Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-02-20
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WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-Bingham intro
duced the following, which was referred
to the Committee on Reconstr uction.
| WHEREAS, A large majority of the votes
given ut an election held on the 5th of
February, 1868, were for the Constitution
presented by the Convention of the peo-
pie Of the State of Alabama, and
| WHEREAS, Certain combinations of citi-
zons within SAID State refused to vote, with
the intent thereby to defeat the efforts of
the friends of the Union to restore said
State to its proper relations to the Union.
Therefore, Be ii enacted, dc, That the
| Legislature elect under tho new Constiu-
| ton Of Alabama, be convened at the CAPT.
tai of said State as soon as practicable. by
| order Of the United States Military Com
mander in said State Of Alabama, and that
upon the ratification, by the said Legisla-
ture, Of the fourteenth article OF the amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
State. proposed by the thirty ninth Con-
gress, and the establishment by law of
impartial suffrage within said State, as
authorized by said Constitution of Ala
bama, the said State shall be admitted to
representation in the Congress of the Uni
ten States, in accordance with the laws OF
the United States.
The Judiciary Committee reported a
bill which provides that q majority of
voters shall decide all elections under the
Reconstruction acts, and voting on adop-
ton of Constitutions. Duly registered
persons may vote in any part of the State
upon presentation of certificate Of regis
tration.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IT, Gen. Steadman
has resigned the New Orleans internal
revenue collectorship, to take effect the
18th of May.
Sumner presented petition from citi-
zens Of Massachusetts,, praying for the
abolition Of the Presidential Office as dam
gerous to the Republic.
Trumbulls bill, introduced to-day, de-
fning the jurisdiction OF courts Of the
United States, is in effect as follows:
1t provides that all courts of the United
States shall be bound by the acts of Con-
gress on political questions, and that it
rests with Congress to determine what
government is the established one in any
State, aud it is declared that no civil State
government exists in the excluded States
Of the South, and no so called civil State
government in such States shall be recog-
nized by either the executive or judicial
power of the United States until Congress
shall 80 provide, or until such State is rep
resented in the Congress of the United
States.
The Reconstruction acts are declared
political in their character, the propriety
or validity of which no judicial tribnn al is
com retent to question, and the Supreme
Court Of the Unitcd States is hereby pro-
hibited from taking jurisdiction Of any
case growing ONT Of the execution of said
acts in either Of said States until such State |
shall be represented, ETC., and such cases
now pending before that Court shall be |
dismissed, and all acts authorizing an ap-
peal, writ of error, habeas corpus, or other |
proceeding to bring before said Court for
review eny case. civil or criminal, arising |
out of the execution of said Reconstruction !
acts, are hereby repealed.
The President has nominated Thomas |
Sims as Marshal of South Carolina, and |
] mes W. McDonnough as Postmas ter at
Senator Sherman says that the General
will not accept either the brevet appoint
nent or the command of the new depart
nent, and if the President declines to re-
ieve him from thelatter, he will promptly
lender his resignation.
Internal revenue receipts to- day, $780,
100.