The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-09
Washinston News.

6ut6kC6luuR CTlmlual VI CIVIL pIOC66UluSS
them for any acts done under laws to which this i
supplendentary.
It's statedthat General Heron, of Louisiana, i
an applicant for the Mexican mission. 10.
WAsHMeToa, July SIN the House large mum
bor OF Bills were introduced and referred withou
debate. The Committee on Elections reporte,
that no person who had given aid and comfort II
the rebellion should be allowed to swear in; bu
disloyaty Of constituents or illegahty OF elections
should not prevent members from holding q Ger
tiacate and swearing in. The report was laid OF
the table and printed. g
;fhe resolutions calling for the proceedings o
the Cabinet on reconstruction were passed by
vote Of 103 to 26. ~ af!'
Mr.. Butler moved that Special Committee o
Five, with power to send for persons and papers
be appointed to Investigate the assassination, ant
that the Committee promise the protection Of thu
House tosccomphces who have not been tried o
sentenced, and who may give valuable evidence
The rules were suspended and the resolution
Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee Of nine, in
troduced the following Bill: =
"a enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentGttues Of ke United Hdtes, III Congress assem-
tent and meaning Of the Act of the I'd Of March
18675 ,entitled an Act to provide for the more
efdoienti government Of the rebel States, and O
the Act supplementary thereto, passed on tho 2Sc
the rebel States ofVrginia, North Carolina. South
Carolins, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louis
lana, Florida, Texas and Arkansas, were ilega
and void, and that hereafter said governments, il
continued were tobe Subject, in all respects, to
tricts, and to the authority Of Congress.
SECTION q That the said Acts to which this is 9
supplement- shall be construed to authorize the
officer assigned to the command OF any Military
District under said Acts, whenever he shall deem
It necessary for the due performance Of his dulles
under said Acts, to remove or suspend nom office
any municipal or State officer or person exercising
authority under or by virtue of any so-caDe1 State
Government existing in his district, and the said
officer assigned to command as Aforesaid is hereby
empowered to appoint another person in the stead
of the. officer or person 30 removed II heshaA deem
proper to do so, and whenever he may deem it
necessary aa Aforesaid to prohibit suspend or set
asade any Act Or proceeding Of any such state, OF
thing done hdsr pr By virtue os its authority, and
al Acts heretofore done by any such officer in &C
cordance herewith shall be deemed valid. Nj
GIcTIoN 8 That the Boards Of Registration OF
the several military districts established BY the
TO oregstratior only such persons as they deem en-.
titled to be registered as aforesaid They shall
not regard the taking Of the oath prescribed IN the
Act Of March %, 1857 conclusive evidence Of the
right the person taking it 70 be registered but
OATH ast6sy tnsy dsein proper, seithet from the
person applying to be registered, or others, and
either dft6d members Of the said Boards is hereby
suthosiEsdto sdlninistef oaths or sfirmatiohs and
e1a1nihe Witnesses touching the right of any per-
may strike nom tho List OF voters the name OF any
ono already registered whe in their judgment, I'M
properly took the oath prescribed In the ACTS to
which this is merely supplementary; ! or Tss WAS
record Of evidence shal1 not be required by
sad boards to prove participation in the rebellion,
inf paroIe evidence ahsl be sufficient to- establish
the sfncs ofssuch participation, said boards or
their action by any opinion Of any officer OF the
United States Governments.
SECTION 4 That no civil Court Of the United
States, or Of any State shsu have jurisdiction OF
any sct1ou or civil or criminal against
any such District Commander, or any oficer OF
Of thedischafge Of ahe duties imposed upon hnnSby
this act br the acts to which it is supplementary.
SEorr9i 5. Thss no dstrict commander shall
be relieved hum the command assigned to him
have besn first advised or consented thereto, or
unless ~ sentence Of court MARTA. he shall be
cashiered or dismissed trpm the army.
