The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-12
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From Wa,bip.,,on

of the Senate to-day.
In the House the entire day was devo,o,
speeches.
The Reconstruction committee had a sto,
session, but did nothing pointed.
Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky, wss added to the g.,
committee on the Presidents alleged vola,,o.
of the law in forbidding Gen. Grant to obey s.o
Rotary Stanton. Gen. Grant will be the s,.,
witness. ----s-
This evenings Express, says: The feeling amon.
the majority Of the committees undoubiedlvis
favor ofimpeachment, and there is reason to b.
lievc that resolution to this effect will sbor,,
be reported to the House.
The National Bank statement shows M ;r
tant changes. -.s..s-
Revenue to-day Sss, 900; for the week tour mn
q quarter millions-for the year one hundrea
and twenty and half millions.
committee from cleveland ia coming here 70
secure the National Democratic Convention
The Senate Territorial committee will renort
in favor OF Colorado's admission.
Before adjourning to day the committee, ooreca
70 report bill to remove the political disabili-
ties imposed By the reconstruction acts, of Gov
holden, OF North Carolina, Gov. Orr, Of South.
Carolina, and Gen. Longstreet, of the late Con.
Tolerate army
1t Is reported that Mr.. Brooks moved to add
the name of Gen. Beanregard, but the commit
tee refused to include him.
Mr.. Banks is sick.
Mr.. M. s. Mexican, for thirty years disbursing
clerk in the Treasury Department, is dead.
Washington, Feb. 10.-In the House the follow
ing was introduced: Instructing the Recon-
struction Committee to report what further ler
islation was necessary to enable the late rebel
States to resume their places in the Union, md
continuing the Freedmen's Bureau in Tennessee
Also, to allow respondents in the United States
Courts to testify in their own behalf in instances
where such testimony is permitted in the local
courts.
Alarge number ofprivate bills were introduced
The Judiciary Committee were directed TO in.
quirc into the expedency to amend the Bauk-
iupt law to require majority of the creditors to
compel involuntary bankruptcy.
A resolution that the seat Of Government
should be removed to Mississippi valley. Dis.
agreed to by vote Off to 81
The drawing for seats created some confusion
and much mcrriment
A long discussion occurred regarding the
bridging OF the Mississippi at Rock Island.
A resolution calling on Gen. Grant for copy
of the Presidents last letter, and referring the
Judiciary committees impeachment evidence, to
report at any time, passed. .......
The House went into the committee of the
whole. After some discussion, adjourned.
In the Senate, aftcr number vi private reso-
lntions, bill and memorials, reconstruction was
resumed. After which executive session and
adjourned.
In the Supreme Court the old Georgia case
and Pope from proceeding undei the recon-
struction acts, decided adversely last term
reasons for that opinion was to day given as
follows: The question involved and the right
sought to be protected were exclusively po-
litical in their character, relating to sOve-
reignty and the Government, and not to rights
of persons OF property, and that the Court has
no jurisdiction thereof of the subject matter of
the bill. They cite the eases of the State Of
nuOOc lbldUu VtTTuS TIC ClatC Ol MASSACHUSETTS,
Of the Cherokee Nation vers,ss the State of
Georgia, and other cases, to show that the Court
has no jurisdiction to decide political question.
The Chief. Justice concurred in the result, but
not in the reasons assigned. The ChiefJustice
announced that the present term would be ad-
journed on the first Monday in April.
There is intense anxiety to see the Presidents
letter to Geu. Grant.
The ways and means committee is about re-
porting bill regulating export oil spirits. The
details have not transpired.
Charles X. Tuckerman OF New York, has been
nominated minister to Greece
Revenue to-day one and half millions.
In the Supreme Court the State of Texas rs.
White ct al on motion to dissolve Injunction re-
straining White ct al from selling certain bonds
on ground, among others, that Texas being no
State, had no rights in eonrt.
From Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Feb, 8.-The Legislature has adop-
ted o resolution requesting the repeal of the re-
construction acts, and denunciatory OF the pend
ing supp Elementary and Supreme Court bills
From Richmond.
RICHMOND, Feb. Sth.-In the Convention the
section authorizing the Legislature to create q
Bureau Of Agriculture and immigration, was
adopted.
A long debate occurred on the immigration
part of the section, which was both opposed and
urged on the Republican side.
Richmond, Feb. 10.-In the Convention the
judiciary committee reported adversely to..wo
resolutions, one for sealing debts contracted
prior to April, 1865, at twenty-five cents 10 the
dollar, and another declaring oil debts prior to
that date null and void.
The committees report also takes the ground
that oil debts contracted for the purchase OF
slaves cannot be set aside The report was
adopted BY vote OF Y tot.
The section of report giving the Legislature
power to sell the States interest in Internal In
provement and to apply the proceeds to the
liquidation of the public debt, was adopted.
From ChavIestsR.
CHARLESTON, Feb s,h.-The Convention is
still engaged on the Bill Of Rights.
CHARLESTON, Feb. Section active and adj
vaneed 4 to n. Sales 1900 bales ut ~.
From Montgomery.
Montgomery, Feb. lo.-Oat Of seventeen South
Alabama counties, embracing the large eo!ored
counties of the State, the Constitution Is behind
300 votes. The hill country and the Florida
line OF counties, will place 1t at least 10000 votes
behind-the election last fall on the Convention
was held only at the Court Houses and contn,
ed three days-the Convention was carried by
sbout 10, 900 over one half the registered vote
three times more voting places were opened at
the election on the Constitution than on the Con
vention, and this election continued five days.