The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments to the bill (H. R. No. 123) supplementary to an act entitled “An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," passed on the 2d day of March, 1867, and the act supplementary thereto, passed on the 23d of March, 1867, having met, after full and free conference have agreed to recommend, and do recommend, to their respective Houses, as follows:

That the Senate agree to the first amendment of the House with the following amendments: in line ten strike but the word “illegal" and in lieu thereof insert "not legal State governments;” in line thirteen, before the word “authority,” insert the word “paramount;” and that the House agree to the same as amended.

That the House recede from its second amendment to the amendment of the Senate, and agree to the second section of the Senate amendment amended as follows: In line three strike out the word “approval” and insert "disapproval:” in line four, after the word “States” insert “and to have effect till disapproved;” in line seventeen strike out the word approved” and insert "disapproved;” in line seventeen after the word “general” insert the word "as;” and add at the end of the section, “and to fall vacancies occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise;” and that the Senate agree to the same.

That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House to the third section of the amendment of the Senate.

That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House to the fourth section of the amendment of the Senate.

That the House recede from its amendments to the fifth section of the amendment of the Senate.

That the House recede from its amendments to the sixth section of the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with the following amendments: strike out the word “time” in the ninth line and in lieu thereof insert “commencement;” in line seventeen strike out the words ‘‘the general laws” and in lieu thereof insert “any general law;” and at the end of line seventeen add "or for the administration of justice;” and that the Senate agree to the same as amended.

That the Senate agree to the amendment of the House to the seventh section of the amendment of the Senate.

That the House recede from its amendments adding sections nine, ten, and eleven, being House amendments eight, nine, and ten.

That the Senate agree to the House amendment eleven, numbered section twelve, with the following amendments: strike out the word “holding” after the word "persons” in line two and in lieu thereof insert the words "hereafter elected or appointed to;" insert the words "any so-called” before the word "State” in line three; and that the House agree to the same.

That the Senate agree to the twelfth amendment of the House, numbered section thirteen, with the following amendment: insert the word “civil” before the word "officer” in the fifth line, and that the House agree to the same,

That the Senate agree to the thirteenth amendment of the House, amended as follows: in line one strike out "fourteen” and insert “eleven.”

L. TRUMBULL.

G. F. EDMUNDS,

T. A. HENDRICKS.

Managers on the part of the Senate.

T. STEVENS,

G. S. BOUTWELL, W. S. HOLMAN,

Managers on the part of the House.

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