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Williams, George H. Durand, Omar D. Conger, Nathan B. Bradley, Jay A. Hubbell—9.

Minnesota—Mark H. Dunnell, Horace B. Strait, William S. King—3.

Mississippi—Lucius Q. C. Lamar, G. Wiley Wells, Hernando D. Money, Otho R. Singleton, Charles E. Hooker, John R. Lynch—6.

Missouri—Edward C. Kehr, Erastus Wells, William H. Stone, Robert A. Hatcher, Richard P. Bland, Charles H.^Morgan, John F. Philips, Benjamin J. Franklin, David Rea, Rezin A. DeBolt, John B. Clark, jr., John M. Glover, Aylett H. Buckner—13.

Nebraska—Lorenzo Crounse—I.

Nevada—William Woodburn—1.

New Hampshire—Frank Jones, Samuel N. Bell, Henry W. Blair—3.

New Jersey—Clement H. Sinnickson, Samuel A. Dobbins, Miles Ross, Robert Hamilton, Augustus W. Cutler, Frederick H. Teese, Augustus A. Hardenbergh—7,

New York—Henry B. Metcalfe, John G. Schumaker, Simeon B. Chittenden, Archibald M. Bliss, Edwin R. Meade, Samuel S. Cox, Smith Ely, jr., Elijah Ward, Fernando Wood, Abram S. Hewitt, Benjamin A. Willis, N. Holmes Odell, John O. Whitehouse, George M. Beebe, John H. Bagley, jr., Charles H. Adams, Martin I. Townsend, Andrew Williams, William A. Wheeler, Henry H. Hathorn, Samuel F. Miller, George A. Bagley, Scott Lord, William H. Baker, Elias W. Leavenworth, Clinton D. MacDougall, Elbridge G. Lapham, Thomas C. Piatt, Charles C. B. Walker, John M. Davy, George G. Hoskins, Lyman K. Bass, Nelson I. Norton—33.

North Carolina—Jesse J. Yeates, John A. Hyman, Alfred M. Waddell, Joseph J. Davis, Alfred M. Scales, Thomas S. Ashe, William M. Robbins, Robert B. Vance—8.

Ohio—Milton Sayler, Henry B. Banning, John S. Savage, John A. McMahon, Americus V. Rice, Frank H. Hurd, Lawrence T. Neal, William Lawrence, Earley F. Poppleton, Charles Foster, John L. Vance, Ansel T. Walling, Milton I. Southard, Jacob P. Cowan, Nelson H. Van Vorhes, Lorenzo Danford, Laurin D. Woodworth, James Monroe, James A. Garfield, Henry B. Payne—20.

Pennsylvania—Chapman Freeman, Charles O'Neill, Samuel J. Randall, William D. Kelley, John Robbins, Washington Townsend, Alan Wood, jr., Hiester Clymer, A. Herr Smith,

William Mutchler, Francis D.Collins, Winthrop W. Ketchum, James B. Reilly, John B. Packer, Joseph Powell, Sobieski Ross, John Reilly, William S. Stenger, Levi Maish Levi A. Mackey, Jacob Turney, James H. Hopkins, Alexander G. Cochrane, John W. Wallace, George A. Jenks, James Sheakley, Albert G. Egbert—27.

Rhode Island—Benjamin T. Eames, Latimer W. Ballou—2.

South Carolina—Joseph H. Rainey, Edmund W. M. Mackey,* Solomon L. Hoge, Alexander S. Wallace, Robert Smalls—5.

Tennessee—William McFarland, Jacob M. Thornburgh, George G. Dibrell, Haywood Y. Riddle,f John M. Bright, John F. House, Washington C. Whitthorne, John D. C. Atkins, William P. Caldwell, Casey Young—10.

Texas—John H. Reagan, David B. Culberson, James W. Throckmorton, Roger Q. Mills, John Hancock, Gustave Schleicher—6.

Vermont—Charles H. Joyce, Dudley C. Denison, George W. Hendee—3.

Virginia—Beverly B. Douglas, John Goode, jr.,J Gilbert C. Walker, William H. H. Stowell, George C. Cabell, John R. Tucker, John T. Harris, Eppa Hunton, William Terry—9.

West Virginia—Benjamin Wilson, Charles J. Faulkner, Frank Hereford—3.

