Mr. SHEL ABARGER. Mr. Speaker, I desire to make a single s gestion in connection with the thou t that has been uttered by my friendfrom assaohusetts, EMr. Euo r] in regard to the acticability o executing a provision of the justitution or law of conss which should exolude from the elective rise those who are disloyal. Now, sir, I admit and have always admitted the practical difficulties which are there. As I sai before, I say today, I would not myself up 1y to the masses of the common epic of are South any exclusion from the e octave franchise. I would not extend it to a single person whom I was not compelled to extend it to by my duty to the public. I make this neral remark for the purpose of doing what now do. I do not fully agree with my colleague who spoke yesterday, that it would require standing armies to execute this law or this provision of the Constitution, but I an est to m, and to all other right minded nt emen in regard to this matter, this really is not surrounded by any practical difficulties after all, and will not require standing armies for its execution if we are to have any Governmentat all. In vindication of that reposition, let me remind my colleague, and all other Gentlemen who make this objection, that there is a plain provision in the constitution to which we may recur in execution of this amendment or this statute, as I hold we may give it the form of a statute. I will read it:., "Tho times.places and manner of holding cloc btions for Sens&Reps shall be prescribedin eachState by the Legislature thereof; but the Congressmay at any time. by law, make or alter such regulations, exceptas to the placesof choosing Senators.” Now, sir, there is the very law indicated in certain resolutions introduced by my friendfrom RhdIsland [Mr. ] sse xusjzbn this subject for the execution of this provision. It indicates a method for the execution of any provision that Congress may put into the constitution. It will not require standing armies. Here there is an act providin a method for holding elections in States for "ederal offices. You can have registry laws. Upon this regis try list you may place the names of men who are to e disqualified, and you may also have the names of all who are qualified to vote under the law. There they will stand, there they will be, to be referred to by your Government in the execution of its laws and when it comes to this House or to the Senate to determine whether a man is duly elected you can resort to the ordinary process applicable to a trial in a contested election case in either body, as to whether he has been elected by the men who were entitled to elect him. That will not require a standing army, and it will be the application of the ordinary methods of carrying on a Government both of the Union and of the States. I may add, however, in connection with this, that you can provide that the Officers of election shall be Federal officers appointed by the Government of the U.S., and the entire machinery that is used in regulating the elections can be provided. [Here the hammer fell.]