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constructions. Each is possible under the dock, Randolph, Robertson, Sharon, West, Whyte, language. The Constitution says:

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and the House of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted.

"It does not say who shall count them; it leaves it open to inference that they shall be counted by the two Houses on the one hand, or by the President of the Senate on the other. I will assume, for the sake of the argument, that you can give to it either construction. Í will assume that it is open to both views. Then the question comes, which is the more reasonable, which is the better, which is the safer of the two: to adopt that construction which gives this great power to one man, the President of the Senate, who may be counting the votes for himself, as it has turned out six times in our history; or would it be safer to leave it to the determination of the two Houses of Congress, representing the States and the people? If we are open to adopt either one of these constructions, I say the latter is the safer, it is the more reasonable, it is in conformity with the spirit of our government and of popular institutions. I then adopt the latter construction."

The Presiding Officer (Mr. Mitchell in the chair): "The question is on the amendment of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen) to the amendment of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper)."

The question being taken, resulted as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Conkling, Dawes, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, Howe, Logan, McMillan, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Paddock, Robertson. Sharon, West, and Windom-20.

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Booth, Boutwell, Christiancy, Cooper, Davis, Eaton, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Ingalls, Johnston, Jones of Florida, Kelly, Kernan, Key, McCreery, McDonald, Maxey, Merrimon, Mitchell, Norwood, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsbary, Stevenson, Thurman, Whyte, and Withers-29. ABSENT-Messrs. Alcorn, Cameron of Wisconsin, Caperton, Clayton, Cockrell, Conover, Cragin, Den, Dorsey, Edmunds, English, Hamilton, Harvey, Hitchcock, Jones of Nevada, Morrill of Maine, Oglesby. Patterson, Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, Wadleigh, Wallace, and Wright-24.

So the amendment to the amendment was rejected.

The Presiding Officer: "The question is on the amendment offered by the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Johnston) to the amendment of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper)."

Mr. Johnston: "I ask for the yeas and nays." The question being taken, resulted as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Bogy, Davis, Johnston, Kelly, McCreery, Ransom, Sargent, Saulsbury, Thurman, and Withers-11.

NAYS-Messrs. Booth, Boutwell, Burnside, Cameon of Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wisconsin, Christianey, Cockrell, Conkling, Cooper, Dawes, Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Gordon, Hamilton, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls, Jones of Florda, Key, Logan, McDonald, McMillan, Maxey, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morton, Norwood, Oglesby, Pad

Windom, and Wright-39.

ABSENT-Messrs. Alcorn, Anthony, Bayard, Bruce, Caperton, Clayton, Conover, Cragin, Dorsey, English, Goldthwaite, Hamlin, Harvey, Jones of Nevada, Kernan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Patterson, Sherman, Spencer, Stevenson, Wadleigh, and Wallace-23.

So the amendment to the amendment was rejected.

The President pro tempore: "The question recurs on the amendment proposed by the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper), which will be read."

The Secretary read the amendment, as follows:

And if the two Houses do not agree as to which return shall be counted, then that vote shall be by States in the manner provided by the Constitucounted which the House of Representatives, voting tion when the election devolves upon the House, shall decide to be the true and valid return.

The yeas and nays being taken, resulted as

follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bogy, Caperton, Cooper, Davis, Gordon, Johnston, Kelly, McCreery, McDonald, Ransom, Saulsbury, Thurman, and Withers-13.

NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Booth, Boutwell, Burnside, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wisconsin, Christiancy, Cockrell, Conkling, Dawes, Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls, Jones of Florida, Key, Logan, McMillan, Maxey, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Robertson, Sargent, West, Whyte, Windom, and Wright-35.

ABSENT Messrs. Alcorn, Anthony, Bayard, Bruce, Clayton, Conover, Cragin, Dorsey, English, Goldthwaite, Hamlin, Harvey, Jones of Nevada, Kernan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Patterson, Randolph, Sharon, Sherman, Spencer, Stevenson, Wadleigh, and Wallace-25.

So the amendment was rejected.

Mr. Maxey, of Texas, said: "I offer an amendment, and ask that it be read."

The Chief Clerk: "The amendment is to add to the second section the following:

But if the two Houses fail to agree as to which of the returns shall be counted, then the President of the Senate, as presiding officer of the two Houses, shall decide which is the true and valid return, and the same shall then be counted."

