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every member present voted in the al
frmative. So the amendment was a.
greed TO unanimously.
Mr.. Farsn now moved 10 insert, al
ter the words 'by The people, as they
now stood IN the resolution, these
words; .Or the states by their Legisla.
tures.'
Mr.. Greed moved to add TO these
words, the following: when expressed
by the people,
Mr.. FaraB accepted The words last
proposed, as an amendment to his own
when
Mr.. Enyeart moved, as a substitute
for the amendment as it then stood,
these words: 'or by their representa-
tives in the State LsgisIatures.'
Mr.. Faran withdrew his amend.
menl.
Mr.. Creed now moved to add these
words, 'wben thereuGto authorized by
the people,
MIR. Euyeart accepted the words
last proposed.
Mr.. Smith inquired if it would be
in order TO strike out part of the a
mendment as il now stood.
The Chair 0he Speaker having re.
assumed ill., replied in the negative.
The question now turned on agree,
ing 10 the amendment, and was deci.
ded in the affirmative, by a uuanimOIs
vote.
The resolution as amended, reads
as followws:
%. ResOiUed, That we believe the
right ofinstrucuou, BY The people, or
By their Representatives. in the STATE
legislature yhen thsreuntO author
i=ed by the people, to be one of the
fundamental principles of a reprssen.
tative government, and essentially ne,
eessary 10 the purity and stability oi
our republican institutions; and that
in case the agents of the people are I'm
able TO obey the instructions Of their
respective constituents, it IS their sol
emn duty 10 resign the power iutrus.
ted 10 them into the hands Of those
who gave it.
Mr.. Creed then moved TO insert
the following as the first resolution,
viz:
'Resolved, That the Constitution oi
Chic emsaated directly from the Peo
pie. and The exercise Of any powers
under it but such as are expressly del
egated. is at once suhverslve Of the
peoples rights.
MIR. Faran moved to amend the
foregoing, by inserting the following.
10 come in after the word delegated,
to wit: 'or such as naturally arise out
of the powers granted
The amendment was agreed 10, and
the resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. Morris now moved further TO
amend the Sd resolution, (inserted
bove, 10 its last clause, by inserting
the people,, after tho word constitu
ents, in The 6th line.
Mr. Enyeart moved to add, COR thei1
legal agents. after The words tho 'peo
Ple.'
Mr.. Morris accepted the amend
nent.
Mr. Blackburn Of Columbiana, mo
we'd to strike out legal agents. ant
Insert representatives, and a divl-
sion Of the question being sailed for
it TUNED first on striking out, and wa
lost.
Mr.. Creed now moved 10 amenc
the pending amendment by adding
when thereunto cOnstitutionally su
thorizad;' which was agreed TO with
out a division.
The question now turning on agret
ing 10 Inserting in The last clause o
the resolution above. after the wore
constituents, the words, 'the people
or their legal agents when thereuntt
coUstitulionaIly suthorized,' Messrs
Harlan, HosbroOk, and Walton spoke
against The adoption Of it; but before
the question was taken the whole sui
ject was laid on tue table, by the
House adjOurning to 3 o'clock.
8 o'clock P. ". The considers
ton of the 'expunging' resolutions h'
wing been resumed.
Mr. Harlan moved that they be re
ferred 10 committee of one, with in
slrucliOns to strike out the amend
ments that had been made (iu the al
ternoon) which was decided ia the
ol;rm.tive -yeas Al naYS22