Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-01-18

he having assigned the seat to Mir. Ad- ans, he doubted the authority of the committee on elections or the convcn- l ton to award the seat to any other per- son.
 Mir. Brooks thought the convention was competent to determine in cases of contested elections.
 Mir. Dale had had talk with one of the registrars, who told him Mir. Toncy had been elected by majority of eight votes.
 Mir. Cypert said there was no case be- fore the convention. No person had offered any credentials, and until the person who possessed those credentials presented them no claims of a contest ant could be considered. It would be anomalous to recognize Mfr. Toney's informal claims by referring them to the committee on elections.
 MT. Kyle said the convention had no authority outside of that conferred by the acts of congress. Although it might be said that we were the representa- tives of the people in their highest ca- pacity, yet it was nevertheless a fact that the body did not exist under and by virtue of the state constitution, and its assembling was not sanctioned by the majority of the people of the state proper. He looked upon the commands ing general as the sole and ultimate authority to determine who was elect ] ed.
 Mir Wilson (radical,) thought there was sufficient precedent in theaction of Gen. Schofield, who had referred all contested cases to the Virginia conven- ton.
 Mir. Bradley would "make haste slow ly." These was no precedent in the 1 Virginia case as there was no contest here; no member has. presented any credentials.
 Mr. Hicks (conservative,) moved to indefinitely postpone the subject, and called for the ayes and noes. The call was sustained and the vote resulted : ayes 26; noes 34-all the conservative members voting among the ayes The substitute was then adopted--ayes 38 noes 17.
 MT. Cypret wished to call the atten- ton of tho president, with all due de- ference to him, to the fact that MT. Bradley, who moved the appointment of the committee on the penitentiary, had not even been named on it. It was parliamentary usage that he should be named, and particularly as it was sup possible that being the mover he had some particular information on the ] subject.
 MT. Bradley desired no distinction in the way mentioned; he would be satis- ! fled with an opportunity to discuss the reports of committees.
 Mir. Can't Conservative said if par liamentary usage was to be ignored to gratify private spite, the convention might as well know it at once.
 The president declared the gentle man out of order, and Mir. Can't took his seat. The president said that un- der the rules the authority was given him to name the members of commit tees, and he would exercise that right to suit himself, being responsible for all errors of judgment.
 MT. Mcclure, from finance commit tee, reported the following ordinance
 Be R ordained by the people of the State cj Arkaasas, ia Contention Assemblsd, That there is hereby levied upon the taxable property of said State one half of one per cent, for the purpose of defrsying the expsnses incurred under the provisions of an act of Congress entitled ..an act to provide for the more sfi- eicnt government of the rebel States passed ] March second eighteen hundred and sixty- seven,'' and acts of Congress supplemental and amendatory thereto, and that the officers now provided by law. for the collection of taxes. shah collect and rny the same into the treasury of the State on or before the first day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. | And be it fxrthsr ordained, That the Auditor of said State is hereby directed to issue his warrant upon the Treasurer of said state, for -" 7 of the Convention may certify to be due. te any person or persons for expenses or ssrvi- ces incurred under the provisions of the afore' said act Upon the receipt of the warrant aforesaid. the Treasurer will issue his war rant payable on the first day of June, en< ! thousand eight hundred and sixty-sight foI the amount that may be due such person ol sons. All collectors of taxes shall receive the warrant of the treasurer of said State issusd as aforesaid. in payment of the ,a1 levied by this ordnance, or for any taxes du: to said State, That the amount to be levied by the provisions of this ordnance shall os piaced upon the tax books for the year eigh' teen hundred and siaty-seven. by the ofacsrs now designated by law, and it is hereby made the duty of tho Auditor of State to make the apportionment among the different counnea of the State in proportion to the valuation o' taxable property in said coanties-
 MT. Kinds moved to refer the ordi' nance to the committee on memorials I and ordinances. Mir. Mcclure object ed he said if every ordinance had to go through that committee the sitting oi tho convention would be long. The ordinance had been drawn under the instructions of the convention. Ar Hinds withdrew his motion, stating he thought the ordinance had been offered individually Mir. Cypert moved to make the consideration of the ordinance the special order for Monday next, and that the ordinance be printed.
 Mir. Hodgcs (radicalD of Pulaski, ssid the demand for money was urgent The secretary on his own responsibili' ty had supplied the desks of members and his credit was about exhausted 4 He wanted the ordinance considered a'