Mr. HENDRICKS. Oh, no. Now, I will call the attention of the Senfrom Ohio who interrupted me a moment since to the language of this amendment: “Representatives shall be, apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in eachState, excluding Indians not taxed.” That is a general proposition and includes as a representative basis all the population of the States, except Indians not taxed. “But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and VEEP, Representatives in Congress, the executive and judicial officersof a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the malo inhabitants of such State, being 21 years of age and citizens of the U.S., or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens 21 years of age in such State.” It requires some mathematical ability to understand this section, but I think the senator will not have much trouble in arriving at the opinion which I have expressed, that it leaves to the northern States 15 or 20 Representatives, based upon a non-voting population, while it takes from the southern States entirely all representation based upon their non-voting population, for I will ask the attention of the Senator to the language: "When the right to vote is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State.’ That is general; that would include all; but it goes on: “Being 21 years of age, and citizens of the U.S. ” Then they are not to be counted; and it further proceeds: “Or in any way abridged except for participation in rebellion.” That language was inserted “except for par.ticipation in rebellion” so as to give Missouri her full representation, so as to give Tennessee her full representation, and the same of WestVirginia and Maryland. They are not excluded from the basis of representation because they are excepted from exclusion. So the exclusion from the basis of representation does not include those who are not citizens of the U.S. It is very artfully, very care fully prepared. It presents simply the question, it is equality among the States of this Union that one State shall have a representation upon a described class of her population, and another State shall not be allowed a representation upon such class. "