The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-17
The Senate Reconstruction Bill.

The Senate Reconstruction Bill.
In the Senate on the 9th, Mr.. Trumbull,
from the judiciary committee, reported
The following bill, which after some objection
from Mr.. Sumner, was read the second time
and ordered printed: A bill to give effect to
an act to provide for the more efficient gov
eminent Of the rebel States, passed March
2, 1867. Be 1t enacted, etc, that the true
intent and meaning Of the oct to provide
for the more efficient government OF the
rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, was, is
and shall be construed to be that the mill
tary authority Of the United States in said
rebel States, as provided in said oct, was
and is paramount to any civil government
existing therein; makes all such civil gov
eminent subordinate to such military au-
thority, and prohibits them from interfers
ing in any way with such military author.
ty.
Second. That the commander Of any dis
trict named in said act shall have power,
subject to the approval Of the general Of
the armies Of the United States, whenever
in the opinion Of such commander the prop
er administration OF said act shall require
it, to suspend or remove from Office or from
the performance Of official duties and exer-
else Of official powers, any officer or person
holding or exercising, or protesting to
hold or exercise, any civil or military Office
or duty in such district under any power,
election, appointment or authority derived
from, or granted by, or claimed under any
so-called State or the government thereof
or any municipal or other division thereof
and upon such suspension or removal such
commander, subject to the approval Of the
general Aforesaid, shall have power to pro
vide from time to time, for the performance
of said duties Of such officer or person 80
suspended or removed BY the detail OF some
competent officer or soldier Of the army to
perform the same.
Third. That the generals Of the armies Of
the United States shall be invested with
all powers Of suspension, removal and de-
tail granted in preceding section to district
commanders.
Fourth. That the acts Of the officers Of
the army already done in removing in said
district persons exercising the functions o.
civil officers and appointing Others in their
stead, ore hereby confirmed.
Fifth. That the boards Of registration
provided for 10 the oct entitled an oct sup.
plimentry TO an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government Of
the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and
to facilitate restoration, passed March y,
1867, shall have power, and II shall be their
duty, before allowing the registration Of
any person, to ASCERTAIN upon such facts
or information a. they can obtain, whether
such person is entitled to be registered IN.
der said act; an oath required BY said act
shall not be conclusive on such question
and no person shall be registered unless
such board shall also have power to OK.
anime. under oath, to be administered BY
any member of suca board, any one touch.
ing the qualification Of any person claiming
registration.
Sixth. That the true intent and meaning
Of the oath prescribed in said supplimen.
tary oct is among others, that person who
has been member ofthe legislature Of any
State, or who has held an executive or ju.
dicial Office in any State, whether he has
taken an oath to support the Constitution
Of the United States or not, and has alter.
wards engaged in ipsurrectiOn or rebellion
against the United States, or given did and
comfort to the enemy thereof is not emit
tied to be registered or to vote, and The
words executive or judicial Office in any
State in said mentioned act, shall be con
strued to include al city officers created BY
law for the administration of the genera
laws Of the State.
Seventh. That the time for completing
the original registration provided for II
said act may, at the discretion Of the com
mander of any district be extended to tn
first day of October, 1867 and boards o
registration shall have power and it shall
be their duty to commence twenty day
prior to any election under said oct, ant
upon reasonable public notice Of time AMI
place thereof, to revise for o period Q
three days the registra' On lists. Upol
being satisfied that any person not entities
thereto has ben registered; to strike on
the name Of such person from the list, AM
such person shall not be allowed TO vote
and such board shall, also, during the sam
period, add to such registry the names Q
all persons who at the time possess th
qualifications required BY said act who hav
not been already registered; and 90 perso
,hall at any time be entitled to BE- regis
tered or vote BY reason OF any executiv
pardon or amnesty Of any act or thing
which, without such pardon or amnesty
would disqualify him from registration Q
voting.
j Section eight. That section fourth q
said last named act shall be construed +
authorize the commanding general name
therein, whenever he shsll deem needfdl, !
remove any member Of the board Of regii
tsation and appoint another person to hi
stead, and TO fill any vacancy 10 such boarl
| Pauperism and Orime--A Oompar
ison.
The concluding volume Of the censu
of 1850, devoted to social statistic
has been issued. It affords the mean
Of many instructive comparisons, and
f among others, Of q comparison betwee