The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-22
A NJ N E Y
TIE NEW Plan OF PARDON.
WHO ARE TO BE EXCEPTED.
THE PROVISIONS OF THE BILL IN FULL.
WASHINGTON, June 3.

i The Reconstruction Committee this morning
reported to the House of Representatives a
new amnesty bill, which was ordered to be
printed and recommitted. Its provisions are
as follows:
1t provides for fun and general grace, am
nesty and oblivion of certain wrongful acts, do
ing or omissions Of all persons engaged in the
war Of the late rebellion, perpetrated, incurred
Or forfeited, between the 11th day of April,
1861, and the goth day Of August, 1866, with
the full restoration of all rights andspriyileges
lost or iajared thereby and therein. The fol
lowing ahsses of persons and right, titles and
eauses of action are exempted from oil the
provisions of this act, ard none other:
First Whoever, having been educated at the
Military Academy at West Point, or the Naval
academy r Annapolis, shall have engaged in
he rebef66n and insurrection against the
United States, or given aid and comfort to the
enemies thereof.
Second. Whoever having been member Of
either House of the Congress of the United
States shall have engaged In the rebellion
against the same, or given aid and comfort to
the enemies thereof, and whoever was mem
ber Of the so-called Confederate Congress.
Third. Whoever shall have held the Office OF
head Of one OF the executive departments ol
The Government of the United States, or min
ster plenipotentiary, or minister resident, or
Judge of any court under the United States,
and shall have engaged in rebellion or insur-
rection against the same, or given aid and
comfort to the enemies thereof, and whoever
shall have held either of the like offices under
the so-called Confederate States.
Fourth. Whoever shall have voted for or
signed any ordinance of secession of any
State, or held the Office Of Governor of such
sState, while the same was in rebellion.
5 Fifth. Whoever, while in the service Of the
so-called Confederate States, treated with cru
:elty, or otherwise than according to the usages
Of war. any prisoner OF war held by authority
Of the so called Confederate States.
s Sixth. Whoever, having charge and custody
Of the public monies of the United States, en-
trusted 6them between said dates, have not
duly accounted for and paid over the same,
! and whoever shall have embezzled or secreted
public stores, public goods, chattels, monies,
;provisions or military and naval property of
the United States.
i Seventh. All deserters from the army and
navy Of the United States and all bounty
jumpers.
Eighth. All property or rights Of property
acquired by any levy, Judgment or extort
smade and executed upon any lands or tene-
Nments, goods, or chattels, or other valuable
thing whatever, and any sale or forfeiture by
! confscation or taxation whereby any rights or
\ titles have become vested, either in the United
Estates or In third persons.
I 5Ninth. Every piece or parcel of land, how
ever It may he described or bounded, which
now is or llss been used as q national ceme-
terry, in which the bodies Of the soldiers OF the
United States are Inferred, or which Is IN the
occupation of the United States for proposed
cemetery, which parcels OF land are hereby de-
clared to be the propety Of the United States,
In fee or capture In war, and forever dedicated
to the use and purposes of cemeteries for the
soldiers OF the United States heretofore In.
TERED, or hereafter to. be inferred therein,
and 10 be under the sole Jurisdiction Of the
United States for said purposes, inalienable
forever; provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall affect or impair the validity Of any
act Of Congress removing the political disabili-
ties Of any person herein exempted from the
beneats,of the provisions Of this act.
This act OF amnesty and oblivion shall ex-
tend to all acts and omissions made or done or
omitted to be done by any officer or soldier or
other agent of the United States in carrying
out or putting in execution the laws of the
United States known as the construction
acts, and the other acts for the government OF
the rebelious States, however the same may
be entitled as fully and with the same benefits
! and to the same extent as if the said acts and
omissions had been done or omitted by such
officers and soldiers during the war Of the re-
bellion.
The Committee of Ways and Means reported
back to the House the Senate Funding bill with
asllght verbal amendment.
The Civil Appropriation bill was taken up and
considered during the remainder Of the ses-
sion.
SENATE.
In the Senate the, House bill to pave Penn
sylvania avenue was passed.
The amendment to the Postofflce Appropria-
tion bill, aboiishing the franking privilege,
! was rejected-yeas &c, nays %. The bill then
passed.
The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill with amendments was passed.
4 The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up.
The Naval Committee offered several amend
! ments; one revising the entire pay list OF the
navy, and regulating the promotion ofof1cers,
afrer which the Senate adjourned without
! action.
! In the senate. last night, in discussion on
/ the Pacific Railroad bill, an amendment in the
interest of the thirty-flflh parallel, with view
OF exaggerating converging Southern inter-
ests, was agreed to, thus defeating any South
ern bill this session!
PRESUMPTION PUNISHED.
4 New ORLEANS, June 81.
Judge John A. Campbell and Mr.. J. Q. A.
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