Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-28
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THE RECONsTRUCTION CoNHITTEE.

a~H NeTuNs Jan. ZL-
The Reconstruction Committee Is now
fully organized and al work. The MEM
bers found, after thorough inquiry re-
specting matters, that it would be impos-
sible for the whole COMMITTEES ia make
the required or desirable examinations OF
ali theSJates lately IN rebellion, and il
has, therefore, been divided into four sub
committees. Each of these sub-cOmmit-
tees has a Senator at its head, and is as
signed 10 the duty Of making the ueces-
sary examination i'm regard tG two or
three States, and it Is understood that
Jls.r reports viii be made directly to the
two houses O. Congress, while the COM
mittee a. whole viii make g sJperate
report with recommendations Two of
the subcommittee, at least, have begun
the examination of witnesses. Several
gentlemen who have made journeys Of
greater or less length during the last six
months iu'tbe south, have already been
summoned % appear before one or an
other subcommittee, aud Others have
been directed 90 hold themselves in read
iness % appear when wanted. There
are indications chat the case of Tennessee
viii be the first reported upon there is
no probability Of an immediate report
even i'm respect 60 that State With re-
spect 70 other States IL need only be said
that the examination VIII be thorough
enough To keep them on probation for
some months TO come.
The witnesses called before the sub
committees VIII not be wholly Northern
ers OF temporary residents OF the South,
huI Will embrace persons of all classes,
I thoroughly identified with the state in
which they live. The rule viii be fol-
lowed even in respect % q state 50 far
away as Texas, nom which witnesses
will be summoned at an early day.
Ea~ The following bills were introduced
into the House, at Nashville, Ga the
tweHiy-fouTthI
To prohibit an elections in this state,
except for Governor, Presidential eleC-
ti0ns and members % Congress, until
WTits % elertiCn are issued by the Gov
ernOr, prescribing the time and manner
Of holding the same.
Mr.. Arnell from the Select Committee
on Franchise, reported a bill ''to alter
and amend ap act 10 limit the elective
franchise The bill is very long and
more stringent than the present franchise
law,
BY Mr.. Arnell: BE q enacted 6y tie
Geaera assembly 81 the STATE Of Ten
aesses That all fTeemen OF the age OF
twenty-oDe years and upwards being az
inhaliJant Of the state, and all persons
who have been inhabitants Of any one
county within the State six months i'm
mediately preceding the day Of election,
shall be entitled to vote in this state
BEThere have been several mutinies
I and emuetes in the Third and Thirty
! fourth Colored Regiments, In Florida.
Z I'm the former a few days ago, a mutiuy
took place, and the Colonel " the regi-
meut was shot. The would be murde-
rers, however, six in all, have been tried
py a military commission, found guilty
and executed. There have been several
othef disturbances, and as d general
thlng' TIE colored soldiers are melting
the freedmen 70 acts Of lawlassnesS and
misbehaViors, which, if not checked
VIII ~ far toward undoipg tie rrest
good WHICH has been done M that Stale
by the Military Governor. and he Off
I GERS I'm charge Of the Freedmenls Bureau.
T. Wusbmgtoa tfloa.
! n.7r We yesterday saw a iarye wayor
heavily loaded with negroes from ~
countrv. each one OF whom was sufferino
with the i0athsome smsilnoY. Ne tsarS
thsf g very Large numnet of Cases from
an parts Of the country are being sent
into the city. As soon as negro takes
ID on a plantation he is Immediately
shipped o. iowa, spreadEg the disess,
s not only along The different roads, bu
e also among our citizens. This is no
/ right We have ia our midst about a!
= much slaalipaS as can be well ATTENDED
10 at the hospital for that purpose; ans
s we think quarantine should be estab
! tabhshed fOr the benefit Of the city, thu
eXcludiHgah cases Of TINS terrible diseas'
from distance This matter should b
e attended to al once.-A0atg0mery Nal