Wisconsin—Charles G. Williams, Lucien B. Caswell, Henry S. Magoon, William P. Lynde, Samuel D. Burchard, Alanson M. Kimball, Jeremiah M. Rusk, George W. Cate—8.

THE DELEGATES FROM TERRITORIES.

Arizona—Hiram S. Stevens.
Colorado—Thomas M. Patterson.
Dakota—Jefferson P. Kidder.
Idaho—Stephen S. Fenn.g
Montana—Martin McGinnis.
New Mexico—Stephen B. Elkins.
Utah—George Q. Cannon.
Washington—Orange Jacobs.
Wyoming—William R. Steele.

* Committee on Elections reported, July 13, 1876, neither C. W. Butts nor Mr. Mackey lawfully elected.

f Qualified January 5, 1876, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Samuel M. Fite, who died in the fall of 1875.

$ A majority of Committee on Elections reported, July 17, 1876. that James H. Piatt, jr., was legally elected.

\ Qualified June 23, 1876, in place of T. W. Bennett unseated that day.

XIV.

DECLARATORY RESOLUTIONS IN SENATE AND HOUSE.

The Theory of Government.

In Senate.

1875, December 15—Mr. Morton submitted the following:

Resolved by the Senate, (the House of Representatives concurring,) That the people of the United States constitute a nation, and are one people in the sense of national unity.

Resolved, That the Government of the United

States is not a compact between the States, in their municipal and corporate characters, but was formed by the people of the United States in their primary capacity; that the rights of the States are defined and guaranteed by the Constitution, and not by any outside theory of State sovereignty; and that the rights of the States cannot be enlarged or diminished except by an amendment to the Constitution.

Resolved, That the rights of the States have the same sanction and security in the Constitution as the rights and powers of the National Government, and that local domestic government by the States, within the limits of the Constitution, is an essential part of our free republican system.

Resolved, That the doctrine that a State has the right to secede from the Union is inconsistent with the idea of nationality, is in conflict with the spirit and structure of the Constitution, and should be regarded as having been forever extinguished by the suppression of the rebellion.

No vote was reached.

In Senate.

1876, January 10—Mr. Whyte submitted the following:

Resolved by the Senate, {.the House of Representatives concurring,) That the people of the several States, acting in their highest sovereign capacity as free and independent States, adopted the Federal Constitution and established a form of government in the nature of a confederated republic, and for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects for which it was formed, delegated to that Government certain rights enumerated in said Constitution, but reserved to the States respectively or to the people thereof all the residuary powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the States.

No vote was reached.

Appointments to Office.

In House.

1875, December 14th—Mr. Fort offered the following:

Resolved, That in all subordinate appointments, under any of the officers of this House, it is the judgment of this House that wounded Union soldiers, who are not disabled from performance of duty, should be preferred.

And he demanded the previous question, but: the House refused to second it.

Mr. Cox submitted the following amendment ■ in the nature of a substitute:

Resolved, That inasmuch as the Union of the States has been restored, all the citizens thereof are entitled to consideration in all appointments to offices under this Government.

And he moved the reference to the Committee on Accounts, which was agreed to—-yeas 168, nays 102 (not voting 19), as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, J. H. Bagleyfr., Banning, Barnum, Beebe, S. N. Bell, Blackburn, Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boone,Bradford, Bright, J. Y. Brown, Buckner, S. D. Burchard, Cabell, J. H. Caldwell, W. P. Caldwell, Candler, Cate, Caulfield, Chopin, Chittenden, J. B. Clarke, J. B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cochrane, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Culberson, Cutler, Joseph J. Davis, DeBolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Durand, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Franklin, Fuller, Cause, Gibson, Glover, Goode, Gunter, A. H Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Hancock, Hardenbergh, H. R. Harris, J. T. Harris, C. H Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Haymond, Hereford, A. S. Hewitt, G. W. Hewitt,

Hill, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Hun~ ton, Hurd, Jenks, F. Jones, T. L. Jones, Kehr, Knott, Lamar, F. Landers, G. M. Landers, Lane, Levy, B. B. Lewis, Ldrd, Luttrell, Lynde, Maish, McFarland, McMahon, Meade, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mills, Money, Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Meal, Mew, O'Brien, Odell,E. K Parsons, Payne, J. Phelps, J. F. Philips, Piper, Poppleton, Randall, D. Rea, Reagan, J. Reilly, J.

