The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-12
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PARIS, May 11?NGhe Emperor and
Empress are ut Orleans. The Empe-
roI made pacific speech.
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RICHMOND, VA, May 11.-The large
tobacco factory of d. c.. Mayo & CO.
was seized to-day, for violation of the
revenue law.
NEW ORLEANS, May 11.-Gen. Bu-
ch.nan has issued orders suspending
the collection of taxes for 1865 and
1856, on land overfowed last year,
until January, 1859, upon the recon-
mendation of Gov. Baker, on account
of the distress of collection the pre-
sent year would cause in the over
flowed districts.
A warehouse containing large
quantity of corn and baled hay, was
destroyed by iro last night; loss
500, ,000-incendiarism.
SAVANNAH, May 1.-The mate of
the schooner Walton reports the loss
overheard of Capt. J. j. Mccall, off
Hatteras, on the 1st OF May; also two
of the crew, who went in boats to
search for the captain.
WAsn1NGToN, May 1.-THE Presi-
dents friends seemed apprehensiye
this morning, but are in better spi-
rlts at noon. The Senate went into
secret session at half-past ten, but
previously, on motion of Sherman,
made arrangements to prevent de-
monstrations tomorrow.
In the House, the regular calls for
bills and resolutions are progressing.
The Reconstruction Committee has
prepared an omnibus bill, admitting
au the States on the basis of the Ar
kansas bill. It is their intention to
Introduce it this afternoon, and push
it through at once
A shrewd politician, just from o
tour of the New England States, rep
resents the tide as setting strongly
for Hancock.
In the House, a joint resolution of
the Ohio Legislature, protesting
against the Reconstruction Acts, and
instructing the Senators and request
ing the Representatives to vote
against such laws, was referred to the
Reconstruction Committee. A reso-
luton directing the Committee on
Treatment of Union Soldiers to in
qulre into propositions from the
Confederates for their relief, was
tabled-75 to Al. A resolution to
adjourn from the 10th to the 25th,
passed-6S to G7. This recess is for
the Chicago Convention. A bill ex.
tending the charter of the city of
Washington passed. Thad. Stevens
introduced the following:
Whereas the people of North Ca
rolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama have, in pursuance of the
provisions of an Act entitled can
Act for the more efficient government
of the rebel States," passed March
2, 1857, and the Acts supplementary
thereto, framed Constitutions OF
State Governments, which are repub-
lican in form, and have adopted said
Constitutions by large maiorities of
the votes cast ut the elections held
for the ratification or rejection of
the same; therefore, be it enacted,
that the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia
and Alabama shall be entitled and
admitted to representation in Con-
gress as States Of the Union, when
the Legislatures of said States re-
spectively shall have duly ratified the
amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, proposed by the
thiaty-qVth Congress and known rs
article fourteen, upon the following
fundamental conditions: |. That the
Constitutions Of said States shall
never be so amended or changed as
to deprive any citizen or class of
citizens of the United States of the
right to vote who are now entitled to
vote by said Constitutions respect
lively, except for such crimes rs are
now felonies at common law, whereof
they have been duly convicted; and
no person shall ever be held to SER
vice or labor as a punishment for
crime i'll said States, except by pub
lie officers charged with the custody
of convicts by the laws thereof. 9.
That if the day fixed for the meeting
of tho Legislatures of said States by
the Constitution thereof shall have
passed before the passage of this Act,
said Legislature may be convened
within thirty days after the passage
of this Act by the President Of the
Convention which framed the Consti-
tuition of said State. 3. That the
first section of this Act shall take ef-
feet when the President of the United
States shall officially proclaim the
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