The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-05-03
RECONSTRUCTION.
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WAsHINaroN. April 29


The Committee on Reconstruction, |
after a session Of some four hours to
day, at which all the members were
present, agreed TO report, on Monday
next, a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, namely:
SECTION No State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of cit.
izens of the United States nor shall
any State deprive any person Of life,
liberty or property, without due pro-
cess Of law nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal pro-
tociion of its laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be
apportioned among the several States
which may be included within this
Union, according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number
Of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed, but whenever in
any State the elective franchise shall
bo denied to any portion of its male
citizens less than twenty -ono years of
age, or 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 thus cx-
cluded bears to the whole number OF
male citizens not less than twenty -one
years Of age.
SEc. 3 Until the 4th day of July,
1870, all persons who voluntarily ad-
hercd to the late insurrection, giving
it aid and comf'rt, shall be excluded
from the right to vote for members of
Congress. and for electors for Presi-
dent and Vice President Of the United
States.
SEC. 4. Neither the United State,
nor any State shall assume or pay any
debts or obligations already incurred
or which may hereafter be incurred, in
aid of insurrccton or war against the
United States, or any claim for COM
peusation for loss of involuntary ser
vice or labor.
SEC. 5. Congress shall have power
to enforce by appropriate legislation
the provisions of this article.
A bill to provide for the restora
tion of the States, lately in rebellion
to their full political rights, by tn,
admission Of delegations to Congress
and second bill debarring leading
rebels from holding Office, are also re
ported, excluding the following clas
ses. e'
1st The President aud Vice Pres
ident Of the Confederate States, 50
called, and the heads of depart
ments thereof.
I'd. Those who, in other countries
, acted as agents OF the Coufcdcrat
Estates. a.a
I 3D.. Heads Of departments of tn
, United States, officers Of the arm
and navy of the United States, an
! all persons educated in the Mlitar
= Academy of the United States, an,
members of either House of the 36t
Congress Of the United State, VIII
gave aid and comfort to the late rebel
lion.
9Th. Those who have treated Off
;, GERS or soldiers or sailors of the arm
and navy of the United States, cap
during the late war otherwise tha
/, lawfully as prisoners of war,
1t is understood that the vote upo
;, them was twelve against three. As
is known that Senator johnson an
Representatives Grder and Roger
|only voted in the negative, the afiir
: native must be Senator'S Fcssendel
7 Grimes, Harris, Howard and vii
liams, and Representatives Stevens
: Washburn, of Illinois, Morrill,, Bing
= ham, Conkling, Boutwell, and BLOW