B. Reilly, A. V. Rice, J, Robbins, W. M. Robbins, M. Ross, Savage, M. Sayler, Scales, Schleicher, J. G. Schumaker, Seelye, Sheakley, Singleton, Slemons, W. E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Stenger, Stone, Swann, Tar box, Teese, Terry,

C. P. Thompson, P. F. Thomas, Throckmorton, Tucker, Turney, J. L, Vance, R. B. Vance, Waddell, C. C. B. Walker, G. C. Walker, Walling, Ward, Warren, E. Wells, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wigginton, Wike, A. S. Williams, J. Williams, J. D. Williams, J. M. Williams, Willis, Wilshire, B. Wilson, F. Wood, Yeates, C. Young-^-i6S.

Nays—Messrs. C. H. Adams, G. A. Bagley, J. H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Blaine, Blair, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, Burleigh, Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Conger, Crapo, Crounse, Danford, Darrall, Davy, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Fames, Evans, Farwell, Fort, Foster, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garfield, Goodin, E. Hale, Haralson, B. W. Harris, Henderson, G. F. Hoar, Hoge, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyman, Joyce, Kasson, Kelley, Ketchum, Kimball, King, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Lynch, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Miller, Monroe, Nash, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Page, W. A. Phillips, Pierce, Plaisted, Pratt, Purman, Rainey, M. S. Robinson, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, A. H. Smith, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stowell, Strait, Thornburgh, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, Waldron, A. S. Wallace, J. W. Wallace, Walls, G. W. Wells, Wheeler, J. D. White, Whiting, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, W. B. Williams, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., Woodburn, Woodworth—102.

1876, January 5—Mr. Cason offered the following:

Whereas the people of these United States have lately passed through an internecine war, in which one section of the country has been arrayed against the other, brother against brother, and father against son; and whereas we owe the preservation of the Union, the establishment of peace, and the enforcement of law and order, to the bravery and patriotic devotion of the loyal soldiers to the Union and its cause: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, That we recognize the brave and gallant services rendered by the loyal soldier to his country in the time of its greatest need and peril, and that we do earnestly recommend to the people of our common country the utmost care and watchfulness over the rights and interests of these brave men, securing to each one in need employment, and to such and their families the necessaries and common comforts of life; and in all cases of public employment and in the bestowment of the emoluments of office, that, all other things being equal, the soldier should have the preference over the civilian; and, as one branch of the legislative department of this Government, we are in favor of laws being enacted by Congress giving liberal pensions to the diseased and crippled soldiers, and to the widows and children and dependent fathers and mothers of those who have died of wounds or diseases contracted while in the service of the Union Army, and to each living soldier, and to the widows and heirs of those dead, such bounties and homesteads as a generous Government can afford to those who have won and preserved to the nation its unity and Constitution.

On which he demanded the previous question, and it was seconded, yeas 142, nays 9; and the resolution was agreed to.

Same day Mr. Fort offered the following:

Resolved, That the doctrine just announced by the House in the resolution of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Cason) is so wise and just that in the judgment of this House it should be followed by officers of the House in filling subordinate places under their authority; and that in all such cases they are hereby instructed to give to well-qualified Union soldiers preference over soldiers of the late confederate army. , On which he demanded the previous question, but it was not seconded, yeas 78, nays 103.

Mr. F. Wood moved its reference to the Committee on the Centennial Celebration; which was agreed to—yeas 122, nays 93 (not voting 75), as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, J. H. Bagley, jr., Bland, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, y. Y. Brown, Buckner, S. D. Burchard, Cabell, J. H Caldwell, W. P. Caldwell, Candler, Chapin, J. B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cochrane, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Culberson, Cutler, Joseph y. Davis, DeBolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Durham, Eden, Egbert, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Franklin, Fuller, Gause, Glover, Goode,

A. II. Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Hancock, H. R. Harris, y. T. Harris,\ C. H. Harrison, Hatcher, Hereford, A. S. Hewitt, Hill, Hooker, Hopkins., House, Hunton, Jenks, G. M. Landers, Lane, Levy, Lord, Lynde, L. A. Mackey, Maish, McFarland, McMahon, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mills, Money, Morrison, Mutchler, New, C Br ten, E. Y Pai-sons, y. Phelps, y, F. Philips, Piper, Poppleton, Powell, Randall, D. Rea, Reagan, y. Reillv, y B. Reilly, Riddle, y Robbins,

