Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-30
REPORT.


WAsH1xeTox, April 2S.-The COMMITTEES Of 3
| Reconstruction, after session Of some four
hours to-day, at which al the members
were present, sgreed to report, on Mondey
| next, a Joint resolution proposing an amend q
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, That no State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges
or immunities Of citizens of the United b
| States nor shall any State deprive any per-
son oflife, liberty or property without due
| process of law, or deny any person within i-
/ its Jurisdiction the equal protection Of law 10
| and that representatives shall be sppQrtion-
| ed among the several States which may be
/ included within this Union, according to
their respective members, counting the
| whole number Of persons in each State, ex-
| eluding Indians not taxed; but whenever
| in anv State elective franchise shall be de-
MED TO any portion of its male citizens not
/ less than twenty-one years of age, not IN
| any way abridged for participation in the
rebellion or other crime, the basis of repre- 1s
| sentation in such State shall be reduced in
| the proportion to which the mem bers OF
/ suchnale citizens shall bear to the whole
number of male citizens not less than
| twenty-one years OF age. The third section
/ is to the effect that until the 4th day OF
| july, 1870, all persons who voluntarily ad l
/ hered to the late instruction, giving 1t aid
and comfort, shall be excluded from the
|
| for electors for President and Vice-Presi- -l
dent of the United States. Section four pro-
| vides that neither the United States nor any
| State shall assume or pay any debt or otlI-'
| CATION already incurred, or which may here
| after be incurred, in aid of the insurrection
or war against the United States, or any
/ claims for compensation for the loss OF IN
voluntary servitude or labor. The fifth
section provides that Congress shall have
power to enforce, by appropriate legislation,
/ the provisions of this article.
| A bill to provide for the restoration of
States lately in rebellion to their full poll
/ tieal rights, by admitting delegations to
Congress, and q second bill declaring lead
/ ing rebels from holding Office is also report
| ed, including the following clases
First The President and Vice President
of the Confederate States so-called and
| heads of departments thereof. Ts
l. Second Those who in other countries
| acted as agents of the Confederate States.
Third. Heads of departments of United
States, officers of the army and navy Of the
| United States, and all persons educated in
| the Military or Naval Academy of the o.
| s. and Judges of the courts of the UNI
ted States, who gave aid or comfort to the
/ late rebellion
Fourth. Those who acted as officers of
the Confederate States sO-ealled, above the
| grade of Colonel, or Master in the navy, or
Confederate States, gave aid or comfort TO
| the late rebellion.
Fifth Those who have treated officers
or soldiers or sailors of the army or navy
of the United States captured during the
late war otherwise than lawfully as prison
ers of war.
It is understood that the vote upon them
was II against 8. AS it is known that SEN
ator johnson, Representatives Cutler and
| Rogers, only, voted in the negative, the af-
frmative must be Senators Fessenden,
Grimes, Harris, Howard and Williams, and
Representatives Stevens, Washburne Of
Illinois, Morrill,, Bingham, Conkiing, Bout
well and Blow.
PROM NORTH CAROLINA. -
BALEIeH, \. c., April 2s.-Ju6ge Fowler
issued an attachment to-day for the arrest
of General Ruger for refusing to recognize q
writ Of Aa5eGs corpus issued in favor OF MAJ.
Gee, now on trial before the military com
mission General Ruger refused to be sr- o.
rested, SO the motion will stand till the case
can be laid before the President
Generals Fullerton and Steadman left
here last night for Eewbern and Whining
ton. Sra e1--
PRoBsr POUND GUILTY. -.