Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-18


A REVOLUTIONARY BnL.--I6 tho House
Of Representatives yesterday Mr.. r. h. But.
Tor, Of Tennessee, introduced bill by the
following tile, IA bin 70 declare all acts
done By any legislative, executive or JudI.
ciAl officer, laboring under tho disabilities
lmposed BY the third section OF tho four
teonth article Of the Consultation nun and
yold.n ~
Tho following v tho hill .. .rn.ra-
whereaa section three, article fourteen Of
the Un,hsd States declares that no person
shall DO a Senator or Representative ii Con
greco, or eleetoF OF President and Vice
President, or hold any once, own or mill
| taTy, under the United States, or any State,
| who having previously taken an oath a. d
member Of Congress, or as an officer Of the
United States, or a. member Of any State
Legialatnrn, or as an executive or judicial
ofncsr OF any STATE 70 support the conslltu-
ton Of, the United States, shall have en-
gagged In instruction or rebellion againat
The Iame, or giYen aid aud comfort 70 the
enemies thorebE But Congress may, by a
vote Of tSo thlnds Of each House, remove
such disability, and whereas o6ction three
Of said article declares that Congress shah
have power 10 cnforcs By appropriate legIs-
latlonl tho provislona % the aftielei therefore
Bt u isHIcfed, de-, That all acts leglsla-
tive, srscuttys or judicial, done or per-
formed by any person or perSons labofIng
under the disabilities montloned In this
prealmblo shall DO null and void, and Of no
Sec. ,! Thai no bii, resolution, or ,propo.
alton passed npon BY any convention or
legislature where the same was voted on
and carried BY the votes Of persons who were
laborinE uudsr the disabilities OF either OF
them mentioned In tho preamble 10 this bill.
shall have any binding effect, and upon the
petition OF any citizen Of the State the IndRe
OF any federal or district court OF the United
States holding the court or residing in the
State where the redress IL sought shall en-.
teTtaln Jurisdiction OF the subJect-mAtter,
and shan issue his warrant 10 the marshal
Of the district whore tho complaint Il made,
commanding the parties who are charged
10 have aided IN the violation Of article Ia.
section 0 Of tho Constitution as aforesnid
aud Of the provisions OF this act, TO appear
before him and show cause why the act
complained Of should not be declared null
and void, and Of any ofilcer legislative, ex.
ecutiYe, or judicial shall DO deprived Of or
lions Of his once by motive OF
any bill, act or resolution passed
by the votes Of any persons who were
laboriug under the disabilities mentioned IN
tho preamble 10 this bill, or if'said oticer be
deprived or deposed a. afoTeAaid, by virtue
OF aly proposition omAnatlng from any con-
y0ntion claiming 10 be . couYentlon 70 alter,
amend, or abollslf'a State constitution, and
submitting the sane 70 the people for their
ratification or rejection Of said proposition,
was passed BY those disqualified by the four
tenth article, section nyo, OF the constltu-
tiou, as Aforesaid, the person so deposed
shau present bis petition 10 the Judge, as
Aforesaid, setting forth all the facts In the
case, and the said Judge shall proceed 70 In
yestlgato the matter, aud II he shall nnd the
facts as Sot forth In the petition 10 be truo
he shall rOinstats such ofieer Immediately,
Bee. 0. All bills and resolutions signed nv
any persOn claiming to sign the same "a
speaker or president OF any Legislative BODY.
when by law the same is required 10 be % |
signed before they become a law, II tho per.
son 90 Signing shall be lAborlng under any OF
tie disabilities mentioned In Che preamble
70 this bill, tho Aame shall be null and void,
and Of no bindlng force OF effect, and shall
NOT b reesiYea IN any court where the AAne
may be offered.
TIE bIll was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary.