The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-25

$50 RS E;-........... " As8ISGroN. March =.
on motion of Dawes, the House G1m-
mittee on the Civii Service BllI was JIder-
ed 10 be continued.
the manner OI applying 90 Congress Tor
the removal OF ponttcal isebiiitieS.
Palmer intr ducsd q bill concerning the
United States DfStI let Court in Iowa AiS0i
a bill to establish port of entry at Coun-
Paine introduced a bill to enforce the
third Section of the Fourteenth Article 81
the Amendment to The Constitution. IL
provides that every person VINO IL lueiiSt-
bic to office under that section, ana WHO
holds or attempts to hold Once IN any
Stale or Territory, and every civil or nii-
tarv Cflicer who has auth ipltY 10 remove
such persor and does not do 10. small PC
guilty of a misdemeanor. ana be latte 70
q nne of not less than 500 or more IMAM
5000, or imprisonment not more th1h hVe
years nor less than sixty days
Axteu introduced a bill amendatOTy OF
the act OF July 27th- 1867, TO protect the
rights of actual settlers.
Wilson introduced bill iu references TO
the lands OF the minnesota state M ell
Niblaelk introduced a bill to equaiize
Clarke introduced q Joint resolution TO
enable actual settlers in the CheEoKee
strip of lauds in Kansas, To purchass lands.
Garfield, from the Select Committee on
The Genus, reported 81 bill for taxing the
/ ninth and subsequent censuseS. Ordered
printed aud reCOmmitted.
[ Garfield gave notice Ln1t he WOuid cali
4 it up for action, Tuesday. fhe oil esiab-
/ fishes a Census Bureau IN the Department
/ OF the Interior the he I'd of which Is 70 De
| appointed b the secretary OF the Interior,
I for each CongreSsiOna. Dis rlct ana Terri
! tow the I.fstrict -Sureiintendeuts are o
! emp oy ali The subordiuates taey need for
| taxing the census. The census Is 10 oe
( taken on the first of A prll, lST0, the whole
; work to be done in two months, and nnai
| publication made ara The Bureau closed
/ by the first OF May, 49,. me Secretary q
tie hteriot, 81 ,t1i ore ~ n.e1,. re
and perfect scnea ules and tables 20 lay
| before CongreS-, on the first MOndsy OF
! ID .ceInber neXT. " hen the census Is taNSt1,
/ tne pOpuiat on OF each State Is To DE dl-
/ Vided by lJB.t0j, and the quOit%HJ VIII
I eve the nuraoer of Re DresentaiiVas t.
which The state is entitled in Congress.
This is expected TO give 2s0 members ia The
| House. he basis OF representation lefe-
after Is to be fixed at one IneInoer Tor eiteh
The = nate oill 10 incorporate the Ma
tional Junction Railroad Company was
/ amended and passed
Rutl-r of MassachuSett Is, IFan the Com
! mittee on Reconstruction, reported bill
Tor the Sta. of Mississippi. II auihoflA5s
| the reaSsem bling fOrthWttB. On Ne cal 81
/ the President, OF the COustttu ttOnaI con
| vaufiOO heretofore elected. under the acl
( of March 2d, 1867. If the President declines
/ to issue the call within thirty days tbs
I Commanding General Of the Fou Ia MIL
| tarv District Is TO summon the convention
/ by Proclamation. The convention Is en-
, ( powere To appoint "a Provisional Govern
; | or and to authorize him TO remove tnC
appoint registrars and judges OF election
ai,d 10 provide Tor forwaruIng the votes OF
Constitution to the PrOEISlOnaE 6JNef H9f
4 10 be counted An his prese uce ana JtlSJ q
: the General commanding the Military III
vision OF Mi sissiUpi. Eae Convention
: shall not continue in session Tor tnD4s
than sixty days. The CODSt tuition ff.Enet
nv IL shall be submitted To the psop pl'
within ninety days after adjournme4lt
The Dis, ricIS unrept eSenEed al J1e tune T.
last adjournment Sha proceed IulinedI
atelv to elect delegates under the direction
NJ tbe Commanding General. One q
more provisions may he submitted %
I -, .,ara te vote. The ord luanec THAT may ID
: paSSed by The Convention shsstl be Ia lore,
: ! until dfsapprOved by Consre~s, or ant thi
sale shalt have adopted a C0ustl ltu,lOn
and il shall have beeu approved by Con
/ rtss Tae right of trial 10y jury snail no
/ lie taken away by the act. Ibe n1iltafA
: 4 commander shall, on the tequ1stt ou o Tia
a ( PteViSIonaI Governor. aid Ia preserNIu
tht peace &c. The PIOVlslonai GONerno
/ ms y remove officials IL he state. aud ap
= poInt Lheir successors, subject, however, q
I fhs orders and direction Of the Preside
a OF me United States, who may remove In
= PROVISIONAL Governor and appoint his sue
cess. r.
Il Beck moved to amend by striking on
the sentence authorizing the Convention
: 10 = ppoint a Provisional Governor. 50 ss
! 10 leave that power with the President 0
/, the u ted states
n Fsrnsworth gave notice that he WouI
Il move to postpone the consideration OF TIA
bill till next session,