The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-03-27
ANDERSON, S c. WEDNESDAY, MARCH g. 1857

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4 commanding general, Dis hereihbefore plU
! vided, to be held after the expiration Of
thirty days from the date of notice thereof
to be given by said convention. The re
!, turns thereof shall be made to the com
manding General:
SET. 5. IF ,shis CONSTITUTION shall be
ratified by majority of the votes of the
.electors qualified as herein specified, cast
at said election, at least one-half OF the
i registered voters voting upon the question
4 Eot stith ratification; The spresideft Of the
e0nvention shall transmit a copy of the
same, duly certified, to the President Of
j the United States, who shal forthwith
transmit the same to Congress, if in ses-
j sion; and if not in session, then immedl-
ately upon its next assembling and fsaid
constitution shall be declared by Congress-
in conformity with the provisions 6f the
Act tdwbieh this is supplementary, and
the otheF provisions Of said Actshall have
Been complied with, and said constitution
shall he approved by Congress; the State
shall he declared entitled to representa-.
|:tion; Senators and Representatives shall
1be admitted theretrom as therein pr6vid-
led. ...-
X Sec s. All elections in the States men.
tioned;i in said Act shall, during the opera
ton of said Act, be by ballot, and all Off
GERS making said registration ofvoters and
conducting elections, shall, before enter
ing upon the discharge of their duties,
take and subscribe an oath faithfully; to
perform the duties of said Office, and the
oath prescribed by the Act approved July
2, 1862, entitled Gan Act to prescribe an
oath OF Office
SEC. 4. fhatall expenses incurred by
the commanding generals, or by virtue of
orders issued, and appointments made by
them under this Act, shall be paid out Of
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
SEC 8. The convention OF each State
shall prescribe the compensation to. be
paid BY all the delegates, either officers or
agents, herein authorized as necessary to
carry into effect the purposes of this Act,
not.herein otherwise provided; and shall
provide for the levy and collection of such
taxes onproperty in such State as may be
necessary to pay the same.
Sec 8. The word Sarticle," in the
sixth section of the Act to which this is
supplementary, shall be construed to mean
"section.
The bill goes back to the House for con-
currence.
Stevens has d four column speech in type,
advocating confscetion and freedman's
homestead bill.
WASHINGTON, March ID.
In the Senate, the credentials of Thom-
as, the newly-elected Senator from Mary-
land, were presented. a motion to refer
them to the Judiciary Cbtnihittee was
.elaborately discussed, without action
The Senate then took up the supplement
tai .blll and concurred with the House
amendments, except that requiring q ma
.jority of the registered voter to ratify
the constitution. The bill authorizing the
Secretary of War to furnish Brownlow-
arms and equipments for 2, OomilItia pass
ed. After an Executive session, adjourn
In the House, large number of bills
were introduced The President was CALI
ed on for information relative to the Fe
nian affairs in Canada and French eracua-
tions in Mexico. A joint resolution ex
Guiding liquor from the capitol building
and adjacent grounds passed. The Ser:
ate's supplemental bill was taken up, and
a clause added to the oath, that an appli-
cant for registration had never been a
member of State legislature, or held
4: ..I IA. g. f,,,,rH+ly el;1h1 ~, fbo.
rebellion This was to cover cases in Vir-
ginia, where, since 1859, such officers were
not required to swear to support the Fed
eral Constitution. In the sixth section,
the clause requiring at least half the reg
istcred voters to ratify the constitution,
was stricken out, and clause making
false swearing punishable added, when
the bill passed. A resolution allowing
the stispehsiotl of the rules by atwo-tliirds
vote during the remainder Of tiiis session
was adopted. A resolution directing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire whether
MARYLAND has constitution which Con-
gress can consistently recognize as repu6-
lican, was adopted, joint resolution di-
recting the suspension. OF payment for
drafted or enlisted slaves, and discharging
the commissioners under said law, passed.
A iolnt resolution that money captured
and the proceeds of captured property be
paid into the Treasury, was adopted
This amount includes several millions now
on special deposit in the Treasury. Ad-
'0'. Ae WAsn1NeFoN, March 10:
In the House, a resolution suspending
the issue of the Agricultural College
scrip to the insurgent States was passed,
bylo3 to %. A Joint resolution author
ling the publication of the laws and
treaties in three Louisiana journals was
passed Stevens called up the condscatlon
bill, and proceeded to read speech. but
, I.dl,o Down The Clerk finished