New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-25
CONGRESS.


Corps Badges on State OccaaIons-J oInt
Resolution for Recess TIL Close OF
September Finally AdOpted-Bnl for
Reorganization Of virginia, MIssIs-
sIppl, and TexaS-DetaiIs of the Bill
BondwIeh Island Treaty.
WASHINGTON, July 24-House.-A Joint
resolution authorizing officers and soldiers
to wear on State occasions badges Of the
corps in which they served passed.
The report Of the Conference Committee
on the Alaska bill, simply appropriating the
necessary money, was passed.
The resolution to take recess from Mon
day to the third Monday in September, after
an exciting struggle prevailed, several Dem.
ocrats changing their votes. The final vote
was l07 to II.
The Reconstruction Committee reported
bill for the more speedy reorganization of
Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas.
During the debate Mr. Butler declared him
self in favor of the bill, but hopeless, how.
ever, of its becoming a law, the resolution
to adjourn on Monday would defeat it.
He added that if the Republicans lost the
Southern States they could not object to
their being counted against them, and If
the Republicans won them the President
had said their governments were Illegal and
their votes could not be counted, and the
President held the purse, the sword, and
the Senate so far as heard from. The New
York World claimed that if Congress ad.
iourned every Southern State would be car
ried for the Democratic ticket. Mr.. Butler
believed it. Congress was simply losing time
considering this bill. If the reconstruC--
tion policy could stand Congress ought to
protect it. They ought to protect their
action, their honor as legislators, and them
selves. Mr.. Buffers time here expired.
Mr.. Beck appealed to the House not to
pass the hill, not to cnnsion those States to
reckless adventures, and not to arm a
negro Constabulary against peaceful white
| inhabitants, but rather leave those States
under the protection of the troops of the
| United States.
The bill passed on a strictly party vote,
| except John Banker, of Illinois, who voted
with the Democrats.
The bill as passed is as follows;
Be it enacted, ETC., That for the better
| security of persons and property IN Texas,
| Virginia, and Mississippi the constitutional
conventions of each OF said States hereto
| fore elected under and in pursuance OF an
/ act of Congress passed March 2, 1867, en-
titled an act for the more efficient govern
ment of the rebel States, ana the several
| acts of Congress thereto and amendatory
thereof, shall have and are hereby author
| lied to exercise the following powers in ad-
dition to the powers now authorized by
| law, to wit:
TO make removals and appointments of
all officers of the provisional governments
of said States respectively; to authorize the
provisional Governors Of said respective
States to remove and appoint registers and
| Judges of election under said act of Con.
gress, which registers and judges of elec.
| ton shall not be eligible to anyelectiYe office
| under such provisional government, and
| shall observe the provision Iof said act OF
| Congress; to organize and maintain a con.
| stabularY force in each OF said States TO
| preserve the peace and aid in the execution
| of the laws; to provide by ordinance for
the reassembling of said conventions from
time to time, and for holding all elections
| authorized by said acts of Congress, and for
ascertaiEing and declaring the result OF
such elections, especially the result of any
election which may be held for the ratifca-
tion or rejection of any constitution which
said several conventions may submit to the
people of either of said States, and TO p6ss or
| dinances not inconsistent with the constl-
tuition and laws of the United States, as they
may deem necessary Q protect all persons
therein in their lives, liberty and property
| SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the several ordinances which may be passed
by the constitutional convention OF either
| OF said States as herein provided shall be
enforced by the provisional government OF
such State until such State shaft have
adopted a constitution OiState government,
| andt same shall have been approved by
Congress, provided that nothing IN this act
shall deprive any person of trial by jury in
the courts of said State for offenses against
the laws of said State.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
military commanders in each of said states
| shall give aid to the officers of the pro
visional government Of each of said States
in preserving the peace and enforcing the
laws, and especially in suppressing unlaw
full distractions and forcible resistance to
the execution Of the laws.
Il SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That on
the fourth Wednesday after the passage Of
this act the said conventions Of Mississippi
and Virginia shah reassemble, and the SAID
convention Of Mississippi shall proceed 70
frame constitution Of government and
. submit the same to the people, under and II
pursuance of the provisions OF the SAID act
Of Congress and Of this act.
SIC. ]. That ifinany one Of the said State