Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-06-20

elected the presiding officer oi eacl
board, and Whom the council met IN
Joint session, two Presidents were
present, amid interso excitement
Tho raical President declared Bow,
en- elected aud he was sworn in un,
der noisy protests of the conserya'
tive President aud members,
Wallach has locked tho Office oI
the mayor, and matters are progress
ing very noisily,
WASHINGTON, Juno 9.-HoWse.-
The Chinese reception attracted an
immense crowd, The usual proceed,
ings occurred.
Baum reported bill from the
Reconstruction Committee dividing
Texas into three States. Ordered
TO be printed. A bill inaugurating
Southern State officers, read three
times and passcd-ll5 TO 81. A bill
was reported for the construction
of n railroad and telegraph from
Mobile to New Orleans. Considcra-
ton postponed to tomorrow. The
Committee on Foreign Affairs were
directed to inquire whether tho cs-
tablishment by Mexico Of free ports
at Matamoros and other towns on
tho Rio Grande, was not contrary
to the commercial rights of this
country.
Tho Tax bill resumed. Adjourn
cd.
SENATE.-Mrs. Eliza Potter, OF
Charleston, South Carolina, petitions
for reimbursement for forty thous-
and dollars expended for the sup
port of Union prisoners by herself
and family during the war. Refer
red to Claims Committee.
The Louisville Board of Trade
ask reduction of the whisky tax
to fifty cents.
The Omnibus admission bill re-
sumed. Alabama was added to the
list-vote 22 to Il. Republics ms
voting nay: Cole, Conkling, Ed.
munds, Fessenden, Frclingliuysen,
Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill,,
of Vermont, Trumbull, and Yates.
A motion to strike out the pro-
vision multiplying the Georgia relief
clause was discussed all day. The
argument took wide range. 1t
was claimed that without the clause
the Georgia constitution would have
been defeated, and Congress would
defeat the will oftho people by nulli.
flying it, The others argued that
aside from its unconstitutionality,
it was tho first step toward repudia-
tion of the national debt. The ar
gument indicated that the Senate
will undoubtedly persist in nulify-
ing the relief clause. Without vote
the Senate went into executive ses-
sion, and adjourned.
The following is the bill passed
in the House to-day
BE it enacted, etc., That the Legis-
lature Of each of the States of Ar
kansas, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, 1ouisianaS Georgia and Ala
bama, elected under the Constitu-
tion thereof, framed and adopted in
pursuance Of the provision of an
"Act for the moro efficient govern
ment of tho Rebel States," passed
March I'd, 1867, and the acts sup
Elementary thereto, be, and hereby
is authorized to meet on such
days as may have been fixed either
in such Constitution or by procla
mation of any officer authorized to
convene said Legislature by the
Convention which framed such Con-
stitution, if no days shall have been
fixed as aforesaid, or if tho days SO
fixed for the meeting of the Lcgisla
turc of either of said States Shall
have passed, or shall have SO nearly
arrived before tho passage of this
act that in the opinion of the Gov
crnor elect there might not be time
for the Legislature to assemble on
the day so fixed, such Legislature
may be convened within thirty days
after the passage Of this act, by tho
Governor of said State. =. "7i2
Sec. 2.-That whenever either of
the said States shall be admitted to
representation in Congress, the Ex-
ecutive and Judicial officers of such
State, duly elected and qualified un-
der the constitution thereof may
be inaugurated without delay, and
tho government Of stfch States shall
thereupofi be transferred to the tit-
II authorities thereof. +. .... vsl,.
Sec. 3.-That it shall be the duty
of all civil and military officers ex;
ercising authority in either of said
States to afford all practical aid and
projection to tho officers of such
State in carrying out the provisions
of this act and atfy such officer
who shall willfully withhold such
aid and protection or shall wilfully
prevent, hinder or delay the meet
ing of either said Legislature or the
inauguration Of any Of said State
officers and of any other civil or
military officer under either of said
State authorities, shall be guilty of
q felony and upon conviction there
of before any Federal or State Court
Of criminal jurisdiction, shall be
punished by imprisonment not ex-
ceeding ten years, or by a fine not
exceeding ten thousand dollars, at
the discretion of the court.
Woolley's statement is given on
/ the ground that Shocks evidence
relieved Woolley from the conf
dence involved by professional re-
lations. IL shows that Wooliey was
here to Influence the Ways and
Means Committee regarding the
whiskey tax in Shocks interest.
Woolley's proceedings in this res
pect are not fully stated, but no
corrupt operations evident. Seven
teen thousand one hundred dollars
Of Questioned money are and have
been in the safe at the Metropolitan