The New York herald., 1870-03-03

the state do not appear TO have worked any serious
us,ve ID point q tact ara Is the error in seating
House 81 Rspyesenatly6s III exercise Of . right
orulnariy bel0nalE1 70 1t, In the INST in-
OF the Georgia legislature and OF its State govern.
naua d M, expys At the same time that they would
nnvc M uone Dad the State been fully restored to Its
paCe ~ tle Union in July, 1855, and did not com
mence or run from the date OF It's future admission
n rSJresentation without reference to what might
te the legal literal construction OF the last clause
OF the second subdivison Of the nrst OF the
.hird article OF the constitution, the committee feel
iation on the NDiect Of organizing the Legislature.
Governor Bullsek's Statcmezt ON (ieorgia
Affairs.
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a
meeting tonight and listened to An argument from
Governor Bullock In relation to the reconstruction
OF Georgia. The remarks OF the gentleman were In
reply to Caldwell and Bryant. Bullock took grounds
against their VIEWS and endeavored to get up feel
ing by calling them democrats. He claimed that the
Legislature did not wish to extend Ms term, but
simply TO hold the term for which 1t was elected.
He stated that the act Of December "a, which was
sustained by both houses OF Congress and the Pres
dent provided for the reassembins of the persons
declared elected by General Meade, who were the
same persons who assembled and made the organi-
zaton which was inquired into January, 1860.
and to exclude certain persons who had taken
part against the government in the late rebellion.
Mr. Bullock claimed that this determined IN the
most positive manner that in the opinion OF Con-
gress and OF the President the OLD organization was
not only not competent to ratify the fourteenth
amendment, but was not competent to elect its own
officers. He stated II the old organization was not
considered competent oy Congress certainly 1t could
not have duly elected United States Senator's. The
committee did not arrive al any definite conclusion
In regard to the Senators as to which were eligible
Expenditures for Educating tho Freedmen.
Az q meeting OF the National Association of School
Superfntendents to-day IL was stated that during
the last five years the Freedmen's Bureau had ex-
pended about three millions and . nalf OF dollars
and like sum had been expended by Northern be-
nevolcnt institutions, making seven millions for the
education OF the freedmen besides what they had
contributed themselves. During the day the dele
gates by appointment. called President Grant to
pay their respects and thank him for the assertion
In his last message that he desired to the youth
OF the country, irrespective OF race color edu.
Gated. The President replied that he thought the
success OF republican institutions depended on
the education ana intelligence OF the people.
Tobacco Manufacturers and tho Revenue
Laws.
delegation representing the tobacco trade, ap-
pointed by the National Tobacco Association, which
met in New York February 23 arrived here to-day to
lay before tho Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
and the Committee Of Ways and Means the resolu-
tions adopted by the convention relative changes
IN the tariff and internal revenue laws concerning
the importation and manufacture OF tobacco ana
cigars. The delegates from New York are Wm L..
Lawrence, Thomas Carroll, San Lorin Palmer, Lewis
Maddow and Charles Seldler. They expect to have
interviews tomorrow with Commissioner Delano
and the Committee of Ways and Means
Guests Mt the Presidents state Dinner.
The following are the names OF the guests at the
Presidents state dinner this eyenng:-At one end
OF the table were Messrs, Clarke Stoughton and
ONeil, and at the other Messrs. Coburn Calkin and
Sheldon. On one side We're Mrs. Coburn, Senator
Pratt Mrs. Farnsworth, Senator Corbtt, Mrs. Thayer,
Senator Drake, Mrs. Grant, Senator Morrill,, OF
Maine; Mrs. Pratt, Senator Thayer, Mr.. Cake, Mr..
Farnsw0rtn, Mrs. Sheldon. Mrs. Lawrence, and on
the other Mr.. Cook Mr. Ames Mrs. Caikin, Senator
Hamln Mr.. Lafin, Senator Conkling, Mrs. Ed
munds, the President Mrs. Drake, Senator Howard,
Mrs. Ames, Senator Edmunds, Mrs. Cook, Mrs.
Lanin Mrs. Hambleton.
Cost Of the British Ir0n.Clad Monarch.
Captain Ward, of the Royal Navy, In compliance
With the verbal request OF Representative Scoleld
| chairman OF the Committee on Naval Affairs states
| that the estimated cost or the hull OF the Monarch
including the fittings, is $500 900, and the actua
cost OF the engines, including the fittings il ses ooo