Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-07-07

The tp1oportfon of negroes in the'
House issgresster than in thesSenate.M
| NEW OR1EANs,aJune 30. When Nthe
Senate met this morning, only the names
| of nineteen Radicals who toak tne test
oath YESTERDAY were called and ati an
swered After roll call, Sambola, cqem.
i.ocrat, .remarked that aiaiss name znet
] been called, and Informed the omar ne
WAS present, with others whose names
had not been called and who On h a snQs.
interrupted the business of the roenape.
i Whilel the minutes were BENG read,
Jewell, Of Orleans, rose and demanded
that the communication from. the COM
manding General which she knew was
in the possession of the presiding 0fficefs
relatiyeito the,oath to be taken by iSen-
ators. be read before any other business
be transacted. No attention was pald
to the demandanA After some, diff u1y>
order was restored, and tire Secretary
finished thelcreading. of the minutes.
The chairman of the committees on, eiec-
tons reported that Hugh jJa1Canipbelf
f(Republican) was entitled to the seat as
| SeuatOr from the second districtgs IN
place of Anthony Sambola (demOcrat,l
declared elected by Gen. Buchanan, the
committee saying in their report that
Gen. Buchananih had norightl to change
the return of ctherngistrars, thus direct
~ charging the Commanding General
with fraud On motion that Campbell
be sworn in, seventeen votes were cast
ALI in the paffirmatiNegi and1iC Campbell
took his seat, giving the Radicals twenty
present. No. Democraticsmemb coald
obtain recognition from the Chair Mo-
ton to allow Blackman5 democrat, to
address the Senate was tabled oa6 azo
~ The chair thenshanded a1communica.'
ton to the Secretary, I'd directing him ito
read it, which proved ltos be- the docu-i
ment demanded Hbyi Jewell. ItFwas an
order addressed to, @. j. Dunn, Lieut..
Governor and President of the Senate,
and communicated the following tele-
gram from General Grant b to General
s;dsR g9fJTfafb SYl5iEoY ea5 ~
81 have no sordersia at present to giveI
bat L repeat to yon as heretofore, that
the mem beers of9sthe. Louisiana LegislaH
ture are only required to- take the oath
prescribed by. their iconstitution, and
are not required too take the test oath
prescribed in the, DEMONSTRATION acts.
Gems Meade and Candy are acting on
this view of the caSe.5'sitisg tadaf9M etc
p ca (Signedl Saion oDBU. s.. GRANT. ,'lY'
Gen., Buchanan directs that the oath
prescribed by the constitution and ne
other be required. "a Dunn suggested the
communication, be referred to a cont
mittee, and the suggestionwasa adopted.
A committee was appointed after cleo
ton of permanent ,officefssd Resolution
ratifying the fourteenth amendments was
offered, but postponed until the House
was heard from.d Adjourned. sh @53ii3 :
"A similar scene ensued on the copy of
Grants, Telegram being read to- the
House., which was referred to q com
1nittee. Committee ON election reported
adversely to the entire Democratic DEF
egation from Caddoparish, NV hose names
appear on the election orders Republic
cans accordingly swornfin. Adjourned,
The City Controller, Sheriff and DisAi
trict Attorney have taken possession of
their offices under sBuchananssIo order of
Saturday, takin g the constitutionalo oath!
WASHINGTON June sos enGte.-1A
resolution from the Texas reconstruction
convention, narrating disorder andniair-
der in that State, was referred to Mill
tary Committee 89i3H sets3tssN ait@1a
Thos., w. Ash born, Senator from Flo
rida, was seated by 80 too. r0pi 9iie1s
- Grant has departed Westward with
his family Gem aRawlins officiates du-
ring Grants absence. ~ Blohi9s sd a
Internal revenue forSfscal year ends
ing to-day $193, 100000 80 sHes,iIs Ha
WASHINGTON, July, 1.-Hamilton, a.
member of the House from Florida, was
sworn H. Y4s ~ tssT:sou oig 90 .f9fsG Q
LONDON. July 1.-The debate onsthe
Irish church shillcontinued inthe House
of, Lords until 3 O'Clock, when the. st1srl
pensory bill was defeated by otto 1922
when the result was fannouncedy the
Tories cheered loudly sTgv 1851 -I9y3
ROME, July 1.-The Pope has sum-
mored a general council at the Vatfcan,i
December g., 1S6S.SFAla persons sum-
Inoned must appear. personally or by
proxy. iGT 81 aiiua H9e 10 l7bicf
The act making executions private in
England has BEEN issued and has gone
into effect. Bs9I b.wOR yrlJ III -