New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-11

b t1a,,.r ron,.t Of Pavmast.r General the rank
pay aud Of a. anm., ray S
Cavalry Deputy Puyma~r Generals with the rank. pay
Ae 1l n. Of majors of cavalry and the ycance.
hereby the grade Of maj sha be filled by selection
scion Is prov DIS that the Corps Of Engineers shall consist
Chief Enspeer with the rank pay and eno1men'' o
rsadier General Colonies, 10 Lieutenant Coone zo
Majors 30 Captains aud .l lrLeuenan,s who shall have
the pay and elo!uens now provided by law for officers
Section u provid. iha. there shall be appointed in the
Cops of Engineers by election from among s present ofi
cer. forr lnuo Forhcations and other Engineer
Operations uho ,ye the rank pay and emonmen' OF
Co ones Engineers. but the number Of officer. oil SAID
corps heretofore M sished by sw .ha not be increased
thereby.
section ls provides that he five companies Of enrneer
soldier, an hc ant Aiof and Quarerma,ters hereto
20 plrscuhr hy av, sc constitute battalion OF tngf
neers occri y officers Of suitable rank detailed rom
the Co 81 3 ts oGSa. @l hafet OF S, b.noa
shall b. emit ed g. r py id enoIumenis o AoJu'ahs ana
GusfteTlastcg' ci isvslfy
Section aThst III o-anniion ofeach ofthe companies
there s-l be ede r1cLon OF ~ enlisted men 70 o, tap ap
pointed equal. aaon he ea'rs o. rri'ae, on. IN .'"e
section -Taa, section u Of the act approved March g.
1865 entitled IN Act promote the efficiency OF the Corps
Of Engineers and Of TIE Ordnance pepainrh anu " o'"'
pugV V1s... DE ard the same is hereby repealed.
Section 2l1hat the Ordnance Department oi me army
sns consist Of the same number Of officers and enlisted sh
authorized by law and the officers sha De OF we
Lieu,,nsn Coonrls Majors 20 Captains, Is firseuie1,
ant. lurtenan's, and 10 Military sto.keepeIs-a
,
SThst The Signal Corps Of the army shall here
,f er consist of Colonel Lelteusnt Colonel MAJ ' ana
a. many Captains tie cyisens Of the service may rtque
not eding each Military Division who tha ieceNe
,hc nay and emoluncuts OF cavalry organizations oi similar
% ,eTb,. no per.on shall be appointed to any vacancy
created by TIN. Act the Pay, Medical or Ou'reraers
Depancnts until he shall have passed the examination now
Boards Examination 20 examine into the military
history aud qualifications Of applicants for such vacanclr
seci,on 2i-Tta al laws paI,s Of laws inconsistent
rrovi.i0us Act b, and tie hfrtoy
pesled. - .
Mr MORRILL, asked TO take mp the Senate hill number
one TO reguae the elective franchise in the District o
| Co .uub.a Tie bill was read
It provides each and male person Of the age Of
2 upward who has not been convicted Of on mia
NOUS crime ofense and who Is citizen OF the tned
states. aud who snai have e.ided IN the Dstc Io the
period OF six months shall be ouited to the elective iran
Section provides that any person persons shall will
fay interrupt disturb such eecto IN the exercise OF
sucn franchise ibey shall be deemed guilty oi msde
neanor and conviction thereof snail be hned in any sum
not TO exceed =l0e or be Imprisoned IN the cc OF dusroh
Of the ai District Columbia. and fed on bread and
only perod not to exceed 80 days or BOTH at the
MIR. RIppIr DELI asked, as member Of the Com
miitee on the District of Columbia that the biz be
made TIE special order for Tuesday nc1f
| NJ MoRILL suggested that the amendments OF the
Committee be acted upon to-day. and Mr. RIDDLE with
drew his notion
TIE frst amendment was taken up 1t is as follows:
Insert after the word person" in the first section the
words excepting Paupers and persons under gnardian,
then taken up II follows Insert after the words
citizcns Of The United States in the first section
"ani who shall be able to rcad the Constitution oi the
United States in the English language and write ms
, name"
He opposed 10 an educ atoail quaincnilo anu es-
pecialy requiring the voter 10 read IN the En-
: gIish language. Tho amendment laid ovei.
