The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-07-25

DENTAL impeachment. The Pres
ident closes his argument as fol.
lows: '"Time, observation and ar
perience have confirmed theaa
convictions, and as a matter az
public duty, and with deep sense
of my constitutional obligatiensto
recommend to the consider ~
of Congress such measures as III
deem necessary and expedient, /
submit the accompanying PROPOSE.
tons, and urge their adoption and
submission to the Judgment of the
people" He proposes the follow.
ing amendments to the Constitn
ton: Presidential term shall ba
six years; States shall be divided
into equal districts, corresponding
with the number Of Representa-
tives and Senators in Congress.
and such district shall count az
: one vote for President and Vica
President respectively; the person
in each district receiving the high
est number of votes from the yO-
tiers qualified to vote for the Don
ular branch OF the State Legisla-
ture, within said district, receiving
the vote of the district. These
facts being certified to by the
} Governors OF the States to Sena,
tors in Congress from such State.
to the Presidentof the Senate and
/ Speaker Of the House. Federal
Congress shall be in session the
r second Monday IN October, and
r every sixth year thereafter, and
the President of the Senate, both
!. houses present, shall open and
count the votes, and the persons.
4 receiving the highest number shall
5 be President and Vice President
J, respectively, if they have . ma.
[iOrity of the votes cast; otherwise
4 second election occurs between
t the two highest for each Office; il
at second election both receive like
4 number of votes of districts, the
candidate receiving the highest
! number of votes in the largest
/ number of States shall be Presi.
i dent. Same rule TO apply to Vice
Il President, but in case ola second
s election being necessary for Vice
|, President, but not for President,
then the Senate shall elect q Vice
r President from the twOcandidatet
It receiving the highest number o.
!, votes of districts. No Presiden
|, or Vice President shall be eligibIt
for a second term. In case of th,
Presidents removal by any cause
< the Office devolves on the Vict
n President, and in case of the Vict
!. Presidents removal, the Presi
dents Office devolyes on the Sec
5 rotary of State. Following as sue
l. cessors, comes the Secretary 81
the Treasury, of War, of Navy, OF
Interior, Postmaster General anC
y Attorney General, who shall exef
y else the functions of the Office un
s. til the disability is removed or 1
new election held. The Senate b
the United States shall be com
posed of two Senators from eacl
a. State, chosen by electors of Stat
d Legislatures, to hold six years
: each Senator having one vote
70 Judges of Supreme and InferiO
/ Courts shall hold twelve years.
L. The President, after the ad0pti0l
of the proposed amendment, bHal
y divide the judges into three elias;
RS es, expiring the fourth, sixth an
is twelfth years, so that one may b
chosen every fourth year. \ II ~
Galveston, July lion til
ee evening of the 10th a riot con
th menced at Millican, on the CeI
W. trail railroad. A mob Of abou
" twenty-fi negroes, led by a whit
@ school teacher and a negro preacl
% er named Brooks, attempted |
re- hang a man named VIM. Hale
- day, (white) but the citizens pr
u vented the execution, and, heade
by the sheriff and bureau agen
- the attempt was suppressed. ID
mob resulted in the death of tie