The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-09
RATIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
Mr.. BinghRm's Bill Passed by the House of
Representatives.

Representatives.
WASHINGTON, July S.-Judge Bingham re-
ported to-day, from the Judiciary Committee,
and had passed under suspension OF the
rules, bill to regulate the mode of deter
mining the ratification of amendments to the
Constitution of the United States proposed by
Congress. The bill met with much orposi-
tion from the Democrats, but it was finally
carried. 1t is as follows:-
BE it further enacted, ETC., That whenever the
Legislature OF any State shall have ratified an
amendment to the Constitution OF the United States
heretofore proposed, or which shall be hereafter
several States for ratification, IL shall be the duty OF
the Exc cutive OF such State ratifyng TO certify
forthwith under the seal Of such State such ratl-
fcation and the date thereof TO the Secretary OF
State OF the United States, whose duty IL shall be
to file and record the same in the Department OF
State.
Section q And be it further enacted. That IN all
cases wherein Official notice has given, or
shall hereafter be given to, and has been or shall
hereafter be received by the Secretary OF tate OF
the United States, that the Legislature OF any state
has ratified any amendment heretofore proposed by
Congress, or which shall hereafter be proposed by
Congress to the Constitution OF the United States,
snail be unlawful for any officer OF such state
to certify thereafter any repeal Of such amendment,
unless an amendment for the repeal thereof shall
nave .Deen Grst proposed by the Congress OF the
United States, or by convention called by Con-
gress for proposing amendments; and if such cert-
cate OF repeal be made said Secretary OF State shall
not receive or make any record thereof IN the De-
pa1tment Of State; but the same shall be void and
Section 3. And be it further enacted, That who
ever after the Legislatures OF three -lourths OF the
States shall have ratified any amendment TO the
Constitution of the United States heretofore pro-
posed, or which shall hereafter be proposed by the
Congress thereof, shall do any act declaring the
repeal either by color Of State legislation OF State
ordinance OF any ratification OF such amendment
after the same shall have been certified 20 the
Secretary OF state OF the United states, and before
the Congress of the United States shall have pro-
posed an amendment providing for the repeal
thereof or a convention called by Congress for pro-
posing amendments shall have proposed such
amendment shall be guilty OF a misdemeanOr, and
upon conviction thereof in any court OF the United
States having jurisdiction in the premises shall be
subject to Imprisonment not less than one more
than ten years, or to fine OF not less than two
thousand nor more than ten thousand dollars, or 10
both, in the discretion of the court.
Section4. And be it further enacted, That all acts
or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed.
This is intended to meet the case OF New
York and other States where the enemies OF
reform occasionally get the upper hand and
attempt to roll back the wheels of progress
1t is no wonder, in view of this fact, that it
was SO violently opposed by the Democrats
in the House.