The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-05-03
RECONSTRUCTION.
'eoort Of the Committee on Reconstruction.

Report Of the COMMITTEE on Reconstruction
Washington, April IS.
The Committee on Reconstruction, after
session of some four hours to-day, al
which allthe members were present, agreed
TO reporton Monday next II joint resolu.
ton proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States, namely:
ARTICLE I.
Sec. l. No States shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges
or immunittes of citizens of the United
States, nor shall any State deprive any per
son of life, liberty or property without due
process Of law, nor deny any person with
in its jurisdiction the equal protection of
the law.
Sec. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States which
shall be Included within this Uninn, ac-
cording to heir respective numbers, coun-
ing the Whole number of persons in each
State, eXc1ding 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 twentv-one
years OF age, or in any way abridged for
participating in the rebellion or other
crime. the basis of representation in such
State shall be reduced in the proportion
which he number of such male citizens
shall bear to the whole number of male,
citizens not less than twenty-one years of
age.
Sec. 3. On the 4th OF July, 1870. all per-
sons who voluntarily adhered to the late
instruction, giving 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. Neither the United States. nor
any State, shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation already incurred. or which NAV
hereafter be incurred, in aid of insurrec-
ton or war against the United States, or
any claim tor.conlpfnsation for the loss of
involuntary service or labor.
Sec. .. Congressman have power to en-
force, by appropriate legislation, the pro-
visions Of this art Gle.
a bin to provide for the restoration of
Suites lately in rebellion to their full polit-
ical rights by admitting delegations to
Congress, and a second bill debarring the
leading rebels from holding Office. is also
reported, including the following classcs.
First. The President and Vice Prosi-
dent Of the Confederate States, so called.
and heads Of departments thereof.
Second. Those who in other countries
acted as agents of the Confederate States.
Third. Heads of Departments of the
United States; officers of the Army and
Navy of the United States; and all per-
sons educated in Military or Naval Acad-
emies of the United States; Judges Of
Courts of the United States; and members
of either House Of the Thirty-sixth Con-
gross of the United States, who gave aid or
comfort to the late rebellion.
Fourth. Those who acted as officers of
Confederate States, so called, above the
grade of colonel, or master in the navy. or
any one who, as Governor of the Confede-
rate States, gave aid or comfort to the late
rebellion.
$itth. 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.
1t is understood that the vote upon them
was twelve against three. AS it is known
that Senator Johnson and Representatives
Order and Rogers only voted in the mega
tive, the affirmative must be Senators Fes-
sender, Grimes. Harris, Howard and VIII
hanson, and Representatives Washburne
(of Illinois), Stevens, Morrill,, Bingham
Conkling, Boutwell, and Blow.