The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1866-05-17

"ayJ hPill SVtii uduc Tue lollOWlET re-
port. proposing an amendment to the Con-
stltutiOn Of the Unitee States:
SECTION l. No state shall make or en-
force any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunitics 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 law.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall. be ap-
pointed among the several States. which
shall be included within this union. ac
cording to their respective numbers.
counting the whole number of per
| sons in each State, excluding Indians not
taxed; but, whenever, in any State. the
elective fran chise shall be denied to any
person OF its male citizens not less than
twenty-one years Of age, or in any way
abridged, unless for participating in the
rebellion, or other crime, the basis OF rep,
resentation in such State shall be reduced
in the proportion which the number of
such male citizens shall bear to the whole
number OF male citizens not less than
twenty>one years Of age
SEC 3. Until the 4th of July, 1870.
all persons who voluntary adhered to the
late insurrection, giving il AID and comfort
shall be excluded from the right to vote
for members Of Congress, aud for Electors
for President and Vice President Of the
United States.
SEC. 4. Neither The United States.
nor any State, shall assume or paw anv
debt or obligation already incurred, or
which may hereafter be incurred, in aid OF
insurrection or war against the United
States, or any claim for compensation for
the loss Of involuntary service or labor.
SEC. >. Congress shall have power to
euforce, By appropriate legislation, the
provisions of this article.
"Now. therefore,
Be 1t enacted by the Senate ani House
Of Representatives of the United States Of
America, in Congress assembled. That
whenever the above rccited amendments
shall have become part Of the Constitu>
ton Of the United States. and any State
lately in insurrection shall have ratified
the same, aud shall have modified its Cons
stitution and laws herewith, the Senators
and Representatives from States, if found
duly elected and qualified, shall, after Ia
king the required oaths Of Office, be ad-
United into Congress rs such; Provided,
That no person shall be eligible to auy Of,
fee under the United States. who is in
cluicd included in any Of the following
cases, viz:
First-The President and Vice Pres:-
dent Of the Confederate States. of America.
sO-caied, til. heads Of Departments and
the members Of both Houses OF Congress
thereof;
Second-Yhosc who, in other countries.
acted as agents for The Confederate States,
Of America, soAcalled;
Third Heads OF the Departments OF
the United States, officers Of the army and
navy of the United States, and members
Of either House of Congress of the United
States, who aided in the late rebellion;
Tourth-those who acted az officers of
the Confederate States OF America, so-call>
ed, above tie grade of Colonel Of the ar
my, or Master OF The navy, and any one
who, as Governor of the so-caIeei Confei-
crate States. gave aid and comfort to the
late rebellion;
Fifth-Those who have treated officers
or soldiers or sailors Of the army or navy
of the United States captured during the
late war, otherwise than lawfully as pris>
oners Of war.
This report is understood 70 have been
adopted in the COMMITTEES, by vote Of
twelve TO three Senator johnson and Reps
resentativcs Grder aud Rodgers. in the
negative; and Senators Fesscnden, Grimes.
Harris, Howard and Williamson. and Rep
resentatiyes Stevens, Washburne, (of HI
inois,) Morrill,, Bingham, Conkling, Bout
well md Blow, in the Affirmative