The President pro tempore: "The section will be read as it will stand if this amendment be agreed to."

The Chief Clerk read as follows:

SECTION 2. That if more than one return shall be

received by the President of the Senate from a State, purporting to be the certificates of electoral votes given at the last preceding election for President and Vice-President in such State, all such returns shall when assembled to count the votes; and that return be opened by him in the presence of the two Houses from such State shall be counted which the two Houses, acting separately, shall decide to be the true and valid return. But if the two Houses fail to agree as to which of the returns shall be counted, then the President of the Senate, as presiding officer of the two Houses, shall decide which is the true and valid return, and the same shall then be counted.

Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, said: "I have two objections to this amendment. The first

is one perhaps of mere phraseology. It declares that the President of the Senate, as presiding officer of the two Houses, shall decide.' I do not think myself, under the Constitution, that any duty of the President of the Senate imposed upon him by the Constitution, in respect of counting the votes, is in the character of a presiding officer of the two Houses, which implies a strict joint assembly, and logically to my mind would imply that the two Houses then and there assembled, as they frequently do in the States, as they do in my State, should act in a consolidated way, and decide any question that might arise just as either House would alone. Therefore, phrased as the amendment is, I cannot vote for it for that reason, for I do not understand that the President of the Senate is the presiding officer of either House when he is performing that duty, in any legal and constitutional sense. That he sits in the chair, and that everybody keeps quiet, I agree; but in respect of it in a legal and constitutional sense I do not believe it at all. But of course it would be very easy to change that phraseology.

"The objection that I have in substance to this amendment, and which to my mind is absolutely fatal, is that the President of the Senate may be, sometimes has been, and very likely often will be, a candidate for President or for Vice-President himself, and this amendment proposes that that very person, selected by designation, shall, in a case of great doubt and dispute, when the two Houses, acting with a patriotic disposition to follow the law and the Constitution, are unable to agree, decide himself whether he shall be President or not. It appears to me that that would be a very unsafe and dangerous proposition. It is wrong in principle, as I think; and, that it would be dangerous in the last degree in practice, I have no doubt at all."

Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, said: "I would suggest to the Senator from Texas to make a correction in his amendment by blotting out the words 'as Presiding Officer of the two Houses.'"

Mr. Maxey: "I will state to the Senator from Pennsylvania that my attention was called to that by the Senator from Vermont. I think the expression 'President of the Senate' is sufficient, and that the words 'as Presiding Officer of the two Houses' are unnecessary. I ask that that modification be made."

The Chief Clerk: "It is proposed to insert at the end of the second section of the bill the following:

But if the two Houses fail to agree as to which of the returns shall be counted, then the President of the Senate shall decide which is the true and valid return, and the same shall then be counted."

The President pro tempore: "The question is on agreeing to this amendment."

The call of the roll resulted as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Bogy, Cameron of Pennsylvania,

-7.

Hamlin, Maxey, Robertson, Sargent, and Withers Boutwell, Burnside, Cameron of Wisconsin, CaperNAYS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Booth, ton, Christiancy, Conkling, Dawes, Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, English, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Hamilton, Howe, Ingalls, Johnston, Jones of Florida, Jones of Nevada, Kelly, Key, MeMaine, Morton, Norwood, Oglesby, Sharon, Whyte, Creery, McDonald, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morrill of and Wright-38.

ABSENT-Messrs. Alcorn, Bruce, Clayton, Cockrell, Conover, Cooper, Cragin, Davis, Dorsey, Harof Vermont, Paddock, Patterson, Randolph, Ran vey, Hitchcock, Kernan, Logan, McMillan, Morrill

som,

Saulsbury, Sherman, Spencer, Stevenson, Thurman, Wadleigh, Wallace, West, and Windom-28. So the amendment was rejected. Mr. Merrimon, of North Carolina, said: “I now offer the amendment which I suggested." The Chief Clerk: "It is proposed in section 2 of the bill, lines seven, eight, and nine, to strike out the words:

The two Houses acting separately shall decide to be the true and valid return.

"And in lieu thereof to insert:

Shall be duly authenticated by the State authorties, recognized by, and in harmony with, the United States, as provided by the Constitution.

