The Secretary read it, as follows: esolution (S. I}. No. 48 setting forth certain conditions upon which the States, the people of which have conlately in rebellion against the U.S shall berestoredto their represontation in Congress. Whereas in the presentdistractedeondition of the country it is eminently proper and necessarythat all {notand constitutional moans should be employed for he quicting of popular excitement. the removal of unreasonable prejudices and the obliteration of all hostile feel ng growmg out of the late unhappy civilWar rieannddly weren sone of the most prolific sources of sentiment is the conflict of opinion oxisting on the subject of negro sulfrage; and whereas it is now mostoVidentthatthero is no probability whatever thot Sens&Reps in Congress A join from the States whose people were lately in insurrcciron will be allowed to 0ccuytbpse ats to which they plaievde been elected until said States shall have coin with certain fundamental conditions. a portion of which are hereinafter recited; and whereas it is unreasonable to expect the recstablishmont of bar mony and good feeling so long as the 11 southern States whose people were recently in insurrection are prpvented from resuming their ancient relations to his Government: Therefore. Be it resolved by (he Senate and HoRep of the U.S. in Congress assembled, 1. but each of said States. whose people were lately in insurrection, as aforesaid, shall be recognizedas having fully and validly resumeditsformer relations With this Government and its chosen representatives shall be admitted into the two Houses of the national Legislature who uevor said State shall have soa mended its constitution 1st. to do away all existing distlll0l long as to civil rights and disabilities among the various classes oi its populationby reasoneither of race or color.0r previouse ondition of servitude: 2nd. To repudiute all pecuniary indebtedness which said Statemay have heretofore contracted. incurred or assumed in BOHMOUOH with the late unnatural and trensonable war; 3rd. to yield all claim to compensation on account of the liberation of its slaves; and 4th to provide for the extension of the elective franchise to all persons upon the same terms and conditions. making no discrimination on account ofracc. color or previous condition of servitude; Provided. That those who were qualified to vote in the ycar 1860 by the laws of their respective States siial not disfranchised by reason of any pnreowse treisbtesd OSffilnocllelltlthlaotnflyou which have conor may be 2. Resolved. Thut uftorth before s aid oonditlon fllhflu, 4 have beencompliedwith and thesnnic shall have beon ratified by a majority of the present voting population of the State.including all those qualified to vote under the laws thereofns they existedin 1860.ageneral amnestyshall be roclauued in regard to allpersons in such State who were in any way connected with armed opposition to the Government of the U.S. wholl.clxoneratingthem from all pains. penalties or dish. ilities to which they may have become liable by reason of their connectionWith the rebellion. 8. Resolved, That in View of the importance of the thorough assimilation of the basis of suffrage in the various Statesof the union. all other States not above specifiedborespectfully requested to incorporate an caomrreensdpmonednitning Whethirt Shteaotencenonbsotvitsudteiosnesrih respectively, 4. Resolved, That in the adoption of the aforesaid resolutions it is notintended to assertn cocrcive power on the part of Congressin regard to the regulation of the right of suffrago in the dillerent States of the Union, butonly to make a respectfuland earnest appool to their own goud sense and love of t country.with a Viewto the prevention of serious evils new threatened, and to the peacefulperpetuationof the propose. the happiness, and true glory of the whole American people.