New-York tribune., 1868-08-28
omoe two dry goods stores one dwelling, and large
quantity Of wool were destroyed.
RECONSTRUCTTON.
LOUISIANA LEGIsIATURE-ALLEGED CoRRuP-


LOUISIANA LEGIsLATURE-ALLEGED Cokfuf-
TIoN
Nrw- ORLEANS, Aug. ga resolution was
offered in the House, yesterday similar to tho'e oAeioo
fin the Senate on Tuesday, calling for COMMITTEE oi H.
opirv IN noure into the charges affecting the Official IN
f.5rj,v ~ the Governor and certain members OF the
Legislature. The House did not recel7e the IeSCi n
To-day under suspension Of the rules for tho putlVse
Mr. McMiilan the leading Radical OF the House intro
duccd preamble aud resolution, m s4Gin' SpsL ~ Ssy
o+,S. PdTe Noble on be ie,t s'ed aos
ofe oveIor and shsas newspaper 30 Which the ssa
has been attached t6' morning g,es % sopued
R,so,a That Committee three be appointed % inyss t1e
soon Of The member from I0s m ,' s desire TO poots ibe
terst Of bis political party b h ~ Te.eiuton eI
peing the ard member from this BODY 49,, ,,,,,,,
The Yeas and Nays were called tor' ana lUS itL"it eH
was lost-Yeas % Nays 3s the Democrats without eA
ceptiou voting for the Committee OF inquiry
GEoRGIA-NEGROEs ELIGIBLE-sQCIRhING OF
THE DEMOCRACY
ATLANTA, Aug. 27.--In the Senate, to-day the
bill postponug the election in the city OF Savannah uhu
the second Thursday ia December was passed by 81 20
1t also increases the number OF baloboxes to three Mr.
Campbell negro. opposed the postponement He SAID
that II the baotboXes were in one building the NEGROES
y0nd have mo chance 20 vote and II they were not al
InNrd IN vote they would fight lie warned Senators TO
be carefu i'm their action In the House long and warm
Discussion took place on the eligibility Of negro mem
hers and the rIgit Of negroes to hold Office vote
the motion 10 rcc0nslder tue auOltloh ,o
the minority report sood7~Ieas, S; Nays, t3
Mr. Scott Democrat, made speech on the nouOn 70
adopt the substitute declaring all tho negro hemDeIs
ineligible He said that tins Government was FOUNDED
by the Anglo SaxOns The superiority ana supremacy on
that race have been denied tins continent Inc
negroes are he insisted an ghothut anu sel.o lHeo
Tho majority OF the cOOred members can neither Iea
nor write and do not know what tho Constitution ana
laws The supreme Court OF the united states, Ihe
Interpreter OF the Constitution IN every state OF the orig
innl 49, recognized the Africans IS separate race
mcnt SO change OF administration can make tho negro
the equal Of the white man. socially or poucalg tng
right 70 sue and be sutd gives no PyI.''JJsI POI J
rights. The Emancipation proclamation SIMPLY ue,,
c"inr do not DENY this but do deny their
night % SIT here and make laws Tor the Whe race ana
laws of Congress- do the reCOnstrucOu tho
negroes any right TO hold ohce lie read nom e speo,h
Of exGOy BroWn who SAYS "Our Constitution does not
confer on the negroes Tue rght 10 hoiu once Uus 5i
the United States the Sherman auarscI OA con,
fbe GEORGIA Convention gct tie right TO confer 20 upon
themi At the conclusion Of the speech the House al
JOurned.
COIoRFD CONVENTION N MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-1he COlored State Con-
voHOn, yesterday passed resolutions that sLIcL 40
the Colored men fought and bed IN defense OF te Oo
Government they demand that the word white shall
be stricken from the Constitution and that tie colored
people OF Missouri given equal rights ana privileges be.
fore the law. Resolutions were also adopted IN favor OF
orgS1ns GGHinSty ssGS i9ts IlDs F1Dv cogtfee and
OF setting apart the 2gth day OF october as day VI
fasting and prayer.
REGISTRATION IN MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27-Thc Democratic newspa-
pcrs OF this city publish tfs morning what puporis 10
DO let OF rules aud instructions adopted 10y NohWh
OD OF the eupcrinteudeuts OF Kegstaiou recently ht
in this city designed 20 govern the Registers throughout
the state These INSTRUCTIONS are Denounced as di,st
violation Of the Registration law and OF tie state COns
tuition.
CONsTITUTIONALITY OF BFCoNsTRUCTIoN.
. ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 2D.-ln the case to-
Say SPsr OS5Sse ss rtaS s GgSa r ,S S0G s Sf
state ordering the complaint 20 be dismissed 20 the cost
Of the plmutf, and te Court had The order entered
The FOR the plaintiff excepted 20 the order and II
Is expected th It the will 60 Ia the higher court On
mandauus compel the Judge o try the case thus test
iug the coustitutIOnaly OF the Reconstruction acts