The New York herald., 1869-04-09

WASHINGTON, April 9. 1869.
The question on the reference Of the PRESIDENTS
Message Of yesterday came up.
Mr.. BROOKS, (rep) Of N. Y, said that he under.
stood the Reconstruction Committee had taken some
action this morning In accordance with the Presi.
dents suggestion, and he therefore withdrew the
motion 10 refer to the Judiciary Committee.
The message was then referred to the Reconstruc.
tion Committee.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The House then proceeded to consider the report
on the contested election cases from the Third ana
Fourth Congressional districts OF South Carolina.
After the statement by Mr.. Cessna and some illi-
clustering by The democrats the resolution reported
titled prlnid HIcie 70 his scat representative
from the Third Congressional district OF south Caro-
lima was adopted, and Mr.. Hoge was sworn in.
ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA, MISSISSIPPI AND TEXAS.
Mr. BUTLER, trep.) OF Mass, from the Reconstruc.
ton Committee, then reported bill authorizing the
submission OF the constitution OF Virginia, Mlsss.
sipp and Texas to vote Of the people, and author.
zing the election OF state oircers and members OF
Tue bill authorizes the President, at such time as
he may deem best TO submit the Virginia constitu-
ton 10 the registered voters Of that State for ratca
ton or rejection and also 70 submit to separate
deem best the elections 10 be held and the returns
made in the manner provided by the election ordi
nance adopted by the Convention. II authorizes the
President to submit IN the way to the voters OF
Texas the entire constitution framed for the State
or separate provisions OF i; provided that no cleo
President 30 Directs The same for Mississippi. II
either OF the constitutions he ratified the Legislature
elected shall assemble on the fourth Tuesday after
the oiclal PRONUNCIATION of the ratification. The
commanding general In each of such States nav
with the approval OF the President, suspend until
action by the Legislature all laws that he may deem
oppressive.
Mr. PAINE, rep.) OF Wis, offered substitute for
the BILL IL authorizes the President TO submit the
constitutions OF virginia, Texas and Mississippi re-
spectively TO the registered voters OF such States
aud TO submit at the same time such constitutions
with such provisions stricken therefrom as he may
direct. The voters shall at the same time vote for
state 0fncers ana members Of Congress. The dis
trlct commanders may cause the lists OF registered
voters TO be received and may appoint registers. No
election Is 70 be held IN either OF such states for any
purpose until the President shall direct
Mr.: BROOKS tdem.) Of N. ", SAID he had never
voted Tor any measure 80 reluctantly rs he was
about TO vote for this; but he took this bill as the
best he could get, fearing II ne did not do 30 some
thing infinitely worse. Il was duty. oiten q pain
ful duty for public man to take the best
ne could get and more especially when
II ne did not do so he would be
compelled to take something worse. He
would not, II he could help it, make the President
the civil and the military monarch three States
but when compelled to submit to tyranny he pre-.
1erred the tyranny OF the to the ogarchv Of the
many which ruled despotically IN the House. He
appealed 10 General Grant to have mercy upon and
70 90 Justice and equity 10 the South.
Mr.. 0ARFIELD trepl OF Ohio, AT the request OF his
colleague INT. scheuckb occupying the chair as
speaker pro fempore offered an amendment which
ne tnougnt would meet the views Of the gentleman