New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-01
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HOME AND FOREIGN MARkETs-.-HvER NEWS


FATHER PorNT, April 30.-The steamship Hiber
nian passed this point to- day, from Liverpool the
18th and Londonderry goth inst. Her news is three
days later than that received by the Hermann and
Alemania at New York.
LIVERPOOL, April 2O.-By telegraph to London
derry.-The Brokers' circular reports cotton de-
clined l4@2d on the week. The sales amounted to
| 900 bales; middling Orleans l4fd.
| The sales to-day, tFriday,) amounted to y 900
bales, the market closing frmer
/ LONDON April 2O.-Unted States 5-2O's closed
at 69}.
German kilograms are still hopeful of peace.
WASHINGTON, April 30--Senate.-Mr. Fessen.
den, from the Reconstruction Committee, reported
the following resolution and bill:
Section mo State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privilege or immuni.
ties of citizens of the United States, nor shall
any State deprive any person of his life, liberty
or property without a due process of law, nor
deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection Of the laws.
Section Representations shall be apportioned
among the several States which may be included
within this Union, according to their respective
numbers containing 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 Il years OF age or be in any way
abridged except for participation in the rebellion
or other crimes, the basis ofrepresentaton in such
State shall be reduced IN the proportion which the
numbers Of such male citizens shall bear to the
whole numbers OF male citizens not less than q
years of age.
Section 3-That until the 4th day of July, 1866
all persons who voluntarily adhered to the late
insnrreeton 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.
Section THAT neither the United States moi
any one Of the States shall assume or pay any debts
or obligations incurred or that may be hereafter
incurred IN aid of the nsurreotion or war agains
the United States, or any claims for compensation
for loss of Involuntary service or labor.
Section 5-ihat Congress shall have the powe
to enforce any appropriate Legislation for the pro
vision of this article, viz:
bill to provide for the restoration of the State
lately in rebellion to their full political rights, by
the admission of their delegates to Congress ant
second bill debarring leading rebels from holding
Office, is also reported, including the following
clauses:
l. The President and Vice. President of the So
called Confederate States and heads of depart,
ments thereof.
| 2. Those who acted in other countries as Com
federate States agents.
3. Heads of departments of the United States,
officers of the army and navy of the United States,
and all persons so-called at the military academy
of the United States Judges of courts Of the
United States, members of either House of the
36th Clnpress of the United States who gave aid