The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-03
Tri-aveeklp Standard.
Report of the Reconstruction Committee.

some four hours to-day, at which all the
members of the committee were present,
agreed to report, on Monday next, the fol-
lowing propositions: .s -.--.
A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMEND
MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
Be it resotoed by tie Senate and House Of
Representatives Of tie United States @T AnteIt-
ca, IN CoagresS assembled, ttc0-thitots 9T 60th
House8 concu.3iRg, That the following article
be proposed to the Legislatures of the several
States as an amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States, which, when ratified
by three -tourths of said Legislatures, shall
be valid as part of the Constitution, viz:
ARTICLE-Section 1. No State shall make
or enforce any law which shall abrldge the
privileges or immunities of citizens OF the
United States nor shall any State deprive
any person OF life. liberty or property with
out due process of law, nor deny to any per-
son within its jurisdiction the equal prOtcc-
ton Of the laws.
Section :. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States which may
be included within this Union according to
the respective numbers. counting the whole
number of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed, but whenever in any State
the elective franchise shall be denied to any
portion of its citizens, not less than twenty
one years Of age, or be in any way abridged,
except for participation in rebellion or other
crime, the basis Of representation in such
State shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number of such male citizens bear
to the whole number of male citizens not
less than tWenty-one years of age.
Section 3. Until the fourth day of July.
1870, all persons who voluntarily adhered to
the late instruction, giving it aid and COM
fort, shall be excluded from the right to vote
for members OF Congress and for electors for
President and Vice President ,ef the United
States.
Section T. Neither the United States nor
any State snail assume or pay any debt or
obligation already incurred or which may
hereafter be incurred in aid of Instruction
war against the United States, any
claim for compensation for loss of involunta-
~ service or labor.
Section 3. The Congress shall have power
to enforce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions Of this article.
a BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESTORATION OF
THE STATES LATELY IN RESURRECTION TO
THEIR FULL POLITICAL RIGHTS
Whereas, 1t is cxpedient that the States |
lately in instruction should ut the earliest |
day consistent with the future peace and |
safety of the Union be restored to full par
ticpation in all political rights; and
Whereas, The Congress did by joint rcso-
luton propose for ratification to the Legisla-
lures OF the several States as an amendment |
to the Constitution of the United States. an |
article III the following words, 10 wit: The |
constitutional article is here inserted Now, !
therefore.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of !
Representatives Of the JHitc} Statcs ~ IAlei- !
icH IN C0Hgress assembled, That whenever the |
above recited amendment shall have become |
part of the Constitution, and any State late
ly in instruction shall have ratified the same
and shall have modified its constitution and
laws in conformity Herewith, the Senators
and Representatives from such State, if found
duly elected and qualified may, after having
taken the required oath Of Office, be admit
ted into Congress as such.
Section 2. And be it further enacted that
when any State lately in instruction shall
have adopted the foregoing proposed amend
mCnt to the Constitution, any part OF the
direct tax under the act OF August 5th. 1861.
which may remain due and unpaid in such
State, may be assumed and paid by such
State, and the payment thereof upon proper
assurances from such State, to be given to
the Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States. may be postponed for period not
exceeding ten years from and after the pas
sage of this act
\ BILL. DECLARING CERTAIN PERSONS NELL
GIBLE TO OFFICE UNDER THE GOVERNMENT
OF TIE UNITED STATES.
BE 1t enactes}, etc, That no person shall be
eligible 10 any office under the Government
of the United States who is included III any
Of the following cases, namely:
1. The President and Vice President ofthe
the " Confederate States OF America SO
called, and the heads of departments thereof
,. Those who in other countries acted as
gents of the - Confederate States of Amer {
Ca so called.
3. Heads Of departments of the United
States, officers OF the army and navy of the i
nited States. and all persons educated at ;
he military or naval academy of the United :
states Judges OF the courts of the United (
states, and members OF either house of the
Congress Of the United States
Who gave aid or comfort to the late rebellion. I
4. Those who acted as officers of the Con :
eueratc States" so-cailcd. above the grade {
If Colonel in the army or Master in the navy. I
md any one who as Governor OF either of [
he s0-called Confederate States give aid
md comfort to the late rebellion.
). Those who have treated officers or sol J
liers sailors OF the army or navy of the t
-nitcd States, captured during the late war, :
otherwise than lawfully as prisoners Of war.
The committee removed the Injunction of
ecrccy SO far as the above propositions are
onccrned, and permitted copies to be fur
lished to the press. :
1t is understood that the vote upon them c
vas twelve against three, as it is known that t
senator Johnson and Representatives Grider i
nd Rogers only voted on the negative. The l
must be Senators Fessenden,
irimes, Harris, Howard and Williams, and c
Stevens, Washburne Of Hi \
ois, Morrill,, Bingham, Conkling, Boutwell, t
nd Blow. c
DANsEUsE IN TROUBLE.-On Tuesday, on =
he arrival of the Richmond boat, two of the Ii
assengers-Edward Jones and Miss Kitty =
'yffe, a well-known tlanseuse-got into an
mnibus to come up town, and on the way :,
II alteration took place between them as to Il
here they would stop, he proposing that - :;
hey should go to the St. Charles and she to - -
mother place He ended the matter by stri- u
ing her several times in the face and about -
ne head, brnising her considerably. Officer =
:. a Clements. of the Sixth Ward, noticing :
ne disturbance, arrested Jones' and took - !,
lcm before Justice Motsel, who committed :"
ones to Jail for court. 1t appeared from @
fss Kitty's statement that she was i'll Rich -
lDO1 elo !