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Show THE AMNESTY BILL. Franked by the Ho j. John T, Caine, this paper is in receipt of the bill to amend an act entitled, "An act to amend section 5352 of the revised statute! of the United States, in refer ence to bigamy, and for other purposes, that section six of "An act to ameud section fifty -three hundred and fifty-two of the revised statutes of the United, States, in reference to bigamy, and for other purposes," be amended to' read as follows: Sec. 6. That the president is hereby authorized to grant amnesty to snch classes of offenders guilty of bigamy, polygamy, or nnlawfnl cohabitation, on snch conditions and under such limlta-tians limlta-tians as he shall think proper; bnt no such amnesty shall have effect unless the conditions thereof shall be complied with." fhe bill has twice been read in the senate and is now in the hands of the senate committee on territories. |