Mr. BROOMALL. It will be observed, Mr. Speaker, that the change which I propose to make in the proposition now before the House is in the proviso. Instead of providing that Whenever the elective franchise shall he deniedor abridgedin any State on account of raceor color. all personsof such race or color shall be excluded from the basisof representation, I propose to provide that Whenever the elective franchise shall be denied by the constitution or laws of any State to any proportion of its male citizens over the age of 21 years, the sameproportion of its population shah be excluded from its basis of representation. It will be seen that this follows the idea of the committee, because it bases the representation upon population and not upon voters. It there ore oes not work the injustice that has been feared between the extreme East and the extreme West, by reason of the peculiarities of their populations. It will be seen, too, that it avoidst e difficult suggested by the Gentfrom RhdIslan [Mr. Jsn exss] which was that the people of the South, without excludin races or colors, may still arrive at the same end by affixing such qualifications to the elective franchise as will actually exclude not only all the negroes, but a very large proportion of the whites, because, according to my proposition, wherever the elective franchise is denied to any preportionone 10th one 20th, or any other proportionof temale citizens of any State over the age of 21 years, the like proortion of the entire population shall be exc uded from the basis o representation. It therefore satisfies the requisitions of the Gentfrom RhdIsladh. Again, it obviates the difficulty suggested by the Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. SHELLENBARGER] that the proposition of the committee seem e, to invite the people of the South to exclude and seemed to recognize their power to exclude entire races of men, because my proposition is not limited to the exclusion of men from the elective franchise by reason ofrace or color, but applies to their exclusion on any account whatever. If Massachusetts should declare by law that she will not let her citizens who cannot read and write vote, and if by that there is the 100th part ofher mule populntion overihe a e of 21 denied the e ectire franchise, wry, Massachusetts must submit to have that proportion of her population excluded from her usis of representation and so with all the rest of the States; It obviates the difllculty of the Gentfrom Ohio [Mr. Scusx ex] who last addressed the House yesterday, that the measure reported by the committee excludes all of the race while possibly a part of the race may be allowed to vote, provided the exclusion o a part is on account of race or color. I have no objection to obviating that difficulty. It is but fair to obviate it. I think it is but fair, if the people of the South should return, and allow a purely RFG to be established among them, that they ought to be encouraged in the good work. It also obviates the objection I have raised, the want of definiteness in the terms “race or color" in the resolution. It does not propose to limit its operation to those excluded on account of race or color. I think if the measure be recomimtted to the committee without instructions, notwithstanding my colleague [Mia Srsvsxs] thinks the committee has not been enlightened by what has been said, that some plan may be hit upon which would secure 2 thirds of both Houses of congress and 3/4ths of the Legislatures of the States. I yield in art of my time to the Gentfrom NewYork.