Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Tenure Of Office aud Reconstruction
bills were both triumphanily passed over the
Presidents veto on the u inst. The bank.
rupt bill was signed BY the President and is
now a law. AT noon. on the ith inst, The
39ih Congress closed its existence aud the
Senate and House of the i0ih Congress were
organized. Ben. Wade, OF Ohio, was elect
ed Acting Vice President by the Senate, aud
Speaker Coltax. OF Indiana, was reelected
10 that honorable position in the Hoase. Mr..
R4pghams Wool bill, increasing the tariff on
wool, was passed and is now Law. 1t is
expected that Congress will adjourn very
soon. to re-assemble probably in Ns..
On Thursday, Mr.. Wilson, Of Msssachu-
sets, introduced bin supplementary 10 the
Reconstrr..fon hill. II was referred to the
JUDICIARY Committee. The bill Contains the
following provisions
Section clarcs it to be the duty Of the
commanding officer Of each distrc, to cause
a registration 10 be made before Sept 1857.
in each county or parish OF his district. OF
male citizens over II years of age, residing
therein. to include only those qualified by
the act to which this is n supplement- and
who shall take and subscribe 10 the follow
ing oath:
~ DO hereby solemnly swear tor arm
that ! am sincerely and earnestly attached
to the Union aud Government Of the Csitei
States; that will s,eadfastly support tie
Constitution and obey the laws OF the L ai.s
States, and that will, to the h~s; Vi my
ability, encourage all others to sacA sepport
and obedience. So help me God.
Section directs the conaSaiia- Gs1e-,
al. as soon as the registration / ca- pleseG.
10 cause an election 10. dsle-..es u he TN
vention to be held on aAv aae less than
thirty days from the iG.+ Il Ia rrssla1aa-
ton Of the eleetious- sar - P4-rose II
amending the existing = s-azzag . aex
Constitution, firmly establishing lOyal civil
government, aud passing re ne-4;-l c.ii-
nance to put the same int0 operation.
Section : directs that sad Convention
shall be called On the basis Of representation
on which members Of Congress are sppor.
toned.
Section provides FOR the appointment.
BY the commanding General Of officers or
persons to mase the registration. preside at
elections, receive, sort, and CONT the votes,
and make return thereof, aud Of persons
elected and be shall then make a proclaim.
alton of the persons elected, and notify them.
within sixty days, when aud where they shall
assemble TO organize Convention and
when said Convention shall have amended
the existing or framed new Constitution in
accordance with the act to which this Is sup.
Elemental, i, shall be Submitted to the peo-
pie, at an election 10 be held after the expi-
ration Of thirty days from notice thereof Civ.
en- by the Convention.
Section provides that il said Constitution
is ratified By a majority Of the votes cast,
the Pres ident Of the Convention shall trans.
NIT the same to the President Of the United
States, WHO shall transmit il to Congress, if
in session, and if not in session, then upon
its next assembling and If j, be declared by
Congress TO be in conformity with the pro
visions Of the act recently passed By Con-
eress known as the Military bill, the State.
shall be declared entitled to representation
and Senators and Representatives shall be
admitted, as provided in said act
Section 6 provides that the duties and
powers delegated and conferred upon the
commanding General may, with his consent,
be transferred to the acting Governor OF the
State, on his taking an oath faithfully 10
perform and exercise the same.