Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-05

Be i, snactca. &C., Thai said Rebel States shall
be divided into military distr IS and made sub
iect to the military authority Of the United States
as hereinafter mentioned; aud ,5r that purpose
Virginia shall cons itutc the First District North
Carolina aud South Carolina tho Second District,
Gcorgia, Alabama and Florida the Third d.
trict, Mississippi and Aarkansas the Fourth DE-
trict, and Louisiana and Texas tho Finh d.
trict-
Ssc. 2. That il shall b the duty Of the Presi-
dent to assign to the command Of each Of said
districts an cficsr Of the army not below the
rank Of Brigadicr- General. and 20 detail Q suf,
ncient military force to enable such officer q
perform his duties and enforce his authority
within the district TO which he ID assigned.
eRc. ;. That Il shall be the duty o. each On
Ger assigned rs aforesaid TO protect ali persons
in their rights Of pcrson and property, e sup.
press insurrecticu. disorder and violence, and "a
punish or cause to be punished ali distsrbess u
public peace and criminals; and to this end he
may allow local civil tribunals 10 take
Of and try offenders, or. when in his Judgment i,
may be necessary for the trial Of offenders, he
shall have power to Organize military com
mittces or tribunals for that purpose: and all
intsl ference under this act shall be null and
void.
SEC. 4 That al persons put under military
arrest by virtue Of this act shall be tried wthou,
unnecessary delay, AID no cruel or unusual pun
ishinent shsil Be inflicted. and no sentence u
any military commission or tribunal hereby au-
therised Affecting the life or liberty Of any per-
son shall Be executed until il 10 approved by the
cihcer in command of the district and the laws
and regulations for the government Of the army
sAal not be Affected BY this act, except in 90 far
- they may conflict with its provisions.
Sac. 5. That when the people Of any enc Of
said rebd states shall have formed . constitu-
s,on and governnent in conformity With the con-
s,tation Of the United States in ali respects fran
ed BY convention Of delegates elected by the
male citizens Of said State twenty one years old
and upward, Of whatever race, color or previous
condition, who have been resident in said State
for one year previous to the date Of such election
except such - may be disftanchsed for participa.
ton in the rebellion or for felony at comm on law
ana when such constitution shall provide that
the elective franchise shall be enjoyed BY all
such persons - have the qualifications herein
stated for electors Of delegates and when such
constitution shall be ratified by majority Of the
persons voting on the question Of ratification who
are qualified ~ electors for delegates, and when
such constitution shall have been submitted to
Congress for examination and approval and Con-
gress 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 the XXXIXth Congress,
known - article IL. and when said article shall
have become part Of the constitution Of the
United States, said State shall be declared en-
titled to representation in Congress, and Senators
and Representatives shall be admitted thsrefrom
on their taking the oath prescribed by Law, and
then and thereafter the preceding sections Of this
act shall be imperative in said State.
SEC. 8. That no sentence Of death under this
aet shall be carried into execution without the
approval Of the President.
The House refused to concur and asked
for . committee Of conference. The Senate
declined and adhered to its former action.
On the return of the bill second time to the
House, Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, moved the fol
owing:
P-orded That no person excluded from the
privilege Of holding e0ce by said proposition Of
the amendment to the Constitution of the United
States, shall Be eligible to election rs . member
of the Convention to form Constitution for any
Of the said rebel States, nor shall any such per-
son vote fer members Of such Convention.
This WAS afterward amended, on motion of
Mr.. Shellabarger, of Ohio, BY the addition Of
the following section;
Asd Be iffarther enacted. That until the peo-
pie Of said rebel States shall. BY Law, BE- admit
ted to representation in the Congress Of the Uait-
ed states, the civil governments that may exist
therein ,hall BE deemed provisional only, and
shall be in al respects subject to the paramount
authority Of the United States, which may at any
time abolish, modify, control and sapercsde the
same and in all elecsions to any olce under such
PROVISIONAL goyernneats all persons who are
entitled to vote sndef the provisions Of the sth
section Of this act ana no Others shall be eligible
to any once under such provisional governments
vho would be disqualified from bedding ONCE
under the provisions Of the "a article Of said con
sti,ptional amendment
The Senate concurred in the House amend.
ment, and thus the bill has gone to the Presi
dent. Should be choose to strangle it with .
pocket veto, the ten days which he is au.
Ihorized To retain it will enable him to do 80.
1t is surmised, however, that he viii return
i With his objections in time for Congress
to act upon il. Should the bill fail to be-
come Law for any reason, the Fortieth Con-
gress, which meets on the 18th of March, will
doubtless mature and pass similar measure.