"So that the section will read, if amended:

That if more than one return shall be received by the President of the Senate from a State, purporting to be the certificates of the electoral votes given at the last preceding election for President and VicePresident in such State, all such returns shall be opened by him in the presence of the two Houses when assembled to count the votes; and that return from such State shall be counted which shall be duly authenticated by the State authorities recog nized by, and in harmony with, the United States, as provided by the Constitution."

The President pro tempore: "The question is on the amendment proposed by the Senator from North Carolina."

The amendment was rejected.

Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey, said: "I have withheld the amendments that were under discussion yesterday, partly because I did not intend to speak to them, and partly because I felt that some amendments might be offered that would do away with the necessity for those which I had already presented. I now offer as an amendment to the pending bill the additional sections which I send to the Chair, and I ask the Clerk to read them."

The Chief Clerk: "It is proposed to insert as additional sections to the bill the following:

SECTION. To insure each State the count of the electoral vote, except it shall be rejected, as provided for in section 1 of this act, it is declared the duty of each House of Congress to record its vote by yeas and valid returns of a State; and it shall be the duty and nays upon all questions as to which are the true forward to the other a true and detailed return of of the presiding officer of each House to immediately such vote.

SEC. -. Should it then appear that the two Houses have failed to agree as to which are the true and valid returns, they shall immediately reassemble, and the President of the Senate shall announce those returns as valid which shall have received a majority

of all the votes cast in both Houses of Congress, considered as if in joint meeting assembled.

SEC.. Should it occur that the aggregate vote of both Houses be equally divided upon the question, then, and in that event only, the President of the Senate shall give the casting vote.

Mr. Randolph: "The Senator from Indiana, in speaking to this question, said that no plan had been presented, that no plan could be presented, which would not in certain exigencies leave a State unrepresented. I called his attention yesterday to the fact that the operation of the amendment that I had proposed would get rid of that difficulty. Under the amendment that I have suggested there is no contingency in which the electoral vote of a State can fail to be counted. Whether this be the right plan or not, I do not pretend to say, but I do say that the two Houses of Congress in one way or another will decide, and must deeide, which the true returns of a State are, and the difficulty that has been so frequently suggested in the course of this debate is overcome by it, and that, too, in a plain, practical

manner."

The yeas and nays were ordered; and being taken, resulted as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Caperton, Cooper, Davis, Gordon, Johnston, McCreery, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsbury, Thurman, and Withers-12. NAYS-Messrs. Bogy, Boutwell, Burnside, Cameron of Wisconsin, Christiancy, Conkling, Cragin, Dawes, Dennis, Dorsey, Eaton, Edmunds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Goldthwaite, Hamlin, Howe, Jones of Florida, Kelly, Key, Logan, McDonald, McMillan, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morrill of Maine, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Sargent, Spencer, Wadleigh, West, Whyte, Windom, and Wright-37. ABSENT Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bruce, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Clayton, Cockrell, Conover, English, Hamilton, Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalls, Jones of Nevada, Kernan, Maxey, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Robertson, Sharon, Sherman, Stevenson, and Wallace-24.

So the amendment was rejected.

The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendments made as in Committee of the Whole were concurred in. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and was read the third time. Mr. Burnside, of Rhode Island, said: "I move a reconsideration of the vote by which this bill was ordered to a third reading, with a view to offer an amendment."

The President pro tempore: "The Chair hears no objection. The motion to order the bill to a third reading is reconsidered, and the bill is now open to amendment."

Mr. Burnside: "I now offer my amendment."

The Chief Clerk read the amendment; which is to strike out all of section 2, and insert in lieu thereof

That if more than one return shall be received by the President of the Senate from a State, purporting to be the certificates of electoral votes given at the last preceding election for President and Vice-President in such State, he shall immediately make a report thereof to the Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who shall at once cause

the said Supreme Court to proceed to examine as to who are the legal electors of said State, and shall have power to send for persons and papers; and the said Chief-Justice shalf, on or before the last Tuesday in January next succeeding the meeting of the electors of President and Vice-President, report to the President of the Senate which of the said electors were legally elected; and the returns sent by the electors so designated shall, if in all other respects they are legal, be counted before the two Houses.

