New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-18
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WASHINGTON, June I7-Sendte. The Tex.
as Convention resolutions, stating that
Congressional reconstruction would fail
under Buchanan's appointments, was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Commit ee.
The memorial of W. S. Chi lev, Of Ken.
| lucky, stating that his sOp residing in
| Columbus, Georgia, had bee arrested by
the military authorities in .olasiqn of the
miles from his home to Atlanta 8here he is
now confined, and depriveiM communiea-
tion with his friends; and that lie is falsely
| charged with being conc rived 10 the mur.
| der of George w. Ashburn, svJ0 wis killed
! in negro house OF ill-fame, was Eeferred to
| the Judiciary Committee.
A motion indefinitely postponing the
| Senate and House amendments TO the bank
/ rupt law passed.
Mr.. Burlingame and his Chinese visited
| the Senate.
The chair laid before the Senate a tele.
| graphic dispatch from the Constitutional
Convention of Texas, dated Austin, June
| l6, containing resolutions passed by that
| body, asking permission of Congress for the
Convention to organize military force in
| conjunction with the military commander,
| to subdue crime and lawlessness which they
/ allege is now so frequent in that State, and
| further setting forth that if Congress does
not grant this power the loyal people Of
Texas will be compelled to take the law into
their own hands in selt-defense. Referred
l
The finance bill was resumed. The sec.
| ton compelling banks to pay interest on
/ deposits of other banks was erased. Per
mission Withdrawing $40, ,000,0e0 from the
| districts which have a surplus and award
/ ing it to districts comparatively deficient
| in national banking capital was adopted.
4 The additional capital goes to districts
which now have less than five dollars per
| inhabitant. Bill passed-25 to IA.
| A committee of conference has been ap-
pointed on the bill removing political dis.
| abilities.
The Senate then went into executive
session and adjourned.
| H0Use.-The election committee reported
in favor of seating Mckee from the ninth
| Kentucky district, Ordered printed.
| The bill promoting American commerce
was taken up. The main feature of the bill
| is drawback for tariff on material used in
| ship building. An amendment allowing
| five foreign bottoms owned exclusively by
| citizens to be used in conveying Western
| produce from New Orleans to New York
| was rejected, when the whole matter was
| tabled by an almost solid Western vote.
An amendment to the political relief bill
| was not conCurred in and conference was
demanded. Adjourned.
A dispatch from Tallahassee states that
| A. S. Welch, of Michigan, has been elected
Senator for the term ending March /,
1862 On the last ballot for the long term
| ending in 1873, F. W. Osborne, a Radical,
from New York, received 81 votes; o. B.
Hart, native, known as a Southern loyal
fst, 81; Governor Marvin, Democrat, 16. II
the third candidate for Senator for the term
commencing March, 1869, will be elected
the Florida delegation here will be relieved
of the apprehensions they entertained here
last night of negro coming TO the Senate
from Florida; they seem happy.
Bowen has been confirmed as Mayor BY
| the circuit court.
The following was received to-day:
AUSTIN, Texas, June l6, 1868.
Hon B. b. Wade President De- :, q H.. the Senate han
am directed by the Texas Convention TO
forward you the following resolutions
adopted this day, duly attested copies OF
which will be sent you by mail. The i'm
mediate action of Congress is earnestly
| requested by the loyal people of this State:
WHEREAS, Iawlessness and crime exist to
such an alarming extent in portions of this
State it is deemed proper TO do all in the
power of the convention 70 protect life aGG
property and for the suppression of crime;
therefore be 1t
Resolued, That the convention urge upon
the Congress of the United States the neces-
sity of organization by this body of a mill
| tary force in the several counties of this
State to act in conjunction with and under
the direction of the military commander
therein, for the protection OF the lives ana
prCpertV of the citizens now every day being
proved upon by assassins and robbers to an
extent unparalleled in the history of civil
! lied communities in times of peace, and
which, if not speedily arrested, must result
in the destruction of social order.
ResolUed, That if protection is not speed
: ily provided in some shape by the national
I government for the loyal and law-abiding
3 citizens of Texas, they will be compelled in
: the exercise of the sacred right of self
defense to organize for their own protec'
: tion.
, Resolped. That this convention have full
confdencein General Reynolds, commander
| of the district of Texas, and that to the
extent of the means placed at his disposal
he viii give protection and preserve the
peace.
(SigneD =; J; DAVIS,
President Convention.
The reconstruction committee to-day, in
a considering Texas disintegration, at first By
J i've to four agreed to postpone to December,
but finally agreed to consider it again tive
, weeks from to-day. 1t is dead.
The Committee on Claims reported Dill
r appropriating Sl00 600 for the capture o.
Mr.. Davis. Sixty officers and one hunareo
|. and seventy privates share the money. Tht
o largest amount to any one IS sJO0V.
! From Texas.
GALVESTON, June 1.-THE Brownsville
+ Rdnohero of the thirteenth contains th'
following from Mexico; -,
n A document dated Zizayuca twenty -fourtt
n instant has been promulgated by General
a Betanzas and Leon Ugalde and four hund
u rpd followers. BY which they proclaim ths
the constitution of 1857 shall remain invio
f late. and that General Porhrio Diaz shau y
President of Mexico.
IS Yellow fever of dangerous type Is cpl
{: denlic at Vera Cruz.
r. Monterey dates of the sixth state that TN
er Afexican Congress is stil1in session.
The minister of war has ordered the an
thorities OF Vera Cruz to dismantle the lane
Notifications, store the artillery and to ren'
the houses now used.
kuriliano Rivera made an attempt to tax
II the town of Santiago Fianguistaugo, %
I. y wasi repulsed by the citizens. He has 81
~ toned armed bodies at various places on IN
/ road to Coanavaco, collecting one dollar pc
!, load on provisions taken to the capital.
Il Tranquillity now reigns in all the town
= , in the State Of Nuevo Leon.
From Southwest Pass,
"a sourHyEsr Pass June II, Six P. NIB
q. rometer 29. so. No wind.
81 Arrived, steamship Crescent HaWthorl
6e from Galveston, with merchanalta aaq Pc
s. fsengers to 9. A. Whitney Y 20 70 9
u P"-'- River IntenIesace.
ed ST. Lou1s, June II. 7.The river IS recedir
"a LoursvIa1E, June l7.--River taningi a
er. feet seven inches in the canal. Heath
showery.