The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-01-29
The Ree6nstruetiOa BiiI as IL
Passed the sE0use.

resentatives passed the AmendatOry Recon-
struetion Bill. on which that body has been
larely labOring. We subioin the bill, with
The vote Oh It's passage:
Be il enacted, DC. That in Virginia,
Moth Carolina South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas.
Florida, and Arkansas, there are no civil
State governments republican in form, and
that the sn-ealel civil governments in said
States, respectively, shall not be recognized
as valid OF legal State governments either
hv the executive or judicial power or au>
thority of the United States.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
for the speedy enforcement of the act ems
titled IAN act tn provide for the more efi>
cient government ofthe rebel States, pass
ed March ., 1867, and the several acts sup
NJ, meutary thereto, the General Ofthe army
of ,he United States is hereby authorized
and REQUIRED to enjoin, by special orders
unoo ali officers in command within the sew
oral military departments within said sew
eral States, the pr'olmance of all the acts
authorized hy said several laws; and he Is
authorized to remove at his discretion or
by his order. from c,mmand, any or all OF
said commln,lgrs. and detail other officers
of th,, (ini,ed States army, ant helnw thA'
rank of Colonel. to perform all the duties
sni pxrrc,s., aii thu power authorized by the
said several acts. to the end that the people
Of the said several States may speedily rrc>
oeniza civil governments. republican IN
form. in said several States, and be restored
10 1a'itical pnwrr in the Union.
"Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, that
~ 4 f Il
or all ciyil oticcrs now acti1g under the sew
eral Provisional Governments within the
| said several disorganized States, and ar-
point Others to discharge the duties pr
taining to the respective olnccs, and may
40 any and all acts which by sail several
laws above mentioned are authorized to be
| dnna by the several Commanders ct the
| Military Departments within SAID States;
! and st, much at soi acts, or Of any act: as
authorizes the President to detail the Mi'l
tary Commanders to said Military D'pait-
mrnts. or to remove any officer who may be
detailed as herein provided, IS hereby re-
p2alea,
i. shalt he unlawful for the President OF the
United States to order any portion OF the
army or navy Of the United States to assist
by force Of arms, the authority OF either OF
said provisional government, in said diSor-
rapiZel States or to oppose orobsruct the
authority Of the United States as provided
in this act and acts to which this is supple
nentary. ~,
'SEC. 5. and be It further enacted, That
any interference, by any person, t" prey nt'
bv forcr, the execution OF the orders OF the
General af the army, made in pursuance OF
this act and Of the acts aforesaid, or any
refusal or wiitnl neglect of any person tc
Issue any order, or do any act required by
this act, or any other Of tie acts to which
his act is additional and supplementary
with intent 10 defeat or delay the due exc
cution Of this act, or Of either OF the act,
to which thi. supplementary, shall be helt
to BE- q high miSdemeanor, and the party
guilty thereof, shall, upon conviction, be
fined not to exceed $4,000 and imprlson
mept not exceeding two years
} SEC. 6. And be 1t flrthrr enacted Tha
: so much of all acts and paris OF acts a
conflict or is inconsistent with the Prov
sions Of this act, are hereby repealed.
The f|owing is the vote on the passag
. of the bill:
s.-AIlison, Ames, Anderson, Ar
+ nell, Ashly of Nevada. Ash)y Of Ohio, Ban
cy, Rakcr Baldwin Banks, Beaman, Ben
ianin. Benton, Bingham, Blaine Blair
{ Boutwell,, Broomwcll, Buceland, BrnomalI
2 Cake, Churchill, Clark of Ohio, Clark o
, Kansas, Cobb, CoburD. Cook, Cnllom
Dawes, Dixon, Dodge, Donnellv, Dngg,
: Eckler. Eggleslnn, EIa, Fiji t, Farnswor'h
= + rris. Ferry. Field. G4riell, Gravai'r
! Griswold, Hsl~ey, Harding, Highly, Hoop
or, Hopkins. iinhha'd of la., Hubbard
West Va. Flurlburd, Bunter, InCArSo!
J4nckes, Jnld. Jalian, Kelly Kelsey
Kctcham, Kitchen, Knontz, Lawrence {
+ Otio, Lincoln, Logan, Louetridge, Marvir
;. Maynard, McC1rthy, Mct,lurg, Mercer
Miller, Nonre, Morchoaa Mullins, Mycr'
q Mum, Newcomb, O'Neil, Orth, Pain'
e pcrham. Poters, Pike, Pile, Piant', P(
IT land, Paisley, Pomcroy, PticH, Roun, Rot
crtson, Sawyer, Schcnct, Schotield, Sleeve
;, SAanks, Smith, Spalding, Starkweathe
t Stevens Of Pa. Stevens OF n. FL, Taylo
II Thomas. Trimb1e Of West Va, 1'rogbridg
"a Twitchpl, Upson Van Aernam, Van Hon
of N. Y; Van II,rn Of Mo-, Van Wyck
Ward. Washhurn of Wis, Woshhurn {
Ind. Washhurn Of Mass, WeIker, Wi
it Hams OF Pa Williams Of Ind, Wilson
}, Iowa, Wilson Of Pa, Window, "oodbridt
/ ---l24. ,..,,
. NAYs.-A1ams. Archer, Axtell Barne
+. Harnum. I-,ck. Bower, Brooks. Barr, Car
d Gbanler. Edri1gc, FIX. Getz. Glossbronne
| G"nladay, (irover, ilaight, Holman, Hotel
i kiss. Hnbbard of Com. Humphrey. Job
u son. jones', Kerr, KnGtt, Marshall, N
Is Connick NInrri.sev, Mun"en, Niblac
A Nicholson, Phelps, Pruvn, Robinson 4 Ro'
h Sitgreaves, Stewart, Stone, la6er; I'M
% he'll of Ky, Van Anken, Van 1ruE'
Wood, WoudMard-45.
'e Announcements wore made that Mr Mt
IN riIl was paired off with Mr., Randall, or
Mr.. Morgan and Lndin were absent, th
IL latter an account Of the serious illness
~ his brother.
The Repuhlieal party in Congress b:
:. been guilty Of usurpatiDn heretofore of II
= most hieh handed character; but for col
temptious disregard Of the Constitution,
" Right, of Truth and the Liberties of Il
White people Of ten States, this act il VI
"a approached by previous acts of usurpato
!, This bill enacts that I'm Virginia, Nort
Carolina South Carolina, Mississippi, L1l
y, i,iana, Texas, Florida and Arkansas, the
are no ci'ra State Governments, Repablico
!. in form, and that therefore, 'thc o.ca
' ed Civil Governments in said States, respe
lively, shall not be recognized as vahd or
ID gal State GorernnsptS, either be the Ecf
Is uticc or .jpdicial porer or authority Of d
United Stotes.
a That utterly abolisbcs them, SO far
W W Congress is concerned. Those State Go
NJ ernments are represented not as "RepubI
Il can ID torm.n Then IS the State Cover