The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-02
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| WASHINGTON, April The Com
mittee oneReconstruction, after ses-
sion. of some four hours to-day, at
which all the members were present,
agreed to report, on Monday next, a
joint resolution proposing an amend
mentto the Constitution oflthe United
States, namely a,-rs<r.-,r-ol..-
SECTION mo State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citi-
zens of the United States; nor shall
any State deprive any person Of life,
|sfiberty, or property without due pro-
cess of law; : nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection of its laws. ZOO slh 700 g
. SEC.2 Representative shall be APP
portioned among the several Suites
which, may be. included within this
Union, according to their numbers,
counting the whole number of per-
sons In each State, excluding Indians
not taxed but whenever in any State
the elective franchise shall be denied
to any portion of its male citizens less
than tWenty-one years of age, or in
any waysabridged, except for partiei-
patton In rebellion or other crime, the
basis of representation in such State
shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number thus excluded
bears to the whole number of male
citizens not less than twenty one
years of agess 1swegFr
SEC. 8. Until the 4th day of July
s..o70, all persons who voluntarily ad-
hered TO the late Instruction. giving
Ii aid and comfort, shall be excluded
from the right to vote for members of
Congress, and for electors for Presi-
dentand Vice President of the United
States 4ILeLft
Sec. 4. Neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any
debts or obligations already incurred,
or which may hereafter be incurred,
in aid Of insurrection or war against
the United States, or any claim for
compensation for loss of involuntary
service or labor. ..avI aat1.59 -
go SEC 5. Congress shall have power to
enforce, by appropriate legislation,
the provisions of this article i.
A bill to provide for the restoration
of the States lately in rebellion to
their full political rights by the ad-
mission of delegations to Congress,
and second bill, debarring leading
rebels from holding Office are also re-
ported, excluding the following classes:
: LIST. The President and Vice Presi-
dent of the Confederate States So
called, and the heads of departments
thereof. - e 3iia5 Tlot.1l
I'd. Those who, in other countries,
acted as agents of the Confederate
States. a-a
IS Sd: Heads of Departments of the
United States, officers ofthe army and
navy of the United States, and all
persons educated in the Military
Academy of the United States, and
members of the Both Congress of the
United States who gave aid and COM
fort to the late rebellion. 80
4th. Those who acted as officers of
the Confederate States, so called,
above the grade Of Colonel, or Master
IN the navy, or one who Jas Governor
of either of the Confederate States,
gave aid and comfort to the late re-
bellion. sa,s.s
b 9th. Those who have treated Off
GERS or soldiers or1sailors of the army
For navy offthe United States, captured
| during. the war, otherwise. than law
/ fully as prisoners Of war. -
| 1t sunderstoed that the vote upon
| them was twelve against three g As it
bis known that Senator johnson and
1 Representatives Order and Rogers
only voted in tbenegative, theaffirma
tive, must be Senators Fessenden,
Grimes, Harris, Howard and Viii
Hams, and Representatives Stevens,
Washburne of Illinois, Morrill,, Bing-
ham, Conklin, Boutwell, and Blow ii
. The following is the text of the re-
construction proposition adopted by
the New York Congressional caucus
a brief and incomplete summary Of
which was sent yesterday:
A bill to provide for the restoration
to the States lately in insurrection
of their full political rights.
h WHEREAS Tt is expedient that the
States lately In rebellion should, as
soon as it is consistent with the flu
ture peace and safety of the Union, be
restored to full participation i'm politi-
| cal rights: and "a OF w -
F. WHEREAS, The Congress, did, by
/ joint resolution, propose for ratifica,
ton to the several States as .'aii
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, an article in the words
following:
sARTIcLE-SEe. gLx Representative.
shall be appointed among the s vera
States which may be included within
the Union according to their respect
| i've numbers, which shall be determin
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