Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-02-18
MI. shermans Substitute for Stevens Force Bill
ADOPTED in the Senate.

! posed ty Mr.. Henderson 10 OtcVcnS rolce
Bill, which was the Louisiana bill inthe nature
Of a substitute. 1t was disagreed to.
A vote was then taken on the Blaine amend
! ament. as amended, and it was disagreed to
without call of the yeas and nays
Mr.. Sherman then offered the following as
substitute for the entire proposition:
'.Whercas no cgalStat governments or adc-
uuate protection for life or property now exist
in the rebel States of Virginia North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana
Florida, Texas and Arkansas; and whereas 1t
is necessary that peace and good order should
be enforced in said States until loyal republican
State governments can be legally established:
Therefore,
Be it enacted, &c., That said rebel States
shall be divided into military districts, and
made subject to the military authority OF the
| Tinted States, as hereinafter prescribed and
for that purpoSc Virginia shall! constitute the
! first district, North Carolina and South Carroll
ma the second district, Georgia, Alabama, and
Florida the third district, Mississippi and Ar,
kansas the fourth district, and Louisiana and
Texas the fifth district.
SEC. g That it shall lie the duty OF the
President to assign to the command OF each OF
said districts an officer Of the army not below
the rank of brigadier general, and to detail
sufficient military force to enable such officer
to perform his duties and enforce his authority
within the district to which he is assigned.
SEC. 8 That it shall be the duty OF each
officer assigned as aforesaid, to protect all per
sons in their rights of person and property, to
suppress instruction, disorder, and Violence to
punish or cause to be punished all dlsturbers
iT ~ p o, oIlou ,ocai civil tribunals to take
n .; a. of md trv often }crs or, when in
| H.; ;1Jar,not r nav he necessary for the trial
nr' ogojnn, ba CD I'll b,ve mower to organize
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l ii'.i's ~ Ill ;ntorGarnncn undnr color oI State
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