The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-01-19

adversely on scaling debts prior to
1865, at twenty-five cents on the
dollar,
New ORLEANS, january 1S.-In the
Convention, a. communication. was
received from, Gen. Hancock, stating
that having received information
from Gen. Sheridan to the effect that
lie had Intended paying the Commits
sloners of Election and delegates to
the Convention, Gen. Hancock had
ordered their payment out of the re-
construction fund. 4 communica-
tion was also read from Gen. Han
cock to the committee appointed to
confer with him, relative to the col
lection, of the tax levied by the. Con-
vention. The General says, that by
the ordinance levying the tax, the
Convention prescribed the mode of
its collection; that the ordinance
makes it the duty of the Auditor to
direct the sheriffs and tax-collectors
to enforce payment; should any snch
persons be forcibly resisted, the Ma
jor-General Commanding will
promptly use the military power to
maintain the supremacy of the law.
TO this extent he has authority to
act. but it is not his province to in
terfere in the matter in anv nthc~
way.
JACKSON, MISS, January 1S.-In
the Convention, to-day, O resolution
was lntroduced-and q COPY trans
mitted to Senator Wade-approyinp
OF the reinstatement of Stanton.
Resolutions were introduced relative
to registered voters presenting certi-
ficates and voting at any precinct
within the State, without regard to
the point OF registration; no enforce
ment of collection of debts contract
ed prior to January 1, 1861, until
1910; persons occupying lauds to pay
tax for school purposes; forbiddipg
the payment by the State Of ary
debt incurred in aid of the rebellion.
or claim from the United States COM
'pensation for slaves emancipated.
An ordinance to invalidate oil trans
actions of executors, administrators
and guardians for widows and Or
phans, where Confederate securities
were the consideration, and granting
the right to parties thus wronged,
through introduction of courts of the
State, to enter upon and take posses
sion of all lands and tcnements sold
or disposed of as above, and the
right of action at law against such
persons, or their securities, for dam
ages. A resolution was adopted, to
appoint Committee of Three to me-
morialize Congress, that ut least one
fourth OF the tax collected and being
collected on cotton produced in tho
year 1867, be expended, through the
Freedmen's Bureau, to feed the hun
CRY and clothe the naked, without
regard to color.
ATLANTA, January 19.--Gencral
Meade sent in communication TO
the Convention, this morning, which,
after acknowledging the receipt of
the resolution asking for pay, he
said: 81 have this day received in
formation from the Treasurer. that
there are no funds in the Treasury at
Mllledgeville. I have also been re-
Gently informed, that some of the
public institutions of the State have
been suffering on account of the non
payment of the appropriations for
their support. Whether this failure
of payment has been OH account of
the want Of means in the State Trea-
sury, or for other reasons, am not
at present advised. 1 shall use NV
best efforts to secure, without delay,
the means OF paying the incidental
expenses of the Convention, and ut
least portion of the per diem and
mileage of the members. If 1 find,
on investigation, that any funds
which should be in the State Trca-
sury, have been placed beyond my
reach, [ may deem it necessary to
suspend temporarily the payment of
a portion of the current salaries of
oil officers who receive their pay
either from the State Treasury, or
the State Road. You will perceive
from the fncts above stated, that it is
out of my power, ut present, to COM
ply with the request of tho Conven-
ton, much as [ desire to do SO. In
lieu of granting this authority, [ re-
spectfnlly request that the requisi-
ton of your disbursing agent may be
sent to me for my approval, that I
may see that such funds of the State
as may become available, be proper
ly distributed, according to the pub
lie necessities. The Convention re-
fused almost unanimously to sucnond