W. M. Robbins, C. B. Roberts, M. Ross, M. Sayler, Schleicher, Sheakley, Singleton, Slemons, W. E. Smith, Southard, Springer, Stcnger, Stone, Tarbox, Terry, C. P. Thompson, Throckmorton, Tucker, Turney, y. L. Vance, Waddell, Walling, Walsh, Ward, Warren, E. Wells, Whitthorne, Wike, y. Williams, y. D. Williams, y. N. Williams, Willis, Wilshire,

B. Wilson, F. Wood, Yeates, C. Young—122. Nays—Messrs Ainsworth, Anderson, J. H.

Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Banks, Blaine, Blair, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, Burleigh, Cannon, Cason, Caulfield, Chittenden, Conger, Crapo, Crounse, Danford, Davy, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Eames, Farwell, Fort, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garfield, Goodin, E. Hale, Haralson, B. W. Harris, Hartzell, Hendee, Henderson, Holman, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hurlbut, Hyman,

Joyce, Kasson, Kelley, Kimball, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lynch, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Monroe, Morey, Neal, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Page, W. A. Phillips, Pierce, Plaisted, Purman, Rainey, M. S. Robinson, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Savage, Seelye, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, A. H. Smith, Starkweather, Stevenson, Thornburgh, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, Waldron, Wheeler, J. D. White, Whiting, G. Willard, A. Williams, A. S. Williams, C. G. Williams, W. R. Williams, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr. Woodbum, Woodworth—93.

Same day—Mr. Carter H. Harrison offered the following:

Resolved, That in the distribution of the patronage under the House of Representatives and in the Government generally, those duly elected, and who by law have the appointment of subordinates, should regard the Jeffersonian test—is he honest? is he faithful? is he capable?—and that recent events in Federal administration give peculiar emphasis to this democratic sentiment.

On which the previous question was demanded and seconded, and the resolution passed.

January 6—Mr. New offered the following: Resolved, That the fraternal feeling and good-will now existing in all sections of the Union, and the manifest disposition and purpose of the men who battled against each other in the late civil war to join hands as one people in the future is a most auspicious ushering in of the centennial year; and while the people are thus making an honest effort to live together in peace and uphold the same flag for an undivided country, their representatives in Congress should do no act which will unnecessarily disturb the patriotic concord now existing and increasing, or wantonly revive the bitter memories of the past.

Which was unanimously agreed to—yeas 250, nays o (not voting 40).

Resumption of Specie Payments.

December 15—Mr. Eugene Hale offered the following preamble and resolutions:

Whereas the country is suffering under the evils of an irredeemable currency, which causes uncertainty in business and stimulates speculation, to the prejudice of legitimate business and labor; and whereas both political parties in the United States stand committed against repudiation and in favor of a speedy return to specie payment; and whereas Congress established a like policy in the act of March 16, 1869, which was followed by the act of January 14, 1875, providing for the resumption of specie payments on the 1st day of January, 1879; therefore

Resolved, That, in the judgment of this House, prompt legislative measures should be taken to render said act of January 14, 1875, effective, by placing in the hands of the Secretary of the Treasury whatever power may be necessary to that end.

And he demanded the previous question upon it; but the House refused to second the same on a count—ayes 75, noes 143. And it was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency.

Subsidies to Railroads.

December 15—Mr. Holman offered the following:

Resolved, That in the judgment of this House,' in the present condition of the financial affairs of the Government, no subsidies in money, bonds, public lands, indorsements, or by pledge of the public credit, should be granted by Congress to associations or corporations engaged or proposing to engage in public or private enterprises; and that all appropriations from the public treasury ought to be limited at this time to such amounts only as shall be imperatively demanded by the public service.

Which was agreed to—yeas 223, nays 33, (not voting 33,) as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. C. H. Adams, Ainsworth, AnDerson, Ashe, Bagby, G. A. Bagley, J. H. BagZey, jr., J- H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Banning, Beebe, S. N Bell, Blackburn, Blaine, Blair, Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bradley, J. K Brown, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, S. D. Burchard, Burleigh, J. H. Caldwell, W. P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Gate, Caulfield, Chapin, Chittenden, J.

