The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-02-27
Sherman s Substitute

| WASHINGTON, February 17-In the san..
day shermans substitute for the military roa yet
ton bill was adopted by 80 against three 'bbsoara
Davis and Salisbury being the negative, spaehale
ment was adopted that sentence Of death un5 aae
act should not require the approval Of tla pr IL
The Bill, amended, passed The titIa i resIde
to read, IAN act for the more efficient roye aea
the rebel States The Senate adjourned a.
morning The following is synopsis of O. p'5o til
substitute for Stevens bill as passed hv ~
The preamble declares that legal State eeaa
or adequate protection for life and ptonapt
the rebel States of Virginia, North Carono sS -
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississnni soaa
Florida, Texas and Arkansas and that f + Loasiaa
that peace and good order should be c,fonn neseSsg
loyal and republican State governments COW ta Until
established The first section divides tho Rsly
in i've military districts in the ORIGINAL t:T Aa1el
ton two makes it the duty of the Presdor. '@ Sec
the command of each district to an ARM ~ assign
below the rank OF brigadier general and 5 lq
sufficient military force to enforce his aubora e'
me district section three makes the duy os S.-a
officer to protect all persons in their rioht VI such
and property to suppress instruction disorap esoa
violence and to punish Or cause to be nnn;st aR3
disturbances OF the public peace and criminal. al
may allow local civil tribunals to try and . q
ohendeTs, or the organisation of committees tls4
mans 1or that purpose All interference hv So. t'a
thority is declared null and void Section fo. a.
'ioes that all persons arrested shall be tried v;.I
unnecessary delay, unusual punishment shan " ~
ficted, and sentence of life or pronart ah ~ 10,
executed until approved by the Commando "a 9e
district. Section five provides that when bo ~. "s
OF said States shall have formed consnt;opp 'ope
government in conformity with the Constnt;o,a aug
the United States in all respects, framed bv ao
ton OF delegates elected by the male citizens ~
State 81 years old and upwards. of whatavcr sa
color or previous condition, who have been resaan
sald States Tor one year previous to the dav of -
election except such may be disfranchised b. susa
ticIpaan IN the rebellion for felony at COMM pa,
law, and when such constitution shall provide thu, NJ
elective franchise shall be enjoyed by all such @
as have the qualifications herein stated for eIaefnss
delegates, and when such constitution shall ho 80
by majority of persons voting on the oueson y
ratification who are qualified as electors for eosa,
and when such constitution shall have been suhmtt
to Congress for examination and approval, Conoro,
shall have approved the same and when said State H.
vote OF its legislature elected under said constitut
shall have adopted the amendment to the Constitrf
OF the United States, proposed by the thirt7pint
congress and known as article H. and when said arf
ce snail be declared part Of the Constitution of H.
United States, said State shall be declared enttle5 -
representation IN Congress, and its senators .r5
representatives shall be admitted therefrom an tbs
taking the oath prescribed by law then and tbereots.
The preceding sections of this act shall be imnas,
tive in said State. To this is added an sdditon1
section, prepared by Doolittle, already sent in ba
Senate proceedings