Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-06-16


,WAsnINGToS, May 29.--SENATE.-The
following joint resolution is complete
proposition of the Constitutional amend
ment, and is said to be the result of the de-
liberations Of the Republican Senatorial
caucus:
SECTION I. All persons born in the u
nited States and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof are citizens of the United States
and of the States wherein they reside. No
State shall make or enforce any law which
shall abiidge the privileges of immunitics
of citizens of the United States, nor shall
any State deprive any person of life, libcr-
ty or property without due process of law,
nor deny to any person within its jurisdic-
ton the equal privileges of law.
SEC q Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States which may
be included within the Union according to
their respective numbers counting the
whole number of persons in each State, OK
Guiding Indians not taxed but whenever
in any State the elective franchise shall e
denied to any portion of its malo inhabi-
tants being citizens of the United States,
not less than q years OF age, or in any
wap abridged except for participation in
the rebellion or other crimes, the basis of
representation in such State shall be re-
duced in the proportion which the number
thus exluded bears to the whole number of
male citizens not less than twenty -one
years ofage in such State.
Sec. 3. Senators, Representatives in
Congress or electors of President or Vice
President. or any officer holding civil or
military position under the United States,
or under any State who, having previously
taken an oath as q member of Congress, or
rs an officer of the United States, or as n
member of any State Legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer of any State to
support the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in instruction
or rebellion against the same, or given aid
or comfort to the enemies thereof, Congress
may by vote of two thirds of each House
remove such disability.
SEC. 4. The obligations of the United
States, incurred in suppressing the rebel
lion and in defence of the Union, or in the
payment Of bounties or pensions incident
thereto, shall remain inviolate.
SEC. 5. Neither the United States nor
any State shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aid of instruction
or rebellion against the United States, or
claim compensation for loss or emancipa-
ton of any slave, but all such debts, obli-
cations or claims shall be forever held lille
gal and void.
SEC. 6. Congress shall have the power to
enforce by appropriate Legislation the pro-
visions of these articles.
The House proceeded tot the consideration
ST the special order bill reported from the
Reconstruction Committee, April 20, topro-
vide for restoring the States lately in ia
surrection TO their political rights
Mr.. Ashby, of Ohio, contended that the
Government has the right, as conquerors,
to impose such conditions as are deemed
necessary for the national safety. He
wanted the hands of loyal men of the
South strengthened by giving the blacks
ballot. Mr.. Latham argued that the pre-
that the Southern States were
not part Of the Union was unfoundcd. He
could never agree to the proposition that
the approval Of three fourtbs of the States
now represented in Congress was sufficient
to ratify t amendment, or that the ratifi-
cation by each of the rebel States is requi-
red as condition precedent to the right of
Further consideration Of
the bill was postponed until tomorrow.