Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-14

who shall have the qualifications pre-
scribeh for Governors, aud exercise will
that officer all the Legislative powers, tha
all officers of State chosen by the Coun
ell and Governor shall be loyal met
able 10 take the test oath that OF
June LIST, 1867, all male citizens OF q
years, without distinction Of race OF
color, who have resided In the State fol
one year, and who have never aided The
rebellion, shall have the right to vote iol
Governor, State officers and members o.
the Legislature. That in October mex
an election for such qualified voters shall
be held for the members of the Conven
| ton 70 form State Constitution; that
the Secretary OF War shall issue order:
TO regulate these oleot'Sns; that the Con
! stitntian shall not permit any distinc-
ton Of men on account Of race or color,
and shall prohibit the payment Of any
| debts contracted on behalf OF the.rcbel.
lion, and shall recognize the perpetual
union Of the States; that the President
shall forthwith appoint military com
mander for the State, who shall enforce
the laws which the civil authorities neg
lect; that no laws passed by the Provis-
ional Council shall be valid till Congress
has approved them; that all laws of the
State consistent with this act shall re-
main in force.
In the course Of the debate, Mr.. Doo-
little read letter from resident Of
Lagrange Texas, on the subject Of the
reports about the treatment of Union
men in the South, but of ex-Gov. Ham
ilton, of Texas, in particular. The
writer was, during the war, an officer of
the army, whose home was in Wisconsin,
and is personally known to Mr.. Doolittle,
who gave his name to the Senate. He
charges Hamilton with being licentious
person, whose morals are more objee-
tionable than his politics, where both are
we'll known. He alleges that Hamilton,
not many years since, brought free
colored woman from Alabama TO Texas,
and kept her as a slave and mistress
until he was compelled by the Courts to
release her, and agrees to bring the
necessary Court records to establish this
fact
The passage of the Bankrupt bill was
quite an interesting and exciting scene.
The vote was at first eighteen to seven.
teen. The opponents of this bill
mustered a man, and this killed it
with tie. The friends of the meas
ure reconnoitered the lobby and found
Mr.. Doolittle, who voted affirma-
lively. The opponents then made an
other effort, and once more strangled the
bill. The friends tried it again, and this
time finally and successfully, by getting
Cattell and Frelinghuysen, who had
been sitting silently in their seats, to add
two to the affirmative. Sherman was
absent. Wade, Trumbull, Yates, Hen
derson, BROWN, Hendricks and Lane
voted in the negative.
Special to the New Orleans Times.l
WASHINGTON, February l0.-Col. Hill
yer has received his commission as Spe-
cial Revenue agent of New York city,
and will enter upon the discharge of his
official duties tomorrow.
A partial reorganization of the Cabi-
net is talked of in official circles. The
probable retirement of Mr.. Seward is
mentioned, and Mr.. Adams, Minister to
England, is spoken of as his successor
The withdrawal of Mr. Stanton from the
Cabinet is again revived, with General
Grant as his successor as acting Secre-
tary of War Gd interim 1t is expected
that Mr.. Stanton will be offered the mis-
sion to Russia, or probably the mission
to Spain.
1t is understood that the members Of
the Cabinet are unanimously opposed to
the Military Government bill for the
South, now before the House.
The gentlemen who have been for
some days engaged in efforts TO bring
about an adjustment of the reconstruc-
ton difference between Congress and the
Southern people, upon the third section
of the proposed amendment to the Con-
are theoretically prosecuting
their work with the members of Con-
gress. From present appearances, it is
not improbable that an adjustment of
these differences will be accomplished
by the middle of the week. AS the mat
ter now stands, it woul1 appear that the
Southern men propose to make all the
that are asked for by ma
jority of Congressman, save the adoption
by them of the disability section, in the
form of an amendment to the Constitu
ton.
1t is understood that they will give the
negroes suffrage in such form as may be
agreed upon by the majority in Congress,
and they will be content with any legal
enactment by Congress which shall dis
qualify leaders in the rebellion from hold
ing Federal offices. They seek to be re-
leased from themselves embodying the
third section in the form of a constitu-
tional amendment, il the sole difficulty
can be removed,
All else demanded Of the Southern
States will be promptly adopted by them.
1t is understood that the President
will approve such legislation, looking to
the end as may be adopted by Congress.
The statement that Howell Cobb has
had anything to do with this movement,
or was directly or indirectly consulted in
the formation of the plan of the Southern