Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINsToN, March "a.

HOUSE.
The committee ou the civil service Dill
was ordered to continue.
A hill regulating the manner OF ap-
nIying to Congress for the remOvs OF
noIitieel disabilities was referred to the
Reconstruction Committee.
A bill enforcing the 81 section OF the
IAN article OF the Constitution was re-
erred to the Reconstruction Committee.
Several other bills were also introduced
and referred.
rec on Census, reported q bill for taking
the ninth and subsequent censu5es.
Ordered printed and recOmmitted.
Mr. Garfield gave notice that he would
call II mn for action next Tuesday. The
hill establishes q census bureau IN the
DEPARTMENT OF the Interior, the head OF
which ia to be appointed by the Presi-
don't An assistant superintendent Is TO
he sppointed by the Secretary of the Iu-
terrier for each Congressional district and
. territory. The District superintendent
are to employ all sub0Tdinstes they need
for taking the census. The census ls 10
be taken on the first Of April, 1870, the
whole work to be done in two months,
and the final population made and the
bureau closed by the the first OF May,
1872.
The Secretary OF the Interior, Attor-
nov General and Census Commissioners,
are TO prepare and perfect . scheme and
| sbIes 10 law before Congress on the first
| Monday in December next. When the
| census is taken, the population OF each
| State is to be divided by $50 GOO, and
he ouotient will give the number Of
representatives to which = State is
entitled in Congress. This is expected
tn give go members in the House. The
basis OF representation hereafter Is to be
fixed st one member from escn lat. QUO OF
the population.
Butter. from the Committee on Recon
struction, reported a bill for the State OF
Mississippi. It authorizes the reSssem-
bling forthwith, on the call OF the Pfesi-
dent, of the Constitutional Convention
heretofore elected under the set Of March
2, 1867. II the President declines to is
sue the csll within thirty days, the COM
mauding general Of the Fourth Military
/ District is TO summon the Convention
by proclamation. The Convention is
empowered to appoint a Provisional
Governor, to authorize him to remove
and appoint registrars and judges OF
election, and to provide for forwarding
votes on the Constitution to the PrOvis
ional Governor, to be counted il his
presence and inst OF the commanding
General OF the Military Division Of Mis-
sissippi. 1hs Convention shall not con
tinue in session more than sixty days,
and the Constitution framed by it shall
be submitted t. The people within ninety
DAYS after adjournment. The Districts
-unrepreseEted at the time OF last ad-
journmeut shall proceed Immediately to
elect delegates. Under the direction OF
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provisions may ne submitted 20 separate
ths vote and The ordinance which may
be passed by the Conversion, shall be in
fierce until disapproved by Congress, or
until n shall adopt a Constitution and
II shall have been approved by Congress.
The right Of trial by jury shall not BE-
taken away. In the fact, the military
commander shall, On Tequisition of the
Provisional Governor, give aid to officers
of the Provisional Government in pre-
serving peace, etc. The Provisional
Government may remove officials in the
State and appoint their SUCCESSORS, sub
ject, however, to the orders and dlree-
lions Of the President of the United
| States, who msy remove the Provisional
Governor and appoint bis successor.
Mr.. Beck moved to amend by striking
out the sentence authorizing the Con-
/ NElkASA ~ 6ReCAAe
nor, so as to leave that power with the
President Of the United States.
MI. Farnsworth gave notice that he
would move to postpone the oonsidera~
ton Of the bill uatil next session.
SENATE
A bill to incorporate the National
Junction r abroad Company was amend-
ed and passed.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary, reported a substitute for the
bill repeating rsnure-otOnee.
Mr.. Grimes said he would not vote
for it.
Mr.. Davis would offer a substitute ab-
soluteIy repeating Tenure-Of-Office but
the President declared it cut Of order.
MI. Morton said the report Of the COM
mittee preserved the shadow rather than
the substance o. the Teaure-Of Office get.
II was merely 3 bad photograph Of the
dead body. He would not vU:e for it.
Mr.. Harlan argued In favor Of the ex'
istiug bill.
Tine report of the committee wss then
adopted as a substitute for the pending
bill yeas 81, nays Is.
BrOwnlow voted yea Fowler nay.
Trumbull brit fly explained the bill as
reported from the Judiciary Committee.
IL was C6SlS0Sui 10 baiut 10 t6mgFS 6nJ
obstacle which the rsnure-o.-ofice SCI
unchanged might throw in the way OF
the President in performing the public
service, and st the same time to pre-
serve the principle which some Senators
thought q constitutional principle under
lying the penure-Of-Otic9 act.
The bill then passed.
The Senate, st 5:35, went into execu-
tive session, and soon aiterWard ad-
journed.