. lie would
to day. if lie had power, hang Jefferson Davis and ev
cry one of his cabinet officers. The only man in
America WHO had nerve enough to hang TRAITORS was
guarea. Stevens moved the previous question, and
the bill, as amended, passed, and went back to the
Senate.
4Soaase-Scnator Chandler called up the RESOLUTION
directing the committee on Foreign Relations to in
the capture.
Wilson offered bill authorising tic Secretary of
War to raise four regiments and approprating 81 5O0
600 for frontier defense.
One of the House amendments is to the effect that
the opinion of any civil officer of the Government
should not bind the district eommandersor their
bordnates and State officers must take the clad
oath.
WASHINGTON, July l2.-Julian's bill FORGETTING
Southern railroad lands contains section providing
that all lands sold for federal taxes under the bank
rupt law shall be sold in lots of not less than twenty
nor more than eighty acres.
WASHINGTON, July l3.-Tke following is the text
Of the bill passed by both Hoases:
BE It onaetcd by tie ise7sate aud House Of Repqesen
fatiees of the United States, Congress 1sscm6le
That it is hereby declared to have been the true
intent and meaning of the act of the I'd March, 1867,
entitled act to provide for the more efficient gov
of the rebel States and of the act supplement
tary thereto, passed the Esd OF March, 1861, that
the governments then existing in the rebel States
were not legal and if continued subject i'll all
respects to the military commanders of the respective
districts and the paramount aathority of Congress
See. 2. That the commander of any district named
said act shall have power to the disapproyal
Of the general of the army of the United States, to
nave effect till disapproved whenever in the opinion
Of such commander, the proper administration of said
ret shall require it, to suspend Or remove from office
ice in such district under any powers, election, APP
continent or Authority derived froa sRy so-called
State or government thereof any municipal brother
livsion thereof; and upon such suspension reno
'a such commander, suGectto the disaHproval of the
general aforesaid, shall have power to provide from
line to time for the performance Of the duties Of such
officer person suspended or removed by the de-
all of some competent officer soldier of the army
n by the appointment of some other person to per-
orm same and fill vacancies.
Sec s. The general of the army of the United States
hall be invested with all powers of suspensien reno
al, appointment and detail granted in the preceding
ection to district commanders
Sec. 4. That the acts of officers Of the army already
one in removing in said districts persons exercising
ivil Offices and appointing others to places are herc
y confirmed 3oroaitic0 that any person heretofore
ppoilfeed by any district commander may be removed
ither by military officers commanding districts, or
he seRcFul'of the army, and it shall be the duty Of
uch commander to remo9e tren office, as aforesaid, I
Il persons who dsloyal who use official inHu-
nee in any manner to hinder and delay the admins
'ttioE cfthis act and acts to which 1t is supplement
Try.
Sec 5. That the boards of registration provided for
the act entitled act supplemental to act emit.
cd act to provide for the more efficient govern
tent of the rebel States shall have power ard it shall
c their duty, before allowing registration of any
erson, to ascertain upon such facts information
ley obtain, whether such person is entitled to
,gster and take the oath required by said act,
ut it shall not be conclusive on such question: and
persen shall register unless such board shall decide
lat he is entitled therefor and such board shall also
ave power to examine under oath, to be admins
red by any mcmber'of such board any one touching
is qualification but i'll every ef refusal by the
oard to register the applicant, and i'll every of
riking his name from the list the board shall make
note which shall be returned with the registration
st to the commanding general oftile district, setting
nth the grounds of such refusal such striking
ON the list; provided that no person shall be dis
lafed member Of any board OF registration by
ason ofrace or color.
Sec 6. The true intent and meaning Of the oath
escribed in said supplementary act is among Others
re of any State held Office in any State, whether
e United States or not, and whether holding such
ice at the commencement eff var or held before,
ID who afterwards engaged III rebellion or gave aid
comfort to the enemy, is not entitled to registra
N or to vote, and the words executive or Judicial
any State shall be construed to include all
I'll officers created by law for the administration Of
y general law, State OR administrative.
Sec. The time for completing the original regis
tion provided for in said act may i'll the dscre ton
commanders of districts be extended to the first
of October, 1867, and the board of registration !
~ have power to commence fourteen days prior to
election under said act and upon reasonable pub :
notice of time and place thereof to revise for a :
Rod Of five days the registration list and upon be-
satisfied that any person is not entitled thcreto
ike his name from the list, and such person shall
% during the same period add to such registry the