Year: 1868

BY proclamation of the President Of the United


States the true intent and meaning OF this act being


pes to It's


provisions by such reciprocal legislation as may be


necessary to give them erect


Bill to Install Southern Radicals Into Once.


The following is the text OF the bill introduced in


the House to-day by Mr. Paine to provide for the


Inauguration OF State officers in Arkansas, North


Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia. and


Alabama and for the meeting OF the Legislatures Of


said States -


Be 1t enacted &C., That the Legislature OF each Of


the States OF Arkansas, North Carolina, South Caro-


lina Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama elected under


suance OF the provisions OF an act entitled An act for


the more efficient government OF the rebel States"


Elementary thereto be and hereby is author


ized to meet on such day as may have


clamation OF any oficer authorized to convene said
Legislature by the convention which framed such


constitution and if no day shall have been fixed


the meeting OF the Legislature of either OF said States


shall have passed or shall have so nearly arrived be-


fore the passage OF this act that in the opinion OF
the Governor elect there might not be time for


the Legislature to assemble on the day 30 nXed such


after the passage OF this act by the Governor Of said
State.


SECTION O. And be 1t further enacted, That when


either of said States shall be admitted to repre-


sentatiOn in Congress the executive and judicial on


GERS OF such State, duly elected and qualified under





delay and the government OF such States shall theBe
upon be transferred 10 the civil authorities thereof
Sec And he II further enacted, That II shall be
the duty OF all civil and military officers exercising


authority In either OF said States to aord all prac


cable aid and protection to the Officers of such State


In carrying out the provisions OF this act and any
such ofcer who shall wully withhold such ahi and


protection shall wilfuy prevent hinder delay the
meeting Of either OF said Legislatures the naugu
ration Of any OF said State officers of any other
civil or military olflcer under either OF said State
authorities shall be guilty OF felony and upon con-
VtctiOu thereof before federal
criminal jurisdiction shall be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding ten years or by fine not ex-
ceeding $l0000 or both, At the discretion Of the
court.


Louisiana Radicals Making Complaints Against
General Buchanan.
Certain radicals who are here from New Orleans
called upon General Grant this morning and impor-


tuned him to countermand the order issued by Gene


raj Buchanan relative to the Board Of Registry, and


also the action Of General Buchanan concerning the
meeting Of the Legislature of Louisiana. General
Grant heard their story patiently but positively de-
clined to interfere with the action Of General Bu-
chanan. He said ne considered that what Buchanan
had done was in accordance with the reconstruction
laws, and he could not therefore, interfere.
Movements Of the Chinese Embassy.
The visit Of the Chinese embassy TO Mount
Vernon has been postponed to Wednesday. The
trip will be made in the revenue cutter Northern,
which arrived this morning, and the arrange
ments will be made by Mr.. Donaldson, Of the State
Department. No special visits were made to-day.
Mr.. Burlingame his two secretaries and the two
Taepings drove ont in the afternoon Preparations
are being made at the White House for the banquet


TO be gvrn to the embassy by the President tomor-
row evening. 1t is expected to be an unusually
fine affair.
The New York Post Office.
The House Committee on Post Roads and Post
Onces instructed their chairman this morning to
report bill for the construction Of the new Post
Once building in New York, according to the plans
submitted by the New York architects. The COM


missioner to superntend the erection of the build


ing will be designated by the committee at its meet
| ing on Wednesday next


Secretary Seward and the Purchase of St.
Thomas.


Secretary Seward is earnestly at work trying to
get the Committee on Foreign Relations to take


tiOn the Danish treaty about the purchase OF st.
Thomas. The whole subject was laid aside by the
committee during the Impeachment. Since then
Mr.. Seward has obtained some further documents
| from the Danish government going to strengthen
his appeal to the committee. The Danish govern


ment is anxious that speedy action should be taken