New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-25
NUMBER 262

1 oA0 Vic AulGIlChu UtOUI6 VIII make
All right and save our institutional
me president appends to his message
tnIooInilnaung tIoI General Ewing secretary of war
ine assertion that he has not, and does not
ttal ansen9 70 violate the tenure ofoflice or any
ovnni o,au IA iaw and argues elaborately his right
even under that law to remove Stanton and
appoint an dd interim secretary.
Congregational Isroceed,ngs
| WASHINGTON, February 24.-Sen0fe. Moth
ing Of Importance done.
| H0use-The session was cut nm fnto
sPesches OF from three to twenty minutes
crude emergency speeches-generally ex-
planning predetermined votes.
The impeachment resolution passed by a
strict party vote, except Stewart Of New
YORK, and Carey, of Ohio. who voted with
Lne democrats. Committee to announce to
the senate the action of the house relative
70 impeachment, Stevens and Bingham.
Committee to prepare articles of impeach-
ment, Boutwell,, Stevens, Bingham, Wilson,
Logan, Julian, and Ward. This committee
nave power to send for persons and papers.
Adjourned.
| Proceedings of Southern Conventions.
TALLAHASSEE, February 24.-The conven-
ton continues harmonious, and to-day
| ADOPTED the constitution, which vii be
| signed tomorrow, and the conventi0 WI
adjourn
Universal suffrage declared. No ~ -
tion, and no test oaths. Foreien q de
voters on declaring their inte1tah be-
come citizens. An education a, age
$3.50 IS iln'''i0n provided for afs . year
An ordinance was passed 81 Uniting the
constitution to the people or kht 9Th 7th,
and 6th of April. IA
State and county officers members of
| congress and state legislature are to be
elected at the same time.
The State Republican Nominating conven-
tion meets today.
AUGUSTA, February 24.-The news from
Washington causes great excitement here
and elsewhere throughout the state.
In accordance with resolutions of the con-
vention, General Meade orders that i'm
prisonment for debt is prohibited, and here
after no bail process shall be issued out of
state courts All persons now imprisoned
for debt to be Immediately released. The
| order is to remain in force until the election
| on the constitution takes place, or until
further orders from headquarters.
| CHARLESTON, February 24.-The conven-
ton had under discussion all day the ques-
| tion as to whether the governor shall be o
resident Of the state four years or two years.
| Undecided.
A resolution was introduced restoring the
property of minors sold during the war for
confederate money.
There was a strike among the negroes on
the Wharves this morning which threatened
| serious results. General Burns the newly
appointed mayor, appeared in person upon
the scene with file of soldiers and dis
persed the rioters and arrested the ring
leaders.
RALEIGH, February 24.-The convention
discussed on Saturday and IL o'clock to-
day the committee reported bill estab-
fishing bureau of statistics and inmigra-
ton, and providing for a resident agent at
New York, with salary of S250O. Its sue
cess is doubtful
Suffrage, which was the special order Of
H. IaTv fay. A
| and the first section adopted, as follows:
Every male person born in the United
States, and every male person who has been
naturalized, twenty-one years of age or
| upward, who shall have resided in the
state twelve, months next preceding the
election, and thirty days in the county in
which he offers TO vote, shall be deemed
an elector. The yeas and Eays were called
for but were refused. 1t is believed dis
franchising proyiso will be added.
ATLANTA, February 24.-In the convention
to-day the judiciary committee was instruct
ed to report that state senators shall be
twenty-five and state representatives twenty
one years of age. They shall be citizens of
the United States, and have been inhabi-
tants of Georgia for six months, and resi-
dents of the district or county from which
elected for three months Immediately pre-
ceding election.
The special committee on the homestead
act submitted report that each head Of 3
family of minor children shall be entitled to
S4500. Pending discussion of the same, DR..
Miller having the floor, the convention ad-
journei.
JACKSON, February 24.-In the convention
one section of the bill Of rights was adopted
to-day.
It forbids involuntary servitude except
for crime. The legislature shall provide a
uniform system of apprenticeship for un-
protected minors.
A resolution was adopted providing for
afternoon and night sessions.
The colored doorkeeper entered complaint
against Mr.. Merryman, q white member of
the convention, stating that Merrymae came
to the hall at night with crowd of citizens
aud men dressed ia soldiers clothes, aud
attacked and roughly handled him (the
doorkeeper,) and another colored man, and
attempted to rob them. A committee of
five was appointed to investigate the
charge.
RICHMOND, February 24.-The convention
spent the day discussing suffrage.
The announcement of the passage Of the
impeachment resolution was received with
demonstrations of applause by the floor aud
galleries, which was checked by the chair.
From Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, February 24.-A gang
of burglars have been at work in this place
for week past. Nearly every house in the
city has been, entered, and jewelry, watches
and money stolen. They undertook to blow
open the vault in a banking house. Three
of the gang, white men and strangers, have
been arrested and are now in jail. stolen
property has been identified on them. They
are part of gang of thieves now operating
in Mobile and other Southern cities.
The news from Washington has created a
profound impression here, and scarcely any
thing else is talked OF.
From OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Cuatomhouse
seizure Contradlcted.
GALVESTON, February 24.-The report of
the seizure Of and deficit in the Brownsville
customhouse is contradicted.
All whisky seized here for technical viO-
| lAtion of the revenue laws has been re-
leased by the decision of Judge Watrous,
| and bonds taken for value if called for.
In the supreme court of the state, Judge
| Hamilton this morning decided all stay
/ laws unconstitutional.
Fron RiehmOnd.
RICHMOND, February 24-Notwithstand-
ing the snow and rain to-day the sidewalks
in the vicinity Of the newspaper Offices were
crowded with persons waiting for and dis
| cussing news from Washington.
In the circuit court to-day in suit Ior 3
draft drawn here on a New Orleans house
while that city was in possession q the
federal troopg, the Judge decided that con-
tracts made where both parties reside In
cities occupied by different armies IN the
time of war were null ana void. su3l
River InteIlIgenee.
VfoKsRuRo February 2A-Passed up
Great Republic at A. NJ; Longworth at 5
P. NJ: Legal Tender at 4 P. NJ. Passed
down-Lodicville at four; Henry Anles at
four: Pauline and Pauline Carroll at 6
Il p Al River rising.