Mr. ELIOT, from the same committee, reported a bill for the reestablishment of civil government in the State of Louisiana. It was read a 1st and 2nd time, and ordered to be printed. The bill was read in extenso, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and HoRep the U.S.A. in Congress of the toilei’so: o shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint, a Governor for the State of Louisiana, who shall hold his office for one year unless sooner removed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or unless sooner a success or elected under the provisions of this act. such Governor so appointed shall have of attain the U.S. tahnirdtyofyethaers State of Louiisiana. He shall not have held any office whateve States tnhoergoofvaenrynm State which herseoc ocganlliezde, detohnef authority of such pretended government. He shall not have signed, voted for, or by speechor otherwisefa Yored the act of secession of any State; nor shall he any person who, has ever held any officein the Army or Navy of the U.S and who after: ward took an oath to support the said pretended government; nor shall he be a person who, was a member of either House of the congressof the U.S. after the 1st Monday in December, A.D. 1860, and who afterward took an oath to support the said eten ment, nor shall he be one who has or who ahinasst itnhean Government yway give noaf itdh, eco Uunnitseedl, countenance, ebcouragement to the late rebellion; bauntdsahlalellgbiaenocneetwohtohheas Government at all times boofrntehetru U.S.s. And before such nomination shall be acted upon by the Senate such nominee shall make the s Secretary (which shall be signed and filed with the the act ofo2fdthJeu Slye, nAat.eD)p. rle8s6c2ria, bneddb whfiicrhst oseacthtisohnaolfl also contain a declaration that the nominee has done no act which would work a disqualification for hold unde:r the provisions of this act, enacted, That the President shalfforthwith nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate appoint, a provisional of 9 persons who shall have e same qualifications as are herein Prescribed for ee of Governor, and who, before being con: firmed by the Senate, shall on oath make, sign, and file with said Secretarythe same oathasis Prescribed for the Governor.;councilors shall continueto dheonldt, tbhyeiarnodffwicieth, utnhleesasdsvoiocneearnrdemcoonvseednbtyotfh the PSreesni ate, until a.qualified shall be duly elected and under the provisions of this act. such provisional council shall, with the Governor, have all legislativepowerin such State. But in noevent shall the Governor or any councilor enter upon the duties boyf their respective offices until after confirmation quothruemSe; naantde. the asmamajeosrihtyallofcsouncthincuoeuinncipl eshrmalal nbeenat session, with o:however, to ordersuch adjournmentsasmay edeemed proper, but no adjournment shall be for more than 30 daysat one time. SEC. 3. Abife: That the Governor shall forthwith take possession and charge of all archives and otherproperty belonging to the State: and it shall be his duty to see that all laws of the State and of the U.S shall beduly executed within said State. Until all officers shall, become elective by the peopleas herein provided the governor osnhsaelnl tnoofmthienpartoev, iasniodnbayl caonudncwili, tshhathlleoadv:ice and commissionalf the officers, now provided for by the existing governmentof said State, or which may hereafterbe by law. such officers shall hold their offices, unlesssooner removedby the Governor, wiilt, h the advice and consentof the provisional coununtil successors shall, be electedand qualified as hoe 3 irnmpermovbideersd. And a.ll coofutnhceilporrosv, liesigoinslaaltgoorsv, earnnd omfetnhtehceornesbtyituetsitoanballischoendv, eanntdioanlshoearlelatfhteerpmreomvidbeedrs for, shall beselectedfrom such only as can truthfully ofuls:yu.tchAhe.DQ. oath. aaafnolldretbaseakfieodpr, areenesdncrtsieburebinds gcbruyibpteohnesutahccehtdooufatti2ehds, which oath be filed with and Preserved by the chief justice of the State. SEc. 4. Abife: That unless otherwise hereafter providedby Congress, the personsduly qualified as electo g to the provisionsof thisact, in the State of Louisiana, shall, upon the 1st Tuesday of June, A.D. 1867p, proceedto electa Governor, Lieutenant Governor, a Senate, and HoRep, and all the other officers herein providedto be appointed; which Senate and HoRep, shall be composedof the same number of memand be electedfrom the same districts, as is provided under the Present governmentof such State; and the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senators, RePresentatives, and all, the other officersof such provisional government shall respectively hold their offices for oneyear and until their successors are duly qualified, unlesssuch officersare sooner removed or fooperseded, in pursuanceof the other provisions of this act. All such officers, so elected shall have the some qualifications and shall take, subscribe, and file the same oath as is herein required in the caseof the appointment of such officers. And the powers ãaties, fees, and compensation of all such officers haii be the same as now by lawo to respectively, such offices in so sistent with the profavrisiaosn, ssuocfht, hlaiswaseta.re not inconSec. 