Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-04-06
TELEGRAPHIC.

President returned the Supplement-
nj Bill with his objections,
The bill provides for elections in
ten States for the purpose of making
Constitutions, butall elections, while
! the original military hill remains in
force, come within its restrictions,
Preliminary to an election comes
Neutrality-suspicious. persons
cannot vote, As n preliminary to
registration, II vague oath is taken
by the applicant that he has not
been disfiNnchisod by participation
in the rebellion, the Interpretation Of
which the applicant must decide for
himself. This is II fearful response
bility. For though the bill does not
assign perjury nor fix n penalty for
mistaken swearing, we must not for
get that martial law prevails, and
the afliant is responsible toa Militia
ry Commission without previous
prefermcnt by grand jury, The
military commander determines
what is an oifensc and prcscribcs
the punishment,
The 4th section provides that the
military commander shall appoint
the necessary board of registration,
each consisting of three loyal per-
sons, who may be military officers,
citizens of tho State or Strangers
Exercising important functions and
vested with unlimited discretion,
they decide questions and make no
returns. Whatever errors or frauds
they commit pass unquestioncd. BY
such means the conventions of dele
gates are to be constituted. These
delegates are 10 speak for the whole
people. Common justice requires
that they should have authority
from the people. No convention so
constituted will, in anv sense, rep
resent the wishes of the people, for
under the all embracing exceptions
and uncertainties which the distran-
chisement clause leaves open, the
great body of the people may be ex-
cluded from the polls.
1t is not deemed necessary TO in
vcstigato further the details of the
bill. No consideration could induce
him to approve such an election bill
for any purpose, and especially for
forming constitution for State.
The President argues thequeston
at some length, illustrating that the
! formation of Republican Govern
ments according to Congressional
ideas may as well commence in Ohio
or Pennsylvania as in North Caro-
lima, and concludes by saying that
he confidently believes that the time
| is not far distant when these States
will again occupy their true position
in the Union. The barriers which
now seem so Obstinate must yield
to the force of an enlightened and
Just public opinion. Sooner or later
this unconstitutional and oppressive
LEGISLATION will be eXpunged from
the statute docks, and when this
shall have been consummatod 81
pray God that the errors Of the past
may be forgotten, and once more we
shall be happy, united and pros
porous people; and at last, after the
bitter experience through which the
nation has passed, we shall all come
to know that our only safety is in
the preservation ofthe Federal Con-
stitution, and in according to every
American citizen and every State
all which that Constitution secures
to them"
SENATE.-A resolution directing
the Secretary of War to examine
and have The loyeos surveyed from
the Ohio to the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, and report last repairs, was
referred to the Committee on com
merce.
The evidence before the Judiciary
Committee of the House, and sent
to the Senate, duplicating Doolittle
and Patterson in connection with
the bribcs from Smytho was regard
ed by the Senate as filrcical. A
motion was made to return the cv-
idcnce to the House, but the ques-
ton of respect for that body finally
induced the Senate to refer the evil
dcncc to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill suspending relief to the
Bouligny heirs finally passed. IL
goes to the President.
The supplemental bill passed over
the veto in the House by vote of
ia to 81, and ir the Senate by an
excess of Z.
A concurrent resolution to adjourn
on Tuesday to the first Monday in
December, passed.
HoUsE.-The resolution fixing the
adjournment was opposed by Butler,
who thought the country demanded
that Congress shoHld watch the
President.
The question OF impeachment was
again brought up in the House.
Mr.. Blaine said the sense of the
loyal people opposed impeachment
Mr.. Stevens urged that the largest
meeting ever held in the interior of
Pennsylvania imperatively demand
ed it.
Mr.. Blaine said the newspapers
deprecated the Impeachment.
Butler wanted to know how many
of these editors had daughters, sons,
nephcws, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc,
in Federal offices.
Mr.. Blaine defended the editors,
saving that a better class Of men
did not exist in the country.
Mr.. Stevens insinuated that Mr..
Blaine's opposition to impeachment
/ originated in personal hostility to
| Mr.. Wade, who viii succeed the
| President.
Mr.. boutwell,, who also opposed
the adjournment, said the Judiciary
Committee was proceeding earnest