Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-03
RECONSTRUCTION M
Mr.. Wilson introduced the following in tbs

Senate to-day: &
BILL in addition to the act passed March2,
1Sb1, s.to provide for the more ef6cient gov.
eminent OF the rebel States. and tins act sup.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
Tesentatires Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That all Offices held under
the pretended authority or any Of the rebel
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
eissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas. Texas, and
Florida. be, and the same are hereby, declared
to be vacated At the expiration Of twsnty days
from tie passage OF this act; and the comm md.
ing generals OF the several military districts,
established by the acts TO which this is an
,horized and empowered to continue m ONCE
any person who, before the expiration Of the
said thirty Gays, may have been discharGtng
The duties OF such Office, or the said command
ing generals may respectively, in their discre.
ton, direct other persons TO perform the duties
OF any OF the said Offices; or the commanding
generals respectively, may, II In their judy
best secured thereby, order elections to be held
by the people for the election of suitable per-
sons 10 I'LL the same; and the elections hereby
conformity with, the terms and conditions pro.
vided tor In the acts to which this act is in adj
dition.
Sec 2 And be it further enacted, That the
Boards OF Registration In the several military
districts. established by the acts to which this
Is in addition, shall have the power to refase
to admit to register any persons applying to
be registered who they may have iust grounds
to believe may be seeking to evade the re.
quirements OF the acts aforesaid; and TO this
end they shall have power to examine all ap-
pl'cants for registration, and also to receive
such testimony as may exist in regard to the
qualifications Of all persons applying TO be
registered and at any time within twenty
days after the completion Of the registration
they shall be, and are hereby empowered,
uron the production of proof SUFFICIENT to sat.
isfy them that the name of auv person who
has been registered has been wroagfuliv or by
false representations or fraudulentiy inserted
upon the lists Of registration, to craze the name
of such person from such list.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen introdu ced, in the Senate
today, = bin providing tina. the act to provide
for the more efficient government Of the rebel
States shall be construed to authorize the COM
mander of any military district to remove or
suspend any. officer or person exercising
authority under any so.called State govern
msnt, and to appoint in the stead of the person
removed, and all acts heretofore done by any
such officer in accordance herewith. shall be
Mr.. Drake. of Missouri, Introduced a bill
'sfur'her to provide for tho reconstruction OF
the rebel States" 1t conslsts OF twelve sec.
tions, carrying out the purpose set forth in
Mr.. Edmonds, of VT, introduced, in the Sem
ate to- day, bill explanatory Of the act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government OF the
rebel States, passed March 2, 1867. It sets forth
that the true meaning Of that act was that the
military authority OF the United States in said
rebel States was, and Is paramount to any civil
government existing therein: makes all such
civil governments su coordinate to such military
authority. and prohibits them from interfering
In any way with the exercise OF such military
authority the commander of any district is
empowered Subject to the approval OF thu
General OF the armies Of the United States.) to
suspend or remove from Office any official
or person holding Office in such district
under any power, election, appointment, or
authority derived from, or granted by, or
claimed under any State or the government
thereof, or any municipal or other division
thereof.
MT Sumner to. day introd ced bis bill of last
session "To enforce the several provisions OF
the Constitution abolishing slavery, declaring
the immunities OF citizens, and guaranteeing
a republican form OF government by securing
the elective franchise to coiored citizens