The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1866-06-13

shall determine the civil rights and privil-
eges of all citizens in all parts of the Repub-
lie, shall place representation on an equita-
BILE basis, shall fix stigma upon treason,
and protect the loyal people againt future
claims for the expenses incurred In sup
port of rebellion and for manumitted slaves,
together with an express grant of power in
Congress to enforce those provisions. To
this end they offer joint resolution for a
mending the Constitution of the United
States and the two several bills designed to
carry the same into effect, before referred to.
Before closing this report your committee beg
leave to state thut specific recommendations sub
mtted by them are the result OF concession, after
a long and careful comparison of conflicting opin-
ions. Upon question OF such magnitude, inf
nitey important as it is to the future OF the Re-
public, 1t was not to be expected that sill should
think alike Sensible of the imperfections Of the
scheme, your committee submit it to Congress
as the best they could agree upon, in the hope
that its imperfections may be cured, its deticien
cies supplied by legislative wisdom, and that
when finally adopted it my tend to restore peace
and harmony to the whole country, and to place
our republican institutions on u mure stable
foundation.
W. P. FESSENDEN,
JAMES w. GRIMES,
IRA HARRIS, ,
j. NJ. HOWARD,
GEO. w. WILLIAMS.
THADDEUS STEVENS,
JUSTIN 8. MORRILL,,
join A. BINGHAM,
ROSCOE CONKLING,
GEO. s. BOUTWELL,.
The report is signed by all the Republican MEN,
and Heerp T. Blow, both of whom are absent
from the city.
The dissentients are: Senator JOHNSON, and
Representatives GRlDER and ROGERS.
The joint resolution referred to by the commit
tee passed the Senate on Friday, by vote of 33
to IL. The amendments proposed by the joint re-
solution are as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of Anaerica in Congress
Senabled (two-thirds of both Houses cOncurring,)
That the following article be proposed to the Le-
gislatures of the several States, as an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, which,
when ratf d by three-fourths OF said Legisla-
tures shall be valid as part OF the Constitution,
namely:
ARTICLE
SEC. 1. All persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the Jurisdiction
thereof, are citizens of the United States wherein
they reside No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privilege or immuni-
tics of citizens of the United States nor shall
any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law, nor deny
to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.
Sec.2 Representatives shall be apportioned among
the several States according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number of persons,
excluding Indians not taxed. But whenever the
right to vote at any election for the choice of cleo
tors for President and Vice President, represen-
tativeS in Congress, executive and judicial Officers,
or members of the Legislature thereof, is denied
to any of the male Inhabitants of such State. be-
ing twenty-One years of age, and citizens of the
United States, or in any way abridged, except for
participation in rebellion or other crime the basis
of representation therein shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of such male citi-
Zens shall bear to the whole number of male citi-
Zens twenty-onc years Of age in such State.
Sec. 3. That no person shall be Senator or Re-
preventative in Congress, or elector of President
and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or
military, under the United States under any
State, who, having previously taken an oath as Il
member of Congress, or an officer of the Unit
ed States, or as q member of any State legiSla
ture or as an executive or judicial officer of any
State, to support the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in insurrection or re-
to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by II
vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such
disabilities
Sec. T. The validity of the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, including debts
incurred for payment of pensions and bOunties
for services in suppressing insurrection rebel
lion, shall not be questioned. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred in aid of inSur
rection or rebellion against the United States, or
any claim for the loss emancipation of any
slaves; but all such debts obligations, and claims
shall be held illegal and void.
Sec. ). The Congress shall have power to en-
force by appropriate legislation the provisions Of
this article.
[rhe joint resolution now goes to The House
for concurrence-