SEcrf81 6. That the time for the complexion
OF the registration Of persons properly qualified 70
vote mafibe extended by orders Of fthesaid several
day OF Qtober, Ann0 Domino 1867:
Mr.. stgysns accepted the following as an addl-
tional sdction: .sIgiL z.' fss - ~ ~ 49,
Any lrson who. shall attempt 70 prevent the
e1ecuti@ Of this act shall be guilty 9f mis-
demsanef, and on conviction will be liable TO
fns Of fss thousand dollars, or imprisonment for
u. The rs&ht ,6f my person to bs Registered as .
legal yotr shall IN nerespeots be changed or Of
teoted Presidents pardon fof RssSpaton
question: md the House votes tomorrow at one
O'clock. eAdjoUned.
In the Senate Ne. xumbull, from the Judiciary
COMMITTEES mf6ducede . bill ON reconstruchon.
The Executive Mss called on for amsss OF N;
Mexican sfsirs. -,
Toe Senate, by vote Of thirty-si1 to five, refus-
ed to takaup the Joint resolution thanking Gems.
Sheridan, sickles, schofeld and Pope.
Mr. Grimes thought 1t would. be premhssu5s TO
not sufficiently informed Of the merits of the cases
20 be ahe to judge-formerly the thanks OF
Congress were only rendered on extraordinay occa-
sions, cit was sonsidsred gssss Compliment COM ~ na
cedent was to be established, they would be ten
derngf fbapks 70 the Governors Of our territories
and ofocr AeS Russ,S1 possessions. 4 p =
Several other Intellectual efforts were made to in
tsodaoe general lssisAs0n' but failed when the
The following is the. sixth section of the
Bill reported by- the Senate Judiciary Com
mites: TEkt the true intent and mean
ing Of the oath presented in said Supplementary
Act Is, among ptheri Things, that no person who
mas D66U Iu0LuU6I VI tuo VI dhJ
or who has held any executive or Judicial Office in
any States whether he has taken an oath to sup
port the Constitution Of the United States or not,
and VII has afterwards engaged in insurrection OF
rebellion sgainst the United States, or given aid u
comfort to the enemies thereof, 10 entitled to
be regtsteredp or tosvote and the words executive
or iuS3lciil heer In any State" in said oath men.
toned shall be construed to include all clVl
officers created by law for the administration ol
ths several Laws Of the States.
r. It,n9 9,,rro brio "a dafenoA commenced. anC
three witnesses were examined, including on
actor named Hess, ard theatrical costumel
named Carlap--that Hess, who was to sing, asked
the time, when Caflan replied, "ten minutes past
ten." Hess exclaimed, ten minutes past ten! II
be wanted soon." Witnesses knew Booth well; be
WAS not IN froat OF the theatre; none Of them saw
Surratt there. The Brothers Ford testified tha,
Rhodes, from the position Of the doors and passa'
ges, could not have seen Surratt in hePresdents
Box on the day Of the assassination.
General Thos. Francis Meagher was drowned
OF Fort Benton ON the LIST instant.
Ex-Gov. King Of New York is dead. -.
The San Antonio Express OF Texas Is selected
to publish the laws.
The storeship Relief has arrived at Baltimore
From Richmond.
R1cMaosp, July ga meeting Of citizens wal
held at Louisa Court House, at which resolutloni
were adopted advising co-operation; pledglng TN
meeting to vote for the Republican candidate 10
President and for members OF Congress from VIZ
oinia, who have an unbroken Union record. Clay
fon. Coleman, James X. Pendleton, and other IN
auentisl citizens, were on the committee on reso
1uhons.
special to the Richmond Whig says the meet
mo was composed OF influential ditizens, and TIN
resolutions are to be forwarded to both Houses o
TSdsr the appropriation of Congress 1856 ration
uere issued in Richmond last month,
From Boston.
Rosros, July S.-John Z. Fuller, Cashier Of tn
Merchants National Bank, was arrested, charged
with illegally abstracting the funds OF the baps