New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-11
PROCEEDINGS OF SOUTHERN CONVENTIONS
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Congregational Proceedings.

Congregational Proceedings.
House-The reconstruction committee re-
ported the following:
WHEREAS, The people of Alabama in pur-
suance of the provisions of an act of con-
gress entitled AN act for the more efficient
government of the rebel states,n passed
March 2, 1867, and acts supplementary
thereto, have formed a constitution Of state
government which is republican in form;
and
Whereas, At an election held commencing
on the fourth of February, 1868, large ma
jority of the legal voters OF said state voting
at said election voted for the adoption of
said constitution; therefore
Be it enacted, etc. That the said state of
Alabama shall be recognized and admitted
as one of the states of these United States Of
America, and shall be entitled to representa-
tion in congress as soon as the legislature
of said state, the members OF which were
elected at the election mentioned in the
preamble of this act, shall have duly ratified
the amendment to the constitution of the
United States, proposed by the thirty ninth
congress, and known as article fourteen.
SECTION 2. And be it further enacted,
That said state of Alabama shall be recog.
nized and be admitted into the Union upon
the following conditions, to wit That the
right of suffrage of citizens of the United
States shall never be denied or abridged in
previous condition of servitude, and con.
gress shall have power to repeal any act OF
said state legislature in violation or in
derogation of the provisions of this act.
Ordered printed and made the special order
for tomorrow.
The bill replacing clothing destroyed to
prevent contagion passed, and goes to the
president.
The bill selling lands in South Carolina
islands passed. 1t confirms Lincoln's in
structions to tax collectors in 1868. Persons
who acquired claims under General Sher-
mans order of 1865 must obtain warrants
before the first of May, 1868. The land is to
be sold in small lots at nominal prices to
negro residents and heads of families.
The committee on freedmens affairB in
troduced bill continuing the freedmen's
bureau one year and authorizing the sec
retary of war to re-establish it wherever dis
continued.
The bill repeating the tax on manufac.
lures was resumed. 1t involves $50, ,000,0 900
decrease in revenues, and goes into effect
the first day of April, 1t eXempts every
thing but spirits, liquors, oils, gas, certain
kinds of wines, and tobacco; passed by l2l
Mr.. schenck stated that the committee
favored the continuance of two dollars pei
| gallon tax on whisky.
A communication from General Grant rel.
4 aLlVG 10 NEW JIlCtlb IOulbNetls Weo ASANAASN
| to the reconstruction committee.
Adjourned,
Sefsdte.-A resolution was passed admit
| ting to the galleries by tickets during the
| impeachment trial.
The consular appropriation bill passed.
Adjourned.
From Warrington.
WASHINGTON, March lO.-New Hampshire
news unfayorable to the Democrats.
An examination OF the case OF Samue
| Strong, arrested on requisitiOn from thI
governor of Virginia, as a fugitive fron
Justice, was had before Judge Fisher to
day. before whom he was brought on
writ of habeas corpus. Alter short argu
ment Judge Fisher decided to release th'
prisoner upon two grounds:
First-Because Virginia IS not state Il
the Union; that proclamations OF the presl
dent and more particularly congress by II
legislation have expressly refused to recog
nize Virginia and the other Southern state
| as forming states of the Union; that tn
requisition of Governor Pierpont can no
| be recognized under the act of congres
providing for the rendition Of fugitive
from Justice as an act Of executive author
ity of a state of the United States.
SecoH d-That there is no ahdaVlt wit
the requisitiOn showing that Strong
actually fugitive from justice.
Several dispatches from Concord tr0I
radical and Democratic sources indicat
that the radicals have carried the state b
about 5000 majority. We have no figure
yet-halfpast P. NJ.
LATER-Returns from New Hampshir
come in slowly. No additional figures, Du
there is no doubt whatever that the Reput
licans have carried the state by silghu.
decreased majority.
There was a full cabinet meeting to-day
including Thomas as secretary OF war.
The president has ordered Grant 10 sen
him no communications through o.sans slsss soa; a.,
The revenue agent at Huntsville write
the department that there are nifty llncl
distilleries in that district
lTroeeedInRs OF Southern Convention.
CHARIEsroN, March l0.-The conyentio
ia irving to close its business and adjour
by the end of this week.
RALEIGH, March 10.-The convention las
night passed tine suffrage article on its se'
ond reading. No Acknowledgement oeyon
Mir. Howardis amendment 50 far, but 1t
understood that an effort will be made on y
third reading 10 incorporate a proscrlplo
To-day the judiciary article was final
passed. Itincreases the number Oh suprem
court Judges to i've. =,
JtcEsoS. March I0.--In the conventio
a protest was presented by several conser
. ative members against the wholesale e
franehisement of negroes without qualihc
tions "A guaranteed In the bill of rights, AZ
measures were proposed to provide ad
ouate protection for negroes in all civil an
religious rights and privileges and for the
j education In separate schools. The prove
: and proposals were tabled. ),
4 Confederation OF the report on puDl
education was resumed and completed.
; provides foz 3 system of nee SCHOOLS ler
school fund, and for the establishment q