Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-14
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WASHINGTON. March 49, SsxArE. Mr..
Trnmbull rom judiciary committee repor. ed
adversely on 'he bill conferring on lerrito-
rial courts jurisdiction under the bankrupt
bill lr. Iiumbuli sad the law rs passed
conieTs Sufficient jurisdiction Oh this court.
The bll was indefinitely postponed.
Mr Morgan. from Z mmittee on CONS
merce, reported on the joint resolution III,
recting survey for ship canal between
LAX. Erie and Lake Ontario. Parsed.
Mr.. Yates introduced . bill providing for
Circuit and District Courts for the Dissrict
Of Nebsasks. Referred.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to establish
and create the oiicr Of Surveyor General Of
Utah. Referred.
Mr. Trumbull offered resolution INCUR.
ing Of the Secretary Of the Treasury how
many persons ere employed in the asssss
ment Of direct taxes On the ssbsl States,
bow msch 10 paid thsm, and ~hsthes their
services cannot b dispensed With.
Mr.. TSum6ull reported the following SUBJ
stitute for the House supplementary bill 70
the reconati uction bill, aud asked it, imme
date consideration.
Mr.. Howard oajscted, aud It goes over
under the rules:
An Act. supplementary to IN oct entitled
an act 70 provide more efficient meas res
for restoring the rebel States, passed
Mach I'd, 1867, and TO facilitate restora-
ton.
Be IL enacted, etc.. That before the lst
dap Of September. 1867, the Commanding
General in each District defined by an act
entitled an act 10 provide for more efiic-
lent government Of the rebel States, ap.
proved March Cd, 1867, shall cause registra.
ton TO bc made Of male citizens Of the
United States 81 years Of age and upwards,
resident Of each county or parish in the
State or States included in his di-trict which
registration will include only those persons
who are qualified 10 vote for delegates Ivy
ACT aforesaid, and who shall have taxi n and
subscribed to the following oath Or afRrma>
ton: Of. in the county or parish Of
10 the State Of, do hereby solemn.
" swear, or affirm, that am not excluded
from the right to vote By the 9th and 9th
sections Of said cot 10 provide for more
sGRcisnt government Of the rebsl States -
that will support the Constitution and
obey the laws Of the Uhited States, and that
I will. 10 the best Of my sbility. encourage
Oh others TO do the same. 20 help me God.
Which oath Of affirmation may bs admin
uttered BY any Registering Officer.
SIC. 2. That after the completion Of res
toration 10 hereby provided for in sny
State. q such time and place therein % the
comma ding General shall appoint and di
,sc,, Of which, q lesss thirty days pub
lie notice shall be given. and On election
shall be held for delegates 10 . convention
for the purpose Of sstablishing . eoose,tu,
tional and evil government Ter each State
loyal to the union Of said convention "a
each State, except Virginia, to consist Of Z
number Of members Of the most numesou,
branches Of the State Legislature in suck
State, in the year 1850; 70 b appointed
among the several districts, counties. Of
parishes Of said s ate. BY the opmmandinl
Gcnersl, giving to sach representative in
nssrly - may be. The convention in Vir-
sinia shall consist Of tie same number o.
members % represented BY the territory
now called Virginia; in most Of them nu
msrous branch,s Of the Legisl .ture Of said
State. in the year 1860, I, be appointed ..
aforesaid.
SEC g. That the commanding General OF
each District shall appoint such loyal ofii'
GERS or persons as may he nsc ssary, not ex
ceeding three in each election district, in
any State, TO make aud complete the regis
trafiop, supcriniend the election, and mskt
returns 10 him of he votes AMI a list OF per
sons elected Us delegates by a plurality Of
the votes cast at SAID election, aud upon re>
cciving said returns, he shall open the same
ascertain the position Of persons elected rs
delegates according 10 the returns Of the
officers who conducted said election and
make proclamation thereof; and that with
in sixty days after the date Of the election,
he shall notify the delegates to assemble ia
convention, At the time and place mentioned
in the notitica ion, and said convention,
when organized, shall FIRST determine by
vote whether it 10 wise for the people Of
such State to frame = constitution and civil
government according to the provisions Of
this act and the act TO which IL 10 supplies
mentary il so, they shall proceed to frame
such constitution, end when the same shall
have been 90 framed, said constitution shai
be submitted by The COW sntion for rati6ca-
ton to the persons under the provisions oil
this act, At On election TO b conducted by
the officers or persons appointed by the
commanding General - herenbciorc provi-
ded and TO be held after the expiration Of
thirty days from the date Of the notice 10
DO gwen the said convention, and the re-
turns there shall be made to the command
ing General of said District.
SEC. 4. That il. according to said terms
the reconstruction shal, DC ratified by u ma
jorlty Of voters. qualified - herein provid>
ed. the commanding general shall forthwith
transmit 10 Congress, il in session, if not
them Immediately Oh its assembling, and
the State shall Immediately be declared BY
Congress TO be, In conformity with the pro
visions Of the act TO which this 10 supple
meutary, entitled to representation, and
Senators and Representatives. bs admit Cd
therefrom, - herein sovided.
SEC. 8. That elections Ia States mention,
ed therein, to provide for more efficient gov
eminent Of the Rebel States, shall, during
the operation Of sad cot, he by ballot; and
officers making such registration Of voteSl
and conducting said elections on entering or