The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-06
List of Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution.

Washington correspondent of the
New York Times says:
AS much confusion must necessa-
rily exist in the public mind as to the
nature of the original proposition
and the subsequent amendments, I
append all that have been offered in
regular order, many others having
been offered, but, as after q certain
parliamentary limit amendments can
not be entertained, they will not be
voted upon.
The original proposition (by Mr..
Stevens) is as follows:
"-Resolsed, br Me Senate and House
Of Representatives Of Tie United States
Of America, IN Congress assembled,
taco-tti1'tls Of both Houses conc,uring,
That the following article be proposed
ITO the Legislatures of the several
States as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, which,
when ratified by three-fourths of
said Legislatures, shall be valid as
a part Of the Constitution: Repre-
sentation and direct ia xes shall be
apportioned among the several States
which may be included within thi.
Union, according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number
of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed: Procided, That
whenever the elective franchise shall
be denied or abridged in any State
on account of race or color, all per-
sons of such race or color shall be
excluded from the basis of represen-
tation.'''
For this Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylva-
mia, offered the following rs O. s,ibsti-
tute:
Representatives and direct taxes
shall be apportioncd among the seve-
raj States which may be included
within this Union according to their
respective numbers, counting the
whole number of persons in each
State, excluding Indians not taxed
provided, that whenever the elective
franchise shall be denied or abridged
IN any State on account of race or
color, all persons therein of such race
or color shall be excluded from the
basis OF representation: 4And procided
further, That this article shall notb be
construed to affect the power of Con-
gress to regulate the qualification for
electors of the most numerous branch
OF the Legislatures of the several
States"
Mr.. Baker, of Illinois, moves to
amend Mr.. Kelly's amendment as fol-
lows:
Representative shall be appor-
toned among the several States
which may be included in this Union
according to their respective num-
bers, which shall be determined by
counting the whole number of per
sons in each State: Prorided, That
whenever the elective franchise shall
he denied or abridged in any State
on account of race or color, all per-
sons of such race or color shall be
excluded from the basis of represen-
tation, and no State within this Union
shall prescribe or establish any pro-
perty qualification which may, or
shall in any wise, abridge the elective
franchise.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, moved that
the pending resolution and amend
ments be recommitted to the Com
mlttee on Reconstruction, with in
structlons to report an amendment to
the Constitution which shall-first,
apportion direct taxation among the
States, according to the property in
each; and which shall-second, ap-
portion representatives among the
States on the basis of adult male
voters who may be citizens of the
United States
Mr. Elliot, of Massachusetts,, moved
to amend the instructions of Mr..
Lawrence as follows: by striking out
all after the word Constitution,
and inserting in lieu thereof:
'Iroviding that representatives. and
direct taxes shall be apportioned
among the several States which may
be included within the Union, accord
ing to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of per-
sons in each State, excluding Indians
not taxed, and the elective franchise
shall not be denied or abridged in
any State on account of race or color"
Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, moved to
amend the amendment of Mr.. Elliot
us follows:
''Strike out all after the word rep
resentative, and insert shall be
apportioned among the several States
which may be included within this
Union, according to the number of
male citizens of the United States
over 2l years of age, having the quail
ficatlons requisite for electors of the
most numerous branch of the State
Legislature. The Congress, at their
first session after the ratification of
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