The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-05-09
From Washington.

From Washington.
WAsHIScroS, April %.
SENArE.-Mr. Sumner presented the
petition OF citizens Of the United States
declaring that whereas Mr.. Davis, n
Senator from Kentucky, said in discussion
of the Civil Rights Bill ,ba, if that bill
passed he should be compelled to regard
himself as an enemy of the government,
and 40 that bill passed he is therefore an
enemy Of the government and ought to
be expelled. Mr.. Davis asked ,lr.t the
petition be read which WAS done. Mr..
Davis said that while the language Q roted
was in part true, it WAS nevertheless a
garbled statement inasn,uch as the con
text was ommilted. The petition was re-
fsrred to the Judiciary Committee.
The bill to facilitate commercial, postal
and military communications WAS dis.
cussed.
HousE.-Mr. Ingessoll reported from
the Committee on the District Of Colum
bia joint resolution appropriarlug $3.50,
900, TO be expended under the direction
Of the Commissioner OF Public Buildings.
to prepare the city OF Washington for the
approach Of the cholera. Refer ed 10 the
Committee Of the Whole.
The Pacific Railroad bill was discuss.
el.
WAsHrNGroN, April ~.
The Senate passed u bill involving the
expenditure Of over one million of dollars
20 indemnify contractors for losses in
building iron clad vessels.
The House debated and finally defeat
ed the Northern Pacific railroad Dill,
which proposed a guarantee Of its bonds
TO the extent Of nearly 800, ,ooO, 600.
Report of the Reconstruction
Committee.
WASHINGTON, April %.
TheJoin, Committee on Reconstruction,
alter a session Of some four hour. today,
at which all the members OF the committee
were present, agreed to report, on Mon.
day next. the following propositions:
a JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN
MRNDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES.
BE IL resoirrd by The Senate a nd House
of ReprcSentat;,e of the United States
Of america in Congress assembled. tgol
thirds of both Houses concurring. Tha,
the following article be proposed to the
Legislatures Of the several States as an
amendment to tho Constitution sf the
United States. which, when ratified by
threefourths Of said Legislatures, sh all be
valid as part Of the Constitution viz:
Section l. No state shall
make or enforce any law which shall
abddge the privileges or immuni'ies Of
citis.ns Of the United States, nor shall
any State deprive any person of life, lib
erty or property without due process of
law, nor deny to any person within its
Jurisdiction the equal protection Of the
laws.
Section 2. Representatives shall be ap.
pcrtionsd among the several States which
may be included within this Union ac
cording 10 the respective numbers, count
ing the whole number Of persons in each
State. excluding Indiana not taxed, but
whenever in any State the elective fran
chise shall be denied to any portion Of its
male citizens, not less than twenty one
years of age, or be in any way abridged,
except for participation in rebellion or
other crime, the basi. Of represen ta,ion in
such State shall be reduced in the pro.
portion which the number Of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole number
Of male citizens not less than twenty one
years of age.
Section 3 Until the fourth day Of July,
1870, all persons who voluntarily ad
hered to the late instruction, giving il
MD and comfort, shall be excluded from
the ripht IN ynta for IN sp,ha,s ~ rnoo,.s.