Introduction
The Debate in the Senate - Sen. Howard's Previous Remarks
The Debate in the Senate – Sen. Wade’s Proposal
The Debate in the Senate - Sen. Howard’s Amendment
The Debate in the Senate - Complete Jurisdiction
The Debate in the Senate - More on Complete Jurisdiction

Sen. Trumbull did not stop with just these few statements in his explanation for why the Indians were not within the jurisdiction of the United States, but his train of argument was interrupted by Senator Wade who asserted that certain Indians should be made citizens by the proposed amendment.  Sen. Trumbull actually agreed with Sen. Wade and explained that if some Indians were to buy land in Colorado, for example, and

Introduction
The Debate in the Senate - Sen. Howard's Previous Remarks
The Debate in the Senate – Sen. Wade’s Proposal
The Debate in the Senate - Sen. Howard’s Amendment
The Debate in the Senate - Complete Jurisdiction

Senator Howard’s proposal received two objections in the Senate debate.  First, Senator Doolittle asked if the proposed amendment would grant citizenship to the children of Indians.  Then, Senator Cowan asked if the amendment would grant citizenship to the children of undesirable foreigners.  We will consider the responses to both of these challenges beginning with the question about the amendment’s application to Indians.

Introduction
The Debate in the Senate - Sen. Howard's Previous Remarks
The Debate in the Senate – Sen. Wade’s Proposal
The Debate in the Senate - Sen. Howard’s Amendment 

It was at this point in the citizenship debate that Sen. Howard offered his amendment to Section 1.  He proposed that an additional sentence be added to the section to clarify once and for all exactly which people could claim the rights which were guaranteed to citizens of the United States.  The amended section would read:

Introduction
The Debate in the Senate - Sen. Howard's Previous Remarks
The Debate in the Senate – Sen. Wade’s Proposal 

At this point, Sen. Howard moved on to discussing the other sections of the proposed Amendment, but after he finished, Senator Benjamin Wade rose to address the Senate.  Sen. Wade proposed an amendment to Section 1 that would clarify the use of the word “citizen” in the proposed 14th Amendment.  He began by explaining that he had

Introduction
The Debate in the Senate – Sen. Howard’s Previous Remarks
 
When the 14th Amendment was submitted to the Senate for discussion, it did not include the first sentence of Section 1.  The rest of the section was the same, but the first sentence was an amendment that was added by Senator Howard on May 30, 1866.  When he introduced this amendment to the Senate, Sen. Howard explained:

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