B. Clarke, J. B. Clark, jr.,Clymer,Cochrane, Col-
lins, Conger, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Crapo, Crounse,
Culberson, Cutler, Danford, Joseph J. Davis,
Davy, DeBolt, Denison, Dibrell, Dobbins, Du-
rand, Eames, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Evans,
Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Fort, Foster, Franklin,

C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Fuller, Garfield, Cause,
Gibson, Glover, Goodin, Gunter, E. Hale, A. H
Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Haralson, Hardenbergh,
B. W. Harris, H. R. Harris, C. H Harrison,
Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Haymond, Hen-
derson, Henkle, Hereford, A. S. Hewitt, G, W.
Hewitt, Hill, G. F. Hoar, Holman, Hooker,
Hopkins, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurd,
Jenks,* F. Jones, Joyce, Kasson, Ketchum,
Kimball, King. Knott, F. Landers, G. M. Lan-
ders, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Levy,
B. B. Lewis, Lord, Luttrell, Lynch, Lynde, L.
A. Mackey, Magoon, Maish, MacDougall, Mc-
Crary, J. W. McDill, Mc Far land, McMahon,
Metcalfe, Miller, Milliken, Money, Monroe,
Morgan1 Morrison, Mutchler, Nash, Heal, Hew,
Norton, O'Brien, Odell, Oliver, Packer, Page,
Payne, J. F. Philips, W. A. Phillips, Pierce,
Piper, Piaisted, Poppleton, A. Potter, Rainey,
Randall, L>. Rea, J. B. Reilly, A. V. Rice, J.
Robbins, W. M. Robbins, C. B. Roberts, M. S.
Robinson, M. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Savage, M.
Sayler, Scales, Schumaker, Seelye, Sheakley,
Singleton, Sinnickson, A. H. Smith, W. E, Smith,
Southard, Sparks, Springer, Starkweather, Sten-
ger, Stevenson, Stowell, Tarbox, Teese, C. P.

Thompson, P. F. Thomas, Thornburgh, M. I.
Townsend, Tufts, Turney, Van Vorhes, J. L.
Vance, Waddell, Waldron, C. C. B. Walker,
A. S. Wallace, Walling, Ward, Warren,
Wheeler, Whiting, Whitthorne, Wigginton,
Wike, G. Willard, A. S. Williams, C. G. Wil-
liams, J. Williams, J.D. Williams, J.N. Wil-
liams, W. B. Williams, Willis, B. Wilson, J.
Wilson, A. Wood, jr., F. Wood, Woodworth—
223.

Nays—Messrs. Cabell, Darrall, Douglas, Dunnell, Goode, Hancock, J. T. Harris, House, Hunton, Hyman, T. L. Jones, Kelley, Lamary Mills, Morey, O'Neill, E. Y. Parsons, Reagan, J. Reilly, Slemons, R. Smalls, Strait, Stone, Terry, Throckmorton, 'Tucker, R. B. Vance,

J. W. Wallace, E. Wells, G. W. Wells, J. D.
White, Yeates, C. Young—33.

On "Third Term."

December 15—Mr. Springer offered the following:

Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, the precedent established by Washington and other Presidents of the United States, in retiring from the presidential office after their second term, has become, by universal concurrence, a part of our republican system of government, and that any departure from this time-honored custom would be unwise, unpatriotic, and fraught with peril to our free institutions.

