The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-08

submitted the following message from the President
To the House of Representatives.
In returning to the House of Representatives, in
which it originated, bill entitled An act to admit
the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Louisiana and Florida, to representation in Congress,
do not deem 1T necessary to state at Length the
sons which constran me to withhold my approval.
will not therefore, undertake at this time to reopen
the question upon the grave constitutional questions
involved in the act Of March 2, 1867, and the sup
Elementary thereto in pursuance of which it is claimed
in the preamble of this bill that these States have
framed and adopted constitutions of State government
nor will repeat the objections contained in my mes
sage of the goth inst, returning, without my sigma
ture, the bill to admit to representation the State of
Arkansas, and which are equally applicable to the
pending measures. Like the bill recently passed in
reference to Arkanas, this bill supercedes the plain
and simple mode prescribed by the Constitution for
the admission to seats in the respective Houses of
Senators and Representatives of the several States It
assumes authority six States of the Union which
has never been delegated to Congress- or is even
ranted by the previous unconstitutional LEGISLATION
upon the subject of representation. 1t imposes con-
dons which are in derogation of the equal rights of
the States and is founded upon theory which is sub
vcrsVe OF the fundamental principles of the Govern
ment In the case of Alabama it violates the pighted
faith OF Congress by forcing upon that State const
tuition which was rejected by the people according to
the express terms OF an act of Congress- requiring that
majority of the registered electors should vote upon
the question OF its ratification and for these objections
ana many others which might be presented | cannot
approve this BILL and therefore return it for the action
OF Congress required in such cases by the Federal
Constitution. ANDREW 1nuysny
Washington, June 25, 1868.
GREAT LAW SUIT.-In 1864, Cyrus e. McCor-
mack, OF Chicago entered into partnership for seven
years with his brothers, William and Leander, for the
and sale of reaping and moving machines
U hold L,IP
ers one-fourth. VIM. Mccormick died in 1868 leay
ing widow and five children, in whose behalf the adj
brings suit for adjustment of the
partnership. In the bill it is alleged that upon said
death the surviving partners carried on the business
without change until the 10th of June, 1865, when
hey entered into an agreement that unless prohibited
BY the court or it should be deemed preiudeal IN tho
interests of the estate of William s.. the business
should be continued until the full seven wears eontem
plated IN the agreement had EXPIRED the interest of
he deceased being carried for the benefit of his
ate 1t IS further alleged that on the 1st of August
1901, sald surviving partners pretending that the in
erests OF the estate would be jeopardsed by con-
nuance OF the business in its behalf closed the books
mo opened new set for the business which has since
'eeh carried On for their joint benefit exclusively The
'i sets forth that the interest of the deceased in
PERSONAL effects the partnership is the value Of $3.50
IVY and upward and that the real estate of the Arm
OF the value OF 100000 and upward; also that
90 o ny pa. 'neis uase oHefed the sum of S437,-
~ 20, payable in five equal yearly instaments. with
at six per cent for the entire interest Of the
state Of the deceased in the business The bill prays
nat an account may be had of the late copartnershn
nee and before the death of the deceased and that
ne interest OF the estate may be sold to the best ad
antage An exhibit to the bill shows that the pres
ut assets OF the firm including 6175 mowers valued
SS4,8 and 1888 reapers, valued at 1924, $50,
,ot up TO 81, 1854 s54 So. Total liabilities, including
= 900 loss on bad debts, s2.124,5se 4S, leaving
dance Of 81, 757,764 %.