, 1869-04-09

House 0f NrFtfsfH1H1lFcas
IHK FRENIpEErb y AEssA0k
The pTesidents Message On RECONSTRUCTION III
Mississippi, ETC., WB referred 70 the Iseconsuuc-
;1oI on % !n ~ in h1oos 5nd9;a1 m no
learning that the Kcconstzact9n Committee had
taken some action On The subject this morning.
The contested election casea for tho Third and
.Foulth Districts Of sonih Carolina vera then
Amer. some nln,usterng By tho Demo
Committee declaring i T. I1ogc entitled primo
coz GonsrpsMonM 10 % pstfiei Of South ca caroliSs vas
adopted, and AE IIogc sworn In
NJ. lsutier, Of Massachusetts, from the Recon-
GtIuction Committee, reported b!1l authorizing
the submission Of the constitutions Of Virginia,
Mississippi, and TEXAS to vote Of the people, and
authorizing the election Of 6tAte otnceta and
Tie bn, authorizes The President, a. snen times
IS he n8y deem best to aut'tnIt the Virginia Con-
ratification OF rejection, and also submit to sep
aratc yote such provisions Of that constitution -
he mar deem advisable the elections TO be held
and the returns made In the manner provided
by the election ordinance adopted By the couven-
ton. 1t authorizes the President 70 eubtn1t In the
~ TO thc sots M e y, ne enc nras soa
s!ons u 1t: provided no election shal be held IN
Texas for any purpose until the President 50 d.
usS me a.ae 4ae
cd shall assemble on the fourth Tuesday after the
Official prumuleation Of the ratification. The COM
the approval Of the President, suspend. until &C.
;: tson bJ the Legislature, Ill laws thas he may
Sir. PAINE offered A substitute for the bill It
authorizes the President to submit the cousutu-
. tons Of Virginia, TexaA and Miss!sstppl respect.
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such provisions stricken thetrfrom as he may d.
! rect The voters shall at the same time vote for
distinct Commanders may cause the i{sts ot regis
tered voters to be revised and appoint ResstefA
No election Is 10 he held In either Of f such States
for any purpose nntil the President Rhall direct
The original bill wns explained and advocated by
hi. BUTLER, and ne substitute advocated and
c1E,.RssR sRysMi Y NJ RAfE a7.c tor the original bill,
original bM had received the unanimous vote oi
the Demonstration Committee, Democrats a. "el1
MI DR0OKs said he had neveE yoted tor any
measure 50 reluctantly % he hail voted ta the
in the Honse, But he took the bill as the best thai
hs W ltey ST. As dia not .isn to ma1e tas
those three States but he preferred the despotisr
Of one to the tyranny Of the many, and he Wnult
appeal to the President and bcseeeh hun that hi:
H. %2t SStR s. saa seGs se ReGps por of the
measure, not because they preferred, but becaus'
to ct, and becaase they regarded 1T as NOR
the union ot thc s,siea ihan anJ heretofore pro
ii: 6AHF1ELb sid the minority we're some
what In the condition Of the docto
| who nnds that tho broken limb Of b!
broken over agatn 50 thai It may he set sccntilca
fy. He did not believe in breaking l!mos, but ~
willing, under the circumstances, to break tn
limb again for the sake Of getting It in bett<
Shape. He had, at tho suggestion Of his eol1ea2u
:: tSchercf>, occupying the chair ~ Speaker p,
/ ttan, drawn M an amendment which he ahol9l
3 would nee. the views OF the gentleman from vi
!. cnns.n. 1t was that the 7ote should be TAXI
{ either On each Of the designated provisions hon
i or IN connection with other portions Of the col
st1tut!on, a the President might direct
+ Mr.. PAINE accepted TINT amendment, N
!! withdrew lis own substitute The amcnlMcl
I WIS agreed TO-
Iii. GARFIELD, to show the nnanlnlty Of th
] House On this subject called for the yeas md ns5
t | On the cas@uEe Of The I'LL
! | The vote WIS taken and the bill wAs paased-
, caS 1874. nays -