The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-10

giving autograph to the members. AL
presentations having taken place, the
members of the Embassy took seats or
chairs ranged in the area, and the House
went on with business, including a vote
by yeas and nays. Finally, at twelve
o'clock, the signal Of departure, was
given, and the Embassy, escorted by
the committee, left the HALT mem
bers of the House paying it the respect
of standing as it retired.
Mr., Beaman, from the Committee OIL
ReconstrHction, reported a bill to cree
two Additional States out of the terri.
tory Of the State Of Texas. ~0rdersd
printed and recsmmitted.
Mr.. Paine, from the same committee
reported back the bill to provide for the
Inauguration of State officers In AT
kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina
Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama, ana
for the Meeting of the Legislatures oil
those States.
Mr.. Brooks made q brief protest
against the whole system OF Legislation
of which this bill is o part, l-
The bill was passed by party vote
yeas, 1l3: nays, 81.
The bill is as follows: BE II enacted,
&C., That the legislatures OF each OF the
States of Arkansas, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia and
Alabama elected under the constltu'
ton thereof and framed and adopted in
pursuance of the provisions of an art
for the more efficient government OF
the rebel States, passed March 81, 1867,
and acts supplementary thereto, be and
hereby are authorized to meet on such
DAYS as may have been fixed in such
Constitutions or by the proclamation OF
any officers authorized TO convene such
legislatures, or by the convention which
| framed such constitution, and If no day
shall have been fixed as aforesaid, OF
if the day fixed for the meeting of the
Legislature of either of said States
shall have passed or shall have so near
ly arrived before the passage of this act
that in the opinion of the Governor
elect there might not be time for the
Legislature to assemble on the day fix.
ed, such Legislature may be convened
within thirty days after the passage OF
this act by the Governor of said State. 1
Section 2. That whenever either OF
ssaid States shall be admitted TO repre-
sentatiou in Congress, the executive
and judicial officers of such States duly
elected and qualified under the consti'
tuition thereof may be inaugurated with
out delay and the government of such
State shall thereupon be transferred to
the civil authorities thereof.
Section 3. That it shall be the duty OF
all civil and military officers exercising
authority in either of the States to afford
all practical aid and protection to Of
ticers of such States i'll carrying out the
provisions of this act, and any such Of
| ficer who shall willfully withhold such
aid ard protection, or shall wilfully pre-.
vent or delay the meeting of either
of said legislatures or Inauguration OF
anv of said officers or any other civil
or military officers under either of said
State authorities shall be guilty of felo-
nv, and upon conviction thereof before
any Federal OF State Court of criminal
jurisdiction, shall be punished by i'm
prisonment not exceeding ten years OF
by fine net exceeding SO, 900, at the dis
cretion of the Court.
Mr.. Van Horn, of Missouri, from the
committee on Indian Affairs, reported a
bill for the consolidation Of the Indian
tribes and the organization of system
of government in Indian Territory. Re
| committed.
Mr.. Cook, from the committee on
Roads and Canals, made Il report OH the
resolution referred TO il in relation To
the right of Congress to exercise con.
tfol over railroads, and also presented
the minority report on behalf of NJ.
Kerr. Ordered printed and recommit-
ted.
Mr.. Cake, from same committee, re
ported a'bill to authorize the building
of railroad from Washiugtoa to con-
meet with the Northern Central rail
road. Ordered printed and rccOmmit-
ted.
The House then went into eommit
tee of tho Whole Oh the tax bill, com
mencing ut section 40.
Adjourned.