Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-15
TENNESSEE AT WASHING.
TON.
A ssReconstruction'' Bill Prepared
A New Deal but no TrOOps-Umited
States Officers to do the Register

A ssBecOnstruction'' Bill Prepared
New Deal but no TrOOps-United
States Officers to do the Register
ing.
Correspondence Of the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Gen. Butler
will submit to the Reconstruction Com
mittee the draft of a bill he has prepared
for the reconstructiOno of Tennessee, when
the committee meet to consider the matter
on Tuesday. Its effect is to throw out
of power so much of the Tennessee State
government as was elected in August last;
but to reach this end it does not pro-
pose to put the State under military
control nor territorial laws. The bill de-
clares in its premble that Gov. Senter was
elected by fraud, and that the acts of
Congress were violated in the registration
of voters, and it therefore proposes to
declare the election null and void, to
order new registration and new cleo
ton, and that United States officers are
to execute the same. This intended in
reference with State Government fully
represented in Congress continues tc
create decided sensation here as each
step of the programme is unfOlded.
Correspondence of the Louisville Commercial.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1S7O.-Gen.
Butler has finished his bill in relation to
Tennessee and yesterday submitted it to
the members of that State. On Monday
he will present it for action to the COM
mittee on reconstruction. The bill recites
that Gov. Senter was elected by fraud and
that the reconstruction acts of Congress
were violated in the registration. 1t,
| therefore, declares the election null and
void, and orders a new registration and
new election. There is great anxiety to
have the Georgia bill passed in order that
the Tennessee case may not be acted on
without precedent. There is great dis
inclination among the Republicans TO pass
| any such measure, and it is extremely
doubtful whether it can pass.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Chronicle
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Tennessee re-
construction was debated yesterday in
committee. 1t is understood that bill is
already prepared, and will soon be sub
mitted, under which it is proposed to
again seize Tennessee with the strong
arm of the military law. l have hereto
| fore expressed my opinion OF this inlquit-
Gus measure, and can see no reason to
change that opinion. We are impudently
told by the patriots (O who are urg-
ing this measure, that Tennessee and
| Georgia present parallel cases. cans
see it in that light. Tennessee has been
for years a reconstructed State, in the full
enjoyment of all the privileges of COM
plete representation in the aw-making
bodies. Georgia has been to this daY
without any loyal representation, still re-
mains provisional government, and will
so remain until bill for her re-admission
is finally passed. In Gods name is the
Republican party to be proatituted 10 tie
base uses of perpetuating the power of q
set of men who, by their own political
treachery and double dealing have lost
prestige. Let it never
be said that the Republican party
in Congress could find no better wori
10 do than to spend its time in vair
efforts TO save the barnacles which hans
on its sides from falling into the pit theii
own hands have dug. p