New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-08
WASHINGTON.


The new Reconstruction Committee of the House
met on Saturday All the members were present but
Brooks of New-York, whose absence left the Democ-
racy unrepresented. The Committee was in session
most of the day, and finally unanimously agreed
upon bill which will be presented to the House to-
morrow morning When the Committee met, each
OF the eight members had bill, portion of one,
20 submit for consideration These, with the bills
introduced into the Senate of Wednesday by Senators
Wilson Edmunds. Drake. and Frelinghuysen, were
taken up by the Committee, and a new bill
agreed upon. The Committee meets again
tomorrow morning, and may make a few
alterations. The Judiciary Committee of the
Senate were also engaged during most of yesterday
in preparing bill Their bill was not completed.
The Committee meets in the morning and will try to
arrange with the House Committee to have both
Committees report the bill to their respective
Houses. If this can be effected much time will be
saved in both Houses Thefollowing is copy Of the
bill as agreed upon by the House Committee, which
Mr.. Thad Stevens will introduce into the House
tomorrow
ACT supplementary an Act entitled provide for the
esnt passed March 1867 and the
Ac, supplementary thereto passed March 20, 1867
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Represent dreS
That it is hereby declared to been the true intent
and meaning Of the Acts OF March and March 2 ls57
existing in the Rebel states Of Virginia North Carolina,
Florida Texas and Arkansas were illegal and void, and
that thereafter said governments were 10 be con
tinued subject in all respects to the military command
of the respective districts and to the authority OF Con-
SIC a. Ind6e f,er enacted That said acts TO which
this Is supplement- shall be construed to anthorze he
ohcer assigned TO the command OF any ty ulssIlct
to the due performance Of his duties under said acts TO
officer or person exercising authority under by virtue
OF any socaled state Government existing IN his district
70 So RTsmo4ed Re shall deem proper 50 to
df S6a to S9ho aS h eE ds ane andeG
said acts whenever he may deem 1t necessary
aforesaid prohibit suspend set aside any act or
proceeding OF any such State or municipal government
Or act thing done under or by virtue OF ITS auhOr
finuanoe said socaued State Governments of the Rebel
States shall be allowed TO continue only subordinate
IL military districts Aforesaid respeotvey and
~ and all acts heretofore done by any sueh oheef IN
sea And be Il further ssac,ed That the boards Of
Te stration Of the several military districts established
sy the acts to which thus is additional shall admit to
REGISTRATION only such they deem entitled 10
DO registered by the acts aforesaid They shall not re-
March a. 1861 conclusive evidence of the right of the
person taking it TO be registered but primo IGcs only;
and may receive such evidence under OATH relating
thereto as they may deem proper either from the per
applying to be registered Others and either OF the
members OF said boards hereby authorized to admin
lister oaths armaons and examine witnesses touch
ing the right OF any person to be REGISTERED cred
the list Of voters the name OF any
perry took the oath prescribed in the act TO which this
7s additional entitled by said acts to be re
81 any opinion Of any ocer Of the United Govern
ment. Record evidence shall not he required by said
boards TO prove participation in the Rebellion but parole
evidence Of fact Of such participation shall be deemed y
said boards sufficient TO effect the disiranesenent pro
SEC. Aud be Jtutte enacted That no eiy1l court OF
The United States Of state shall have Jurisdiction
Of any action proceeding civil criminal against
such District Commander, officer or person acting
IN his Official capacity this under the acs to
which is to VIII the MACH sTt nSeS ~ 5He
Elementary thereto: d, MI. - ,,,... c,
mander relieved from the command assigned 10
him under the aforesaid acts the Senate shall have
sentence he shall be cashiered or dis
missed from the army unless he shall consent to DO so
relieved.
A motion viii be made in the House tomorrow or
next day to have the House call on the Judiciary
Committee to report on the impeachment inyestiga-
ton II is considered certain that the House will
order the report to be submitted 1t has been stated
nsevera newspapers that the COMMITTEE is compelled
to report by a resolution of last session This
is incorrect. Mr. WoOdbndges friends claim that he
has not yet gone fully over to impeachment They
say it c his opinion that there is sufficient evidence
10 warrant the Presidents impeachment but he does
not think il good policy to pursue the matter any
further Mr. Wilson, the Chairman of the Commit
tee. is against impeachment principally because 1t
has not been proved that the President has COM
mitted any misdemeanOr contained in any existing
statute of the United States. If the House orders the
report ON impeachment TO be made recess until the
LIST Of October viii be asked for. at
The Administration has determined to send NOM
Enations to the Senate Several may be sent IN to
morrow Some of the recently appointed special
agents TO take charge of the postoices left without
1ncumbots because of the failure of the Senate to
confirm nominees, to be nominated regularly as
postmasters of the offices they have respectively in
charge, Among these special agents, HI Ransdel,
a newspaper correspondent is TO receive the nomlna-
ton as postmaster at Ca,lsle, Pa
John McGinnis, esq, who was nominated for Min
lister to Stockholm but was rejected by the Senate,
arrived here to-day directly from Europe II IS prob
able that the President Will send to the Senate the
nomination Of some other person than Mr. Gutenberg
"a Minister 70 Mexico Already there are several APP
plicants for the position, among them Gen. Herroh'
now United States Marshal of Louisiana.
Gen Halleck has written a letter TO the President,
urging the appointment of military commander as
commissioner on the part Of the United states 10
ACCEPT formally our recently acquired Russian terri
tory whenever Congress shall make necessary appIo-
priaton for the purchase and also suggesting AaSka'
as the proper name for the territory. 10 snow inc
uronriety of this name, Gen. Halleck furnishes an
interesting historical summary.
The resolutions sought 10 be introduced in the
House on Friday in reference 10 Mexico and the ex-
ecution of Macmillan, offered by Mr.. Shanks Of
Indiana and not by Mr. Sobenck of Ohio, as published
in the New-YoIk papers. The similarity of names
led TO the Geographic mistake
The President, members Of the Cabinet and the
principal officers of the army located here attended
the funeral of the late Judge Wayne at O'Clock
The remains were inferred in lakewood Gene
tarv in Georgetown. At the meeting OF the bar
waterway afternoon after the passage 81 Suitable