The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-11
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE II.
By an order OF the City Council a mo-


dangerous for more than thirty persons
TO be upon the bridge at one time. On
Sundays there are frequently two hun
dred and fifty people on it at one time,
and practical persons for sometim past |
have had an eye to a calamity that may
startle the city some day in a very unu-
sual manner. The only wonder is that
such calamity has never yet happened.
One need not cross the bridge to see that
it is unsafe for more than thirty per-
sons at one time. The danger is APP
parent by single glance at the shoddy
nature and condition of the whole struc-
ture. 1t is a very poor excuse for a
bridge and in no respect is it credit to
the city. 1t ought to be taken down
before it falls and kills or browns a
greatmaDy people, and good, substan-
tial stone structure put up in its place.
The SenaIe's RECOMMENDATION Sehem,
Passage of the Bill Last Friday
Evening.
The amendment TO the Constitution
of the United States submitted to Con-
gress by the Joint Committee on Re
construction, and which passed the
House by an overwhelming vote in its
favor few weeks ago, was, on Friday
evening last, passed by the Senate as
amended by the caucus of Union mem
bers of that body, by a vote of SO to IL,
or three votes in its favorto one against
IL. Senator Wiley voted for the propo-
sition and Senator Van Wrinkle against
it. "The vote of Mr.. Van Wrinkle, we
are told, "excited some surprise in the
gallery" as the impression had got
about that he would support the bill.
His chief objections were to the third
section, as disclosed in his offer TO
amend that section and his speech there
on last Monday. The report of the Re
construction Committee originally
passed the House with one hundred and
twenty-eight votes in its favor, and,
therefore, there is no doubt of the
prompt concurrence of that body in the
action of the Senate. AS amended in
the Senate, the proposition now stands
as follows:
Joint Resolution proposing an amend
ment 10 The Constitution Of me United
states.
ResoIUed by the Senate and House of
America, in Congress assembled two
thirds OF both Houses concurring), 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 fourths of said Legislatures, shall
be valid as part of the Constitution viz:
ARTICLE -.
Section l. All persons born or ma
turaIized in the United States, and sub
ject TO the jurisdiction thereof, are citi-
zens of the United States and of the
State wherein they reside. No State
shall make OF enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immuni-
ties 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 protec-
ton of the laws.
Section 9. Representatives shall be
apportioned among the several States
according to tehir respective numbers,
counting the whole number of persons
in each State; excluding Indians not
taxed; but whenever the right To vote
at any election for electors of President
and Vice President, or for United States
Representatives in Congress, executive
and judicial officers, or the members of
the Legislatures thereof, is denied to
any OF the male Inhabitants of such
State being twentY-one years OF age,
and citizens of the United States, or in
any way abridged, except for participa-
ton in rebellion or other crimes, the |
basis of representation therein shall be
reduced in the proportion which the
number OF such male citizens shall bear
TO the whole number of male citizens
twenty-one years Of agein such State.
Section 8. No person shall be a Sem
ator or Representative in Congress, or
elector OF President or Vice President,
or hold any office, civil or military,
under the United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken
an oath as a member of Congress, or as
an officer ofthe United States, or as |
member of any State Legislature, or as |
an executive or judicial officer of any |
State, to support the Constitution OF
the United States, shall have engaged |
in instruction or rebellion against the |
same, or given aid or comfort TO the |
enemies thereof; but Congress may, |
bya vote of two thirds of each House,
remove such disability. s-ff7i |
Section 4. The validity of the public |
debt OF the United States, authorized |
by law, including debts incurred for |
the payment OF pensions and bounties |
for services in suppressing insurrec-
ton or rebellion shall not be question: |
ed: but neither the United States, nor |
any State. shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid of
insurrection or rebellion against the
United States, or any claim for the loss
or emancipattontofa any slave, but all
such debts, obligations and claims shall
be held Illegal and void
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