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BILL AS AMENDED.
The following is copy of the Supplement
tary Reconstruction bill SIS reported by the
Conference Committee and adopted by the
House to-day:
Be IL enacted BY The Senate and House of Repre-
sentaires of the United States Of America in Con.
qress assembled. That Ii is herby declared to
have been the true intent and meaning OF the
act OF the second day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty seven, entitled can
act to provide for the more efficient government
of the rebel States" and Of the act supple
mentary thereto, passed on the twenty third
day OF March, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-seven. that the governments then existing
in the rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina,
south Carolina, Georgia. Mississippi. Louis
lans, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas, were not
legal State governments, and that thereafter
said governments, il continued, were continued
subject in all respects TO the military COM
paramount authority of Congress.
Sec. 2. ind be at further enacted, That the
eomman GER OF any district named In said act
shall have power, subject torhe disapproval
whenever in the opinion Of such
said act shall require it, to suspend or remove
from office, or from the performance of official
duties and the exercise Of official powers, any
officer or person holding or exercising. or pro-
tossing 10 hold or exercise any civil or militia
~ office OF duty in such district under any
power. election, appointment, or auth
ority derived from, or granted by, or
the government thereof, or any munich
pal or ether division thereof: and upon
such suspension or removal, such commander,
aforesaid, shall have power to provide
from time TO time for the perform
ance OF the said duties OF such ON
Ger or person SO suspended or removed, by
the detail of some competent officer or soldier
OF the army, or by the appointment Of some
other person to perform the same, and to fill
vacancies occasiened by death, resignation or
Sec. 3. And be 1T further enacted, That the
General of the Army of the United States
shall be invested with all the powers of sus-
pension, removal. appointment, and detail
granted IN the preceding section to district
commanders.
Sec. q. And be 1T further enacted, That the acts
OF the officers Of the army already done in re-
mo- wing in said districts persons exercising the
fun ctions of civil Off GERS and appointing others
in their stead are hereby confirmed Provided,
Inst any person heretofore or hereafter APP
pointed by any district commander to exercise
the functions of any civil Office. may be re-
moved either by the military officers In COM
mand OF the district, or by the General of the
array: and ii shall be the duty OF such com.
manders TO remove from Off &c aforesaid all
persons who are disloyal to the Government
OF the United States, or who use their Off Gal
1nf uence in any manner 20 hinder, DELAY pre-
vent. or Obstruct the due and proper admins.
tratIon OF this ACT and the acts TO which it is
supplementary
Sec. S. ind b. it further enacted, That the
boards OF registration provided for in the act
emitted IAN act supplementary o an act enti-
tied IA act 10 provide for the more eff Gent
government Of the rebel States. passed March
2. 1867, and TO facilitate restoration" passed
NJ arch %. 1867, shall have power, and it shall
be their duty, before allowing the registration
OF any person, to ascertain, upon such facts
or IN formation as they can obtain, whether
snch person Is entitled TO be registered under
SHAH not be conclusive on such question
ara no person shall be registered unless
such board shall decide that he is entitled
thereto: and such board shall also have
power to examine under oath ito be admits
tered by any member Of such board) any one
touching the qualification of any person claim
by the board 10 register an applicant, and in
every case OF striking his name from the list as
hereinafter provided, the board shall make a
nete or memorandum, which shall be returned
with the registration list TO the commanding
general Of the district, setting forth the
grounds OF such refusal or such striking from
INT iist: ITor'ded: That no person shall be dis
qualified as member OF any board Of registra-
ton by reason OF race or color.
Sec. 3. And Be at further enacted, That the true
intent and meaning OF the oath prescribed in
said supplementary act lis among 9TH r thines)
that no person who has been a member OF the
legislature OF any State, or who has held anv ex.
ecuuve or judicial office in any State, whether
he has taken an oath TO support the Con sttution
o. the Cnited STATES or not and whether he was
DID ing such office al the commencement OF he
rebellion or had held IL before and who was
iterWards engaged In instruction or rebel
lion agalnst the United States, or given aid or
Comfort 10 the enemies thereof, is entitled to be
stgisteIed or 10 vote; and the words "execu-
tive or Judicial office in any State in said
oath mentioned shall be construed to include
all civil Offices created by law tor the admin
i'uaiion OF any general law of q State or for
SAe administration of justice.
Sec. :. Ind be At further enacted, That the
tine for completing the original registration
PROVIDED Tor IN said act may, in the discretion
Of the commander Of any district, be extended
10 the hrst day of October, eighteen hundred
snd sixty seven; and the boards of registration
snali have power ana it shall be their duty
commencing fourteen days prior TO any election
under said act and upon reasonable public
lotice ofthe time and place thereof. to re for
period OF five days, the registration lists and
upon belng satisfied that any person not euti-
teu tDereto mas been registered, to strike the
name OF such person from the list, and such
person shall not be allowed TO vote. And such
BOARD snail also, during the same period, add
10 such registry TIE names of all persons who
at that time possess the qualifications required
by said act who have not been already regis.
tered; and no person shall at any time be eati-
tiea 70 De registered or TO vote by reason of any
executive pardon or amnesty for any act or
tniLg winch, without such pardon or amnesty,
would disqualify him from registration or
Sec 8. And BE- it further enacted, That section
four OF SAID last-named act shall be Construed
10 authorize the commanding general named
therein, whenever he shall deem il needful 10
remove any member of beard of registration
ana 10 appoint an other in his stead. and to fill
any vacancy in such board.
Sec. 9. Ind be II further enacted That sill
members of said boards OF registration, and all
persons hereafter elected or appointed to ONCE
III sald military districts, under any so.called
State or municipal authority, or by detail or
appointment of the district commanders shall
De reg ulred to take and 10 subscribe the oath
OF once prescribed by law for officers OF the
United States
Sec. 10. And be IL further enacted, That no dis
U1et commander or member of the board OF
registration, or any of the officers or appointees
actng under them, shall be bound in his action
by ary opinion Of any civil officer OF the United
States. ~
Sec. IL. and be 1t further enacted, That all the
provisions OF this act, and the acts to which
THIS is supplementary, shall be construed lib.
orally TO the end that all the intents thereof
may be fully ana perfectly carried out.
TIE WHITE HoUsE.-A large number of
visitors were in attendance at the Executive
Mansion to-day. many OF whom had an audi.
ence with the President. Secretary Brown
ing, who returned to the city yesterday from
MS recent visit to Illinois, visited the Presl-
Gent to-day, ana had a long interview. At.
tory General Stanbery also had an interview
with the Executive this morning
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