Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-09
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
WARRINGTON.

that State DeiDR phiu III Roiu anu oA'S
according to its laws. The Court hello
that the legal tender notes being receiv
able for all debts. with the exception IL
the statute, imply satisfaction of con
tracts or agreements, while taxes are o
a different character with such obhga-
tons, and that it is competent for State
to designate the character Of money IL
which taxes shall be paid.
Hon. E. Jeffords, one of the judges OF
the Supreme Court of Mississippi, pre-
scented to-day an address to the Recon
struction Committee in behalf of himself
and others, claiming to represent large
and Influential part Of the Republican
party who opposed the adoption Of the
Constitution and voted, q Iddhniin June
last. The address is 10 the nature Of
protest end ia Q discussion Of the .cpn-
dition Of sffaiirs in that State. He pro-
poses plan for its restoration as fol
lows:
First-Congress shall declare all the
Offices in that State vacant. fn
second-Provide for the appointment
ofa Provisional Governor, with power to
ell all offices thus declared vacant, and
with power to remove all Of bis own APP
pointees.
Third-To provide that the proposed
Consultation shall be SO modified or
amended as 10 remove those features
that are mere proscriptive than is re-
CURED by the reconstruction laws OF
Congress.
Fourth-To provide for an election at
time designated by the proposed Con-
stitution for holding the annual election,
for the ratification of the Constitution as
amended, and for the election of State,
county and municipal officers.
The President has nominated to the
Senate Thomas o. Smith, Consul at La
Rochelle, to be Consul at Paris, vice
John G. Nicolay; W.. D. spaldiDg, of
New York, as Consul at Yeddo, Japan |;
aud Edward Stephens, of New York, to
the Consulate at Manchester, England,
vice Wells. ~.
In the House Mr.. Ward introduced a
bill fixing the time for holding elections
for Representatives, in Congress for
Tuesday after the first Monday in De-
cember, each alternate year, commenc-
ing in 1870, and providing for the reg
istration of electors by inspectors APP
pointed by the Secretary Of the Interior
and their naturalization shall only be
made by the United States Courts and
United States Commissioners, and only
one of the latter is to be appointed for
every quarter Of million of the popn-
lation of cities, and all naturalization
papers held by persons in cities of over
two thousand population, issued since
the first of January, 1864, are to be sur.
rendered within one year and new ones
taken, and if the old ones are genuine,
the expenses are to be paid BY the Uni-
ted States; and all papers not SO sur
rendered are TO be void.
Motions to refer it to the Committee
on the Revision of the Laws. and to the
Judiciary Committee. we're rejected,
and the bill, at Mr.. Wards desire, was
referred TO the Select Committee on the
New York Election Frauds.
After the expiration of the morning
hour, the next business was the motion
made last Monday by Mr.. Schenck to
suspend the rules, and to consider in the
House. and with reference to the Com
mittee of the Whole, the Senate amend
ment to the House bill regulating the
duties on imported copper and copper
ores.
Mr.. Eldridge asked Mr.. Schenck to
yield in order that be might offer reso-
luton for the appointment of select
committee to investigate the reported
murder by the Arkansas militia, under
Gen. Uphnm, of the three citizens Of
Marion, Ark. on the 2lst Of January
last.
Mr. Roots objected.
Mr.. Edridge said he desired one min
ute to explain the matter.
Mr.. Schenck said be did not like to
yield the Aoor for that purpose.
Mr.. Roots said he would object to bis
yielding.
Mr.. Eldridge said that the sister Of
Msj Harvey, one of the murdered men,
was 10 the city, on her way to Arkansas
to obtain the body of her brother, and
was very anxious to have an investiga.
ton.
Mr.. Scheuck remarked, THAT is no
part of the resolution"
Mr.. Eldridge admitted it, and claimed
that it was reason why the resolution
should be adopted. but the objection not
being withdrawn, the resolution could not
be offered.
The Senate's amendments to the cop
per bill we're then concurred in and the
bill goes to the President.
The House then went ihto = Com
nities of the Whole on the army appro-
priation bill, and soon after took re-
cess.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sherman presented
g petition for the recognition in the Con-
stitutiou of Almighty God as the source