Mr. Burnside: "I am aware that there may be a supposed constitutional objection to this, but I think in an emergency like this, if it is possible for Congress to give the Constitution

a liberal construction which will enable us to avoid the discord that may arise from double sets of returns from any single State at the next election, we ought to do it. Take, for instance, the case of Louisiana. If the electoral votes should be so equally divided as to make the return from that State decide the election, it is clear to me, and must be clear to every Senator here, that the two Houses would disagree upon that subject. It is clear to me that the present House of Representatives, the

same House which is to act when we count the electoral votes at the next presidential election, would declare the McEnery government the legal government of the State of Louisiana. We all know that the Senate would declare the Kellogg government the legal government because it has already passed a resolution to that effect.

"Now, Mr. President, is it at all reasonable to suppose that either party would be satisfied with the result in such a case when the electoral votes are counted next February? Does any Senator believe that there would not be great discord in the country if that state of affairs should arise? Yet under this bill it may arise. I hold it to be the duty of Congress to pass some law or make some joint rule that will avert the difficulty."

Mr. Bayard, of Delaware: "I will offer now an amendment, the amendment originally proposed by the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper)."

The Chief Clerk: "At the end of the second section it is proposed to insert:

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And that if the two Houses do not agree as to which return shall be counted, then that vote shall be counted which the House of Representatives, voting by States in the manner provided by the Constitution when the election devolves upon the House, shall decide to be the true and valid return.

The President pro tempore: "The question is on the amendment of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Bayard). The amendment is to modify the second section before the question is taken on the amendment of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Burnside) to strike it out and insert a substitute. The Chair understands that this is the same amendment originally offered by the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper)."

The question being taken, resulted as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Caperton, Cooper, Davis, Goldthwaite, Johnston, Kelly, Key, McCree

ry, McDonald, Maxey, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsbury, Thurman, Wallace, and Withers-18.

NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth, Burnside, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wisconsin, Christiancy, Conkling, Dawes, Dennis, Dorsey, Eaton, Edmunds, English, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin, Howe, Jones of Nevada, Logan, McMillan, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morrill of Maine, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Sargent, Sherman, Whyte, Windom, and Wright-34. ABSENT-Messrs. Alcorn, Boutwell, Bruce, Clayton, Cockrell, Conover, Cragin, Gordon, Harvey, Hitchcock, Ingalls, Jones of Florida, Kernan, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Robertson, Sharon, Spencer, Stevenson, Wadleigh, and West-21.

So the amendment was rejected. The President pro tempore: "The question recurs on the amendment proposed by the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Burnside)." The amendment was rejected.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and was read the third time. . The President pro tempore: "Shall the bill pass?"

The yeas and nays being taken, resulted as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth, Burnside, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron of Wisconsin, Christiancy, Dawes, Dorsey, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin, Hitchcock, Ingalls, Jones of Nevada, Key, Logan, McMillan, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morrill of Maine, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, Thurman, Windom, and Wright-32.

NAYS-Messrs. Bayard, Bogy, Caperton, Cockrell, Conkling, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, English, Goldthwaite, Howe, Johnston, Jones of Florida, Kelly, McCreery, McDonald, Maxey, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsbury, Stevenson, Wallace, Whyte, and Withers-26.

ABSENT--Messrs. Alcorn, Boutwell, Bruce, Clayton, Conover, Cragin, Gordon, Harvey, Kernan, Morrill of Vermont, Norwood, Robertson, Sharon, Wadleigh, and West-15.

So the bill was passed.

In the Senate, on January 10th, Mr. Whyte, of Maryland, offered 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 carrying into effect the objects for which it was of a confederated republic, and, for the purpose of 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 taken on the resolution.

In the House, on December 15, 1875, Mr. Hale, of Maine, submitted the following preamble and resolution, upon which he called the previous question:

Whereas, The country is suffering under the evils of in business and stimulates speculation, to the preju an irredeemable currency, which causes uncertainty dice 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-prompt legislative measures should be taken to renResolved, That, in the judgment of this House, der the 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.

The question was upon seconding the previous question.

The House divided; and the tellers reported that there were-yeas 75, nays 143.

So the previous question was not seconded.

In the House, on December 15th, Mr. Holman, of Indiana, said: "I submit the follow

In the Senate, on December 15, 1875, Mr. ing resolution and on it demand the previous

Morton, of Indiana, submitted the following concurrent resolutions, which were read:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

The resolutions were ordered to be printed, but no subsequent action was taken on them.

question: "

Resolved, That in the judgment of this House, in the present condition of the financial affairs of the Government, no subsidies in money, bonds, publie lands, indorsements, or by pledge of the public credit, should be granted by Congress to associations er 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.

