New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-11
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Latest News from Washington.
PROCEEDINGS OF SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS.
Latest News from Europs.
INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
dispatches to the Associated Press.l
From NNaahlnntnfa.

dispatches to the Associated Press.l
From WashInston.
WASHINGTON, February l0.-In the SUI
preme court IN the old Georgia case petit
tioning to restrain Stanton, Grant, and Pope
from proceeding under the reconstruction
| acts it was decided adversely last term. To
day reasons for that opinion were given in
effect as follows: The question involved
and the rights sought to be protected were
exclusively political in their character, re-
| lating to sovereignty and government, and
not 10 the rights of persons or property,
and that the court had no jurisdiction,
therefore, of the subject matter of the bill. |
They cite the cases of the state of Rhode
Island vs.. the state of Massachusetts,, of the
Cherokee nation VS.. the state of Georgia,
aud other cases to show that the court has
no jurisdiction to decide O. political ques-
tion. Chief Justice Chase concurred in the
result, but not in the reasons assigned.
The Chief justics announced that the
| present term would adjourn on the first
Monday in April.
The state Of Texas vs.. White ct al, motion
to dissolve injunction rcstraining.White ct
| al. from selling certain bonds on the
| ground, among others, that Texas being no
| state had no rights in court, Chase gave
| the opinion of the court refusing to dissolve
the injunction.
Intense excitement exists to see the presi.
the cabinet is strongly adverse to Grants
version of events.
Edward Maynard, United States consul at
Turks island, is dead.
The ways and means committee are about
| reporting a bill regulating the export of
spirits, the details OF which have not trans
pired.
Charles w. Tuckerman, of New York. has
been nominated by the president as minister
to Greece.
Internal revenue receipts to-day ST, 5OO,-
| 900.
Congressional Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, February l0--HoNse.--
Under the regular Mondays call the follow
ing were introduced
Instructing the reconstruction commit-
tee to report that further legislation is nee
essary to enable the late rebel states to re-
sumo their places in the Uuion.
Continuing the freedmen's bureau In Ten
nessee.
10 allow respondents in United States
courts to testify in their own behalf In states
where suoh tesslihohy Is perhlt1ed IN local
courts. =.
laigS NUMBER Ol private Dllis Were III
'lVuucea.
.i [esolutloh cailihg upon SEallt ior oepy
ol o. t9e pIesiueuts lAss letter, ana IeIerIlns
tle we Illpelenihent conlIilIttees eVigehce 70
ING teoOnstraction gym WIN PRIV
leSs 70 report a. any lime, passed. .
The, house then went Into committee Of
the whole The general discussions showed
Increasing partisan bitterness
| AoJoarhed.
.oenote--Aiter the introduction OIL NUM-
per OF prlVate resolutions, Dltls, ana memo
rlais, rscohstructlon was resumed alter
whlon tne senate wentlato executive session
| and adjourned.
The Judiciary committee were directed TO
| inquire into the ezpedienoy OF amending
the bankrupt law so as to require majority
II,I,cy o. crSpl'ors 70 c'npei Involuntary OailA-
Resolution that state governments should
| be resnmnd in fbe MiSsissinni valley uas
| 9isaereed 10 bv strictly seactional vote
seye1tv.seyen to ainety.seyens
Drawing for seats created some confusion
and much merriment.
lohg discussion oCcuLNeu EegaEulhg the
BropoSSeu 1tios N ~ ahe ass 4AlssiSslPPt ~ ~
hoek lsiAhuI a Dil NutnSIi1lng lS .,. Ine DIlug-
lng ~ She J9lne eAPense ol tIe governments
Mississippi Convention.
/ JACKSON, February l0-In the reconstruc-
ton convention the following resolutions
were introduced and referred:
That all contracts made with freedmen
| which prevent them from attending elec,
tons OF poilticai iIneetlngs DC declared nun
ana sole, Mll1 tnSs W persons assehlP!lng
20 70 ellorce sucA oOnS1acsS Oe dlslrancniseu
ZOE Th9t nv {ea1si 1,si,. s,-,a 81 iro,.+,a
Iii Wy g1aloe ~ ~ u Sa1cn
town o. city s,, be composed equally OF loyal
ra+ aIu tSa ,s,tt Iee-isiat, , 41a4
lhte tle nsSs le e3lsiALuLe enact thas any
person Who WIN hiAAe oAtn oel1re ai.ls
s,lss sllase ~ u snS = ny. llSie e, sii1u
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Fire In ALobIie.
Il NOZZLE, February l0.-The CITY mills
corner of Church and Commerce streets
were destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
Loss $40, GOO partially insured.
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,,,-i as rsIaass ~ fbe seS ,d section az
tI,s frsnchisa eon,mitte4.ss renort was lost
vaSs Al navs 5c Tn9s was test yote an
yyosr,.sl i,,sFraes
~ isSe..ion tbSr5 of tba sap,a ranort which
dsegss,slitiss raheIs from NADINE nfiice was
Ss,s,,ss5 p.ysit and nt5ers in tbs esf,mo.
as. TStI,a. "a p-ot, tha ,esiJa,,t IN
ti,s I'VE .il AAliea anu A~lANs'' '"0 FAS9'Ni' ="
slle Hese'ife.
LONDON, February l0.-The cabmensi
strike in Liverpool has ended.
Shanghai from Pelzin, bound for the United
fr1sH