Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-13
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
WAsuISoroH, Jan. 1.-THE Reconstruc.
ton Committee held u long meeting this
morning and after some discussion agreed
to repor, the following bill. which will be
laid before the House Monday:
lie i, enacted, &c, that Ia Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
hama. Mississippi. Louisiana, Texas, Flori.
da a, j Arkansas, there are no civil State
governments and the governments in said
States respectively, shall not he recognized
as valid or legal. either by the Executive or
Judicial power, or by the authority Of the
L. s Government.
Sac 2 Be il further enacted, That for
the speedy enforcement Of the act entitled
an act to provide for the more efficient gov
| eminent Of the rebel States, passed March
| . \, 1861, and the several acts supplementary
| thereto. the General of the United States
| ,>rmy ia hereby authorized TO require ana
enjoin be special orders upon all oficeFs IN
command within the several military oe-
partmenis within sgid several states, per
| lormance OF all acts authorized by said sew
eral lawsabovc recitcd, and remove by his
order from command any or all Of said
commanders and detail other officers Of the
United States army, not below the rank OF
Colonel, to perform all duties
and exercise ali powers authorized
by said several acts, TO the end that the said
several States may speedily reorganize
civil governments republican in form in
said States and be restored to political pow
er in the Union.
SEC. 3 And be it further enacted, That
the General of the army be authorized TO
remove one or all civil officers now acting
under the several provisional governments
withiH the said several disorganIzed States,
and To appoint others TO discharge the duties
pertaining 10 their respective offices, and
may do any and all acts which by the said
several laws above mentioned are author
ICED to be done by the several commanders
of the several military departments within
said Statee; and so much Of said acts or any
act which authorizes the President TO detail
} commanders to such military districts, OF
remove any officer who may be detailed
Is herein provided. is hereby repealed.
: SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That II
shall be unlawful for the President OF The
. United States to order any pos, OF the army
Of the United States TO assert by force o.
arms the authority OF either Of said provis
iopal governments in said disOrganlzet
States, to oppose or Obstruct the authority
of the United States, as provided in this &C
or acts to which this is explanatory
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. That any
J. interference by any person with the inten
. TO prevent by force the execution OF tn
: orders Of the General of the army made Il
!. pursuance OF this act and acts aforesaid
. shall be held to be high misdemeanor, an,
= the party guilty thereof shall upon convic
!. zion. be fined not exceeding $4,000 and i'm
Z prisOnment not exceeding three years.
SEC. g. BE 1t further enacted, that SO mucl
of all acts and parts OF acts as conflict or !
y inconsistent with provisions OF this act, i
hereby repealed.
= The vote in the committee on the bill
{ was: Yeas-Messrs Boutwell,, Bingham
Farnsworth, Hubbard, Baum and Paine
Z Nays-Messrs Stevens, of Pa, Brooks AM
!. Brock. MIR. Stevens, it is stated, was on
! posed to the bill, and during the consulta
!, ton wanted some provisions adopted b,
: which Congressional representation of tn
;. Southern States to the extent of ten and oil
= q wider basis than now prevails.
= Fractional currency issued for the week
. $3.50. 500; amount shipped. 1894, 5l4, and 0
: United States Notes. $3.50 000 Nationa
u Bank Notes issued, Sl50,000 amount il
}. circulation, e. ,99l SIS ZIG fractional cur
rency redeemed and destroyed, s461 ,l0t
Receipts of internal revenue for the week
x7.7is.307 Total for the fiscal year TO date
K $lo9. 579175.
n Most OF the members of the Indian Pcac
. Commission Board are still IN the city.
General Sherman is stopping with hl
/ brother.
General Terry is forced to remain an
answer to a suit brought against him by
Z person from Virginia. 1t seems that whe
the General was in command at Kichmont
two citizens laid claim TO q piece Of land
70 one under lease from the rebel owner, an
q the other lease granted by an agent OF til
= Treasury Department The latter was p,
n in possession by Gen. Terry's order. I'll
former claimant in consequence brings til
suit against the General
The Senate was in executive sessio
n nearly four hours this afternoon engaged
: the consideration of the reports in Il
=. Stanton. supensionirom Office case, aud N
lourned without coming To vote.
30 A large meeting was held in Carroll lia
last evening ut which speeches were na
III by Senators Wilson, Montgomery, Bla
Robinson and others. and resolutions We
U. adopted locking TO the rights of America
IN citizens abroad, and resolutions 10 that "a
d. and requesting the President To remoy
Minister Adams were adopted.
Il is asserted that a raid is about 10
made upon whiskcy rings alleged TO exist
at different large cities, and il many psrti
N VIGOROUSLY implicated are not removed q
;. exposure will be made in the House
80 WASHINGTON, Jan. II Senior Bl,st Gar
- the Chllian Charge, took official leave of Il
Secretary of State, having been ontrus,t
by his government With An important mi
sion to England.
The following is the letter sent
lst Speaker Colfax to the meeting held here
". Friday evening in favor of protectir
American naturalized citizens abroad:
"A country like ours, all Of whose poop
except Indians not taxed are OF foreil
birth or descended from foreigners, mu
ir either cease to naturalizc the millions wi
lie come TO the United States from abroad,
,g must protect them fully In the rights
H. citizenship preferred to them by our Law
n as it is the greatest glory Of any nation th
at it protects the poorest and humbcst as ca
II nestly as the richest and most powerf,
he We should be rs quick to throw the SHE
or of our nationality over all who have TAXI
g. our oaths of allegiance in our courts as
Il. they had been born on our soil. to demal
"a that they should fight bleed and die for Il
country of their adoption in war, as
ee American citizen, and then fail to prote
them as American citizens in peace, at hon
IN or abroad would be q national shame.
havo M douhN that Con urpaa will apeak Z