The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-04

er, Vance Il Co., think of Mason comfy
now? She didn't give J, 900 Conserva-
tive majority, as they represented in
che upper part of the State she would. )"
Major John o. Butler, President of
the Board of Registration, had his house
burned in Mason county the night be-
fore the election-supposed to have been
the work of rebel incendiary.
The Senate ReeOnstrHctfOn scheme.
The Senate has SO radically amended
the House resolution proposing amend
ments to the constitution that it may
be considered a new scheme. The
amendments are unfortunately lump
ed together as single amendment in
six sections, as follows =
Section l. All persons born in the
United States, and subject to the juris-
diction thereof, are citizens of the Uni
ted States and of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States, nor shall any
State deprive any person of life, Hber-
ty 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
appOrtioned among the several States
which may be included within this
Union according TO their respective
numbers, counting the whole number
of persons in each State, excluding In
dians not taxed but whenever in any
State the elective franchise shall be de
MED to any number of its male inhabi-
tants, being citizens Of the United
States not less than twenty-oDe years
of age, or in any way abridged except
for participation in rebellion or other
crime, the basis of representation in !
such State shall be reduced in the pro-
portion which the number OF such male |
citizens shall bear to the whole num- |
Der of male citizens not less than TWEEN !
ty-one years OF age in such State.
Section 3. No person shall.be Sen |
ator or Representative in Congress, or !
an Elector of President and Vice Pres
ident, or hold any office, civil or mill 1
tary, under the United States, or under
any State, who, having previously ta-
ken an oath as member of Congress |
Or officer of the Legislature, or as an |
executive or judicial officer of any |
State to support the constitution of the |
United States, shall have engaged in I
or rebellion against the |
same, OF given aid or comfort to the en- |
eniies thereof: but Congress may, by a |
vote of two-thirds of each House, re-
move such disability.
Section 4. All obligations of the
United States incurred in Suppressing
insurrection in defense of the Union, or
for payment of bounties or pensions
incident thereto, shall remain inviolate.
Section 3. Neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid of
or rebellion against the !
United States or any claim for compen-
sation for emancipation of any slave,
and such debts and obligations and |
claims shall be forever held illegal and !
void.
Section 6. Congress shall have pow |
er TO enforce, by appropriate legisla-
ton, the provisions OF this article.
10 the first section, declaring equal
civil rights, is appropriately affixed
definition of citizenship. The second
section, as to the basis OF representa-
ton, remains substantially as it was.
The third section, instead OF disfran-
ehising the entire white population of
the South for four years, excludes from
Office certain classes OF rebel leaders,
covering particularly all the political
men of the South, great and small, but
provides for the removal of the disabil-
ity by the votes of two-thirds of both
Houses of Congress. The section as to
federal and confederate debts and the
power TO enforse these amendments to
the constitution by legislation, remain
as before. .yss -,