The New York herald., 1868-03-09

this Congress-
The Southern Rcconstruction Cenventioas.
On Saturday last in the Virginia Reconstruc-
ton Convention the most important proceeding
was the expulsion OF Mr. Leggatt, by vote
of fifty -four to sixteen, for expressing his con-
tempt and disgust Of a certain proposition on
disfranchisement before the Convention, and
for adding, 81 have contempt for the whole
establishment"
On the same day, in the North Carolina Con-
vention, the article on homesteads, including .
thousand dollars worth of land in the exemp-
ton from the sheriff, was adopted; also an
article making provision for the prompt pay
ment Of the State debt.
On the same day the Georgia Convention
resolved itself into State nominating body,
or republican party State convention, where
upon q majority of the white delegates refused
to participate, and considerable confusion and
split In the radical camp were the immediate
results. Among other refractory movements
Mr.. Farrowe, President Of the Union League,
announced himself as a candidate for Governor,
against Mr.. Bullock, the nominee Of the Con-
vention. Here may be an opening for the
conservatives.
On the same day, in the Mississippi Conven-
ton, they were engaged upon the tax ordi-
nance authorizing the State Treasurer to pay
the Convention warrants, and upon Q resolu-
ton ON the petition of certain persons formerly
slaves touching certain properties acquired
by them in 1863-64, and Of which they have
been lately dispossessed by their former mas
ters. The resolution requesting General Gil
lem to order the restoration of said properties
was adopted.
On the same day, in the Louisiana
Convention, the constitution being finished,
the special business of the day was tho
signing it. .Seventy-six members Of the
Convention affixed their names to the docu-
ment, and seven refused to sign it. A
resolution was next adopted ordering the
printing of ten thousand copies Of the con-
stitution in pamphlet form for distribution
by the members. The Convention meets to-
day for the election of registers.
Within a month or SO, it is supposed, or in
season to be represented in the Republican
Presidential Convention at Chicago on the goth
of May next, the work Of reconstruction in all
these outside States viii be pushed through to
the grand finale Of their restoration to Con-
gress, so that their votes on the basis Of uni
balance of power may be secured to the
radicals on the Presidential issue and in the
elections for the next Congress.
The FINANCES, THE TARIFF AND INTERNAL
REVENUE LAWS IN CoNGREss.-Now that the
House has got the impeachment question OF
its shoulders by transferring 1t in due form to
the Senate, the subject of finance, tariff and
internal revenue appears to have caught the
attention of members Mr.. Clarke, Of Kansas,
and Messrs. Blaine and Lynch, of Maine,
expressed the republican view Of the finance
question on Saturday, while Mr.. Holman, Of
Indiana, represented the democratic idea OF
the matter. No doubt Mr.. Holman spoke the
mind of the whole Northwestern democracy
when he insisted that the bondholders should
have no more privilege than the industrial
classes, upon whose labor the finances Of the
country rested. Mr. Broomall, of Penn
sylvania, made high tariff speech, Of course,
in the vein of the leading interests Of his
State. BUT with all this discussion we are
disposed to think that Congress has no inten-
ton whatever of doing anything in regard to
the important subject Of finance nor any other
grave question. Impeachment and quarrels
with the President are going to occupy all
its time for the purpose Of diverting public
attention from the great financial questions OF
specie payments, currency, national banks
and the odious internal revenue laws and
income tax.
THE Two DRoMIos-Shnton, the Secretary
of War who nv the Uadvice and conapnt of