The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-01
RECOusTRUcTaON.


Report % che Committee On Recon.
si-uetion.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-The Committee
on Reconstruction, after q session Of some
four hours to- day, at which all the members
were present, agreed to report on Moday
next joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United States
namely:
ARTICLE /.
SECTION /. No States shall make OF enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges OF
immunities Of citizens Of the United States
nor shall any State deprive any person of life,
liberty or property without due process o'
law, nor deny in any person within it's juris.
diction the equal protection Of the law.
SEC 2. Representatives shall be appointed
among the several States which shall be in
cluded within this Union, according to thei,
respective numbers, counting the whole mum.
Der Of persons in each State, excluding Indi
ans not taxed but whenever. in any State,
person of its male citizensnot less than TWEEN.
ty one years of age, or in any way abridged
for participating in the rebellion or othe,
crime, the basis Of representation in such
State shall be reduced in the proportion which
the number of such male citizens shall beal
to the whole number of male citizens not less
than twenty y-one years Of age.
SEC. 8. On the 4th Of July, 1870, all per
sons who voluntarily adhered to the late in
surrection, giving it aid and comfort, shall be
excluded from theright to vote for members q
Congress, and for Electors for President and
Vice President of the United States.
SEC. 4. Neither the United States, NOR AMI
State, shall assume or pay any debt or obi
cation already incurred, or which may here
after be incurred, in aid of insurrection o,
war against the United States, or any claim
for compensation for the loss Of involuntar,
service or labor.
SEC. s. Congress shall have power to en-
force, by appropriate legislation, the provis-
ions Of this article.
A bill to provide for the restoration O
States lately in rebellion to their full politi
cal rights by admitting delegations to Con
gress, and second bill debarring The LEADING
rebels from holding Office, is also reported
including the following Glasses:
First. The President and Vice President O
thee Confederate States, so called, and head
of departments thereof
Second. Those who in other countries &C
ted as agents of the Confederate States.
Third. Heads Of Departments Of the Uni
ted States; officers of the Army and Navy o
the United States; and all persons educated
in Military or Naval Academies Of the Uni
ted States; Judges Of Courts Of the Unite,
States; and members of either House Of th,
Thirty Sixth Congress Of the United States
who gave cid or comfort to the late rebellion
Fourth. Those who acted as officers o
Confederate States so-called, above the grad,
Of colonel, or master in the Navy, Or any on,
who, 10 Governor of the Confederate States
gaYe aid or comfort to the late rebelion.
Fifth. Those who have treated officers, o
soldier, Or sailors, Of the army o. navy Of ii,
United States, captured during the late var
otherwise than lawfully, as prisoners of waz
Il is understood that the vote upon thsu
was twelve against three. A it i known TIA
Senator Johnson and Representative Oride
and Rogers only voted in the negative, Il
emrmative must b Senatoss Fsssenden
0imes, Harris, Howard ard Williamson, o.,
Repfesentatves Steysna, Washburns (of I'm
nois). Morrill,, Bingham, ConLling, Bouswel
and Blow.