Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-25
Reconstruction in Virginia, Texas
and Mississippi

Yesterday, in the House Of Representatives,
mr. Bingham, from the Reconstruction Com
mittee reported bill entitled 'to provide for
the more speedy reorganization of the States of
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, and for other
PURPOSES.
The first section authorizes the Constitutional
conventions of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas,
heretofore elected, to exercise the following
powers in addition to the powers now author
lied by law:
To make removals and appointments of all
officers Of the provisional governments
To authorize the provisional governors to re-
move and appoint registers and judges OF cleo
tioa--not to be eligible to any elective Office
and to organize and maintain constabulary
force to preserve the peace and aid in the exc
cution of the law;
To provide for the re assembling OF the con-
ventions, and for holding elections, particular
ly on the ratification of the constitution
And to pass such ordinances, not inconsistent
with the Constitution and laws of the United
States, as they may deem necessary to protect
all persons therein in their lives liberty, and
property.
The second section provides that the ordinan-
ces to be passed by such conventions shall be
enforced by provisional governments until dis
approved by Cong ress-Dot to be construed IN
to denial of jury trials for offences against the
laws of those States.
The third section requires military command
ers to give aid in preserving the peace and en-
forcing the law, and especially In suppressing
unlawful distractions and forcible resistance to
the execution of the law.
The fourth section provides for the re-asscmb-
ling Of the Mississippi and Virginia conventions
on the fourth Wednesday after passage OF this
act, which shall proceed to frame constitutions
and submit the same to the people.
The fifth section repeats all laws conflicting
with this act
The bill was originally presented to the Re
construction Committee by Mr.. Raum.
After some debate, in which the bill was op-
posed by Mr.. Beck, and advocated by Mr.. But
Ter, Mr.. Bingham, and others, it was PASSED
by a vote Of yeas ll2, nays Ga strict party
vote
RAILROAD TRAVEL. The Baltimore Gazette
of this morning says:
''The damage to the Northern Central Road
is said to be very extensive. and all trains will
be stopped for some days to come. The trains
on the Philadelphia and on the Washington
Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Road came
in regularly on time, and no damage was re-
ported There is no news from the main stem
of the Baltimore and Ohio Road west of Eli.
colt s Mills, as the telegraph line beyond that
place is not in working order
The Baltimore American says:
THE loss of the bridge at Leicester has tenn
porarily interrupted travel on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad though it is expected that
travel will be resumed to-day, conveying their
passengers across the broken bridges. ~
The through passengers from and to Wash
lngton are conveyed by omnibuses between the
Camden and President Street Depots"
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-In the Criminal
Court, yesterday, Levin TurpiD, one of the
pslaclpalsln the Keleher homicide, was brought
up for sentence. judge Nuiie sentenced Tnr