The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-04-30
Proposed Amendment 10 the Consti-
tuition Adopted by the New York
Congregational Cancus.

SouSrcssIOuaI Caucuss
NEW YORK, April 2S.--The followin:
is the text of the reconstruction propo
sition adopted by the New York congress
sienal caucus, brief and incomplete
summary of which was sent yesterday
A bill to provide for the restoration t.
the States lately in insurrection o
their full political rights.
WHEREAS, 1t is expedient that the
| States lately in insurrection should, q:
soon as is consistent with the future
peace and safety of the Union, be re
stored to full participation in political
rights and @
WHEREAS, The Congress did by joint
resolution propose for ratification to
the legislatures of the several States, as
an amendment to the constitution of the
| United States, an article in the words
following:
Article -, Section |. Representa-.
tives shall be apportioned among the
several States which may be included
within the Union, according 10 their re
spectiye numbers, which shall be deter
mined by counting the whole number OF
persons, excluding Indians not taxed ::
! Provided, That whenever male citizens
of the United States not less than
tgenty-one years of age shall be eSclH-
ded from the elective franchise in any
State except for participation in the
rebellion. the basis of representation
therein shall be reduced in the proper,
tion which the number thus excluded
bears to the whole number of male citi.
zens not less than twenty.One years of
age in such States.
Section 2 Until the - day CT -
A. D ls7-, all persons who voluntarily
adhered to the late insurrection, giving
aid and comfort, shall be excluded from
the right to vote for Representatives in
Congress, and for electors for President
and Vice President of the United States
Section 3. Debts or obligations already
incurred, cf which may hereafter be IN:
Cured in an act OF insurrecton or OF
war against the United States aud claims
for compensation for loss of funvolnntary
service or labor, shall not be paid by any
State nor by the United States.
Section 4 Congress shall have power
to enforce by appropriate legislation the
provisions OF this article
Now therefore be it enacted by tho
Senate and House OF representatives ol
the United States OF America IN Congress
assembled, That whenever the above
recited amendment shall have become
part of the constitution of the United
States and any State lately in Insured
ton shall have ratified the same,
and shall have modified its constitution
and laws herewith i1s senators Gt.s snI! rep
resentatlVes from Sucn otate IL '"nnu
duly elected and quailheh' shaIl a.tet
having taken the required oaths oi oiico
be aumitted iIIp IopRteSa 'S auen P'"
vided that no polsop Hil"t, 1:5 90 CO. ,ts'''o ~
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