Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-05-12

PhruOHcu lO-uUy.
New YORK, April GA very larg
meeting was held at Brooklyn last nigh
in favor of the Presidents RECONSTRUCTED
policy. Amongst the speakers were Ger
Rousseau, John Van Buren, and G. A. Daw
son. A letter from Gen. Dix was receive
endorsing the objects of the meeting.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-Special pardon
have been granted in the cases of Mayo
Monroe and Alderman Nixon, of New On
leans. The grave charges which wer
brought against Mr.. Monroe, have bee
satis factorily refuted by the evidence @
Vice Admiral Farragut and Commodor
Bailey himself Messrs. Monroe and Nix
on will in all probability leave for home il
few days.
New YORK, April 81, II M.-Cottor
nom inal at 3Sc. Gold 1921. Sterling Elk
NEW YORK, April 2s.-Thirteen new
cholera cases; five deaths since last re
port.
WAsHIScroN, April 30.-Senate. MIR
| Fessenden from the Reconstruction Com.
nit tee reported the following resolution
and bill:
SECTION l. No State shall make or en-
force any law which shall abridge the priv
ileges or immunities of citizens of the Uni
ted States, nor shall any State deprive any
person of his life, liberty or property, with.
out a due process of law; nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection Of the laws.
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the sexeral States which shall
be included within this Union, according
to their respective number of persons in
each State, excluding Indians not taxed I;
that whenever in any State the elective
franchise shall be denied to any portion of
its male citizens not less than Fl years of
age, or be in any way abridged, except for
participation in the rebellion or other
crimes, the basis of repre- sentation in such
State shall be reduced in the proportion to
which the number of citizens not less than
II years of age.
Sec. 8. That until the fourth day Of
July, 1876, all persons who voluntarily
adhered to the late insur-ection and gave
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. 4. That neither the United States
nor any one of the States shall assume or
pay any debts or obligations incurred, or
that may be incurred in aid of the insur-
rcction or war against the United States,
or any claims for compensation or loss of
involuntary service or labor.
SEC. 5. TIat Congress shall have the
power to enforce any appropriate legsla-
ton for the provisions of this article, viz:
A 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 a second bill
deba rring leading rebels from holding Office,
is also reported, including the following
classes:
/. The President and Vice President of
the so-called Confederate States, and heads
of departments thereof.
2. Those who acted in other countries
as Confederate State agents.
8. Heads of Departments Of the United
States, officers of the army and navy of the
United States, and all persons educated at
the Military Academy of the United States,
Judges of Courts of the United States; and
of either House Of the Both Con-
gress Of the United States who gave aid or
comfort to the rebellion, nor those who
acted as officers of the so called Confederate
States, above the grade of Colonel or Mas
ter in the navy, or any one who, as Gov
ernor Of either Of the Confederate States
gave aid or comfort to the late rebellion.
5. Those who have treated the officers or
soldiers of the army or navy of the United !
States, captured during the late war, other
wise than lawful prisoners of war.
The vote by the Committee on Reconstruc-
ton upon the report was IL against 8. As
. =, l.. .Io. Tohn nd
res entatives Goodyear and Rogers only
held in the negative, the affirmative must
be Senators Fessenden, Grimes, Harris,
Howard and Williams and Representatives
Stevens, washburn, of Illinois, Morrill,,
Bingham, Conkling, Boutwell, and Blow.
There is great hostility to the Recon-
scheme. Both the National Intel :
Iigencer and the Republican oppose it.
The Tribune's Washington specia says
majority Of the Cabinet is reported rs ia
Toring the reconstruction report.
Valparaiso has been bombardei by the
Spanish, the town and S20,0O0OOO worth
# property destroyed.
Ex-President Davis is anxious for his
rial. His health has perceptibly failed
nd he cannot live.
II is rumored that the President advo-
ates calling National Convention TO set
lie issues now pending.
WAsmIEGToS, May l.-House passed the
bill for the Freedmen's Bu-
eau.
In view Of the approaching hot, sickly
eason, rooms are being fitted up for the
resident and his family at the Continent
] Hotel, Long Branch, whittier his family
ill shortly repair, leaving the President
} follow on after the adjournment Of Con-
ress.
NEW YoEK, May mo cases Of cholera
ave occurred on board the Virginia during
he past week. None Of the passengers by
be England have been attacked. There
re 20 passengers in the hospitals, whereof
0 are e7nralescent The Erin had lis
assebgers, all we'll There were four
saihs on The passage from no infectious
isssse.