Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-05-03
RECONSTRUCTION.-TI PLAN OF THE RAD
F ICALS.

Report of the Joint Committee ON Reconstruction
The labors of the reconstruction committee Of
congress are at last at an end A protracted meet
ing OF the committee held on Saturday morn
ing, and 1t was finally decided by large majority
twelve out of the fifteen members present voting in
the at1rmatlve-to report the following bills
joint resolution proposing amendment to the Const
! tuition Of the United States.
Be resoced by the Senate and House Of Representatives
OF ne United States Of AneicG in Congress assembled
Of both houses conc,uTing, That the following
States amendment the Constitution which, when
ratified by threeourhs of the said Legislatures shall be
Artcesoction l. No state shall make or enforce any
law which shall abTidge the privileges mmunities of
any person of life liberty property without due
Of law deny to within its jurisdiction the
Sec Representatives shall be apportioned among the
according to their respective MURDERS counting the Whole
number of persons in each State excluding Indians not
shall be denied any portion of it's male citizens less
than twentyone years of or in any way abridged
of representation in such State shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of such male citizens shall
lear to the whole number of male citizens not less than
SEC Until the 4th day Of July, 1870 all persons who
voluntarily adhered to the late jnsurreetion giving
ard comfort shall be excluded from the right
Vice President of the United States.
Sec A. Neither the United States any State shall
which may hereafter be incurred in aid of nsurrecon
against the United States, any claim for co,npen
SEC The Congress shall have power to enforce, by
appropriate legislation the provisions of this article
A1ato proctdeo, the restoration Of tie States lately in IN
Whereas ' e2pton s bs saes 2 ats in nyu
recton should at the earliest day with the flu
ticipaton in all political rights f
And whereas the Congress did, by Joint resolution pro-
pose for ratification to the Legislatures of the
States, amendment to the Constitution of the United
constitutional article recited is here inserted
Nor, therefore, be endcted etc., That whenever the
Constitution and any State lately in insurrecton shall
have ratified the and shall have modified its Consti
Representatives from such State if found duly elected and
qualified after having taken the required oaths of
office, be admitted into Congress such.
And be Htote' enued, That when any State, lately in
instruction shall have ratified the foregoing proposed
under the act of Aug 1861 which may remain due and
paid such State may be assumed paid by such State
such State t. e given to the Secretary of the Treasury
the United as, may be postponed for period not eX
act
bill declaring certain persons Ineligible to office under The
Gouernn.ent Of The United States.
Be enacted, &c. Thatno person shall be eligible to any
Office under the Government Of the United States who
included IN any of the following classes namely:
First The President and Vice Presdent Of the Con-
federae States of America socaed and the heads of
Second Those who in other countries acted as agents
OF the Confederate States Of America so-called.
Third Heads of Departments of the United States, Of
eucatedat the military or naval academy Of the
un'sd states Judges of the Courts Of the United States
of the United States who aid comfort to
late rebellion
Fourth Those who acted as officers of the Confederate
States of America, socaed above the grade of Colonel
N the army or Master in the and any one who as
Governor of either the so-caled Confederate States
gave aid or comfort to the late rebellion.
Fifth Those who have treated oiC soldiers or
sailors OF the army navy Of the United States captured
during the late war; otherwise than prisoners Of
The committee removed the injunction of secrecy far
the above propositions concerned and permitted
copies to be furnished to the press understood that
the vote upon them II against g. AS il known that
Senator johnson and Representatives Order and Rogers
only voted in the negative the affirmative st be Sena
ors Fessenden Grimes, Harris Howard and Williams,
and Representatives Stevens. Washburne, (Il. Morrill,
Bingham Conkling Boutwell, and Blaine.