Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-23

On the 2lst, the Federal House OF Repre-
sentatives passed the Amendatory Recon-
struction Bill. on which that body has
been lately laboring. We subjoin the bill,
with the vote on its passage:
Be w enacted. &C.. That in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geo gia,
Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana, Texas.
Florida, and Arkansas, there are no civil
State governments republican in form, and
that the so-called civil governments in said
States, respectively, shall not be recog-
nized as valid or legal State. governments.
either by the eexecutive or judicial power
or authority of the United States.
ssSEC. q. And be it further enacted, That
for the speedy enforcement of the act en-
titled AN act to provide for the more effi-
cient government of the rebel States,'
passed March 2, 1867, and the several acts
supplementary thereto, the General of the
army ofthe United States is hereby author
ized and required to enjoin, by special or
ders upon all officers in command within
the several military departments within
said several States, the performance of all
the acts authorized by said several laws:
and he Is authorized to remove, at his dis
erection, tr by his order, from command.
any or allsof said commanders, and detail
other officers of the United States army.
not below the rank of Colonel, to perform
all the duties and exercise all the power
authorized by the said several acts, to the
end-t that the people of the said several
States may speedily recognize civil gov
ernments, republican in form. in said sew
eral States, and be restored to political
power In the Union. -9@2st 80 =
"SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. that
the General of the army may remove any
or all civil officers now acting under the
several Provisional Governments within
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appoint others to discharge the duties per-
tanning to the respective offices, and may 90
any and all acts which by said several laws
above mentioned are authorized to be done
by the several Commanders of the Military
Departments, within said States; and SO
much of said acts, or OF any act. as author-
ICES the President to detail the MILITARY
Commanders to said Military Departments,
or to remove any Officer who may be de-
tailed as herein provided, is hereby re-
pealed.
.SEc. 4. And be it further enacted, that
It shall be 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 ofleither OF
said provisional governments in said dis-
organized States, or to oppose or
obstruct the authority of the United States
as provided in this act and acts to which
this is supplementary. .e-osso'e -,
ssSEc. 5. And be IL further enacted. That
any interference, by any person, to pre-
vent, by force, the execution OF the orders
OF the General of the army, made in pursu-
anee of this act and of the acts aforesaid. or
any refusal or wilful neglect of any person
to issue any order, or do any act required
by this act, or any other of the acts to
which this act is additional and suppl
mentary, with intent to defeat or delay the
due execution of this act, or of either OF
the acts to which this is supplementary,
shall be held to be high misdemea nor,
and the party guilty thereof, shall, upon
conviction, be fined not to exceed S5,OOC
and Imprisonment not exceeding two years
-"SEC.6.~ And be it further enacted, thai
so much of all acts and parts of acts as con-
fiict or is inconsistent with the provisions
of this act, are hereby repealed"
The following is the vote on the passage
of the bill: - : : - - =
YEAs.-Allison. Ames, Anderson, Ar
nell, Ashley of Nevada, Ashley of Ohio
Bailey, Baker, Baldwin, Banks. Beaman'
Benjamin, Benton, Bingham. Blaine, Blair,
Boutwell,, Broomwell, Buckland, Broomall,
Cake, Churchill, Clark of Ohio, Clark oi
Kansas, Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Cuilom
Dawes, Dixon, Dodge, Donnelly, briggs
Eckley, Egglt ston, Ella. Eliot, Farnsworth
Ferris, Ferry, Field, Garfield. Gravelly
Griswold, Halsey, Harding, Highly. Hooper
Hopkins Hubbard of Ia, Hubbard ol
West Va. Hurlburi, Hunter, Ingersoil
Jenckes, Judd, Julian, Kelly, Kelsey,
Ketcham, Kitchen, Koontz, Lawrence Of
Ohio, Lincoln, Logan, Loughridge, Mar
vim, Maynard. Mccarthy, McC Clurg, Mer-
Ger. Miller, Moore, Morehead, Mullins
Myers, Mum, Newcomb. O'Neill, Orth
Paine, Perham. Peters, Pike, Pile, Plants
Poland, Paisley, Pomeroy. Price, Raum
Robertson, Sawyer, Schenck, Schofield
Seleyer, Shanks, Smith, Spalding, Stark.
weather, Stevens OF Pa, Stevens of N. ii.
Taylor, Thomas, Trimble of West Va.
Trowbridge. Twitchell, Upson, Van ;Aer.
nam, Wan Horn of N. Y, Van Horn ,o
Mo-. Van Wycke, Ward, Washburne' Of
Wis.,, Washburne of Ind, Washburne Of
Mass., Welker, Williams of Pa, Williams
of Ind, Wilson of Iowa, Wilson of Pa.
Window, Woodbridge-124a : III n -, ~
NAYs.-Adams, Archer, Axtell, Barnes
Barnum, Beck, Boyer, Brooks, Burr, Cary
Chsnler, Eldridge, Fox, Getz. Glossbrenne
kiss, Hubbard of Conn, Humphrey. John.
son, Jones, Kerr, Knott. Marshall, McCor-
mick, Morrissey, Mungen, Niblack, Nichol.
son, Phelps, Pruyn, Robinson, Ross, Sit
greaves, Stewart. Stone, Taber, Trlmbel
of KY, Van Anken, Van Trump, Wood,
Woodward-45. l.ss ss5s.assl -
Announcements were made that Mr.
Morrill, was paired of with Mr.. Randall
and Mr. Morgan and, Latin were absent
the latter on account of the serious Illness
of his brother. ''A sf,-sr,s4
The. Republican party in Congress hal
been guilty OF usurpation heretofore of ths
most high-handed character; but for 1
contemptious disregard ofthe Constitution
of Right, of Truth and the Liberties OF the
White people of ten States, this act is un
approached by previous acts of usnrpation
This bill enacts that ain Virginia, Nortf
Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Lou
isiana, Texas, Florida and Arkansas, ther
are no, civil State Governments, Republican ii
Jorm," and that, therefore, ''the so-callet
Civil Governments in said States, respec
lively, shall not be recognized as odlid or lega
State Gouernments, either By the Erec,Eiue O
Judicial power or authority Of the Unite
Stntes.''sS ~ ssgYSR ~ ssSSSs : sAA AsS'
That utterly abolishes them, SO far a
Congress is concerned. Those State Gov
ernments are represented not as "Reppbli
can, in FORMS" Thenis the State Govern
ment. of Ohio mot Republican in FORM.
Those State Governments have decreet
the Abolition of Slavery have ordain
ed that, the Confederate debt shal
not be. paid-have made provision
for the protection of the SNegroe
in life, property and the pursuit of happi
ness. This is as far as the State Govern
ment of Ohio has gone. Those States re
fuse to give to Negroes voice in politica
i affairs-refuse to allow them to vote an
to hold office. Ohio does the same thing
Yet Ohio is not stricken out of existenc
as State; but the ten Southern State
i which are no more unfriendly to the Black
than Ohio, are, by the terms and spirit Q
!, this bill, stricken out of existence. Nc
/ this alone The Executive Ia forbidden (