Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-07-10

State or government thereof, or any munich
pal or other division thereof. and authorizes
such commander, subject to the approval of
the general as aforesaid to provide for the
performance of the duties of such officer or
person 80 suspended or removed, by detail of
some competent officer or soldier of the army
to perform the same
of the armies all powers of suspension, re-
moval and detail granted to district COM
manders.
Section fourth ratifes and confirms the acts
of removal and appointment already done by
district commanders.
Section fifth gives the boards of registra-
ton power and makes it their duty, before
allowing the registration of any person, to
ascertain upon such facts or information as
they can obtain whether such person is enti-
tied to be registered under such act and the
oath required by said act shall not be conclu-
sive on such questions, and no person shall
be registered unless such board shall decide
he is entitled thereto, and authorizes such
board to examine under oath any one touch
ing the qualifications of any person claiming
registration.
Section six enacts that the true intent and
meaning of the oath prescribed in the sup
Elementary act is, among other things, that
no person who has been member of the
any Executive or Judicial office in any state
whether he has taken oath to support the
Constitution of the United States or not and
who has afterward engaged in instruction
or rebellion against the United States or given
aid and comfort to the enemy thereof, is
titled to be registered to vote, and the
words 90 Executive or Judicial Office in any
state - in said oath mentioned shall be con-
strued to include all civil Offices created by
law for the administration of the general
laws of the state.
Section seven provides that lifetime for
completing the original registration provided
for in said act may, in the discretion of the
commander of any district, be extended to
the first day of October, and boards of regis
tration shall have power, and it shall be their
duty, commencing twenty days prior to any
election under said act, and upon reasonable
public notice of the time and place thereof,
to revise for the period of three days the
registration lists, and, upon being satisfied
that any person not entitled thereto has been
registered, to strike out the name of such
person from the list, and such person shall
not be allowed to vote and such board shall
also during the same period, add to such
registry tie names of all persons who at that
time possess the qualifications required by
said act who have not been already register
ed, and no person shall at any time be enti-
tied to be registered or to vote by reason of
any executive pardon or amnesty for any act
OF thing which without such pardon or am
nesty would disqualify him from registration
or voting
Section eight provides that section four of
the last named act shall be construed to au-
thorize the Commanding General named
therein, whenever he shall deem it necessary,
TO remove any member of the Board of Reg
istration and to appoint another person in his
stead, and to fill any vacancy in such body.
In the House, Monday, SO much objection
was made to portions of the new Reconstruc-
ton bill agreed upon by the House Commit
tee on Saturday afternoon, that Mr.. Stevens
was obliged to consent to it's alteration be
fore it was reported. The Democrats asking
an opportunity to be heard on it, the previ-
Gus question was not to be on it until
Tuesday afternoon, and it is not improbable
that it will be somewhat amended.
The Senate Tuesday. commenced the dis
cussion of the Reconstruction bill and the in
dications now are, that each House will pass
a separate bill, leaving it to Joint Commit
tee of Conference to reconcile the two and
to form from them bill which both branch
es will adopt
There is manifest disposition in each
House to take some action on Mexican affairs,
and quite batch of resolutions have been Of
fered the subject
The House, by vote of 100 to "a, has
passed resolution. introduced by Gen. But
Ter, providing for the appointment of select
committee to enquire into the particulars of
the assassination of President Lincoln. and
TO report bill granting amnesty and pardon
to such persons as may have been connected
with the conspiracy, and who may testify
against others.
Mr.. Ashley of Ohio, has introduced joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. The first
article declares all persons born natural
ized in the United States, and subject 10 it's
Jurisdiction, citizens Thereof.
The second article declares all citizens of
and upward, qualified electors of the State or
Territory wherein they reside, on condition
that, after the 4th of July, 1876, they shall
be required to read and write the English
language qualification to vote.
the third article prohibits any state from
making laws, abridging rights, immunites,
&c, of citizens of the United States
The fourth article provides that Represen-
tatives in Congress shall be apportioned
among the several states according to the
number of inhabitants in each.
The fifth article disqualifes certain persons
from holding Office under the Government of
the United States.
The sixth article guarantees the payment
of the national debt
The report made by Mr.. Dawes To the
House from the Committee on Elections in
reference to the case of the Kentucky men,
bers, states that no person who has been en-
gagged in the rebellion, or given aid or COM
fort to it, should be permitted TO be sworn
as a member, but that the disloyalty of
constituencies the illegality of elections
we matters that pertained to contest in
the ordinary way, and should not prevent the
person holding the certificate from taking his
seat.
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