IS ae aStTw@s y Dsas %qs %oe duty & receive votes
any election within tao District ofcoIuab who sba wiia.
y the vote Of person entitled TO such ish' under
this shall be liable to action Of Tort by the person
injured and shall be liable 70 indictment and conviction u
such act done knowingly. 10 tne not exceeding
S5ooo or to nPonmeni ci tes not exceeding one year
An anonlment striking ou, the words " cell dan.
gcOn of" before the words "tbe jail OF the District
WIS adopted
bread and only IN the same section, was also
The bin was then recommitted to the Committee on
the District Of Columbia, on motion OF Mr.. y ArEs.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENTS FOR LATELY REBEL
LIOUs STATES.
Mr.. HOWE offered Joint resolution declaring that.
whereas the people II the eleven insurreconary States
have declared their Independence OF the United States
anc have made war against the Government and aool
ised the political functions guaranteed TO them. and
whereas military tribunals are not suited TO the wants
Of those people, therefore Provisional GOvernment8
should be Instituted suited 10 their wants and necessities
1r. Johnson suggested the propriety OF referring
the above 10 the Special Committee on Reconstruction
SPEECH OF ME-. HOWE.
Mr. HOWE asked If when 81. Paul stood upon Marsh
Hill and proclaimed that God made Of blood all the
nations Of the earth was he playing the demagoSnei
When the Congress Of l5G assembled in Independence
Hall representing CONTINGENCIES few in numbers and
poor in but strong IN their own conviction o
right ard announced TO the world that all men are
created free and equal, and that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain inalicnable rghts,
among which are life liberty and The pursuit OF happ
ness and that Governments are Instituted among men
~ secarc these rights when the members Of that Con-
res pledged their lives fortunes and sacred honoTs TO
maintain tiese assertions against the whole power OF
the Brush Empire. do You really suppose they were
linn, lur.n ubo, hon he
declare that the Constitution and The laws made IN pnT
suauce thereof shall be the supreme law OF the land
aud Gny State shall be bound thereby anything in The
lCOnstiutOn Of any State 10 tie contrary n0twiih
standing 90 they really mean in ! put these
questions because, however generally We may assent
10 these propositions in onr speeches. teie are Scnfcef
three things more practically denied. We cannot
deny at The Constitution is the supreme law because
the Constitution itself fays 30. IN my Judgment, " is
time the American people adopted The CONSTITUTION.
We have been taking the uDctuie Oi lhc tonhilutlVh
lor nearly century, and sure IL has done US great
good Ibe'leIe now V. ought 10 Try the Ultimate
am confident It would the nation. Hitherto We
have a.en The Constitution in solution OF the spirit Oi
state rights Let us Dow take 1t asi Is chrystaizei ~
/ tie flames Of the most gigantic war IN hhioiy.
Tie war was inGnglraied TO demgnh'fatn ,nat ,nt
the will VI each State supreme. ana That the blleu
States must deter 20 II. Before the Constitution Was
odoptcd, such the ease; the sevcrel states were
eign and for that very ronson the union made
araoac tbc I'M Was worthless Mr. Howe next proceeded
aftor arguing against the doctrine Of state Rights TO
ocnonstra,e that in seeding the Southern STATES had
destroyed their ezfienoe as Sa'es. ne oehieu VIC
doctrine Oftlo indestIuciiby OF state Governments
State Governments were things Oi Lnnan 0flgln, ana
were made and uDnaie by men, He dehlcd
the right OF the President to restore the Rebel States
The Presidents duties were e1ccutNc-n0tLlnK else
The President could not transfer an cld nukLct irom
one to another nor IA tc pce OF an acre of pub
lie land Speaking of the effect Of restoring tie civil
rights Of the State lately in rebellion, Mr. Howe said
would add 81 members 10 tho House ana :! 10 ,lc
Senate Tie right Of the President to control this
question would give him The power. If dispohcl 10
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