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Washington, May 29.-Scsai.-
The following .j,int resolution is Il
complete proposition to the cons,itu-
tional amendment and is said tu be-
the result Of the deliberations of the
Republican Senatorial caucus:
Sec. ]. ALI persons born in tn.
United States and subject to the iu-
risdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States and of the States
wherein they reside, No State shall
make or enforce any law which shall
ahridge the privileges or inmuni,ies
Of citizens of the United States. nor
shall any State deprive any person
of lite, liberty or property, without
due process Of law. nor levy to any
persons within its jurisdiction the
equal privileges of law.
Sec. 2. Representation shall be
appor,ioned among the several States
which may be included Within til,
Union, according TO their resp-c,iv.
numbers, counting the whole number
of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed but Whenever in
any State the elective franchise shall
be- denied to any portions of its NAL.
inhabitants, being citizens of III.
| United States, not less than twenty
one years OF age, or in any way
abridged, except for participation in
the rebellion. or other crimes, the ba-
sis OF representation In such State
shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number illus excluded
benr, to the whole number Of male
citizens, not ,ss than .wen,y-one
years of age, in snch State .,
sec. ). Senators, Representative
in Congress, or electors of President
and Vice President, or any officer
holding any civil or military position
under the United States, or under
any State, who, having previously
taken an oath as snrmb-r Of Con
gress, or as sn officer Of the United
States, or "a a member Of any STATE
Legislature, or as an executive oT Ju-
dicial ofh Ger of any State to support
the constitution Of the Un'f.d States,
shall have engaged in instruction
or rebellion against the same, or Civ
en aid or comfort TO the enemies
thereof, Congress may. by vote OF
two-thirds of each House. remove
such disability.
Sec. A. The obligations of tn.
United States incurred in suppress
ing the insarrection, or in defence of
the Union, or in the payment of
bounties or pensions incident thereto.
shall remain inviolste.
Sec. 5. Neither the United States,
nor any State, shall assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred
IN aid of insuricction or rebel
lion against the United States. or
claim compensation tor loss or eman-
eipation of any slave, but all such
debts. obligations or claims shall be-
forever held illegal and void.
Sec. 6. Congress shall have the
power to enforce, by appropriate le-
gislatisn, the provisions of these ar
ticies.
The House proceeded TO the CON
sideration Of the special order bill
reported from the Reconstruction
Committee, April 90, to provide for
restoring the States lately in iasur-
rection to their political rights. Mr..
Ashby, of Ohio, contended that the
Government has the right, as con
quefors, to impose such conditions
as are deemed necessary for the na-
tsonal safety.
He wanted the hands of loyal men
South strengthened by giving the
blacks the ballot. Mr.. Latham ar
gued that the presumption that the
Southern States were not part of
the Union was unfoundrd He
could never agree to the proposition
that the approval of tl.ee-iomths of
the States now represented in Con
gress was sufficient to ratiiy the
amendment or that the ratification by
each of the rebel States is required
as a condition precedent to the right
Of representation. Further consid-
Grafton of the bill was postponed TIL
til tomorrow
New York, May 80, 2:3O p. Nj
Cotton is dull at SO to Acc. Gold
1888. Sterling exchange 1904 to
1893. Sight Ill.
A store keeper the other day stuck