Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-07-20

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. WAsnINGroN, July S-Congross
has proposed a hill, IL places state
Governments in complete sublectlon
To military commanders, whose pre-
vious acts are validated and makes
boards Of registers judges of the
right Of qualifications for rcglstra'
tioh fOrbids the removal of com
mandors without the advice or con
sent of the Senate,
The sentence of the court martial
T forbids civil courts, whether federal
or State, from interfcringwith com
manders or his agents acting under
his authority, or from civil or Grim
| inal proceedings against them for
anything done under laws to which
this is supplementary.
TRIESTE, July S.-A French fleet
is under preparation to proceed to
Mexico TO demand MaSimilians
body.
LIVERPOOL, July 8, Noon-Cotton
dull, sales 10000 bales, Upland lO4
Orleans IL.
LONDON, July s.-Noon-Consuls
OF, Bonds ~.
WASHINGTON, June S.--SENATE.-
Trumbull. from the Judiciary Com
mittoe, introduced Il bill on recon.
struction.
Tho President was called on for
a mass of information regarding In
dian hostilities and Mexican affairs.
The Senate by vote of 36 to 3,
refused to take up the joint resolu.
tion thanking Generals Sheridan,
Sickles, Schoficld and Pope.
Mr.. Grimes thought il would bo
very premature TO pass these resolu-
tions ut this time. They were not
sufficiently informed of tho merits
of the cases to be able to Judge
Formerly tho thanks of Congress
were only extended on cxtraordina-
ry occasions, and it was considered
a great compliment to receive them;
but if this kind Of precedent was
to Ge established, they would be
tcndefrng thanks to the Governors
of the Territories, and to the Gov
crnor of our new Russian posses
sions.
Several other Intellectual efforts TO
introduce general Legislation were
made, and the Senate adjourned.
The following is the sixth section
of n bill reported by the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee
That the true intent and meaning
of the oath prescribed in said sup
Elementary act is, among other
things, that no person who has been
a member of the Legislature ofany
State or who has held any executive
orjudicial Office in any State, wheth-
er he has taken an oath to support
tho Constitution Of the United States
or not, and who has afterwards en-
gagged in insurrection or rebellion
against the United States or given
aid or comfort to the enemies there
Of, is entitled to be registered or to
vote, and that the words executive
or judicial officer in any State in
said oath mentioned shall be con
strued to include all civil officers
created by law or for the admins
tration Of the civil laws of the State.
HoUsE.-A large number of bills
We're introduced and referred with
out debate.
The Committee on Elections re-
ported that no person that had Civ
en- aid and comfort to the rebellion
should be allowed to swear in but
disloyalty of constituents or illegal
ity of election, should not prevent
members holding certificates from
swearing in. The report was laid
on the table and ordered to be print
ed.
A resolution calling for the pro-
cecdings of the Cabinet on recon
struction, was passed by 1903 to 26.
Mr.. Butler moved that commit
tee Of five, with power TO send for
persons and papers, be appointed to
investigate the assassination, and
that the committee promise the pro-
lection of the House to accomplices
who have not been tried or sentenc-
cd who may give valuable evidence.
Rules suspended, and resolutions
passed.
Mr.. Stevens from the committee
of nine, introduced the following
bill l.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Con-
gress assembled, That it is hereby
declared to have been the true intent
and meaning of the act of the I'd
day of March, 1867, entitled an act
TO provide for the more efficient gov
ernment of the rebel States, and of
; the act supplementary thereto, pass
cd on the 23d day of March, in the
year 1867, that the governments
then existing in the rebel States of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Car
olina. Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama
Louisiana, Florida, Texas and Ar
kansas, were illegal and void, and
that thereafter said governments, if
continued, were to be continued sub
ject in all respects to the military
commanders Of the respective dis
tricts, and to the authority of Con-
gress.
SEC. 2. That the said acts to which
this is . supplement shall be con
T strued 10 authorize the officer con-
signed to the command Of any mill
: tary district, under said acts, when
ever he shall deem it necessary to
the due performance. Of his duties,
under said acts to remove or sus-
pend from Office any municipal or
State officer, or person exercising
authority under or by virtue Of any
sO-called State government existing
in his district aud the said officer
so assigned to command as aforesaid
is hereby empowered to appoint an