Evening star., 1866-05-29
THE RECoNsTRUorIoN mEAsURns

THE AMENDMENTS OF TT Il SENATORIAL CAU-
The Senate radical caucus held another ses-
sion this morning, and arrive at results which
were developed later in the day in various
amendments proposed by Mr. Howard to
House Resolution I27, proposing an amend
ment to the Consultation of the United States,
The Resolution amended in caucus and re-
ported by MIR. Howard is as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment
20 the Constitution of the uited States
ResO'red by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentGtireS Of He United States Of america in Con-
GregS assembled, (two-thirds of both Houses
concurrng.) That the following article be
proposed 10 the Legislatures of the several
S'atcs as an amendment 10 the Constitution of
the United States, which, when ratified by
three-tourths of said Legislatures, shall be
valid as part OF the Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE.
Section :. All persons born IN the United
States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
are citizens of the United States and of the
States wherein they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunties 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 jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws.
Section }. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States which NAV
be included within the Union, according TO
their respective numbers, counting the whole.
number OF persons In each State, excluding
Indians not taxed. But whenever, in any
State, the elective frarch shall be denied to
any portion of its male Inhabitants being citi-
gems of the United States no. Ices than TWENTY
one years OF age, or in any way abridged. eX-
cept for participation in rebellion or other
crime, the basis o. representation in such State
shall be reduced in the proportion which the
number of such male citizens shall bear to the
whole number of male ctsZeas not less than
swenty one years of age in such State.
Section 3. No person shall be Senator or
Representative III Congress, or eectOr of Pres.
ldent and Vice President, or hold any office,
civil or military, under the United States or
under any State, VINO having previously taken
an oath as member of Congress, or as an
officer Of the United States, or as a member of
any State Legislature, or as an executive or
Judicial officer OF any State, to support the
Constitution OF the United States, shall have
engaged IN insurrection or rebellion against
the same, or given aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof. But Congress may, by
vote of two-thirds OF each House, remove such
disability.
Section a. The obligations of the United
States, incurred in suppressing insurrection,
or in defense of the Union, or for payment of
bounties or pensions incident thereto, shall
Section S. Neither the United States nor anv
State shall assume or pay any debt or obliga-
ton incurred in aid Of lnsurrection or rebel
lion against the United States, or any claim
for compensation for the Joss or emancipation
of any slave; but all such debts. obligations
and claims shall be forever held illegal and
void.
Section 6. The Congress shall have power TO
enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro.
yisions Of this article.
1t will be seen that the above amendments
strike ont section of the House resolution,
and insert sections and instead. Sections
."a nj the Hnuse resolution are m aae : and
8, and are considerably altered. Sections / and
are also altered.
The Senate agreed to the amendment strik.
ing out section Of the House resolution, by a
unanimous vote OF 43 members, and pending Q
further acton ii was carried, to print the
other amendments and consider them to.mor-
row.
Section 3, Of the House resolution. stricken
out in the Senate, reads as follows: until the
fourth day of July, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, all persons who
voluntarily adhered TO the late insurrectlon
giving it aid and comfort, shall be excluded
from the right to vote for Representatives in
Congress and for electors for President and
Vice President of the United Statesr