Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-11


before the House on Monday:
"Be 1t resolved, dc, That in Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, and
Arkansas that the civil State governments
IN said States respectively, shall not be recog
nized as valid or legal State governments either
by Executive or Judicial power or authority
OF United States.
enforcement of the act entitled "an act TO pro-
vide tor more efficient government OF Rebel
Sia.es, passed March 2, 1867 and the several act
supplementary thereto" the General of Army
U. :. is hereby authorized and required to en-
ion by special orders upon all officers in COM
mand within The several military departn
within said States performance Of all acts au-
thoriZed by said several laws above recited, and
TO RI move by his order from command any or all
of said commanders and detail other officers of
u :. army. not below the rank of Colonel TO per-
form all duties and exercise all powers author
Ded by said several acts to the end that the peo-
pie OF said several States may speedily reorgan.
ize civil governments, Republican in form in
SAID several States, and be restored to political
power in the Union.
Sec. 3. Be IL further enocted, That the General
Of the Army is authorized to remove any or all
civil officers now acting under the several pro-
yisional governments within said several dis
organized States, and appoint others " dis
charge the duties pertaining TO their pective
ofhces, and may do any or all acts which by
said several laws above mentioned are author
lZed 10 be done by the several commanders OF
military departments within said States; and
so much OF said acts or OF any act as authorizes
the President to detail military commanders to
said military departments, or 10 remove any
officers which may be detailed as herein pro-
yIded, is hereby repealed.
Sec. !. b. 1t further enacted, That it shall be
unlawt ul tor the President of the United Stairs
10 order any part of the army or navy OF the
United states to assert by force of arms the
authority of either of said provisional govern
ments in said disorganized States TO oppose or
obstruct the authority Of the United States as
provided In this act and the acts 10 which this
is supplementary.
Sec. ). Be 1t further enacted, That any inter-
ference by any person, with intent 10 prevent
by force the execution OF the orders of tne Gen
eral OF the Army. made in pursuance OF this
act and the acts aforesaid, shall be held to be
high misdemeanor, and the party guilty thereof
shali, upon conviction, be- fined not exceeding
nNe thousand dollars, and imprisoned not rx-
ceeding two years.
Sec. o. Il, Il further enacted. That so much of
all acts and parts of acts conflict in
consis ent with the provisions of this act are
tereby repealed.
THE SENATE is in executive session this after
noon, having under consideration the TWO re-
ports made by the majority and minority OF the
Military Committee upon the case of Secretary
stanton. Both the reports We're submitted in
printed form. 1t seems probable that the ses-
sion of the Senate will be protracted one this
afternoon. The vote will, IT is thought, stand
upon the adoption OF the majority report about
81 ayes 10 L. noes.
PROPOSALS FOR PAPER FOR PUBLIC PRINT
Ike.-At noon to-day, proposals for furnishing
the paper for the public printing until Dec. 81,
1o6o, were opened before the Joint Committee
on Printing, at the room of the Senate Printing
Committee, in the Capitol; the paper required
being as follows Glass 1-22O00 reaIns of
hne printing paper, uncalendered. Glass .
S,UOO reams OF superfne calendered printing
paper. Glass 3-l,0UU reams sized and calendered
printing paper: Glass 4-l,0O0 reams superiins
map paper. Class 5-26,3Oo reams OF wrapping
paper. Class $500 reams post office blanks.
The bids received and opened as follows
Theodore H. hctiargey & Co, Philadelphia
lc,W reams OF class I, at II cents per h.: SOD0
reams class ., 10 ITO cts per H. all of class 3
at ~ 7-l0 cts per 10. Timothy Keaney, Of Hart
ford Ct-Class J. at Is 4s1J0 cts per H.; class ,,
al loi-lO0 cts per h., and class B. at 20 100 cts
per III. VIM j. Bryan, of New York-CIass /.
al 16 cts; class ., at ~ i5-I00 cts class g. at II
cents, and class D, at % cents. III g Butler, of
New York eity-Class S. AT - cents Christian
X. Baier, of Lancaster, Pa..Class !, from 100
TO l0,00 reams at Is 9-i0 cts; class ., IL 40
cents. Jessup Moore, of PhiladeIphin-An
| OF class !, at i7A cents; class =, at 2O4 cents;
class s. at I'm cents; class 4, at 20 cents; GLASS
0, al "a 4s-lO0 cts; class g. at 19H cts per H.
b. n. Moore, Of Philadeiphia-ClassI /, at III
cents class Al 10 cents; class 3, at :2k cents;
| p lb. 5. ID. Warren, of Boston, Mass-Class
l. at IL cents; class at 2nK cents; class B. at %
cents per Id. VIM. A. Russell, of Lawrence,
| Mass.4,OO0 reams of class =. at ~. cents:
1900 realms, at l9 62-lUU cents; class g. at o0
cents; class at 19I cents; class 6, at 1sa cents
per 10. n. M. Clarke a Co., of Boston-Cl Las.
y l2,So reims, at 10 45-lUO cents 1900 reams at
lbA cents $500 rearns, al II cents per h. class
= 2,0n reains, nj 19$ cents; 5000, at 191 cents:
5000 rrains. at l9i cents per h.; class 9, 1,UU
reains at 70 cents class 8, at 26b cents; class g.
loo reams, at - cents per 10. John II. Hall
OF New fork-Class 7, az " cents: class ., at 10
cents; class 3 at II cents; class :, at 23, cents:
class Al % Il1O6 cents; class o. AT ~ cents per
10 " lillian Il. Mullen d Son, of Mount Holly
springs, Pa.-Class !, 900 -aains, at 16L cents:
class 3, at 81 cents per 10. Charles H. Miller
agent OF Mount Holly Springs Company Penn.
syIvania-Class 8, from l,tfO 10 1900 reans at
:os.W cents per Id. Charles Mc(iargey, Of
fhlladrlphia-Class l, 1850 reams at l6h cents.
CLASS =, 5000 reams AT 20 cents: cias 3 at ~ cents
class q, at 20 cents per ID. WIN. II. Hoffman, of
BatImore-Class 1, ,O,O reams AT 10, I9-1UO cents
Class :, 1000 reams AT l7.1i- l0D cents per To-
WheelwriRht Il Nudge. of Baltirnore-(tlass l.
LOO reains al B.6.l00 cents: class = 1900 realms
M 1e:4-1O0 cents per lb. J. Wheelwright of
Baltlmorr-Class ], 2.000 reans at 16 10 loo
cents; class =, 1000 reams at lss,.lU0 cents per
pound.
The bids will he considered by the Committee
and the contract awarded TO Tie lowest espon-
sibie bidder at an early day.
VERY IMPORTANT PROCEEDING trans pired
in the supreme Court, United States yestar.