New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

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So the amendment was adopted.
Mr.. MORTON rep, Ind) offered his amendment no
tGed yesterday recurring Conna1deE1 OF % Dste5s & 10
the election, such officers 70 be provisional only until
their admitted prOnOuncng the present ine
Ihe Fourteenth Amendment is adopted, and providing
that having the next highest number OF votes
fOr an Office which such persons may be elected shall
discharge its duties until another election shall be held
the ameadment the bin reported in the House this
morning from the Reconstruction Committee and passed.
20 provide for the Inauguration OF State officers In Arkan
Ias North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia.
The CHAIR decided the amendment out Of order Mr..
Morton's amendment beng an amendment to an amend
Mr. MORTON withdrew his amendment in favor of Mr..
Rilliams's amendment
Mr.. TRUMBULL (Il) suggested that Mr. Williams also
that Senators might examine It, It having just come over
Mr WILLIAMS assented, and the House bill and Mr.
hortOns amendment were ordered 70 be printed tho
second section, making II read az follows;
The a Ss. BY the coSs,1tcn iSsof passed shan
ss! ssS before s passage % o. tins & % 5s S ~ 'IsIs I @ 1.
OD q said state such ss convene hS enc q ~e Gays
Mr. HOWARD explained the object to be to take from
e Governor the discretion Of calling the Legislature to-
feter or not he and 10 require that body by
tue amendment was adopted.
Mr. HOWARD moved TO amend the third section to
tSe STss section Of this
P Gsss ss sSsndSenss ss q he United proposed
& HSAA Ss Se n Of aid STAT. S he SSasusa condition
AsreSbeGOrs inpOsed upon TIE sane. ,. 49,. - -.
proclamation by the President, announcing the comp
Of the states @ saS @ as So He S me
notion that the President would ever issue any such
proclamation, and therefore he proposed dispense
With it entirely and declare those States psO taeo ent
tied TO- representation in Congress on their adoption oi
Mr.. EDMUNDS Gsep., VT said that that point had
been considered by the Committee and that they
pOnsb,lity 10 remain with the President Of announcing
he result by proclamation at the proper time He I'D
President would withhold that proclamation. He
thought that 9e President would ruP no such risk, when
pe was directed by law TO make proclamation.
hr HOWARD replied that the President assumed their
bS o system Gt =, 70 pc
senator misO0k t1e character OF the President he sup
posed there anything he dare attempt to that end
Those states under present provision, would
sntited 70 representation at al II the President chose
and look with scorn upon all attempts to impeaeh him
regard TO the readmisson OF state required 10 satisfy
the world that such thing has taken placel Was not
lsatures shown by the state ust as valid ey
oenee OF the fact as such proclamation would bel
when they know, ought TO know that such is the oD
position pos, OF Andrew johnson % their legislation that lie
inS H. 1uE T5ITe Ststes i a. long as Praetlea6lei
those ses ascSrnd SaG st a proposition was to restore
minister Of the law, Andrew johnson shall do the last
% vosl ACT required by the law In restoring them and
Iuus commit himself 20 the Congressional policy of rest0
faton and he Mr. Edmunds) had not the doubt
shat he President would do It. He reminded the Senator
hat the President would have vacated the White House
Sae shs but Tor difference Of opinion In the Senate IN
Ar. FRELINGHUYsEN Csep., n u suggested that the
purpose OF both Senators could be attained by leaving I'm
the section the making the duty Of the Presdent
70 Issue such proclamatlOn within days after the
necessary ofnofatA AOtice OF the ratification.
Both Senators assented ana the amendment was ao
m0dhed and then adopted. ~
Mr.. SHERMAN (Rep., Ohio moved 10 amend by strik.
ing out the clause imposing upon Georgia further
npdamental conditiOn Of declaring null and void by
General Assembly certain provisions Of the Constitution
relative TO debts contracted prior TO June ], 1868
Mr.. MORTON Rep, IpdJ pronounced the provisions
unconstitutional aud dishonest.
Without action Oh the amendment, motion Of Mr.