The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-15
LATEST NEW S.
Passage Of the Constitutional Amendment
thrsash the noRse Of Representatives.

loving proposed amendment to the Con
stltution
AhIIcLE-Section 1. No State shall make
OF enforce any law which shall ai,rid.ye the
Ptlslleges or lmmunities of citizens of the
onleed states, nor shall any State deprive
a ans person q life, liberty or property with
s, ou' oue process of law, nor Clenv to any per
son within its Jurisdiction the ennal nrotcc-
ton of the laws
oecteon 2 Representatives shall be appor-
.ioneu among the Several States which NAV
De included within this Union according to
the respective numbers, counting the whole
number of persons in each State. excludinu
1na'ans not taxed, but whenever in any State
the elective franchise shall be denied to any
portion OF Its citizens, not less than twenty
one years OF age, or he in any way ABRIDGED
exception participation in rebellion or other
crime, the basis of representation in such
state shall be reduced in the proportion
when the number of such male citizens bear
10 the whole number of male citizens not less
than twenty-one years of age
section 3. Until the fourth day of july,
Io'o, all persons who voluntarily adhered to
the late instruction. giving it aid and COM
Tort, shall be excluded from the right to vote
Tor members of Congress and for electors for
President and Vice President of the United
States.
Section 4. Neither the United. States nor
any State shall assume pay any debt or
obligation already incurred or which NAV
hereafter be incurred in aid of Instruction
: or war against the Unitec~ States, or any
claim for compensation for loss of involunta-
ry service or labor
Section 5. The Congress shall have power
to enforce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions of this article.
Mr.. Raymond, of New York, voted in the
affirmative, and much applause
The amendment now goes to the Senate
and the impression seems to be that the pro
posed amendment will pass that BODY as it
has passed the House, by two-thirtis vote:
1t Will then require the ratification of the
Legislatures of three-fourths of the States
Mr.. Banks, of Massachusetts,, stated in the
House on the 10th, that the amendment
would be ratified by twenty-five States now
represented in Congress- and Tennessee and
Arkansas, which had already passed enact
ments OF similar character. would make up
the twenty-seven necessary for the ratifca-
ton OF the amendment.
Proceedings Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE House was not
In session to-day.
SENATE.-The Senate discussed during the
morning hour the House Joint Resolution to
prevent the introduction Of cholera into the
United States
The Senate then resumed the consideration
of the pOstoffice Appropriation bill ; but the
debate was, however, on the subject of recon
struction.
Mr.. Howard, of Michigan, spoke two hours
to show that Congress is ri ght and the Presi-
dent wrong with regard to the Southern
States
Mr. Cowan, of PENNSYLVANIA, replied. his
argument being to the point that those who
interposed to prevent the Southern States
from being represented were disunioniSts,
and that their opposiotiOn to restoration was
superinduced by a fear on the part of the III
tras of loosing power
The Senate passed the bill, after striking
out the amendment which they heretofore
adopted preventing parties appointed to Of
fee during the recess from receiving pay I'M
til confirmed by the Senate.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.
Jefferson Davis Iiiieted---.E;s trial will probably
commence in Richmond in jane.
BALTIMORE. May 11.-Iesterday Jefferson
Davis was.indicted for treason against the
United States by the grand jury in session at
Norfolk. The trial of the prisoner it is sup
posed will take place in June.
Dr. Bigelow, of Alexandria, one of the
members OF the grand jury. who reached
Baltimore this morning, says the statement
that NJ. ]. Gllinyham, the forem IN of the
grand jury, declined serving member Of
that body upon hearing the opening charge
of Judge Underwood, is Incorrect. ALr. Gil
bingham had never served on jury before,
serving as foreman, st ting as his reason that
he was afraid he was not competent to ill
that position. He made no objection what
ever to serving as member of the jury.
SECOND DESPATCH.
NORFOLK, May 11.-Late yesterday after
noon the grand Jury OF the United States
Court, in session here, brought in true
bill of Indictment against jeff Davis for
treason, and adjourned until the first Tues
i, tfNr of in Jnt
NORFOLK, May 1.-THE grand jury,
which met here on Tuesday last, has adjour-
ned until the first Tuesday in June. Yes
terClay afternoon true bill of indictment
against jeff Davis and John G. Breckenridge
for treason against the United States, WAS
brought in and agreed upon, after which the
jury adjourned. The jury was composed of
twenty-four men, all Virginians, and Union
lists. There remarkable unanImlty
among them on all the important question
to which their attention was directed. Many
of them had suffered in their persons and
property at the hands of the rebel leaders,
and five OF them were, am informed, con-
signed to Castle Thunder during the rebellion
for their refusal to swear allegiance to the
rebel government. These men are all ''radi-
calsn who believe that treason is IA crime
and ought to be punished The testimony
brought before them, and on which they
based their bill of Indictment, was over
WHelm1ng5 against Davis ana bfecklHTltlSe,
but especially Davis. What is perhaps most
remarkable about it is the fact that it was
recei pr;n ,ally from witne IS who had
served either in the civil military service
of the rebellion. Theevidence against Davis
was very direct and positive, and surprised
even the jurors.
We make the following extract from the
charge of Judge Underwood to the Grand
Jury:
sThe omission of the last grand jury to
find indictments against those who may be
considered the principal criminals and great
est offenders against the national sovereignty,
who were, in fact, the most prominent in po-
sition at the time they deserted their places
in the Senate of the United States, and be
came leaders of the rebellion, has been mis-
understood and the President has Informed
the Court that he as un'riting to @czoise pro-
ceilings against auch su61rdinotes as ViTS
pchie their superiors and more gritty @dders
are not brought to justice. This Court entire
ly agrees with the President in his often re-
peatcd declaration, that treason is the great
est of crimes and ought to he signally pun