The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-01-20

VIRGINIA ~ CONGREss.
GeOrgin Legislature ---- ENcitinR
Scene.



OF Virginia. said instructions were TO allow
a liberal latitude in every amendment and
debates Bingham offered his bill as n sub
stitute. Both postponed till tomorrow.
Indications point TO considerable debate
Cox will move 10 cancel all reconstruction
committee bills, making the action OF Nir-
ginia irrevocable.
Wood will move to strike out all after the
first section.
Eldridge remarked, OF the Virginia bill,
that they were abominable.
Senate.-The Virginia question resumed.
Motion To postpone defeated by p 10 H.
Votes against postponement - Carpenter,
Cassidy, Conkling, Corbett, Davis, tenton,
Ferry, Hanlap, Hamilton, Kellogg. McCree-
Wy, Mcdonald, Norton. Robertson, Ross,
salisbury, SAWYER, Scott, steward, stock
ton, Thurman, Nickers, Warren, Wiley aud
Williams.
Discussion OF the amendment to remand
Virginia TO her present eonditon In case OF
her retraction OF assent To the 18th amend
ment continued to adjournment.
Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. l.-Georgia senate
convened at noon yesterday. Gall(ries
crowded with both sexes. Desks of lae
Senators Adkins and Aver were draped In
mourning. The Hall is decorated with
American flags. Provisional Governor
Bullocks order converting Legislature, and
Gen. Mead's order of June 9Th, announcing
mares of Senators elect were read, when
members came forward TO qualify. Among
them were Aaron. Alporia, Brady aud
Campbell, negroes. Campbell. negro, made
protest against qualifying Of several white
members as having held office, or engaged
in rebellion. and not yet relieved of disabil-
tiles by Congress, but amid applause from
galleries were sworn i'm. About two MEM
bers sworn in are considered as not being
able TO qualify. Benz. Conley was
elected Speaker. In House Governor proc
lamation and Gen. Meade's order read, also
the opinion of the Attorney General as TO
the qualification of members. During the
swearing IN of members Mr.. Bryant. ex-
member and Post Master at Augusta, inter-
rupted the proceedings. declaring the read
ing OF the Attorney Generals opinion an
outrage and the acts of Congress Illegal and
revolutionary. Being called To order by
the Speaker he refused, and the Speaker or
dered his arrest by the Sergeant-at-A rms
who was resisted by Bryant, whose friends
clustered around him and several pistols
were drawn, bloodshed being imminent.
Bryant held the floor, protesting that he
was himself elected Chairman when a COM
mittee of three was appointed to walt on
Gen. Terry and attain his view AZ TO the le-
gality of the proceedings. Gen. Terry adj
Vtsed the organization OF the House on the
plan begun, when the proceedings went on
quiet. About nine of the members In the
House are considered disqualified. Both
Houses adjourned and met to-day. On re-
assembling to-day few members were
morrow at noon.
The Republicans hold meeting tonight.
Its supposed that the Democrats and Con-
sentative Republicans will have majority
in both Houses.
The city Is crowded and there Is much ex-
element. The Attorney-G eneral's opinion
is that any citizen having ever held Cflice,
civil. military or naval. previous to the re-
bellion, cannot take the oath, but If he held
no Office, either State or National, previous
10 the rebellion, he can legally take the oath.
no matter what may have been his conduct
during the rebellion. lie includes as oni-
GERS all persons who may have held office
those either commissioned, non-commission- /
ed, or selected, or appointed by public au-
thority 10 carry out the provisions Of any !
gaged i'm rebellion and gave aid or comfort /
TO any foreign government against the Unit /
ed States.
The President will nominate VIM. Strong. /
Of Penn, as Justice Grier's successor. lie
will not withdraw Hoar's nomination.
Finance Committee reported a bill as "A
substitute for all finance bills providing for 1
issuing forty-five million additional banking /
currency in place Of an equal amount Of 3 /
per cent. certificates TO be retired. Also for /
free banking. on the basis of United States /
bones to be deposited as security for the is 4
sue of coin notes only TO the extent of so per +
cent. of their par value.
WAsHINGToN Jan. ll.-Senate--A bill was /
introduced giving State courts concurrent
jurisdiction with United States District 1
courts in cases of mdratime contracts and /
forts on rivers above tide. Also passed bill /
that the port Of entry of New Orleans il 10
include carrolton and both sides of the river.
The operators complain that the Assocla-
ted Press will forward no statements but
those emanating from the Western Union /
Company, thus virtually shut
ting them off from Communication nth the
South. They say the strike still continues
the North, East and West; that
Il. q. Il.
they struck, and determined 10 fight Il out
TO the end. Not one operator of the Wes- /
tern Union Telegraph in this city who was
In the employ Of the company the day Of the
strike has gone back. The National Labor
Union has rendered two hundred thousand
Labor Union throughout the country Is
making the telegraphers' cause their own
The Typographical Union in this city held
a meeting and rendered sympathy and inan-
cial aid. A member of the league says
when the California operators are reinstated
at the former salary, the difficulty ends, and
all the strikers are prepared to go TO work
at once.
New YORK, Jan. 1l.-Thirty wholesale IL
quor esta blishments seized Tor violation Of
revenue laws. Caldwell alleged leader draw
back frauds coming from Canada under the
law.
GALVESTON. Jan. 1.-THE steamship Eu-
terpe, hence for New York with 1000 bales
this morning in Galveston Bay. Vessel and
cargo a total loss, except 100 bales.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. lice is running and the
river is very low. Navigation Is practically
suspended. Weather cold
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIT Is stated that
through the efforts OF Congressman Roots, Of
Arkansas, arrangements have been cOnclud- /
ed with New York capitalists whereby the 4
work OF taking down the west bank OF the /
Mississippi to the mouth of the st. Francis,
in Arkansas, will be Immediately commence
ed and vigorously prosecuted 70 compile
ton.
The plan "a to build railroad, the bed Of
which shall be a solid embankment, and
thus secure assistance by individual enter
prise, with State aid. which may be granted
without waiting for or asking assistance
from the national government. Gen. Ser
rell, the noted chief engineer Of New York
is to be the chief engineer of the new enter
prise.
Major General Charles r. Smith, COM
handing the Nineteenth United States In
fantry, has been appointed TO succeed Gen.
Mower at New Orleans. Gen. Ayres will
succeed Gen. Smith In the command Of the
Nineteenth Infantry at Little Rock Gen.
Reynolds will assume command OF the
7 Eenty-fifth Infantry. vice Gen Mower,
deceased, but he still, however, will retain /
command I'm Texas.
NASHVILLE. Jan. l0.-The Constitutional /
Convention WAS organized to-day. John c. 1
Brown. an ex-Coufederate General, was /
elected Chairman unanimously.
The Virginia Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The reeonstruc- |
ton of Virginia, and the general condition
of the South was discussed in both Houses. [
In the Senate. stewart Warner, Sawyer and |
Fowler advocated admission. Sumner. VIII
SON, Howard and Pomeroy suggested obsta- |
cles. Warner wanted to 90 into Alabama |
..ftt, amnesty in one hand and a hm1tnw A.. /
the other. He would pardon the rebels but |
hang the murderers.
Fowler would substitute the Bible for the /
halter. He defended Tennessee against the |