Des Arc citizen., 1866-05-05
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Section No State shall make or enforce any law which abrIdge the privileges or inn munities of citizens of the United States: nor shall any State deprive any portion of her cit- izens of life, liberty or prosperity without due process of law, nor deny to any person within it's jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
 Sec 2 Representatives shall be appor- toned arnoug q the several States which may be included within this Union, according to the respective members; 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 ofits male citizens not less than twenty-one years of age, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion or other crimes. the basis of representation in such State shall be reduced in proportion to which members of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens not less than twenty-one years of age.
 Sec 3. That until the Fourth day of fully, 1866, all persons who voluntarily adhered to the late insurrecsion and giving it aid and comfort, shall be excluded from the right to vote for members of Congress, and for electors for Presideet and Vice-Presiaent of the United States.
 Sac. f. That the United States nor any of the States shall assume or pay any debts or obligations, already incurred, or that may hereafter be incurred, in aid of the insurrection by war, against the United States, or any claims for compcnsatien for loss of involunta- ry service or labor.
 Sec ,. That Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro visions of this article.
 X bill to provide for restoration of the States lately in rebellion to their full political rights by the admission of their delegates to Con gress, and a second bill deharring leading rebels from holding office is also reported, in clnding the following classes
 First-The President and Vice President of the so-ealled Confederate States and heads of Departments thereof.
 s,eeond-Those who acted in other countries as Confederate agents.
 Third-Heads of fDeparfnents of the United States officers of the army and navy of the United States. and all persons of the Confed- eracy, so-called- at the military academy of the United States, judges of courts of the Uni ted States and members of either House of the 36th Congress of the United States, who gave sid or comfort to the late rebellion.
 Fourth--Those who acted as officers of the so-called Confederate States, above the grade of Colonel, or master in the navy, or any one who, as Governor of either ofthe Confederate States, gave aid or comfort to the late re- beIIion.
 Fifth-These who have treated the officers or soldiers or sailors of the army or navy of the United States, captured during the war otherwise than lawfully as prisoners of war.
 It IS understood that the vote upon them was 12 against 3. As it Is known that Sena- tor Johnson and Representatives Goodyear and Rogers only hold in the negative, the af- frmative must be Senators Fessenden. Crimes Harris, Howard, Williams, and Representa- lives Stevens, Washburn, of Illinois, Morrill,, Bingham, Conkling, Boutwell, and Blow.
 The House bill authorizing the construction of bridge across the Mississippi river at Quincy, Illinois. was taken up and an amend ment offeredto have bridge at Hannibal, Mo-, and another for bridge at Burlin ngton, Iowa.
 The Julian resolution, offered last January, for the speedy trial of Mir. Davis, and his prompt execution, if found guilty, was taken up. Mir. Julian addressed the House in sup port of the resolution, when 1t was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
 Several bills and resolutions were offered and appropriately referred.
 NEW YORK, April 30.-The Tribune's Wash ington special says the Bank Commietee de- eided to-day to report against the creation of any more National Banks
 The Commercials Washington special says the Austrian Minister advertised his farni- ture yesterday, asld expects the next steamer will bring news of the sailing of Austrian troops for Mexico, which will insure the re- eeption of his passports from Seward
 There is great hostility to the reeonstrue- ton scheme: both the National Inteiligencer and Republican oppose it.
 Cotton frmer. but very quiet at 34c; four, dull and declined l0c; whiskey, $2 261 su- gar, steady, 104 @ 12e coffee, dull and nomi- naIly unchanged; moIasses, firm, Porto Rico, roc: money, easy; sterling, sa gold, 26I-
 LOUISVILLE, April 30---Tobacco, 106 hogs heads sold at from$s 00@3 37; Pork $2S 5; Lard 20I(a22c; Clear Bacon sides. 18c; shoulders, 13c Flour, superfne, $7 50@7- 75: Corn, 65@T2i Oats 4Ici Cotton 29c for low middling.
 WAsHISGToS, May 1-12.50 P. M.--In the Senate, yesterday, the only matter of import ance brought up was the Pestofhce Appropri- ation bill.
 Senator Fessenden having withdrawn his amendment, the amendment of Senator Trum- bull was then freely discussed by both sides, but the Senate adjourned at P. M-, without coming to vote on it.
 The main feature presented was the report of the Reconstruction Committes. The amend ment to the Constitution which it proposes will be acted upon next Tuesday, and the two
  ciaI order for next Wednesday and Thursday.
 The President yesterday granted sixty par dons to persons whose cases come under the thirteenth exception. or $2u, ,0O0 clause Of these, forty were Texans, three Georgi- ans, ten Louisianians and five Alabamians-
 dispatch to the Richmond Enquirer from Falmouth, dated April 29, says that | terrible riot occurred here to-day between the negroes and whites, in which fifteen negroes were killed and number wounded. One white man is reported mcrtally wounded and others slightly
 NEW YORK, May 1-11 A. M.--Gold opened at 125I cotton-Liverpool dates of the 21st have been received, with improvement over Friday; sales-middling uplands, 14ac; clos ing tirmer; sales of 900 bales on the 21st U. s 5-29s, 70l.
 -There seems to be no end of .splagues \ letter from Genoa announces that the birds ri