Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-14
RECoSSTRtCTInS.

DoIIsTASA.-A resolution s..s % Ier "a "a .Hs
Conyrn;ioC yesterday, that no persoa srgli t-.
gstle 20 state or municipal y1ics vac ~ O. 81
tue qualifications rvlnired to vote fos ir~u-
b - OF tEIs Convention. but The Isssi ll'urs
may - a VOt' Of twO-tbiri~ nlgnsse sura s...-
.biItI's. IL lies ever. Al siidri wa aaaGr -
iakr up to- Escoa~ide' stton m, r--,l- g.. .r
voting . PER oeGg. additional uay I.4r.l
v 10 off -rd the r. solution Tor adIi-toual y.s.
spoke In defence OF a in u very uapariiau-u.-
ary spscf, in which he usfd lnanv ID T-I.lI-
iti"s, and Vas called liar ~ MappieS l..-
eOas -ueI aton Was lost by a Voc Of ~ tO a-. 4
issoiutiun WIS adopted proNitiag Tor a t.sa-g
0i rgstsrs, - CONSIST 81 sevsn memn.rs % "a
CoaNtu'.an. whCsc duties -hail bean iamr,.s-
a''iy aiivt the sd lOu Tnmeni, which board slaiI
nav" 'uf re control Of thr elections. 50 Tar go
hot eonhitt With the rec instruction acts.
tLoKIDA.-lu the convention Yesterday. Goa
secret tession- the committee OF the .no.-
passCc 4 resolution sumnanla.. the lolO-ed del
'gaie cAars"d Ntth making an iacend .ary
speech on th' StE. % appear al the bar OF tn..
eonvsution on the l4th ana sllo,, rans., a, ~, D.
should NOT h. expelled Universal SUD -af...
wlil probably h" allowed, with no proscriptirn
Ior any hut amt, %ar c.n-es. The Billing
party are IN ulhulatiou. Aia meeting an tie
African Church y ~ reported violent su..4.a.-s
wele made. recommending ceafh a. a -,,i ,t,l.
punshm. nj Tor an, mfp.Te of tss con IN t,,p =
posed to the minority.
NORTE CAEoINA.-Thr Convention vss,,r-
day adopted poi ton Of the article on i,ei.l.-
tion apporuoning the Senatorial districts I.
divides the State into fifty districts. sppor,ion
ing the Senators exclusively ON population A
does away with the properly quaiificanon. The
Convention having passed an ordinance 20 lsvy
tax upon the property and people OF the Sale
to pay mileage and per diem and % m-.,t ths.
expenses of the Convention. General & tnby haS
issued an order requiring the public treasursr
OF the State 20 pay the SANE upon the order 81
the PresIdent of the Con vsntion. IL D. under
stood that IN" treasurer Will Obey the order
MIsslssIPPI.-Tke Convention adoptea the
report Of the Committee ON the I.egislatiN. b.
partment providing for n Legislature. 10 c,,u-
sIst OF House Of Representatives and a = .nai.
the members OF the fOrner 10 h. elected for Nla
year., and the latter for four years A dispaft n
from the member sent 20 Nicksburg. announced
that Gen. illsln had the "a under ad yi-..tn.nt
motion was made 10 telegraph Gen t;rsnt
that Gen. Glllem fused To collect the tax and
request that he be ordered 10 do 80. The CO.
vension adjourned without action.
q GEoRGIA.-The tenth section OF the r.por. %.
the franchise committee. which allow, III
voters 10 BE- eligible 10 Office. was under debaf.
Irammel made a strong speech against a.
when the Con yention ad dlourned without taking
action. caucus OF thirty mine members wa
held last evening, at which ~ was agreed no; 20
support the ratification before the people
should the tenth section pass.
SOUTH CARoLINA.-The Convention did a
heavy DAYS work. Twenty sections Of the
new constitution We're adopted. making al
together fifty-three The Convention requested
Gen. Candy To abolish the district courts and
adopi'd provision recognizing com On.
public, and political privileges, without dr.
unctlCn OF race or color