Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-02-08


carrying il before tho Supreme
Court
/ Jackson, Jan. 25,-Tho report
from select committee requesting
Gen. Gillom to suspend the colleo'
tion of poll TAX of 1867, on all per-
sons denied representation, was re-
committed.
Under suspension OF tho rules tho
Convention went into the ele;tlon
of n treasurer, provided for by the
tax ordinance. Parsons, one OF the
Atums county delegation, was elec'
ted,
A resolution was adopted that no
delegate recommending n collector
to the Convention from this county
shall receive any compensation for
services in the Convention until n
sufficient amount is collected in said
county to pay said delegate; prov.
dcd, on investigation, IL be found
that said collector is an irresponsl'
bic person. =,
The Convention then proceeded
to appoint collectors for such coun'
tics as were prepared to nominate
OF thirty.lwo appointments only
one is known to be colorcd.
ATLANTA, Jan. 25 The Conven'
ton to-day voted each member fifty
dollars out of the ten thousand re-
ceivcd yesterday-the balance to go
toward delraying incidental eX-
penses.
Four additional sections of the
bill of rights, none Of Il novel nature,
were adopted.
The Committee ou Finances re-
ported that they had had an inter
view with Gen. Eeade, and that the
General has applied to Gen. Grant
for the loan of n sufficient amount OF
the funds sent by the State of Geor-
gia to pay its indebtncss to the
Government on the Western. and
Atlantic Railroad, to defray all the
expenses of the Convention, and
that Gen. Grant accepts the PROPOSE
ton so far as his power extends,
and will answer definitely to-day,
if possible. Should this proposition
fail, he will direct Gov. Ruger i'm
medately to ascertain upon what
terms the money can be procured
from parties in Savannah.
A resolution was adopted ap-
proving the plans Of the committee
for procuring money.
Three candidates for Governor,
under the new constitution if ratl-
fed, have been announced.
RALEIGH, Jan. 25.-The Conven-
ton has been in session nearly two
weeks, and no report yet on the con
stitution. TO day there was little
done.
An ordinance was proposed as
follows
That this Convention has the right
to declare, and does hereby declare
that the laws passed and acts done
by ,,r vious legislatures and con,
ventio rs of this State are null ana
!, void, and shall remain so until the
meeting of the next General Assem-
bly. except laws relating to mar
riage. Referred.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 27-Appeal's Lit
} tie Rock correspondent of to day
) says, that the per diem question was
rcconsidercd and amended to elght
dollars per day, with thirty cents
,, mileage each way, and adopted,
Kinds resolutions mcmorlallzlng
Congress to amend the Bankrupt
law, making it only necessary to
file a schedule, etc, in the clerk s
!, office to get released, was adopted
Hodges was appointed Messenger
to confer with the commanding
General in relation to drawing mon
ev from the State Treasury,
, After lengthy speeches the major,
itv report with regard to contested
seats for Ashley county, adopted
resolutions which declares tina
threats and fraud were used to elect
Norman Moon, apd declare Ashley
county in q state OF lawlessness. -
Norman Moon denounced the state
ments as false.
After excited debate adjourned
WASHINGTON Jan. 27.-HoUsE.-
Under the call Of the States the ioi-
lowing among others were intro
duced to tax National bonds; for
I removing distractions at He'll Gate
forbidding assessors and collectors
from being interested, directly OF
indirectly, in forfeitures under the
revenue laws; bill by Stevens re-
lating to suffrage on national ques,
q tions; to regulate appointments OF
government agents; for providing
Q a temporary government for Wyom'
ing Territory; a bill by Carey tG
!. proyidc u uniform currency and
# iiouidate the national debt; reliev-
; ing McLane College of Tennessee
amending the national currency act
I. supplying documentst to agricultural
r colleges removing of obstruction:
o in the upper Missouri river; a bill
allowing the transportation from
Q the warehouse at Indianola to Sar
: Antonio; declaring compromises tol
S violations of revenue laws felony
g for better organization of UniteC
a States District Courts in Louisiana
Q for establishing branch m mt a
Y Santa Fe.
o A resolutin was passed repeating
the territorial act of Montana, OF
i account OF the exclusion. Of certain
e classes from suffrage
= Several executive communication
% were presented. Also a resolution
It from the Georgia Convention urg
s ing the reorganization of the Stat
n Government, the removal OF dlsa
p bilities and modification OF the tes
l. oath. Also. petition from mem
bers of che Louisiana ConventIo
Is prayine for the removal of Hancoc
I'D Stete and Parish officers AlsC