Mr. BOUTWELL. I have no doubt of it. As I was about to say, there is not in terms in this bill any suspension of the writ of habeascorpus. If it be true, as is asserted in the preamble of the bill, that these are pretended State governments and not real State governments, then these State governments have no power whatever over the privilege of the writ. The privilege of the writ of habeascorpus is a privilege which can be enjoyed only under those governments which are legitimate and recognized. Therefore, when we declare that the governments in these ten States are pretended governments and not real governments, as far as those governments are concerned they neither have nor can have any power over the writ of habeascorpus in any form. Hence it follows that this bill is broader in its provisions than the mere suspension of the writ of habeascorpus as far as the tribunals of the socalled States are concerned. The bill not only suspends their functions in that particular, but it suspends by its power all their functions. So far as the courts of the U.S. are concerned there is no suspension of the writ of habeascorpus but only a regulation of the mode in which the privilege of the writ shall be enjoyed by the people. With reference to this point the ont introduced by the Gentfrom Ohio [Mr. BINGHAM] seems to me very proper; and I trust that it may be adopted. I come now to certain provisions of the bill Iwthich limit the authority of the military officers is declared 1st That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all personsin their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or causeto be punished. all disturbers of the public peace and criminals. Then it is declared in the 4th section that All persons put under military arrest by virtue of tnhoiscraucetlshoar lul nbuesturiaeldpuwnitihshomuteunntnsheacellsbsearinydfleiclateyd, and Using in this respect the language of the Constitution. Then the 5th section provides That no sentenceof an tribunal hereby authorized, affecting the life or lib crty of any person, shall be executed until it is approved by the officerin commandof the district. Under thei.principles of law and practice no capital punishment can be inflicted until the sentence shall have been approved 1st by the military commander of the district, and then referred to the POTUS and approved also by him. Thus weim pose upon these officers those obligations which are imposed upon other depts of the Government by the Constitution of the U.S. We have, then, always in the Presence of these officers the political power of the government to arrest their proceedings at any time if they are harsh, unjust, unwise, or opPressive in any Mr. ELDRIDGE. I desire to ask the gentleman whether he considers that this bill secures to a person accused of a capital offense the right of trial by a jury of his peers?