The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-11
NIliltary Govern,ncnts or the south.

Military Governments OF the South.
The following Bill, proposed by Senator WI
11AMs, of Oregon, and reported upon favorably b
the Committee on Reconstruction, has been tn
subject Of much, and spirited, debate within tn
last few days
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR TEE MORE EFFICIENT GOV
ERNnrENT OF TIE nsURREcT1oNARY STATES.
!, Whe~eas, The pretended State Governments o
the Late sO-called Confederate States Of Virginia
North I Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Missis
arkansas, were set up without the authority O
Congress, and without the sanction of the people
Whereas, The 80 pretended Governments affort
no adequate protection for life or property, ant
co9ntenance and encourage lawlessness and crime
Whereas, It is necessary that peace and eoot
order should be enforced in the ao-called States
until loyal and Republican State Governments cal
be legally established; therefore, - 7''
Be a enacted By tie Senate and House of Reprc
sentaaues OF Oe United States Of Arnericd IN Cor
gss assembled, That the so-ca1led States shall b,
alnded into military districts and made subject t
hereinafter pros cribed; and for that purpose viz
ginia shall constitute the LIST Districts North Caro-
Ina and South @ Carolina The I'd Dstrct Georgia
and Arkansas the 4th District, and louisiana anG
Texas the 5th District. .TIl'' a -
ssEc; s 2: And be It further enacted, that it ahal
be the duty OF the General of the Army to assign
to the command Of each Of said Districts an Office,
OF the Regular Army not below the rank OF Bpiga-
9leT-GeneIel, ana 10 detail o sufficient military
force to enable such officer to perform his duties
and enforce his authority in the district to which
he ia assigned, @ M
SEQ. 5. 1nd be It further cnacted That il shall b
the duty Of each officer assigned as aforesaid tx
protect all persons in their rights OF person ani
property, to suppress insurrection, disorder an6
violence W and to punish Of cause to be punished
all dlstnrbers OF the public peace and criminals
and TO this end he may allow civil tribunals to take
Jurisdiction Of and to try offenders, or when in his
Judgment, it may be necessary for the trial o.
1hoH
commissions or tribunals for that purpose. any:
thing in the Constitution and laws of the so-calle6
States to the contrary Notwithstanding; and al
legislative and Judicial proceedings or processes tc
prevent or control the proceedings Of said military
State Governments with the exercise OF military
authority under this Act, shall be void and of nc
effect. 5s F'7 !. Nm 8. -, =
SEC. 4. A,d be /: farther enaeted That the Courts
and Judicial officers Of the United States shall moi
issue writs Of habe1s corpus in behalf Of persons
in military custody, unless some Commissioner o.
officer on duty in the district wherein the person
is detained shall endorse upon said petition state.
ment certifying, upon honor, that he has inowl-
edge or information as to the cause and circum-
believes the same to be wrongful; and, further
that he believes That the Endorsed petition is pre-
ferred in good faith aud in furherance of Justice
and not to hinder or delay tie punishment o1
crime. AZ persons Ppt under military arrest BY
sary delay, and no cruel or unusual punishment
shall be inflicted. >
.ssEo. s. Az,d be II further enacted That no sen.
tence Of any Military Commission, or tribunal,
hereby authorized, affecting the life or liberty OF
by the superior officer in command of the District;
and the laws and equations for the government
Of the army shall not be affected by this act, er-
cept in so far as they conflict with its provisions