Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-07-12
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By TEL. GR PHI.
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WAsHIEoTaN, u c., July 8 p N.
HENATf-Alr. Irumbnii, from the Judiciary
committee, introduced q bill OF reeonstrnction.
/ The Executive was called on for infosm alton re-
garding Indian hostilities and Mexican Affairs.
! The Senate, by vote Of sc to s. refused to take
up a joint resolution thanking Generals Sheridan,
Sickles. Schofeld and Pope.
Mr. Grimes thought it would be very premature
to pass these resolutions at this time they were
not sufficiently informed of the merits of the cases
to be able to judge Formerly the thanks of Con
/ gross were ouiy rendered on extraordinary occa-
slone, AMI it was ns.Gered a great compliment
to a1y one 10 receive them but If this kind of pre-
| cedent was to he established they woul4 mex. bs
rendering hanks to the Governors of the Terrific
| res. AMI the Governor Of our new Russian posses
sions.
| Several other Intellectual efforts to introduce
! general legislation failed, and the Senate ad-
iourned.
The following is The sixth section Of the bill re-
| ported By the Senate Judiciary Committee: That
| the true interest and meaning of the oath pre-
scribed in said supplementary act, is among other
things, that no person who has been member of
the Legislature of any State or who has held any
Executive Judicial Office in any State. whether
he has taken an oath to support the Constitution
CT the United States not, and who has after
wards engaged in instruction or rebellion against
the United States, given aid or comfort to the
enemy thereof, is entitled to be registered or TO
VOTE and the words Executive or Judicial Office in
any State in said oath mentioned, shall be con-
strued to include all civil Offices created by law
for the administration of the several laws of the
State.
HoUsE.-A large number of bills were introduced
and referred without debate
The committee on elections reported that no
person who had given aid or comfort to the re-
bcllion should be allowed to swear in but disloy-
atty of constituents ilegality of elections should
not prevent a member from holding certificate
and swearing IL. The report was laid on the table
and ordered to BIS printed.
A resolution calling for the proceedings Of the
Cabinet on reconS truction passed, 1O3 to IS.
Mr.. Stevens, tom the committee of niue. intro
duced the following bill:
Be It enacted by the Senate ,3td House Of Re0ye-
senatices otNe United States Of A,nerica IN Contt-
gres assembled, That it is hereby declared to have
been the true intent and meaning of the act of
the I'd day Of March. one thousand eight hundred
and slXty-scyen entitled " An act to provide for
the more efficient government OF the rebel States
and Of the act supplementary thereto, passed on
the 23d day Of March i'll the year one thousand
eight hundred and iXty-scven that the govern
mcnts then existing in the rebel States OF Viz
Sinia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas
and Arkansas Illegal and void and that there
after said governments, if continued were to be
continued subject in all respects to the Military
Commanders Of the respective Districts, and to
the authority Of Congress.
S1,, az tbo ,;oI,
plement, shall be construed to authorize the Of
ticer assigned to the command Of any military
district, under any Of said acts, Whenever lie shall
deem it necessary to The due performance of his
duties under said acts to remove or suspend from
Office any municipal or State officer, or person ex-
ercsing authority under by virtue of any of the
so-caled State governments existing in his dis
tIict; and the said officer, assigned to COM
mand as aforesaid, is hereby empowered to ap-
point another person in the stead of the officer
person removed, if he shall deem proper so to do ;
anu, wheneve he may deem it necessary as afOre-
said TO prohibit suspend or set aside any act or
proceeding Of any such State OF municipal govern.
ment, any act or thing done by virtue Of it's
authority, and all acts Heretofore done by any Of
icer III accordance herewith, shall be deemed
valid.
Military Districts, established by the acts to which
this is supplementary, snail admit to registration
only such persons as they deem entitled to be re-
gistered by the acts aforesaid They shall not re-
gard the taking of the oath prescribed in the act
Of March o. 1867, conclusive evidence of the right
of the person taking it to be registered but pynod
fucje only, and may receive such evidence under
oath relating thereto they may deem proper,
either from the person applying to be registered
others, and either Of the members of such
boards is hereby authorized to administer oaths
or affirmatiOns and examine witnesses touching
the right OF any person to be registered. Said
boards Of registration may 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 supplement
tary, was not entitled by said acts to be regis
tered. Record evidence shall not be required by
said boards to receive participation in the rebel
lion but parole evidence shall be sufficient to es-
tablish the fact of such participation, and said
boards of registration shall not be bound or gov
erned il their action by any opinion Of any officer
of the United States Government.
SEC 4. That no civil court of the United States,
CT of any State, shall have Jurisdiction of any
action proceeding, civil or criminal, against any
such District Commander or any officer or person
acting by his authority, for or on account of the
discharge of the duties imposed upon him by this
act or the acts to which it is supplementary.
Sec. s. That no District Commander shall be
relieved from command, assigned to him under
the aforesaid acts unless the Senate shall have
first advised or consented thereto, unless by
sentence of court martial he shall be cashiered or
dismissed from the army, or unless he shall con-
sent to be so relieved.
SEC. g. That the time for the completion of reg
istration Of persons properly qualified to vote, may
be extended by orders of the said several District
Commanders to any day prior to the first day Of
October, A. D., eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen.
Stevens accepted the following as additional sec
tons ANY person who shall attempt to prevent
the execution of this act, shall be guilty of mis-
demesnor and on conviction liable to d fine of five
thousand dollars or Imprisonment one year. The
right Of any person to be registered as legal
voter shall in no respect be changed or affected by
the Presidents pardon for participation i'll rebel
lion.
Stevens moved the previous question, and that
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