The Clerk read as follows: A bill to establishan additional article of war for tahgeaimnsotre complete suppression of the insurrection the U.S. Be it enacted by the Senate and HoRep of the U.S.A. in Congressas sembled, That the following shall be, and is hereby declaredan additional article of war governing ail the land forces of the U.S.; 1. The States of Virginia, NCarolina, SCarolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama;.Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas shall be military divided into districts and made subject, to the military authority of the U.S. as hereinafter prescribed, and for that purpose, Virginia shall constitute the 1st district: NCarolina, and SCarolina the 2nddistrict; Georgia, Alabama, and Florida the 3rd district; Mississippi and, Arkansas ftihfteh fdoiustrrtihctd. district; and Louisiana and Texas the 2. It shall be the duty of the General of the Army to assign to the command of each of said districts, an officer of the Army, not below the rank of brigadier general, and to detail a sufficient military, forge to enablesuch officer to perform his duties and enforce his othority within the district to which he is as Signed. 3. It shall be the duty of eachofficerassigned as said, afore whenever any outrage to life, liberty, or erty Drop is committed in his district, and the officers in fact appointed to willing administer civil law are either, unor unable to protectall persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause, to be punished, all disturbers of the public peaceand criminals, to declareand establish martial law in and over sfi anidd ndeiseterisestas, royfroarntyhesucbodmivpilseiotenstuhpeprreeosfs, aiosnhoefs violence and disorder; and he shall, have power to organize military commissions or tribunals for that purpose, so far as the same are recognized by martial law, anything in the local constitution and laws to the icnosnutrrraercyti notwithstanding; and may levy fines upon communities to compensateparties injured by their disorders; and all legislative or judicial proceedingsor processesto prevent or control the proeeedings of said military officers or tribunals, and all interference by otherauthoritiesthan thoseof the U.S. with the exerciseof military authority under this article shall be void and of no effect. 4. Courts andjudicial officersof the U.S., cwoitrhpiuns said districts, shall not issuewrits of habeas in behalf of personsin military custody, unless some commissionedofficer on duty in the district wherein the person is detained shall indorse upon said petition a statement certifying, upon honor, that he has knowledge or information asto the cause and circumstancesof the alleged detention and that he believes, the same to be wrongful; and further, that he believes that the indorsed petition is preferred in good faith, and in furtherance of justice, and not to hinder or delay the punishmentof crime. All persons put under military arrest by virtue of this act shall betried without unnecessarydelay, and no cruel or unusual punishment shall be inflicted. 5. No sentenceof any military commissionor tribunal hereby authorized, affectingthe life or liberty of any person, shall be executeduntil it is approved by the officer in commandof the district, and the laws and regulationsfor the government of the Army tshheifyll not be affectedby this act, except in so far as conflict with its provisions. in6a.n Whoefnseayider district itaslulanwdesrhtahlel hthaivrdebeelaeuns declared article the order establishingthe same shall not be rescinded or revoked, except the order of the General of the army, approved by the President. 7. This article shall ceaseto haveforce and effect as spon as Congress shall declare the insurrection reeopmrepsleetnetlaytsivueps Pressedin any State by admitting its in Congress, or otherwise.