The previous question was seconded; yeas 138, nays not counted.

The main question was ordered.

The Speaker: "The main question having been ordered, the question is, Will the House adopt the resolution?

The question was taken, and resulted as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe, Bagby, George A. Bagley, John H. Bagley, Jr., John H. Baker, William H. Baker, Ballon, Ban ning, Beebe, Bell, Blackburn, Blaine, Blair, Bland, Bliss, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bradley, John Young Brown, William R. Brown, Horatio C. BurCaldwell, William P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, chard, Samuel D. Burchard, Burleigh, John H. Cannon, Cason, Caswell, Cate, Cauldfield, Chapin,

Chittenden, John B. Clarke, of Kentucky, John B. Clark, Jr., of Missouri, Clymer, Cochrane, Collins, Conger, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Crapo, Crounse, Culberson, Cutler, Danford, Davis, Davy, De Bolt, Denison, Dibrell, Dobbins, Durand, Eames, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Evans, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Fort, Foster, Franklin, Freeman, Frost, Frye, Fuller, Garfield, Gause, Gibson, Glover, Goodin, Gunter, Hale, Andrew H. Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, Haralson, Hardenbergh, Benjamin W. Harris, Henry R. Harris, Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Haymond, Henderson, Henkle, Hereford, Abram S. Hewitt, Goldsmith W. Hewitt, Hill, Hoar, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurd, Jenks, Frank Jones, Joyce, Kasson, Ketchum, Kimball, King, Knott, Franklin Landers, George M. Landers, Lapham, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Levy, Lewis, Lord, Luttrell, Lynch, Lynde, Levi A. Mack ey, Magoon, Maish, MacDougall, McCrary, MeDill, McFarland, McMahon, Metcalfe, Miller, Milliken, Money, Monroe, Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Nash, Neal, New, Norton, O'Brien, Odell, Oliver, Packer, Page, Payne, John F. Philips, William A. Phillips, Pierce, Piper, Plaisted, Poppleton, Potter, Rainey, Randall, Rea, James B. Reilly, Rice, John Robbins, William M. Robbins, Roberts, Robinson, Miles Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Savage, Sayler, Scales, Schumaker, Seelye, Sheakley, Singleton, Sinnickson, A. Herr Smith, William E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Starkweather, Stenger, Steven son, Stowell, Tarbox, Teese, Thompson, Thomas, Thornburgh, Martin I. Townsend, Tufts, Turney, Van Vorhes, Vance, Waddell, Waldron, Charles C. B. Walker, Alexander S. Wallace, Walling, Ward, Wheeler, Whiting, Whitthorne, Wigginton, Wike, Willard, Alpheus S. Williams, Charles G. Williams, James Williams, James D. Williams, Jeremiah N. Williams, William B. Williams, Willis, Benjamin Wilson, James Wilson, Alan Wood, Jr., Fernando Wood, and Woodworth-223.

W

arren,

NAYS-Messrs. Cabell, Darrall, Douglas, Dunnell, Goode, Hancock, John T. Harris, House, Hunton, Hyman, Thomas L. Jones, Kelley, Lamar, Mills, Morey, O'Neill, Parsons, Reagan, John Reilly, Slemons, Smalls, Straight, Stone, Terry, Throckmorton, Tucker, Robert B. Vanco, John W. Wallace, Eras tus Wells, G. Wiley Wells, White, Yeates, and Young--36.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Atkins, Banks, Barnum, Bass, Bright, Buckner, Durham, Farwell, Hathorn, Hays, Hendee, Hoge, Hurlbut, Kehr, Lane, Edmund W. M. Mackey, Meade, Phelps, Platt, Powell, Pratt, Purnam, Sobieski Ross, Schleicher, Swann, Washington Townsend, Gilbert C. Walker, Walls, Walsh, Whitehouse, Andrew Williams, Wilshire, and Woodburn-33.

So the resolution was adopted.

In the House, on December 15th, Mr. Springer, of Illinois, said: "I offer the following resolution, upon which I move the previous question: "

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 be eme, 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.

The question was put upon seconding the previous question, and on a division there were -yeas 144, nays 2.

