Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-15
Passage Of the Reconstruction Amend.
meut.

The Senate on Friday last, after extended
debate passed he Reconstruction Amend
ment. with the third section stricken out,
by the following strong vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony. Chandler, Clark
ConDess, Cragin, Crosswell, Edmunds, Fes-
sendln, Poster, Grimes, HAIRS, Henderson.
HJwald, Howe. Kirkwood. Lane (Ind b,
Lane (KaDsas), Morgan, Morrill,, Nye, Pc
lard. Pomeroy, Ramsey. Sherman. Sprasue.
Stewart. Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, WILEY
Williams, Wilson and Yaie>-33.
NATs-Messrs Cowan, Davis, Doolittle,
Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson, MoDougall,
Norton, Riddle, salisbury and Van Wrinkle
IL.
ABsENT-Messrs. Brown, Dixon, NesmIth
aud Wright.
II Will be noticed that if all the absentees
voted nay,-thcre would still have teen q
more than tvo-thirds majority. 1t is known
that the amendments VIII he readily accept
ed by the House, by an equally heavy ma
jOrity.
As amended and sent back to the House for
Concurrence the joint resolution is as follows:
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States.
Resoirsd, By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of America, II
Congress assembled, tEo-thhds Of both Houses
concurring, that the following article be proposed
to the Legislatures Of tie several States as an
amendmeut 10 the Constitution Of the United
States, which, when ratified by three fourths Of
said Legislatures, shall be valid as part Of the
ConstitutIons namely:
ARTIcLE-SECTIox J. All persons born or
naturalized in the United States and subject to
the Jurisdiction thereof. are citizens Of the
United States aud Of the State wherein they IT.
side No State shall make OF enforce any laws
which shall sbridge the privileges or immunities
Of citizens Of the United States, nor shall any
State deprive any person Of life, liberty or prop
eriy without due process Of law, nor deny to any
person within It's jurisdiction the equal protec =
ton Of the law.
Sec. . Representatives shall be appOrtIOled
among the several States according 10 their re
spectlye num- ers, counting the whole number
Of persons in each State, excluding Indians not
taxed But whenever the right 10 vote at any
election for electors Of President and Vice Presi-
dent. or foT United States Representative n Con
gress, Executive o. judicial officers, or the mem
hers Of the Legislature thereof il denied 20 any
Of the male inhabitants Of such State, beng y
years Of age and citizens Of the Unitel States,
Of in any way abridged except for participation
II rebellion or other crime, the basis OF repre-
sentstion therein shall be reduced in the proper
ton which the number Of such male citizens
shall bear 10 the whole number Of male citizens
y years Of age IL such State.
See g. No person shall be 6 Senator OF Rep
resentative in Congress, CT electo7 Of President
or Vice President. or hold any office, civil or
military, under the United states, OF under any
State, who having previously taken al oath .
& member Of Congress. or as an Cihcer Of The
United States, OF az member Of any State Leg
islature, or as az 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 10 the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, by vote Of two-thirds Of each House, re-
move such disability.
Sec. / The validity Of the public debt OF the
United States, authorized by law including debts
incurred for the payment Of pensions and boun-
ties for services IN suppTesslng instruction or
rebellion, shall not be questioned; but neither
the United States nor any State shall assume or
pay any debt or Obligation incurred N aid OF
instruction or rebellion against the United
States, OF any claim f5r the Ices Or emancipation
OF any slave; but all such debts, obligations,
and claims shall be held Illegal and void
The Country Il to be congratulated on the
unanrmity thus q; las. secured in the Re
publican ranks in Congress. The amend
ment will next come before the Legislatures Of
the States, with good reason 20 hope that the
people viii ratiiy the action OF their repre-
sentatives II the National legislature