5. Abife: That the following persons, and no others, shall be electors and entitled to vote at all elections, held under the provisions of this, act, homely; every.male citizen of the U.S., without distinction of race or color ho has attained, the age of 21 years an i. resided in Louisiana, one year, and whohas never rne arms against the U.S. since he was a citizen thereof, and who can truthfully take the oath Brescribed by aforesaid act of July 2, A. D. 1862: Provided. That any person, otherwisequalified as elector, an astarily gavehaeidre, cine upnrtoevniadnecde, aenndcowurhaogenmeveenrt, volun or support to any rebellion against the U.S., nor any such aid, countenance, encouragement, or support to any government inimical to the U.S. in any other manner, capacity, or rank than as a private soldier in open and civilized warfare, may be admitted to the rights of an elector by an order of any court of record of lishing the U.S. upon estab to the satisfaction of the court, the testimony of personswho have at allegiance all times borne true to the U.S. that he ising one comwithin the description of o: designatedin this proviso, and upon establishing, as aforesaid, that such person after the 4th day of March, A. 1864, never gaveany voluntary aid, countenance, support, or encouragement to such rebellion nor to any government inimical to proof being the U.S. Upon such madearol upon taking and subscribing upon the records of the court an things oath that all the exceptaiornestrue, which bring the applicant within the of this proviso, and also that such person will at all times bear true allegiance to the Government of the U.S and to the perpetual union of the States thereunder, such person shall receive a certificatewhich shall entitle him to the rights of an elector. Sec. 6. Abife: That whenever any person’s right to hold office, or to provisions vote under the of this act, shall be challenged or called in question, and it shall be made to appear to the officers of election, or others having the matter to decide, eitherby the oath of the personchallenged, or by other evidence, that the personchallenged, in fact, did any act, the voluntary doing of which works a disqualification to vote, to hold office, to be admitted by Qrder of the court to the rights oftion, anelec or to be registered as such under the provisions of this act, then in prima all such casessuch acts shall facie be deemed to tarily; have been done volun and it shall, devolve upon the person chal lenged to prove to the satisfaction of having the matter the tribunal to decide, and by the evidence of persons who have always borne true allegiance to the U.S., such facts as shall satisfy such tribunal that such acts of disloyalty were involuntary, Sec. 7; Abife: That the SecyWar.is hereby required to providing for make and publish rules 1. A just and trueregistration prior to eachgeneral election of the names of all persons who. the provisions of thisactareentitled to voteatany election named in this act, and he shall designate persons having the qualifications of electors by registration whomsuch shall be made, which registration shall be completedand madeaccessibleto all the electors oo State at least one week before each general election. 2. For the times of holding all elections, the time for holding which is not fixed by this act, and also for the placesand manner of holding and conducting all the elections contemplated by this act, including irnugles for receiving, counting, certifying, and return the voteseast, the granting certificates oftion, elec the appointmentand compensation of all judges and other officers of election, and for every other thing which shall be necessary to the holding of a fargeeentesleacptpiooninbteyd, the people. But all officersand to make such registrationsand to conduct, make returns of certify to, or do any act f o ft any election shall be personsentitled to the rights of an electorunder the provisions of this act, and all such persons shall, beforeentering upon such duties, take and subscribethe oath aforesaid prescribed by the act of 2d July, 1862;and also to faith fully and impartially discharge the duties of their Qffice. Said constitution shall provide that no debt, demand, or liability contracted or incurred in the name of the State or otherwise in support of the recent rebellion shall be assumed or paid, and that, no pension, compensation, gift, or gratuity, shall be stowedupon orE. be by the State to any person by reason of anything done or suffered in support of the rebellion; and such constitution shall provide that, the aforesaid provisions shall be irreversible and incapable of abrogation by