The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-21
wAsmINGTON NEWS.

INV iVt SsSFeho pHii - ~ PaSo0u Wv
Senate
The preamble declares that no legal
State governments or adequate protec-
ton for life or property exists in the
rebel States of Virginia, North Carroll
ma, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
i%siana, Florida, Texas and Arkansas.
That it is necessary that peace and
good order should be enforced until
legal and Republican State Govern
ments can be legally established.
The first section divides the States.
named into Eve military districts, as in
the original bill.
The second section makes it the du-
ty Of the President to assign to com
mHnd of each district, an officer of the
army not below the rank Of Brlgadier
General, and to detail a sufficient mill
tary force to enforce his authority with.
in the district, &c.
Section three makes il the duty Of
such officer to protect all persons in
their rights of persons and property,
to suppress instruction, disorder and
violence, and to punish, or cause to be
punished, all diSturbers of the public
peace, and criminals. He may allow
local civil tribunals to try and punish
offenders, or organize commissions or
tribunals for that purpose. All interior
encs by State authority ia declared null
and void.
Section -four provides that ell per-
sons arrested shall be tried without un,
necessary delay. No cruel or unusual
punishment shall be inflicted. No sen
tSncs affecting life or liberty shall be
executed until approved by the COM
mander Of the district.
Section five provides that when the
people Of any one Of said States shall
have formed a Constitution and Gov
eminent in conformity with tho Ccnsti-
tuition Of the United States in all re-
SpectS, framed by c~itizOAs of said State
FL years old and upward, of whatever
race. color or previous condition, who
have been resident Of said State for
n year Wevious to the day of such
election, except such as may be dis
franchissd for participation in REBEL
ion or felony at common law and when
such Constitution shall provide that
the elective franchise shall be enjoyed
by all such persons as have the quail
~icStioRs heron stated for electors Of
delegates and when such Censtitu-
tons shall be ratified by a majority Of
persons voting on the question Of rati-
icatiOn, who nre qualified as electors
for delegates; and when such Consti-
tuition shall have been submitted to
Congress for examination and approx
al, and Congress shall have approved
the same; and when said State, by .
vote Of its Legislature elected under
said Constitution, shall have adopted
the amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States, proposed by tho
Both Congress and known as article
IA, and when said article shall have be-
come part of tho Constitution Of the
United States, said State shall bo do
clared entitled TO representation in
Congress, and Senators and Repressn-
t~ativeS shall be admitted thsrsfrom on
their taking the oath prescribed by
law and then and thereafter the pre-
ceding sections of this act shall be in
operative In said State.
To this is added an additional sec.
ton proposed by Mr.. DoOlittls, and al.
ready sent in Senate proceedings.
The Worlds Washington spscia.
says: 1t is learned from the Republi-
can Congressman, who had q confer
encS last night with tho President that
the latter seems inclined TO favor tn,
Blame amendment, as n compromise be
tween the Executive and Congress- OF
the reconstruction question, but with
the modification that it shall dsmanc
impartial suffrage from the South il
) place OF universal suffrage.
+ Tho Times special says; William
HeinStrest 10 the I~tsnographer chArg
cd with selling the testimony OF tn,
! New York Custom House investiga
ton TO outside parties, and 20 Collse
) tor Smyshe in particular. He 10 undsl
arrest He says smyshs paid him 2: