The New York herald., 1869-03-25


that he would call IL up for action next Tuesday.
The bull establishes Census Bureau IN the Depart
pointed BY the President An assistant superinten-
Dent is TO be appointed by the Secretary OF the
the ef s eaec sr emo iii
the suoordinates they need for taking the census.
Inc census Is to be taken on the LIST or April 1870
dne Wnoie work u TO be done In two months and the
nnai Pnoncatlon made and the bureau closed
oy tne LIST OF May, 1872. The Secretary
commissioners are 10 prepare and perfect schedules
and tables 10 lay before Congress the first Monday
population OF each State ID to be divided by $50 oOo
and the quotent VIII give the number OF representa-
Is expected to give 270 members In the House. The
basis OF representation hereafter is to be fixed At
one member for every 10000 OF the population.
NATIONAL JUNCTION RAILRoAD COMPANY.
The Senate bill TO incorporate the National juno
tion Railroad Company was taken from the Speakers
Mr.. WELLER, (rep.) OF Ohio from the Committee
on the District OF Columbia. reported various amend
the authority to make tunnel under the George
town College. Adopted.
requiring bridges tunnels OF sufficient height or
depth at the crossings OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. He argued IN support of ms Amen amendment
The amendment was opposed BY Messrs. VEL
KER, COOK and DICKEY, and supported by Messrs
TwIrcHELL and O'NETLL. Finally the previous ques-
tion was demanded and seconded The amendment
offered by Mr. Swami was rejected and the Dill
passed.
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR MISSISSIPPI.
MIR. BUTLER (repJ OF Mass, from the Committee
on Reconstruction reported a bill for the organiza-
ton OF provisional government ior the state oi
It authorizes the reassembling forthwith on the
call or the President OF the Constitutional Conven
tion heretofore elected under the act OF March 2,
1867. II the President decline 10 issue the call
within thirty days the commanding general OF the
Fourth Military district Is to summon the cOnven-
tion by proclamation. The convention is empowered
to appoint provisional governor; to authorize him
tons and to provide for forwarding the votes on the
constitution 70 the provisional governor, TO Oe
the Military DIVISION Of MssssIppi is Sa1 &C.
The convention shall not continue In session for
more than sixty days. and the constitution framed
days after adjournment The districts unrepresented
at the time OF the last adjournment shall proceed I'M
the commanding general. Any one or more provi-
sions may be submitted to separate vote. The or
be in force until disapproved by Congress- or until
the State shall have ADOPTED q constitution and It
s nave sy S ne S' sy %
this act. The military commander shall, on
the requision Of the provisional governor give aid
to the officers OF the provisional government IN pre-
serving the peace, &c. The provisional governor
may remove onicias in the state and appoint their
directions OF the President OF the United States, who
may remove the provisional governor ana appoint
Mr.. BECK, (dem.rof KY. moved to amend by strik-
ing out the sentence authorizing the convention TO
appoint provisional governor 50 as to leave that
MIR. FARSswoRTH (rep.) OF ILL.,, gave notice that he
would move to postpone the consideration OF the
Mr. BUTLER expressed his acknowledgment for
the confidence in the President expressed by the
amend ment Of Mr.. Beck and said he could not help
admiring the new born zeal OF States rights men,
who now wished Stale officers to be apponted by
federal authority rather than BY the people q the
State. The committee, however, thought that the
appointment should be made by the President OF the
convention. He proceeded to explain and advocate
the various provisions OF the bill The BILL he said.
had been reported IRON the committee with great
unanmlty; it had been sanctioned by the committee
thoroughly considered. II the House thought it best
To have any reconstruction In Mississippi ne hoped
Mr.. BECK addressed the House for an hour in favor
OF the amendment offered by him. He declared that
the last convention OF Mississippi had rendered itself
infamous and utterly unit TO re the depository
OF power. lie contended that the President OF the
United States having no aninostes TO crafty and
being presumed to desire the restoration OF good
relations with the whole country, would appoint
provisional governor who would see that at least
any new born zeal for federal authority, but as
choice OF evils The democratic minority DID not
look any party advantage IN tnis tney did not e1
an ONCE; but they believed that the President would
do justice and see that fair men were appointed and
fair elections held. Therefore they were opposed 10
depriving the President OF powers which he now
had.
this bill took from the President
Mr.. BECK replied that the President now had the
power, all the reconstruction laws to appoint
provisional governors and military offlcers who had
the authority 20 appoint registrars ana Judges Of
elections. BY TINS Dill the PRESIDENT was deprived OF
was vas to aid The the provisional governor in
carrying out his orders, however infamous
they might be. Mr.. Beck proceeded to give
illustrations OF the unworthness OF the last Missis-
sippi convention, which this bill proposed TO recon-
vene Having done at considerable length he asked
whether II wonderful that the white men OF Mis-
sisslppi voted against the constitution. wasit won-
derul that the decent negroes OF mississippi voted
against II as they hadS Was 1t not wonderful that
any set OF gentlemen would now seek TO restore
power to such convention without even giving to
the President Of the United States the right to see
that the next election was fairly held That was the
amazing proposition.
Mr. LAWRENCE replied to the comments OF Mr..
Beck upon deprtving the President OF the power to
appoint provisional governor for Mississippi, and
argued that no such power was vested In the Presi
dent. President johnson had undertaken to exer-
else the power Of appointing provisional governors.
but such action on his part had never received any
validity from Congress ana no act conferrng such
power on the President had ever been passed BY
Congress- Tnat power had been conferred by the
Reconstruction acts on the military commanders IN
the South and on the General OF the Army. This
bill, therefore, took power from the President.
1t merely transferred from the military authorities
governor for Mississippi
Mr.. BECK suggested that Mr.. Lincoln had exer-
ciscd the same power in the appointment Of Mr..
Johnson.
Mr.. LAWRENCE replied that that was not so. Mr..
Johnson had been appointed Military Governor OF
Tennessee which was q very different thing from
provisional governor. The one exercises martial
powers the other civil powers.
Mr.. WoOD, tdem.) OF ". T., obtained the moor to
oppose the bill, but yielded to motion to adjourn,
and thereupon the House, at fifteen minutes before
four O'Clock, adjourned.
the NEW COLLECTOR or THE Po3T Of new YORK.
Moses II. GrinnelI.