Which was agreed to—yeas 234, nays 18 (not voting 37), as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. C. H. Adams, Ainsworth, AnDerson, Ashe, Atkins, G. A. Bagley, J. H Bagley Jr., J. H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Banning, Beebe, S. N. Bell, Blackburn, Blair, Bland, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, J. Y. Brown, W. R. Brown, Buckner, H. C. Burchard, S. D. Burchard, Burleigh, Cabell, J. H. Caldwell, W. P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, Cason, Cate, Caulfield, Chapin, Chittenden, J. B. Clarke, J. B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Cochrane, Collins, Conger, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Crapo, Crounse, Culberson, Cutler, Danford, Darrall, Joseph J. Davis, Davy, DeBolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Dunnell, Durand, Eames, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Evans, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Fort, Foster, Franklin, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Fuller, Garfield, Gause, Gibson, Glover, Goode; Goodin, Gunter, E. Hale, ^7. H. Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Hancock, Hardenbergh, B. W. Harris, H. R. Harris, J. T. Harris, C. H Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Hathorn, Haymond, Henderson, Henkle, Hereford, A. S. Hewitt, G. W. Hewitt, Hill, G. F. Hoar, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, Hoskins, House, Hunter, Hunton, Jenks, F. Jones, T. L. Jones, Joyce, Kasson, Kelley, Ketchum, Knott, F. Landers, G. M> Landers, Lane, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Levy, B. B. Lewis, Lord, Luttrell, Lynde, L. A. Mackey, Maish, McCrary, J. W. McDill, McMahon, Metcalfe, Miller, Milliken, Mills, Money, Monroe, Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Neal, New, Norton, O'Brien, Odell, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, E. Y. Parson% Payne, J. F. Philips, W. A. Phillips, Pierce, Piper, Poppleton, A. Potter, Powell, Randall, D. Rea, Reagan, J. Reilly, J. B. Reilly, A. V. Rice, J. Robbins, W. M. Robbins, C. B. Roberts, M. S. Robinson, M. Ross, S. Ross, Sampson, Savage, M. Sayler, Scales, Schumaker, Seelye, Sheakley, Singleton, Sinnickson, A. H. Smith, W. E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Starkweather, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Swann, Tarbox, Teese, Terryy C. P. Thompson, P. F. Thomas, Throckmorton, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tucker, Tufts, Turney, Van Vorhes, J. L. Vance, R. B. Vance, Waddell, Waldron, C. C. B. Walker, G. C. Walker, J. W. Wallace, Walling, Walsh, Ward, Warren, E. Wells, Wheeler, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wigginton, Wike, G. Willard, A. S7 Williams, C. G. Williams, J. Williams, J. D. Williams, J. N. Williams, W. B. Williams, Willis, B. Wilson, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., F. Wood, Woodworth, Yeates, C. Young—234.

Nays—Messrs. Bradley, Denison, Haralson, Hoge, Hubbell, Hyman, Lynch, MacDougall, Nash, Page, Plaisted, Pratt, R. Smalls, A. S. Wallace, Walls, G. W. Wells, J. D. White, Whiting—18.

December 17—Mr. Page offered the following:

Whereas the Constitution of the United States, as framed by the fathers of the republic, imposes no limit upon the eligibility of any citizen to the office of President further than that he shall be native-born and of a certain age and time of residence: Therefore be it

Resolved, That in the judgment of this House the right of selecting candidates for the office of President can only be lawfully exercised by the people under existing constitutional restrictions, and has never been delegated by the people to the House of Representatives or to any members of the same, and that any attempt by the House of Representatives to limit or forestall the public will on a question of such importance is an invasion of powers reserved to the people at large, to be freely exercised by them without any interference from any legislative body whatever.

And he demanded the previous question upon it, but the House refused—yeas 30, nays 89.

May 22—The resolution coming up,

Mr. C. H. Harrison and Mr. Blount moved to lay it on the table; which was agreed to— yeas 147, nays 82 (not voting 60), as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, J. H. Bagley,jr., Beebe, S. N. Bell, Blackburn, Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, J. Y. Brown, Buckner, S. D. Burchard, Cabell, J. H Caldzvell, W. P. Caldwell, Candler, Cate, J. B. Clarke, J. B. Clark, jr., Clymer, Collins, Cook, Cowan, Culberson, Cutler, Joseph y. Davis, DeBolt, Dibrell, Durand, Durham, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Faulkner, Felton, Finley, Forney, Franklin, Fuller, Gause, Gibson, Glover, Go ode, Gunter, A. H Hamilton, R. Hamilton, Hancock, Hardenbergh, H. R. Harris, y. T. Harris, C. H. Harrison, Hartndge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Haymond, Henkle, Hereford, A. S. Hewitt, G. W. Hewitt, Hill, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Hunton, Hurd, yenks, F. yones, T. L. yones, Kehr, Knott, Lamar, F. Landers, G. M. Landers, Le Moyne, Levy, B, B. Lewis, Lord, Luttrell, McFarland, Metcalfe, Milliken, Mills, Money, Morgan, Mutchler, Neal, New, Oliver, E. Y. Parsons, Payne, y. F. Philips, Pierce, Piper, Poppleton, Powell., Randall, D. Rea, Reagan, y Reilly, y. B. Reilly, A. V. Rice, Riddle, y. Robbins, W. M. Robbins, C. B. Roberts, M. Ross, Savage, M. Sayler, Scales, Schleicher, Seelye, Singleton, Slemons, W. E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Stenger, Stone, Tar box, Teese, Terry, C. P. Thompson, Throckmorton, Tucker, Tumey, R. B. Vance, Waddell, C. C. B. Walker, G. C. Walker, Walling, Walsh, Warren, Whitthorne, Wike, y. Williams, y D. Williams, y N. Williams, Willis, F. Wood, Yeates, C. Young—147.

