Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-11-03

State o!thc United States, IN com
munication, dated June 10Th 1866
to his Exccllcncy, tho Governor oi
tho State of Texas, having submit,
ted TO the Legislature OF Texas the
following Article, proposed by Il
Joint Resolution Of the Congress OF
the United States, as mn Amendment
to the Constitution Of the United
States, to.wit;
ARTICLE NV.
SECTION |, All persons born or
naturalizcd in the United States,
and subject to tho jurisdiction
Thereof, are citizens of tho United
States and Of the States wherein
they reside, No State shall make
or enforce any law which shall
abridgc the privileges or immuni-
ties of citizens of the United States;
nor shall any State deprive any
person Of life, liberty or property
without due process Of law, nor de.
ny to any person within its iuris-
diction the equal protection of its
laws"
SEC, 2, Representation shall be
apportioned among the several States
excluding Indians not taxed. But
when the right to vote al any cleo
ton for the choice Of Electors for
President and Vice President of the
United States, Representatives in
Congress, the Executive and Judic-
ial officers Of State, or the mem
bers Of the Legislature thereof, is
denied to the male inhabitants Of
such State, being twcnty-onc years
Of age, and citizens of the United
States, or in any way abridged, eX-
cept for participation in rebellion or
other crime, the basis of representa-
ton therein shall be reduced in pro-
portion which the members of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number Of male citizens shall bear
to the whole number of male citi-
zens twenty-one years Of age in
ouNh cluJC.
Sec. 3, No person shall be SEN
ator or Representative in Congress,
or Elector of President and Vice
President, or hold any office, civil
or military, under the United States
or under any State, who, having
previously taken. an oath as u mem
Der Of Congress, or as an officer of
the United states, or us u member
Of any State Legislature, or as any
executive or Judicial officer of any
State, to support the Constitution Of
the United States, shall have en-
gagged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, or given aid and
comfort to the enemies thereof But
Congress may, by Il vote of two
thirds of each House, remove such
disability.
SEC. 4. The validity of the pub
lie debt of the United States author
lied by law, including debts incur
red for payment Of pensions and
bountics for services in suppressing
insuTection or rebellion, shall not
be questioned. But neither the
United States, nor any State, shall
assume or pay any debt or obliga-
tion incurred in aid Of instruction
or rebellion against the United
States, or any claim for the loss or
emancipation of any slave but all
such debts, obligations and claims,
shall be held illegal and void.
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have
power to enforce, by appropriate
legislation, the provisions Of this
article.
BE it Resolred, That the Legisla-
ture of the State Of Texas do not
ratity the Amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States proposed
as Article XIV. in the Joint Reso-
luton of the Congress of the Unit
ed States.
AsHREL SMITH, Chairman.
ID. M. SH9RT,
N THoMhs Of Fayette,
IL. III. BELLAMY,
j. j. MoNCURE.
g. W. DIAMoyD,
e. CHAMBERS.
seas and nays ordered, stood:
IEAs-Messrs. Speaker, Andor-
son, Armstrong, Atkinson, Baker,
Barmore, Barrett, Beauchamp, Bel
ian,v Bloqnt, Bonner, Bradley, Bra.
ty, Cochran of Dallas, Daniel, Dam.
ron, Dqshicll, Davis, Doom, Dunn,
Durand, burst, Estis, Foster Gar
rett, Garcia, Giddings, Castor,
Giascocl, Glasco, Gurley, Holford,
HSllonquist, Hanks, Hancock, Har-
nan, Hendley, Hooks, Hume, Jack
son, Jones of Titus, Kendall, King,
Kyle, Lewter, Lund, Mckee, Merri-
man, Moncurc, Munson, Phelps,
Reeves, Richardson, Shaw, Short,
Simonds, Smith of Harris, Smith Of
Houston, Stroud, Tate, Thomas of
Fayette, Thompson, Thur m nd
Trowcll, Tyus, Weaver, Whcelocll,
Whitsett, Wilton, Wiley, Worsham
10.
NAYs-Messrs. Black, Chavis,
Dcayalon, Murchison and Tegencr
IS.
Near Tomah, Wis.,, terrible en-
counter between an Indian and a
bear took place recently. Both the
combatants were found in the silent
embrace of death, and there is
probably no living witness to utter
description of the horrible scene.
The bear had been shot in some vi