The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-09
REPORT OF TIRE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE the

REPORT OF TIRE hECoNSTRUCTloS CoAAAI 1EE.-Ai tNN
senate, on the goth, Mr. Fessenden, from the recon
struction committee, reported the following bill;
Section l. No State shall make enforce any law
which shall abridge the privileges or lmmuntes OF
citizens of the United States nor shall any State
deprive any person of his life, liberty or property
without due process Of law, deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection oil Its laws
Sec 9 Representatives shall be apportioned among
the several States which may be included within this
Union according to their respective numbers count
ing the whole number of persons in each State, exclu
ding Indians not taxed; but whenever in any State
the elective franchise shall be denied to any portion
of its male citizens not less than twentyone years OF
age be in any way abridged, except Tor partclpa-
ton in the rebellion other crimes, the basis OF rep
resenation in such State shall be reduced in the pro-
portion which the numbers OF such male citizens shall
bear to the whole number of male citizens not less
than twenty-one years of age.
Sec g. That until the fourth day of July, 1866, all
persons who voluntarily adhered to the late nSIrrec
ton and gave it aid and comfort shall be excluded
from the right to vote for members OF congress, and
for electors foE president and vice president OF the
| United States.
Sec A. That neither the United States any one OF
the States shall assume pay any debts or ooSatohs
incurred or that may be hereafter incurred IN au OF
the Instruction against the United States, or
any claims for compensation for loss of involuntary
service or labor.
Sec s. That congress shall have power to enforce
any appropriate legislation for the provisions OF this
article, viz:
! bill to provide for the restoration of the States
lately in rebellion to their full political rights by the
admission of their delegates to congress- and second
bill debarring leading rebels from holding office is also
reported, including the following classes
l. The president and vice president Of the socalled
Confederate States and heads of departments thereof
2. Those who acted in other countries as Confeder-
ate States agents.
s. Heads of departments of the United States,
officers of the army and navy of the United States
and all persons so called at the military academy Of
the United States, judges of courts of the United
States and members of either house of the Seth con-
gress of the United States who gave aid or comfort
to the late rebellion those who acted as officers OF
the socaled Confederate States above the grade OF
colonel or master in the navy or any one, who, as
governor of either of the Confederate States gave aid
| or comfort to the late rebellion.
A. Those who have treated the officers or soldiers
or sailors of the army navy of the United States
captured during the late war, otherwise than lawful
prisoners of war.
The vote by the committee on reconstruction upon
the report was 2 against g. As known that sena
tor Johnson and representatives Goodyear and Rogers
only hold in the negative, the affirmative must be
senators Fessenden, Grimes, Halves, Howard, anc
Williams and representatives Stevens, Washburne, o.
Illinois, Morrel, Bingham, Conklin, Boutwell,, Blow