Nays—Messrs. C. H. Adams, Ainsworth, Anderson, J. H. Baker, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Banks, Bass, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, Burleigh, Campbell, Caswell, Conger, Crapo, Danford, Davy, Denison, Dunnell, Eames, Fort, Foster, C. Freeman, Frost, Frye, Goodin,

E. Hale, Haralson, B. W. Harris, Hathorn, Hendee, Hoge, Hoskins, Hunter, Hyman, Kasson, Kelley, Ketchum, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lynch, Lynde, E. W. M. Mackey, Magoon, McDougall, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Monroe, Morey, Nash, Norton, O'Neill, Packer, Page, W. A. Phillips, Plaisted, T. C. Piatt, A. Potter, Pratt, Rainey, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, Thornburgh, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Wait, Waldron,

A. S. Wallace, J. W. Wallace, G. W. Wells, J. D. White, G. Willard, C. G. Williams, W. B. Williams, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., Woodburn

"The People a Nation."

1876, March 13—Mr. John H. Baker moved to suspend the rules so as to enable him to submit and the House to agree to, the following resolution:

Resolved, That the people of the United States constitute one nation and not a mere confederacy of States or nations; that the Constitution was formed by the people acting in their primary and individual capacity through their delegates thereto duly constituted; that the Government under the Constitution is one of the people, by the people, and for the people; that in its appropriate sphere the Government of this nation is sovereign and supreme; that in its nature it is permanent and indissoluble except by the act and consent of the whole people; that no State has the right or authority to judge of the constitutionality of the laws enacted by it, and to nullify or resist the execution of the same; and that all overt acts by any State or the people thereof of secession therefrom, or of rebellion against the same, constitute treason; and that the late war of the rebellion for the dismemberment of the Union was causeless and indefensible on any theory of right or constitutional law.

Which was disagreed to—yeas 97, nays 75, not voting 117, as follow:

Yeas—Messrs. Ainsworth, Anderson, J. H. Baker, Ballou, Bass, Blaine, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C. Burchard, Campbell, Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Chittenden, Conger, Danford, Davy, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Durand, Eames, Evans, Farwell, Fort, Foster, Frost, Goodin, A. H. Hamilton, Hardenbergh, B. W. Harris, Hathorn, Haymond, Hendee, Henderson, G, F. Hoar, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hyman, yenks, Joyce, Kasson, Kehr, Kelley, Lapham, W. Lawrence, Leavenworth, Lynch, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, J. W. McDill, Miller, Monroe, Nash, New, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Page, y Phelps, W. A. Phillips, Pierce, Plaisted, T. C. Piatt, A. Potter, Powell, y. B. Reilly, M. S. Robinson, Rusk, Sampson, Seelye, Sinnickson, R. Smalls, A. H. Smith, Strait, Stevenson, Teese, Thornburgh, W. Townsend, Tufts, Van Vorhes, y. L. Vance, A. S. Wallace, J. W. Wallace, J. D. White, G. Willard, A. Williams, A. S. Williams, C. G. Williams, W.

B. Williams, J. Wilson, A. Wood, jr., Woodburn, Woodworth—97.

Nays—Messrs. Ashe, Atkins, Beebe, Blackburn, Bland, Blount, Boone, Bright, y. Y. Brown, Cabell, y H. Caldwell, W. P.Caldwell, Candler, Cate, y. B. Clarke, Cook, Cowan,

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