Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-12-19
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large, prenlei bic credentials ne
ferred 10 tie committee and priVi-
lego 0flhe floor REUSED 10 llamillon's
pendins decision,
Senator sherman presented Sen
At0r Hills credentials, Drake OBJ,
j,cled would never admit repre-
scnistiVes from reconstructed States
where the supremacy 0f lIyal men
was oyerthr0wn. lie oohlended
that Congress had tho right Ia zee
tho reconstruction laws ehIonced,
Sherman insisted that Hills pres,
cnco here would help cure the
wrong. Thayer said that tho real
ground Of difficulty WAS that the
Georgia Legislature was an illegal
body, requested tho reading OF u
communication from Gov. Bullock
In subslanlialion al his statements,
Various documents were -vad, open
lag up the whole question, when
the matter was postponed 10 We'd
ncsday.
Rice, of Arknncas, introduced II
bill requiring thc Secretary of War
TO deliver to the Governors Of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Louisiana ard
Arkansas, nj their respective seats
Of government, rs many arms for
militia rs the Governors may re-
quirO, not exceeding 1000 rifles and
two field pieces for each Congress.
al District These arms must 20
into the Lands Of loyal men, but
remain the property Of tho United
States, subject 10 The order OF Con.
gress.
Several financial, naturalization
and suffrage bills We're introduced.
Adjourned.
The Georgia Senatorial question
warmly canvasscd to-day. Hills
credentials only presented. Miller
will probably require tho removal
of political disabilities, and il was
thought best not TO complicatc Hills
credentials. The republican party
divided on this question; Mcssrs.
Alderman, Bardsheer, aud mem.
bcrs Of Congress, except Cliff, urge
Hills admission. Gov. Bullock and
Mr., Blodgett. supported by Con-
gresham Gift. urge delay.
1t appears Mcnard Is here with
out credentials from the Governor.
1t is stated to-day that the Colorcd
Library Association addressed n
note to Menard urging him to make
no effort for the seat, rs it would
certainly work to general disad-
vantage.
Weather bad; telegraph north
ward working slowly.
Gov. Bullock addressed commc-
nication to Congress representing
that the laws of Congress under
which Georgia had been admitted
into the Union had net been fully
with, AM. holding that
until such comriiance Georgia's
government must continue provi-
;ional. the failure lies in failing
to exact from the officers elected tho
oath prescribed by Congress, and
administering instead that provided
~ the proposed Georgia Constitu-
lion, which failure to execute the
aw of Congress has resulted in the '
iel",.Ht Of the purposes which Con-
,ress had III view in passing these
lets. namely: atfording a11ennatc
for life and property and
he maintenance Of peace, good or.
Leland the free expression Of polit- l
cal opinion.
The Governor states that the
wisdom displayed by Congress in I
providing that only loyal men par
icipate in the establishment Of the
provisional government which is to |
20 thereafter clothed with the rights
md immunities of ~ State in the 4
Union is made apparent by the con- 7
equences arising from the failure
n enforcing that Legislation. v
The Governor calls the attention
# Congress to this subject to the
nd that steps may be taken to OBJ
ain full information relative there i
o, and that loyalty be protected
nd promoted by the enforcement "
# the laws enacted by the repre- =
entations Of the American people :
Some hafa dozen bills and amend
nents to the Constitution providing l
or the regulation of voting and
naturalization in all the States was B
PRESENTED and referred to appropri-l
tie committees. q
Correspondence with Sohnson re- s
erring to the Alabama claims call
d for.
Resolution consuming Rcverdy l
ohnson and demanding his recall
cfcrrcd TO the Committee on For =
ign Relations. F
The committee to wait on the
resident reported that the message L
'ould be transmitted at one o'clock
n Wednesday.
The Committee on reconstruction
Tas directed 10 examine into tho r
fairs of Georgia, with power to n
end for persons and papers. n
Mullins introduced a bill 10 sup n,
ress Ku Klux by national author d
y. and declaring members outlaws; n
eferred to Judiciary Committee n,
Tiff presented memorial Of the in
Georgia Legislature asking the re- 70
loval Of the political disabilities Of n,
] citizens referred to Reconstruc-
on COMMITTEES. nr nj
A bill was introduced providing re
n an election in Virginia in Jan ar
ary; referred to Reconstruction ID
ommittcs. A preamble and reso- a,
Ition rrpezling Tenure of Office r.
III, tabled. The Reconstruction nj
ommittee vas directed TO inquire 20
m the cou11ffon Of Trrriufa Tew n.