The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-30
pAratlon Of their instructions by the secre-
APPOINTMENTS.

| paration OF their Instructions by the secrc-
tary of State.
| APPOINTMENTS.
The President has nominated to the Sc
| nate William Faxon, now Ohiei Cicrk OF
/ the Navy Department, To We ASSISTANT
Secretary of the Navy, place OF captain
| Fox, rcsigncd-an appointment when gives
/ general satisfaction. Captain fox mas heen
nominated as the additional Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for the period OF
six months under the law recently passed.
REcoNSTRrCTIoN-RApi Caucus.
The Republican Senator's remained in
canclls to-day for the consideration of the
constitutional amendment reported from
the committee of fifteen. They have agreed
to retain the second section, fixing the
basis of representation, and strike out the
I third section, which dcprivcS the ma iority
of the citizens of the eleven southern
States uf the right Of voting for members
of Congress aud presidential electors till
! 1870. 1t is only remarkable that this see
ton was reported from the committee, Tor
il is quite certain that the House, rs well
~ the senate, diSapprovcS OF il, and that
! il would not be accepted by any one OF the
eleven southern States.
The caucus had yet to consider and agree
upon substitute for the third section, and
this is no doubt to he in the farm proposed
hv the Radicals, and will render the higher
classes of those who were engaged IN the
Confederate service, civil or military, in
eligible 10 State OF Federal Office.
Ii is not impossible that Tennessee and
Arkansas will accept the amendment, and
then if all the loyal States adopt it there
will be twcnty-Scvcu States, thrcc-iuhrthS
of the whole number in the Union, for 1t.
Delaware can't lose member by II, for she
has but one. MARYLAND will lose one re-
preventative, and Missouri and Kentucky
each two members. Massachusetts Will
lose one 10y reason of the discrimination
AGAINST persons who do not read and write.
Rhode Island will lose one 10y reason OF Il
large non-voting alien class.-Iota, n S"".
TnAp. sTEvENs'S BILL.
Whereas the eleven States which lately
formed the Government called the . Con
fcdcrate States of America have for
fcitcd all their rights under the ConStitu-
ton, and can be rcinStatcd in the same
only through the action OF Congress; there
fore
y, Il cnact.dbyH the Senate anil Ho,re Of
Representatives Of the Intcd suites IN
CD,aHtSS aSSembicd, That the eleven States
lately in rebellion may form valid State
governments in the following manner:
SECTION ?. The State governments now
existing de tacto, though illegally formed
in the midst of martial law, and in many
instances the constitutions were adopt
; ed under durrSS and not submitted
to the ratification OF the people, and
therefore are not to be treated rs free re-
uublicS. vet they are hereby acknowledged
, a valid governments for municipal pr-
poses until the same shall be duly altered,
; and their legislative and executive officers
. shall be recognized as such.
SECTION ;. Whenever the Legislatures of
said States shall enact that conventions
shall be called to form legitimate State
governments by the formation and adop-
ton of State constitutions, the Governor
or chief executive officer shall direct
elections to be held ON Il day certain, to
choose delegates to Il convention, who shall
meet at the time fixed 10y the Legislature
and form State constitution, which shall
be submitted To IA vote OF the people, and
if ratified hv majority ofthc legal voters,
Shall hc declared the Constitution OF the
State.
SECTION 4. The persons who shall be en-
titled to vote AT both said elections shall DC
~ follows: All male citizens above the age
. of twcntv-onc wears who have resided one
year in said State or ten days within the
election district.
SECTION ). The word " citizen as used
in this act shall be construed Ia mean all
persons except Indians not taxed born III
the United States or duly naturallIcd.
ANY male citizen above the age of twenty
/. one years shall be competent To be elected
rs 4 delegate to said convention.
SECTION 6. All persons Who held Office,
either civil or military, under the Govern
m,m called the Confederate States oi
America" or who >w"rc allegiance 10 said
Government. are hereby declared 10 have
forfeited their citizenship, and to have re-
bounced their allegiance 10 the United
States. and shall not toe entitled 10 exercise
the elective franchise until five years after
they shall have filed their intention or de-
sire to he rciIlvcstcd with the right OF cltl-
zcnSiip. and Shall swear allegiance 10 the
United States, and renouncc allegiance to
! all other governments or pretended govern
mcuts, the said application To he filed and
oath taken in the same courts that are
authorized by law 10 naturalizc foreigners.
SECTION I. No constitution NI'aii ''
presented to or acted on by Congress
which denies TO any citizen any rights,
privileges, or immunitics which are grant
cd 10 any other citizen in the State. All
laws shall hc impartial, without regard t"
language. race, or former condition. II
the provisions of this section should ever
be altered, repealed, cNpnn@cd, or in any
way abrogatcd, this act shall become void,
and said State lose its right to be repre-
scented IN Congress.
SECTION 4. Whenever the foregoing con
ditions shall he complied with, the citl-
zcns of said State may present sad con-
Stitution to Congress; and If the same
shall be approved by Congress, said State
shall be declared entitled to the rights,
privileges, and immuniticS, and be subject
to all the obligations and liabilities, OF Il
, State within the Union.
SECTION .. No Senator or Representa-
tive shall be admitted into either House
OF Congress until Congress shall have de-
clarcd the State entitled thereto.
The FIRST INSTAIMENT.-Wc arc m
4 = that !, iuStI lnput of emil