The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-01
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Latest from Europe.
COTTON ADVANCED HALF-rENNY.
New YoRK, April, 80. The sales Of Gotten
in liverpool on; the 18th and 17th were
= "a, 900 bales. Prices have advanced ID
middling uplands about I'D. Consols
SOS to s6a. --.-%A
New York, April ~. The steamship
Hermann arrived to-day, bringing dates to
the 18th inst.
American cotton advanced from, half
penny to q penny. Sales for the two days,
$4,000 bales. Consols. s6s@ssl. Five
twenties, 6ss@6si
Var looks still more probable between
Austria and Prussia.
An attempt to assassinate Alexander,
Car Of Russia, failed.
NEW ioRK April S0.--The steamship Hi
bernian has arrived at Farther Point, with
Liverpool dates to the21st ult. Cotton de-
clined Il to Cd. during the week. Sales Of
the week IS, 900 bales. Middling Orleans
l43. Sales on Friday l., 900 bales, the mar
ket closing firmer. Fiye-twenties 698.
German kilograms still hopeful of peace.
Reconstruction Committees Report.
WASHINGTON. April 2s The Joint Com
mlttee on demonstration have agreed
twelve against three to propose the fol-
lowing amendments to the Constitution:
i. No State shall make or enforce any
law abridging the privileges OF immunties
OF citizens of the United States; nor shall
any State deprive any person Of life, liberty
or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdic-
ton equal protection of laws.
2. Representatives to be appointed ac-
cording to their respective numbers count
ing the whole number Of persons in each
State, excluding Indians not taxed. But
whenever in any State the elective franchise
is denied any portion OF the male citizcns
not less than twenty-one years of age, or is
in any way abridged, except for narticipa-
tion in the rebellion, OF other crimes, the
a. basis OF representation in such States shall
be reduced in the proportion in which the
numbers Of such male citizens shall bear to
the whole humber ofmale citizens not less
than twenty-one years old.
3. Until the4th ofJuly, 1870, all persons
who voluntarily adhered to the late insur-
rection, giving it aid and comfort, shall be
excluded from the right to vote for men,
bers Of Congress and electors Of President
and Vice-President.
4. Neither the United States nor any
State shall assume or pay any debt or obli-
CATION incurred in aid Of the insurrcction,
or any claim for compensation for loss of
involuntary service or labor
S. Congress shall have power to enforce
by appropriate legislation the provisions OF
this article.
The Committee will Also rc;ort bill
providing that whenever the above amend
ment shall become part of the Constitu-
ton, and any State lately in insurrection
shall have ratified the same and shall have
modified it's Constitution and laws in con-
formity Herewith, the Senators and Rep.
resentatives from such State, if found duly
elected and qualified, may, after taking the
required oath Of Office, be admitted into
Congress as usual. In addition, they will
also report bill declaring ineligible to
office under the Government of the United
States the principal executive, Legislative,
foreign and judicial officers, both with the
general and State Governments and others
engaged in the rebellion.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Mr. Fessenden
reported in the Senate and Mr. Stevens in
the House, the bills and proposed constitu-
tional amendmentfrom the Reconstruction
Committee. The House made them the
special order for Tuesday week.
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