So the previous question was seconded. The main question was then ordered to be put, being upon the adoption of the resolution.

The question was taken on the resolution, and resulted as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe Atkins, George A. Bagley, John H. Bagley, Jr., John H. Baker, William II. Baker, Ballou, Banning, Beebe, Bell, Blackburn, Blair, Bland, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, John Young Brown, William R. Brown, Buckner, Horatio C. Burchard, Samuel D. Burchard, Burleigh, Cabell, John H. Caldwell, William P. Caldwell, Campbell, Candler, Cason, Cate, Cauldfield, Chapin, Chittenden, John B. Clarke, John B. Clark, Jr., Clymer, Cockrane, Collins, Conger, Cook, Cowan, Cox, Crapo, Crounse, Culberson, Cutler, Danford, Darrall, Davis, Davy, De Bolt, Dibrell, Douglass, Dunnell, Durand, Eames, Eden, Egbert, Ellis, Ely, Evans, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, Fort, Foster, Franklin, Freeman, Frost, Frye, Fuller, Garfield, Gause, Gibson, Glover, Goode, Goodin, Gunter, Hale, Andrew H. Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, Hancock, Hardenbergh, Benjamin W. Harris, Henry R. Harris, John T. Harris, Harrison, Hartridge, Hartzell, Hatcher, Haymond, Henderson, Henkle, Hereford, Abram S. Hewitt, Goldsmith W. Hewitt, Hill, Hoar, Holman, Hooker, Hopkins, Hoskins, House, Hunter, Hunton, Jenks, Frank Jones, Thomas L. Jones, Joyce, Kasson, Kelley, Ketchum, Knott, Franklin Landers, George M. Landers, Lane, Lapham, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Levy, Lewis, Lord, Luttrell, Lynde, Levi A. Mackey, Maish, McCeary, McDill, McMahon, Metcalfe, Miller, Milliken, Mills, Money, Monroe, Morgan, Morrison, Mutchler, Neal, New, Norton, O'Brien, Odell, Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Parsons, Payne, John F. Philips, William A. Phillips, Pierce, Piper, Poppleton, Potter, Powell, Randall, Rea, Reagan, John Reilly, James B. Reilly, Rice, John Robbins, William M. Robbins, Roberts, Robinson, Miles Ross, Sobieski Ross, Sampson, Savage, Sayler, Scales, Schumaker, Seelye, Sheakley, Singleton, Sinnickson, A. Herr Smith, William E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, Springer, Starkweather, Stenger, Stevenson, Stone, Swann, Tarbox, Teese, Terry, Thompson, Thomas, Throckmorton, Martin I. Townsend, Washington Townsend, Tucker, Tufts, Turney, Van Vorhes, John L. Vance, Robert B. Vance, Waddell, Waldron, Charles C. B. Walker, Gilbert C. Walker, John W. Wallace, Walling, Walsh, Ward, Warren, Erastus Wells, Wheeler, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wigginton, Wike, Willard, Alpheus S. Williams, Charles G. Williams, James Williams, James D. Williams, Jeremiah N. Williams, William B. Williams, Willis, Benjamin Wilson, James Wilson, Alan Wood, Jr., Fernando Wood, Woodworth, Yeates, and Young--233.

NAYS-Messrs. Bradley, Denison, Haralson, Hoge, Hubbell, Hyman, Lynch, MacDougall, Nash, Page, Plaisted, Pratt, Smalls, Alexander S. Wallace, Walls, G. Wiley Wells, White, and Whiting-18.

NOT VOTING-Messrs. Bagby, Banks, Barnum, Bass, Blaine, Bliss, Cannon, Caswell, Dobbins, Durham, Farwell, Hathorn, Hayes, Hendee, Hurd, Hurlbut, Kehr, Kimball, King, Lamar, Edmund W. M. Mackey, Magoon, McFarland, Meade, Morey, Phelps, Platt, Purman, Rainey, Rusk, Schleicher, Slemons, Straight, Stowell, Thornburgh, Andrew Williams, Wilshire, and Woodburn-38.

Accordingly the resolution was adopted.

In the House, on March 13, 1876, Mr. Baker, of Indiana, said: "I send a resolution to the Clerk's desk to be read, and move that the rules be suspended so as to adopt the resolution now, and upon that motion I call for the yeas and nays." The Clerk read as follows:

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

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