, 1866-04-30
RECONSTRUCTION.


Report Of the Committee on lsecvn-
AtrnctloH.
WAsn1xczos, April ss-Thc Committee on Re-
con, trnctiou. after fess10n Of some four hours
To-day, ut which al 1he memo:ls were present,
agreed 10 report on Monday next, joint oluton
proposing m Gmcpdmtnt 10 the copstitutton or shs
Cnlsed sis1es. namcly:
ARTICLE l.
law wnich shali abridge ,he privileges Or lmmuui-
ties OF ctisens OF the United Sta.es nnt shall anv
Stnfc depye .DF ptFko0 OF li'c, lihcry or properly
without due prosess Of law, nor aepy 10 any person
wlihtp Its jntlEdic,lon tie tqual PROTECTION Of tho
SEC. 2. Representatives shall he appointed
within thi- Union, according to their respective
NUMBER, counting the whole number Of persons in
each state, excudMc Indians rot taxed: hut when
ever. III Any staic, the ltCtive trancnlse shall be
cEled 10 cut per: Oh OF s male citt:cns uot less
1hnn years OF are. Of IL any nay abridged
uplc.e ter participating In TIC rebellion. Or other
Fit: PC reduc, IN tux proportion which the nun
Il sreh male c1tSsu- tEst bc 10 Lac Whole nun
e1 G mule c.t,zsIs Itt as i:al ten'J- years
Sc 3. tu'ilihe lii 0! July, 1919, ali person, who
u,; u,.r,y stEclcd thr tate latutZe.tiDu. giving
j. aid ard ccuttott, sta bP e1c.udetl NON ta: right
fsr W: iTes:itas and vice Flcslcnt Of lie United
81. 4. Neither the United stase., nor auy statc.
nt "a Sr Ta.es msy 's se aes u
aa q tus direction Ct war aan*t lhe Cntel sta.er
.rs, claim for compensation for the loss Of tuvol.
tn. strs!ce or labor.
SEC. 5. Copgrts. shall have power to enforce. BY
appropriate legislation, Tie rroylslos oftht- arti
Gle. ....-
s.Sow, thercrsrr, Be II eu7cttd ~ The Staats and
HaEle Il Reprfxenk1fires II TIE United StGt.s Of
45nerc0, in CtE3Tsss destmtlhf, That Whenever tht
above 1ecsttd aIcrt;1:ert shall have become par
oI the tonttff1ttpu or The United States. and an,
sta1e Isteiy in !usat. .cton shal hase lataed ths
zane, aEu sl>l E2ss :1oa,aea ,t4 Constitution anc
from snch STATES, II fa1nd duly elected and qnal
lied, stnll aEcr tssDg The required oashs Of Office
| bc rlElf;fe1 Into congress as tpch, Ffortt3s2
Tint no person ahali be eligible to any Office nnde
| tho Uniled States, who u included n any o
The following ciree-a. W: Flsst, 1he PIes1aen
America saenlled, The heads Of departments ant
| the member OF both honses OF Congress thereof
| Rccond, those who IN other countries acted .
! agents o. The Confederate states OF America, 50
called; 1hlsl, head. Of Departments 0! ihc nnitet
States. officers Of The army and nnEJ OF me UAiet
States: md members Of either ho1se ol CpnGfe:
OF the United states who aided In the late !eaeton
fourth, those who acted a. officers Of the coRfede1
ale States Of America, 50 called. a6ose ine Etade
| Colonel OF the army q: Maat1 IN the navy, ana IN
| one who, As Governor Of the so!called eonieasFal
:tntes gave aid md comfort 10 the lato tenell1on
fifth. those Nbo have treated officers oE soialcrs
sailors Of the army or navy ot the United state
captured dnIsuE the late var, otnef"1se tnaa iae
fully a. prisoners VI war.
Ii ts understood that the yote np5a tnem "
| Twelve sgainat three. Is It Il known that 9eua1t
johnson and Representatives. GEider and Rosc
| only voted In the negative. the anfmatiss snust
scpssoTs Fc=senden, Crimes 1iarr.s. AoWaFn q. ~
burnc tot Hlrro1s), Mos11l1, bingham, oonSl'n
/ fnnt d ell and E,nV. ...