Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-05-04
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON REG9RsTRUG-
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The Reconstruction Committee held d
very important meeting Saturday, at the
Capitol, during which they definitely
agreed on a plan to be submitted to Con
/ gress and the country for the restoration
of the Southern States to the Union. The
committee were in session four hours,
and had an exciting time. Each sepa-
rate proposition that was made was voted
on and declared agreed to by majority
vote. The question Of requiring negro
I suffrage of the South within the next
opposing it. The following Is the joint
resolution agreed on, proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
/ States, namely
SECTION /. 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, liberty or
property, without due process of law
nor deny to any person within its juris-
diction the equal protection of its laws.
SEC. Representatives shall be ap
portioned among the several States which
may be included within this Union, ac-
cOrdIng to their respective 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 portion
of its male citizens not less than twenty
one 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 prOpor- I
ton which the number of such male cit I
liens shall bear to the whole umber of
male citizens not less than twenty-one .
years of age.
SEC. s. Until the 4th day of July.
1870, all persons who voluntarily adhered I
to the late insurrectiOn, giving it aid and
comfort, shall be excluded from the
right to vote for members of Congress,
and for electors for President and Vice
President of the United States.
SEC. f. Neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any
debts or obligations already incurred, or
which may be incurred, in aid of insur-
rection or war against the United States,
1T any claims for compensation for loss
IF 2finvoluntary service or labor.
SEC. 5. Congress shall have power
10 enforce, by appropriate legislation. the I
provisions of this article
A bill to provide for the restoration of I
States lately in rebellion to their full DO c
itical rights, by the admission of deleqa-
ions to Congress, and a second bill de- a
,arring leading rebels from holding Office 2
re also reported, excluding the follow t.
1g classes a
1st. The President and Vice Presi
ent Of the C0nfenerate States, so called S
nd the heads of departments thereof Il
I'd. Those who, in other countries cI
cted as agents of the Confederate States a
I'D. Heads of departments of the
Tnited States, officers of the army and G.
ravy, Of the United States. and all per n
1ns educated in the Military Academy q,
the United States, Judges of the Courts 81
f the United States, and members Of
ther House of the Both Congress of the
nited States, who gave aid or comfort u
the late rebellion. -
4th. Those who acted as officers of II
le Confederate States, so called, above 81
Ie grade Of Colonel, or Master in the ma VI
2. or any one who, as Governor of eth
of the Confederate States, gave aid or dT
,mfort to the late rebellion. IN
" 5th. Those who have treated officers -
soldiers or sailors of the army or navy 10
the United States. captured during the
te war, otherwise than lawfully as pris- ha
lers of war. ma
It is understood that the vote upon ny
EN- was twelve against three. As it is a ]
lOwn that Senator johnson and Repre-
natives Grider and Rogers only voted co
the negative the affirmative must be A.
majors Fessenden, Grimes Harris, D.
oward and Williams, and Representa- rel
res Stevens, Washburne, of H., Nor bo
I, Bingham, COnkling, Boutwell, and or,
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