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Text of a proposed amendment to the Constitution presented by Representative John James Jenkins to give Congress the power to regulate commerce, with a supporting speech by Jenkins.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-19
General Rosser thanks Senator McLaurin for the letter concerning the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution. Rosser hopes to call a conference to discuss “negro suffrage” which he believes will inevitably be limited in the southern United States. He suggests altering the 15th amendment to prevent discrimination in federal elections but allowing states to handle their own affairs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-18
Thomas Lafayette Rosser supports the constitutional amendment currently being debated at the convention in Richmond, Virginia. He suggests that President Roosevelt discuss the matter with Mr. Braxton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-29
A proposition to change the 15th amendment to make it clear that the amendment applies to federal elections and that Congress will “prescribe the mode and manner” of how federal offices are filled.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-20