Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-06-16
The Senate Scheme.

The Senate Of the United States has reject
cd the reconstruction scheme of the Joint
committee of the two houses of Congress, and
adopted the following by vote Of 33 to II:
PesoIrca, by the Scnateand House of Rep
rcsentativcs of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both
Houses concurring,) That the following arti-
cles be proposed by the Legislatures of the
several States as an amendment to the Con=
sttution Of the United States, which, when
ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures,
shall be valid as part of the Constitution,
namely:
Sec. /. All persons born in the United
States and subject to. the Jurisdiction thereof,
arc citizens of the United States and Of the
States wherein they reside. No State shall
make OF enforce any law which shall abYidgc
the privileges or immunitics Of citizens of the
UniGcd 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
Sec. q Representatives shall be apportioncd
among the several States which may be nclu,
dcd within the Union, according to their re-
spcctivc numbers, counting the whole number
OF persons in each State, excluding Indians
not taxed But whenever in any State the
elective franchise shall be denied to any por-
ton of its male inhabitants being citizens Of
the United States, not less than twenty ono
years OF age, or in any way abridged, except
for participation in rebellion or other crime,
the basis OF representation in such State shall
be reduced in the proportion which the nam
bcr of such male citizens shall bear to the
whole number Of male citizens not less than
twonty-onc years of age in such State
Sec. 3. No person shall be Senator or
Representative in Congress, or clector of. Pres.
ident and Vice President, or hold any Office,
civil or military, under the United States, or
under any State, who, having previously taken
an oath as member of Congress, or as an
officer of the United States, oras a member of
any State Legislature or as an executive or
judicial olccr of any State, to support the
Constitution of the United States, shall have
engaged in insurrection or rebellion against
the same, or given aid and comfort to the enc
mics thereof. But Congress may, by vote
of two thirds Of each House, remove such dis.
ability.
Sec. 4. The obligations ol the United States
incurred in snpprcssng insunection, or in de-
fence of the Union, or for payment of boun-
'eo vi PchSionS theTetO, Snail remain lnVlOlatc.
Sec. g. Neither the United States nor any
State sha!! assume or pay any debt or obliga-
ton incurred in aid of insurrection or rebel
lion against the United States, or any claim
for compensation for the loss or emancipation
of any slave; but all such debts, obligations
and claims shall be forever held illegal and
void.
Sec. g. The Congress shall have power to
enforce ny appropriate Legislation the provis-
ions Of this article.
If the House of Representatives should con-
cur In this measure, it is not believed that
the Southern States will accept it. Ithas the
effect desired, however, in keeping us out of
Congress.