amendmentthereof, SEC. 8. Abife:, That upon the 3rd oo: October, A. D. 1867, unless the Congress of the U.S. should by law otherwise provide; an election shall be held by all the persons ualified to vote under the provisions of this act for the choice of members to a convention to adopt a permanentconstitution and frame of government for the State of Louisiana. No person shall be eligible to a seat in such convention who has not attained the age of 25 years, and who has not all the other qualifications Prescribed by this act for governor; and such convention shall be composedof the same number of members, and shall be elected from the same districts, as is now provided by law for the HoRep; and no person shall take a seat in such convention who has not 1st taken, and upon the Journals of scribed, the conyentionsub the oath Prescribedby the act of July 2, 1862. The constitution framed by such convention shall not permit any distinction, in the rights of men on account of race or color, and shall recognize the power and duty of the Government of the U.S. to protect and enforce the perpetual union of the States undersuch Government upon such terms as may be by them Prescribed, such constitution shall be submitted for approval by the conyention at such time as it may fix to the electors of the State qualified to vote under the provisions of this act, the election to be held under rules Prescribed as aforesaid by the SecyWar; and if approved by a majority of such electors it may be Presented to Congressfor the admission of the State to rePresentation in Congress thereunder. Sec. 9, Be, it further engcted, That it shall be duty the of the POTUS to, desig; nate forthwith an officer of the Army of States, who the U.S. is of rank not below brigadicrgeneral, who shall be stationed in the State of Louisiana, and shall be the military commanderwithin the State; it shall moreover be the duty of the President to plage in such State under the command of such, military such officer force as shall be requisite to execute the duties herein assigned to such commander. It shall be the duty of such commander, wheneverthe civil authorities in such State shall be unable to, or shall from any cause neglect, omit, or refuse to see. that all the laws areoenforcedfor the punishment or prevention of Grimes or rights offenses against the of any person whomsoever, to. at and hofa such offendersuntiroioi oonceialrre.st shall causesuch offenses to be duly prosecuted. And it shall moreover be the duty of such commander to render such support to the civil authorities in the reservation of order and in the enforcement of ws and rules the oelections, and alsoall other laws, both of the U.S and of the State, as shall insure the full, speedy, and impartial enforcement of all such laws and of equal justice, and this without regard to race or color., SEq. 10. Abife:, That the militia of the State shaî consist of af the citizens of the State qualified as electors under this act, who shall be as soon as to: practicable duly organized and and during the existence of the provis: iaocn taulngdoevretrhnemdeirnetchtieorneby created such militia shall of manderwithin the State. The aforesaid military comSEC, 11., Abife: That all laws passed by the provisional council or by the fogisio: ture herein provided for shall as speedily as possible after their enactment be log certified and transmitted to the SeySenate of the U.S. for the approval of Congress.And should the same be disapprovedby Congress, the fact shall be at once duly certified and transmitted to the chief justice of Louisiana, and the date of the receipt thereof shall be indorsed thereon, and the same shall be filed and Preserved in the records of the Supreme Court. And all laws so disapproved shall be void from and after the date of such indorsement. SEC., 12. Abife: That until the people of Louisiana shall be admitted to rePresentation in the Congress of the U.S. undersuch loyal and, republican government as the U.S shall, roqanize, and assume to guaranty, such people shall be entitled to one Delcoate in the HoRep, to be elected at the 1st general election provided for in this, act. by, the qualified electors of the State as provided in delegate this act. such mustbe a person who has the qualifications for and could hold the office of Governor under the provisions of this act. And he shall have the same oewrreitrosriaensdorfitghhets U.S. Delegates from the Sec. 13; Abife:, That all laws now in forge in Louisiana, consistentwith the Constitution and laws of the U.S and with the provisions of this act, shall remain in force until repealed or modified: Provided, That no person shall be competent to act as a juror who is not an elector under the provisions of this act.: And provided also, That all the expenses of and incident totion of the provisional governmentsthheereaindmprine ivsitdread: for shall be collectedand paid as is support of the Presentgovernment now donefor the of Louisiana.