The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-09
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Conversational.

the dlSl0yaltv OF the constituents or the
illegality Of elections should not prevent
member holding a certificate from being
sworn in. The report vas laid on the table
and ordered to be printed.
A resolution calling for the proceedings
of the Cabinet on reconstruction was
passed-aycs, 1O3; nays, e.
Mr.. Butler moved that special COM
mittee of five, with power to send for per-
sons and papers, should be appointed to
investigate the assassination of Lincoln,
and that the committee be empowered to
promise the protection of the House to
accompliccs who have not been tried or
sentenced who may give valuable evil
dence. The rule was suspended, and the
resolution passed.
Mr.. Stevens, from the committee of
nine, introduced the following bill:
an .Ac! supplementary to an act entitled" an
act to proridc for the more efficient govern
ment Of tie reJe! States" passed March
I'd, eighteen hundred and sirty-Seren, and
the act Supplementary thereto, passed
Jlorch 23d, eighteen Mo,dred and Sirty-
Scren.
Belt enacted Ju the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of Tie United States OF
america in Congress assembled, That it is
hereby declared to have been the true intent
and meaning of the acts Of March second
and March twenty-third, eighteen hundred
and sixty seven, to which this act is sup
plemcnt, that the governments then exist
ing in the rebel States Of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, MlsslS-
sippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas,
and Arkansas, were illegal and void and
that thereafter said governments we're to
be continued, subject in all respects to the
military commanders OF the respective dis
tricts and to the authority Of Congress
only.
Section ?. Ind be il fntLr enacted,
That the said acts to which this is q sup
plcmcnt shall be construed to authorize
the officer assigned to the command of any
military district under said acts, whenever
he shall deem it necessary to the due per-
t0rmance of his duties under said acts, to
remove or suspend from office any mu-
nicipal or State officer CT person exercising
authority under or b. virtue Of any So
called State government existing in his dis
trict, and to appoint another person in the
stead Of the officer Or person SO removed,
if he shall deem proper 50 TO do, and to
authorize the officer assigned 70 tic com
mand CT any military district under said
acts, whenever he may deem Ii necessary
as aforesaid, TO prohibit, suspend, or
set aside, any act or proceeding oil
any such State or municipal government,
or any act or thing done under or b. yir-
! tue OF its authority: it being the intention
nf said act that during its continuance the
| said So-callcd State governments OF the
/ rebel States shall bc allowed 10 continue
| only q subordinate to, and subject to the
I control OF, the officers assigned to the mill.
tary districts aforesaid, respectively, and
10 Congress; and 81 acts heretofore dcnc
| by any such officer in accordance herewith
| Shall be deemed valid.
SECTION 8. Ind BE il further enacted, That
the boards Of registration Of the several
military districts established by the acts
to which this is additional shall admit to
registration only such persons as they
deem entitled to be registered by the acts
aforesaid. They shall not regard the
taking the oath prescribed in tic act OF
March IS, 1867, conclusive evidence OF the
| right OF the person taking it TO be regis.
tered, but prima .t0Cic only, and may re-
ccivr such evidence under oath relating
thereto rs they may deem proper, either
from the person applying TO be registered
or others, and either Of the members OF
said boards is hereby authorized to adj
minister oathS or airmatipns and examine
witnesses touching the right Of any person
to be registered. Said boards Of rcgistra-
ton NAV strike from the list of voters the
name Of any one already registered who,
in their judgment, improperly took the
oath prescribed in the acts TO which this
is additional, or was not entitled by SAID
acts to be registered, and shall not be
bound or governed in their action By any
opinion of any officer OF the United States
| Government. Record evidence shall not
be required by said boards to prove par
ticipation in the rebellion, bit parole evil
dcEce Of the fact of such participation
shall be deemed by said boards sufficient
to effect the diSfranc hiSemcnt provided Tor
by the acts 10 which this is additional.
SECTION /. Ind BE- Il FURTHER enacted,
That nociyil court Of the United States, or
of any State, shall have jurisdiction OF any
action or proceeding, civil or criminal,
against any such district commander, or
any officer or person acting by his author
itv, for or on account Of any act done by
him in his official capacity under this act,
or under the acts 10 which it is supple
mcntary-to wit the act named i'll the first
section Of this act, and the act OF Narcn
twcnty-thrcc, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, supplementary thereto.
SECTION B. Ind be II tW!he' enactsd
That no district commander shall be re-
lcvcd from the command assigned to him
under tic aforesaid acts unless the Senate
shall have first advised and consented &c
his removal or unless by sentence otcourt-
martial he shall be cashicrcd or dismissed
from the army OF unless he shall consent
to be so relieved.
Section 6. The time for the completion
Of the registration of persons properly
qualified to vote may be extended by or
der Of any OF the said district command
crs TO any day prior 10 the lst day OF DC
tober, 1867.
Mr.. Stevens accepted the following a
an additional section:
ANY person who shall attempt to pre-
vent the execution Of this act shall! b.
guilty of misdcmcanor, and on conviction
| Shall be liable TO fine Of $1,000 or impri
sonment for one year. The right of an!
person to register as a legal voter shall il
no respect be changed or affected by tn
| Presidents pardon for participation III re
| bellion.
Mr.. Stevens moved the previous qucs
ton and the House votes to morrow a
| o'clock.