The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10


tion with privilege of eectng officers under il but Of
the pending constitution. with the officers claiming
under it. forced upon the State the people would
regard the act unjust coercion, and would not rest
until altered.
Cattell discussing the suffrage amendment wishes to
exclude Chinese who worship joss.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-senate-Trumbu judiciary
bill makes nine supreme judges, and provides for the
appointment of circuit judges Consular approprla-
ton bill passed. Boutwells constitutional amendment
considered to adjournment.
Hoyse-Seeretary directed to withhold payment for
stationary contracts. Becks Mississippi bill referred
to Reconstruction Committee. Recusant New York
witnesses at bar left in charge of Sergeantat Arms
till the Committee satisfied Air line road hence
to New York discussed. Indian appropriations con
sdered. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON Feb, 4.-House-Johnson, one of the
recusant witnesses, discharged. Sclnnel recommited
to the custody of the Sergeant at Arms until he pays
charges accrung from his arrest about seventy dol
lars This penalty inflicted Seannell by strict
party vote. Baltimore Butchers petition reduction OF
salt tariff Bill relieving Spanish vessels from tunnage
duties passed Indian appropriations resumed Bureau
deneunced as utterly corrupt The military were
chargedin course of discussion with stealing more
than the entire Indian appropriation Hobrook, del
egate from Idaho, said Butler made assertions un-
oualiHedly false Speaker called him to order for
using language most il sulting Holbrook declined to
retract Resolutions Of censure passed, which the
Speaker administered, and which Holbrook received
without retracng offensive words. In course of ar
gument, Butler said the time might come WREN, in or
der to arrest the Senate the House would have to stop
supplies. Bill finally passed. Adjourned.
Senate-Osburn introduced bill for line Of steamers
between Fernandina, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia,
to several European ports carrying mails and emf
grants receiving $1,oo0000 annually for carrying
mails Attempt to reconsider vote defeating subsidy
of international branch of the Pacific railroad failed
Suffrage amendment, as passed the House, discussed
at grea. length and amendment offered that Congress
shall have power abolish modify restrictions upon
the right TO vote or hold office prescribed by constltu
tiona laws of any State. Committee on claims report
ed favorably bill to pay loyal citizens for services
for taking census of 1860.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Senate-Public lands COM
mtee reported adversely to sale of public lands to aid
in construction of the West Virginia Central railroad
Bill authorisng the President 10 employ troops to
guard extradtion of prisoners passed. Intellectual eff
fort made to pay Southern Senators the whole fee for
the Forteth Congress. Suffrage amendment resumed.
Resumers advocated securing the end by act of Com
gross as speedy and certain than by constitutional
amendment. Long debate ensued Recess to 7 o'clock,
when discussion will be resumed.
House-Large number of private bills passed.
Brooks moved that recusant witness Scanne be dis
charged as he unable to pay expenses of his ar
rest Motion tabled Bingham, Hubbard, of Iowa
Lawrence, of Ohio, and Poland voting with the Dem
ocras House went into committee on army appropr,-
tons.
WASHINGTON, Feb, House-Stationery contracts
further ventilated, without action More petitions pre-
sented from New York against secret sales OF gold by
the government. Number of private bills passed.
Committee on WAYS and Means reported bill providing
further increase of public debt Bill ordering two
terms OF federal crcsit court in eastern district OF Ar
kansas passed Secretary Of the Treasury asked
,pt,1r aha mod nrn
erty had been paid into the Treasury Reconstruction
Committee reported bill removing disabilities from
large number of persons ordered printed Bill re-
ported by committee banking and currency, requr
ing national banks to report to comptroller monthly.
Army appropriations resumed; without action. Ad-
iourned.
senate-Tenure of office bill came up and provoked
warm discussion Morton said it wrong, and should
never have been passed Edmunds opposed repeal.
No action Constitutional amendment resumed, with
long discussion but no action. Edmunds introduced
concurrent resolution, excluding electoral vote OF
Georgia from count because OF Georsias doubtful
position in the Union Several Senators objected to
the resolution goes over. Committee Pacific rail
roads introduced bill for the Northern Pacific the At
lanc and Pacific the Southern Pacific and California,
the Little Rock Arkansas, Valley aud Fort Smith, the
eastern division of the Union Pacific and the Oregon
branch railroads, guaranteeing the intrest OF their
bonds for 80 years six per cent at the rate of $780,
600 per mile, with subsidies of land The Southern
Pacific railroad lies between Saith and S6th parallels con
Meeting with the Southern Pacific of California on the
Colorado river. Ordered printed. Adjourned.
FROM EUROPE.
LoNDoS, Feb "A dispatch from Athens gives the
unexpected intelligence that the Greek ministers have
refused to sign the protocol and have rendered their
designations to the King.
PANS, Feb 4.-Insurreetion among the wild tribes
of Algeria suppressed
LoSpos, Feb 4-Later dispatches from Athens an
nounce the probable adherence Of Greece to the pro-
tocol
Pans, Feb 4.-Later South American adviccs re-
port Brazians gone to Asuncion and established pro-
ysional government.
LoNpoS, Feb. Appeal in the of CASTILLO,
convicted of completely in Fenan revolt, has been de-
MED
MADRID, Feb 4.-Bauds of Carsts have made their
appearance in Catalonia. They come from the valley
OF Andoria, and seek to produce rising against the
provisional government Troops have been sent out
to dsperse them The press of the city, fearing civil
war urge the government to take active measures and
the people to unite against the reactioaary party.
LONDON, Feb 5.-Meetng last night i'll favor OF am.
nestying Fenians. g.
MArRiD, Feb 5.-Espartero declines seat IN the
Cortes.
LoNpoN, Feb. 5.-Preparatons for the meeting Of
Parliament are nearly complete. Lord Clarendon's
health is not much improved, and it is expected he
will be obliged to retire from the Foreign Office.
Powers participating in the Paris conference have
granted brief time for Greece to decide on their
King George has returned to Athens, and
is engaged in forming new cabinet. Zanus has con
sented to act as Premier and Dilligunus Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. Both favorable to the conference,
and other seats in the cabinet have been filed with
Ministers who will sign the protocol. Great excite
ment prevails in Athens. Gars, the retiring prime
minister, is universally popular
MADRID, Feb 6.-The provisional government will
present the Cortes draft of constitution embracing
clause prohibiting slavery. The method of freeing the
slaves will be left to the Cortes The authorities have
licensed the erection Of synagogue.
PARIS, Feb. 6.-Moustier miaister Of war, il dead.
ATHENS, Feb. 6.-New ministry failure. snsaris,
former Prime Minister recalled. King firm for adhe-
renee to protocol.
LosDos, Feb. 6.-The full text of the Clarendon
johnson treaty, printed in American papers, is de-
nounced by the Times as incomprehensible.
FROM HAVANA.
HAVANA, Feb. S.-Cty continues quiet Serious
riot occurred at Bafucal between Spaniards and Gu
bans few days since. Many wounded. Steamer
rived from Spain with a large number of troops
HAVANA, Feb. 5.-The Diario has long editorial
attempting to prove that revolutionary General Orango
was assassinatcd by order of General Quesada.