The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-22

The following il the Reconstruction bill as passed.:
BE enacted &c. Tha, in yTgns North CsrCin. South
Florida and there STATE governments
e @ ss shah not be rsconS az Or
legal State governments either BY the the
% I And ss ahsr .nassd rsss Tor tn. speedy
more saic,snt government Of the rebel States passse
Ss l s a. ' . S..ssy
na Within % By Sass ~
suSal.sd BY ;sd S:ssea au.so-ss
all Of said comaanders aud detail other officer.
s s AND nT @ Sl
lied BY sad several acts e the end that the people Of said
republican ia FORM SAID several States and DO restored 10
src And be further enacted That the General of the
A|y mny % oil sy Within NOW . acting gnasf
dsoganIcd States and appoint others to discharge the du
and ali which by said several laws above mentioned
military deesrt%enis within said states and so much ~
SAID act. or Of any act as the 70 detail
any officers who may be desslcd herein provided
src And Sc j, further enacted That 1, shall be I'M.
lawful tor the President of "a. United states to order
force o arms The agaory o ei,asr q said provionil
ii: AZ Sss
y any with Intent " a. y force se srcs
suancc Of this of the Aforesaid any
wiu neglect q any person 20 issue any order q %
&C; additional and supplementary with intent to defest
acts 20 which his Is supplementary snail be held % be
& &c 1 ao s s d
imprisoned not exceed ne two years
.cts and parts Of nconssicni wtI the
provisions OF this nc, Is hereby repealed.
Mr. woop, (dcm) OF N. Y, desired 10 amend.
TO the title OF the bin, but was cut OF by tho
previous question. Tho title which proposed to
give the bill asa bill 10 absorb the entire authority
Of the government into the hands Of Congress- by which
the powers OF the Executive rs Commander in Chief
OF the Army and Navy shall b abolished; the power
Of the Supreme Court TO upon the validity OF the
acs q Congress prohbted Congressional usurpation
over ten States established BY force, and form Of
government created In place Of that which formerly
listed the constitution OF the United states hereby
declared TO be annwlod and made void
TuY CONTRACTION or rHK CURRENCY, rrc
MI LOGAN, trep) OF ILL.,, offered q resolution calling
the Secretary OF the Treasury for information 10 the
amount OF tenory bonds issued through the Treasury
Department since the lss Of October 1867 the persons
TO whom Sold the amount OF commissions paid, nc.
also the reasons which in the opinion OF the Secretary
or currency from the business Of the country; also
what action has been taken concerning the withdrawal
sarsr 70 secure the crcuison Of national banks and
the SUBSTITUTION therefor OF tenforty bonds Adopted.
v, r srr roE rsr g gssurr o r., rss s sogr
Freedmens Affairs, reported joint resolution authory
Ing the Secretary OF the Treasury TO issue for the rsisf
Of ali classes Of desutes In the South such dcssccatcd
potatoes and deprecated mixed vegetables have
INFLATED during the war and not needed los tho
use Of the army. Read three times and passed.
THE KENTUCKY ooSrKsrsD ELscroS
Mr.. Dawes, rep OF Mass from the Committee on
Elections. made q report the contested election
tho Second district Of Kentucky. The report closes
with The following reso utons--
Resolved, That John Young Brown having voluntarily
given aid counenance aad encouragement
gagged armed hostility 10 the United States not entitled
70 take the oath OF once AZ Representative IN this House
from the Second Con district OF Kentucky 10
hold a seat therein such representative.
Resolved, That samuel y. smith not having received
osity or The cast for Representative IN this
House from tue Second Congressional district OF kentucky
Is not entitled 70 the elm as such Representative
Resolved That the speaker be directed 70 notify The Gov
Of koutucky that vacancy exists In the representa-
tive In this House from the second Congressional district OF
kentucky,
sr KERR tdem.) Of Ind, presented . minority re-
port