The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-20
WASHINGTON.
THE GEORGIA BILL PASSED BY
THE SEN.ITE.
Synopsis OF it's Provisions.

hfter an all-nglt session of It., ;hc Senate
has decided the Georgia matter, so Gar rs that
body is concerned. After Il discussion OF two
hours ahu quarter on the original bill reported
by the Judiciary Committee after the amendment
requiring the ratification Of the Fifteenth amcnd-
mcnt hal been adopted, the former WAS put 1" II
vote at half-past O'Clock this morning, and car
riod by Il largely increased majority. The vote.
when called upon the final passage, stood, forty
live TO nine against It.
PROVISIONS OF TIE DILL.
The bill provides first, thai Immediately upon
the passage OF the act the Governor Of Georgia is
required to issue his proclamation calling upon
all the persons who were shown TO have been
duly elected members OF the Legislature by the
proclamation OF General Meade, dated June 25th
1868, TO assemble Together ut the Statchousc, in
Atlanta, on Il day to he named by the Governor.
When the meinbcrs OF the original Legislature
have assembled ns prescribed, the greatest care
il T. he taken to see that no inegibles get among
the faithful. TO insure this result two ontha are
required to he taken by the members before they
will be allowed to take their seats III addition To
The one which they will nave 10 take TO support
the Constitution OF the State and OF the United
States, ana the same, when subscribed, must he
filed in the olce Of the Secretary Of State. The first
Of these oa,hs requires the members OF the Leg
!siature TO swear that they have never held any
Congress or member OF any State Legislature,
or held any oificc whatever for tlc ntlmnistra-
ion Of justice under any State government.
which required them to take an oath TO support
the Constitution or the United States, AMI after
wards engaged IN, or rendered any aid Or csm-
fort to, tho rebellion-cXcept It was done In con-
sequence and by means OF direct physical force
or accepted and held any Office under the govern
ment OF the so-catlcd Confederate States. The
second oath rcquircs the members to swear that
they have been relieved OF their political disabili-
lies by an act OF Congress Those members who
refuse 10 take the oath shall he regarded incli-
gblc, ana shall not be allowed 10 tako the seats
they claim Those members ineligible who may
take these oathS falsely declared to be guilty
OF felony, ana shall be Indicted AMI tried for the
offence in the District Court OF tile United Statcs.r
a NEW ORGANIZATION.
After the Legislature has been thoroughly
purgcd OF ali Ineligible members, the eligible men,
sers shall commence the work OF rcorgarizng
The two Houses by the election OF officers All the
egisation OF the last Legislatures is declared to be
only provisional. To guard ngainst n SC cond cy-
pulson OF the negroes the bill declares that the
Legislature shall not exclude any members Of
That body OIL account or their race or color In
order that The provisions OF this may be properly
enforced, the President Is authorized 10 employ
The military forces OF the United States whenever
the Governor OF the State should think IL ncccs-
sary to apply for them by virtue OF Morton's
amendment the General Assembly Is required 10
adopt the Fifteenth amendment TO the constitu.
lion before the State shall be decided TO be in the
Union or its senator's and representatives admit.
ted into Congress.
IL Is the general impression that tile cllec; OF
Ills bill VIII he to Tacatc all the State offices which
have hccN flllca 10y men elected or confirmed by
Tic Legislature, and that there will have TO be
new division Of the spoils. Al, the political acts
ul the prescn. Legislature are declared TO he
swept away
THE BILL TO BECOME \ LAW.
When the House meets OH Monday, luiicr will
make motion to take UP the bill and put 1t upon
ilnal passage without reference. This motion will
he carried, ana then the bill Is TO be rushed
through the House ut quartcr-horsc speed. But
very little lime will he allowed for debate and no
Democratic members will bc allowed TO obtain
the loor except those who have ne, studied up
the facts OF the case and are presumed TO know
bui little about the matter.
great deal OF feeling is manifcsicd here at the
Indecent haste With which this important mens-
urc has been acted upon by Congress- and cs-
necially at the attempted action in the committee
room this morning. Tic passage OF the bill In
Tie lionse OH Monday, however, is considered
lorcgone conclusion. The idea upon which the
extremists are acting is to get the bill through the
House on Monday, and then carry it 10 the Prcsi
dent and get his signature to 1t before Congress
adjourns for the holidays, which it will do OIL
wednesday. By doing this they are enabled to
head on the enects which the anticipated action
o! the Legislature would have had upon Congress
il tile matter was 10 je postponed until after the
recess.