The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-29

OWA: TUESDAY. N
| 4th. The word citizen means al persons
except Indians not taxed, born in the United
States. daily natnralized. Any male ct1sn
above twenty-one years Of age can be elected
D delegate to the conversions. .siA
9th. All persons who held Office, civil or
military, in Che Coafx1ssats G6vsTnmeat, Or
fswore allegiance to it, are declared to have
forfeited their citizenship and not entitled -
the elective franchise until FIRE years after
filing an intention, or deserve TO be renves-
ted with these rights, swearing allegiance
to the United States, and renouncfng aile-
glance to I'll other Governments.
9Th. -. No Consultation shall be acted upon
by Congress which denies any rights to any
citizen granted to any other citizen. All
laws shall be impartial without regard to race
or former condition.
7th. When these conditions are complied
with DEMONSTRATION may be presepted to
Congress, and If approved the State shall be
declared entitled to the rights and privileges
of State within the Union, and no Repre-.
sentatiyes shall be admitted into Congress
until thus approved. HI
Mr.. Stevens introduced bill to enable the
States lately in rebellion TO regain their priv
iieges in the Union, which was read twice and
referred to the COmmittee OF the Whole on
the State of the Union. The bill is - fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The eleven States Of America
have forfeited all their rights under the Con-
stitution and can be reinstated in the same,
only through the action Of Congress. There
fore, be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States of
| America in Congress assembled, that the
eleven States lately in rebellion may become
valid State Governments in the following
way:
| Section ID. The State Governments now
existing, de facto, though illegally formed, in
the midst Of martial Law and though in many
instances the Constitutions were adopted un-
der duress and submitted for ratification Of the
people, and therefore are not 10 be treated as
| free republics. yet they are hareby acknOwl-
| edged as valid Governments for municipal pur
poses until the same shall be aaly altered, and
| thelr Legislative and executive officers shall be
! treated rs such.
See. Sd. Whenever the Legislatures Of said
States shall enact that conye yen,ion shall be
called 10 form legitimate State Governments
BY the formation and adoption of State con
/ sutunons, the Governor or chief executive
| officer shall direct an election 70 be held on
certain day to choose delegates to couseu-
1 ton who shall meet al the specified
/ time to adopt a Consultation.
which shall be submitted 10 O vote OF The
people, and If ratified BY /. majority Of the
! loyal voters shall be declared the Consti,u-
/ ton OF the State.
Sec. 4ih. The persons who shall he enti-
| tied to vote at both OF said elections shall be
/ a follows
! All male citizens above the age Of twenty
one years who have resided one year in said
Stale or ten DAYS within the election district
/ See. 9th. The word .scltizens.' as used in
this act. shall beeoustrued te mean all persons
except Indians, not taxed. born in the Init..i
! States or duly na,uraiized. ANY male cit-
! zen above the age of t"eaiy.one years shall
! be competent 10 be elected to act as de le-
/ gate TO said convention.
/ Sec. q. All persons who held office, either
i, civil or military. under the Government OF
| the so-calied confederate States Of America,
or who swore allegiance 10 said Government,
are hereby declared To have forfeited their
! citizenship and To have reno1ncrd all allegi-
! glance to the United States and shall not he
entitled to exercise the elective franchise
until three years after they have filed their
| intention or desire to be reinvested with the
rights of citizenship, and shall swear allegi.
ance to the United States, and renounce all
| allegiance to MI other Governments or pre
| tended Governments. The said application
| to be fled and oath taken in the same courts
that BY Law are authorized to naturalize for
eigners.
Sec. Z. No constitution shall be presented
to or acted on by Congress which denies te
any citizen any rights. privileges or immnnl
ties which are granted 70 other citizens in the
State. II the provisions cf this sector
should ever be altered, repealed. esnungec
or in any way abrogated. this set shall becom,
void, and said State shall lose its right 10 b.
represented in Congress.
Sec. 6. Whenever the foregoing conditions
shall be complied with the citizens of fait
State may present all said constitutions Il
Congress. If the same shall be approved b,
Congress. said State shall be declared entitled
to the rights, privileges and immunities, an,
subject to all obligations and liabilities Of
State within the Union, Ma Senator or Rep
resentative shall be admitted into eithe
House Of Congress until Congress shall hAv.
declared the State entitled thereto.
Mr.. Thayer offered resolution, which va
adopted, dispensing with evening sessions o
the House.
The Chairman appointed the folloxin,
committee to investigate the condition Of Ma
tional banks. in accordance with the resolu
tion adopted on Thursday last: Messrs
Wilson, Henderson, Van Winkle, Johnsol
and Buekalow.
Mr.. Sumner presented petition of th,
:. cigar makers for increased duty on importe.
cigars, which was referred to the commitie,
on finance.
Mr.. Grimes presented petition Of officer
Of the Mississippi aotilla for their share o
prize money as captures made by them dur
lug the war, which was referred To the com
mi,.ee on naval affairs.
Mr.. Wade offered resolution instruetin!
the committee on the District of Columbia t,
inquire whether the Baltimore and Ohio rail
, road intended 10 build road from Point D
Rocks to Washington City, as required il
, their charter. which was laid over until to
morrow.
Mr.. Pomeroy called up the bill to reviv,
certain land grants to the Si,aes of Missouri
aud Arkansas to aid in the construction of
railroad from the Missouri river to the Texa
boundary, which was passed.
Mr.. Howard called up the joint resolution
, to facilitate commercial, postal and milItar,
! communication between the several States
J The question was upon Mr.. Creswell's S amend
mend that Congress may at any time alter
3 amend or repeal the act. The amendmen
. was disagreed to- yeas l., nays l3.
Mr.. Morrill, addressed the Senate in oppo
!, sition tothe Bill.
Fl At half past one o clock, on motion Of Mr.
t Grimes, the Senate went into executive ses
| sion and soon after adjourned.
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