The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-03-27

ammo uncing o candidates Five Dollar
: In adv z-s-.
sV astliingtpn .Newsand Gossip.
v FAsHISeT6N, March Is.
thes Senate the; Retrs snshment Com
Smittee were instructed to institute q min
,ateis animation into the printing debSa o
The reasurys 80: Z.
= fhs Resolution passed By the House re
) the bullion in chmond banks
was passed. -
The suppl plenlentalS bill was resumed
Several amendments We're proposed. eacf
: selietihgs q iI5hg debate Senators sgeIi
anxious to explain every. vote. The sen
. stilia6t is much divided, but the majority
sperssiist htl opRese; amendments tending
to comp plicate the measure, or to involve
:gnarantees not required by the origina
.baE.ss he pressure however, is very heavy
sEheESenate e:was ,stillin session ats :o'c clock.
. :sasI En- the House, the: following: was moved
as safEs sadd dition; to the Senate amendment
hat q majority Of the votes cast Will he
: ss,ifhcientto show the ratification of the
Constitution; Fbnt that more than One-hali
soffhe registered dxoters shall vote. Adopt
-sed.ss
:. An :asIaend ndment adding certain clauses
TO. the oathsWas rejected. 30 ss &. :. :
,s6ssIIt is move clock, and the House SIS
: still In session, e sS;' s; 4 4
49, q ;sss, 7. AsHINGToN, March II.
So The Senate at shalfpast II O'Clock, pass:
edzthe supple bill, IN effect as fol
: ss1sps =. -e.iS S77s :
-. BE. It eaacted, That before September,
1857, the commanding general OF each dis.
..s striics Fhal cause O registration OF the cltl-
.zeias Of each. County or Parish in the State
! or States in his district, which shall in
sefude only persons qualified 20 vote for
J; ;deleeates by Act aforesaid, and who shall
have taken The following oath: ~ do sol
! emily swear or affirm, in: the presence of
almighty God, that ] ANA citizenzof the
State of that I:haVe resided in said
State for months next preceding this
saay, md nowYeside in the County Tor the
Parish ):of u said State; am twenty:
lone years old have not been DISTINGUISHED
Tor participation in, any rebellion. or civil
war against the United States, nor for fel-
c:ohY committee gainst the laws OF the
United States ;ihaYesneEer taken oath as
a;iiseniberof Congress of the United States,
) or asian ofiicer5of the: United States, or
member of. any State legislature, or ex-
ssesutiae OF judi icalf officer of any State, to
support the Constitution of the United
States, and afterwards engaged In insnr-
: : -naction OF rebellion against the United
: tess Or given aid and comfort to the
enemies thereof will faithfully support
2 GhesC Constitution and obey the laws of the
!: Limited States; and vii, ito the best of my
abiiisy, encourage others to toso: SO help
aite God W hich oath OF affirmation may
be administered by any registration otti=
eer. ee5ss - - s:;ii ~ Hs5c,-
SEC. p. And that, afterthe completion
sof the registrationsh hereby. provided for, in
any State, at such time and place as the
command ING generals lappoint, of which
sat- least thirty days, public notice shall be
:. piVen. an election shall be held of dele
-ssates to q convention, for the purpose of
5estab biishing a constitution and civil gov
erDmentsdor such State loyal to the Union; !;
said convention i'm each; State, except Vir.
; giinia, to consist Sof the same number OF
: siiiembers as@the most numerous branch OF
the State Legislature in 1860, to be. .appor-
toned among the several Districts; Coun-
ties orl2 2arishes of the States, by the com
.:inaiid ding general, giving to each represen-
tation in the ratio of@Foters registered
The convention in Virginia shall consist
: of the same number ofmembers as repre-
2sgented insth territory now constituting
iirgini.s, in The most numerous branch OF
the Legislature of said State, in the year
1s60, to be appointed as aforesaid.
sss SEC said election, registered vo-
tiers shalIEote foreor against tie conFen-
|; :sion to form a constitution therefor, under
this Act. Those voting in favor OF such
convention shall have written or printed
on ballots byiwhich; to vote for delegates
as aforesaid the words: "For a conveni
ton hose voting against such conven-
lion shall have sWrittenzor printed on bal
sslotss The words: g against convention. =
Persons appointed to superintend the cleo
tion andt make retnrr OF votes given there
. ut sfiaiI count and make return of the
votes given for and against the convention,
andd ssshe commanding general, to whom re-
ttrns shall be- made, shall ascertain sand
the total vote In such .State3 for
andsagainst the convention IF the ma
jority Of tbs votes given on that question
shall be for the convention, then such con-
vention shall be held as hereinafter. provi-
sded !; but 1.-THE majority isSagainst the
sonY Ysntion, then no such convention shall
be held under this Act: Provided, That
such convention shall not b., held, unless
the majority of al. such registered voters
shall have voted on the question Of hold
ding such convention.
SEc. The commanding general of
each district shall appoint such loyal Off
GERS Oh. persons as are necessary; not ex-
ceeding three in each election district, to
l-o q nd 10 ,.coriis tor, u,,,,o,