Mr. KELLEY. My time is so limited that with due respect to the gentleman I must ulTder the control of the Gentfrom NewYork [Mr. HALE] decline to ield. I was remarking that the Gentfrom NewJersey had appealed to in distinguished colleague who is on the ComJudiciary [Mr. “1iiLiiiits] to say whether the right of suffrage is not property. As my colleague did not reply, I had, sir, e curiosity to ask him to fayor me with his answer to that question in writing. I have it and will take the liberty of quoting it. He“ If says: I had thought it worth while I would have said that it was not so technically although it might be so etunioloaically, looking to the derivation of the word from the Latin pvnin. which signifies that which isa mna own. I might have added that it was so democratically in view of the fact that the right in question had been dealt with by that party as an article of merchandise. “Assuming his idea to becorree however. I would have proposed the question how t on. in View of the constitutional revision. which is. b the way, but a translation of fauna Charta, that no person shall be deprived of life liberty or property without due process of law, is the negio or anyother personto be deprived of this right by State legislation? and how, also, in view of the other provision that private property shall not be taken for public use Without Just compensation, we are to find a measureofvalue for determining the amount of damage involved in the divestiture of a right that is inherent, inalienable, and inappreeiable T ". I assume the proposition of the Gentfrom NewJersey to be correct, and a that the right of franchise is not only property but to the American citizen, the dearest property he owns, and to the poor, humble, power ess man, the most valuable and sacred of his possessions. To such the proposed amendment is intended to secure it. It provides that The congress shall have power to make all laws which shal ho necessarran proper to secureto the eitisens of eachStateal privil esand immunities of citizens in the severalStates.iin to all personsin the lsipbveertrya.l smes equal protection in the rights of life and property. In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I repeat that I hold that all the wer this amendment will. give is iilready in the constitution. I admit that it has him dormant. I admit that there has been raised over it a superincumbent mas s oi State and political usage and judicial decisions, and that it is mountain high but when I remember the mass of judicial decisions, of State and political ii e, which was we t away by the decision of judge Taneys courtt at the h issouricompro mise was unconstitutional, I am persuaded that it Will yet be quickened and called into action. The aroused peoplewill demand that all the powers of the Constitution be exercised so that each State shall be guarantied a republican government, and that the citizens of each State shall enjoy peaceably the privileges and immu nities of citizenship in the respective States; but as some gentlemen question teexistence of the power, and others the propriety of exercising it at this time, I be e we Will submit this amendment to the pets! 0, that they may more expli citly empower ongress to enforce and maintaintheir rights throughout the limits of our wide s read country.