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PROTEST OF THE MINORITY.
Presented in the House Of Represen
tstives on the esd inst,
AGAINST'THE EXPUNGlNG RES
OLUT!ONS.

AGAINST"IJHE EXPUNGIVG RES
OLUTIONS.
The undersigned Members of the
House Of Representatives, dissent
from, and PROTEST. against the follow
ing Preamble and resolutions, which
passed the House. on the Esd DeSem
ber, 1885.
Whereas, tie Senate'.of The United
States did, on the 9slh day of March,
1884, by Resolution declare, shat the
President, in the late executive pro.
ceedings in relation to the revenue,
has assumed upon himself authority
and power not conferred by the Con
slituriOn and laws, but in derogation
of BOTH" And whereas, the sane
was spread upon the journals of the
Senate, Of the United States, a mani
fest nsurpalion ofthe impeaching pow
er Of the House or Representatives,
as well as dangerous invasion of the
rights Of the Executive, both as such,
and as citizen Of The Republic.
And, whereas, the President, on
lhe'passsge Of the resolution aforesaid
caused 10 be laid before The Senate his
protest against II, requesting the inser
lion thereof upon the journals of that
body; and whereas The Senate did re
fuse compliance with such Just and
reasonable request. And, whereas,
if the said act Of the Senate be per.
mitted 10 pass uncensured, d prece
dent would thereby be established,
founded in dsIrpation and injustice,
and subversive of the first principle
Of Free Govetnment-the right of
the vIlest criminal to meet his accu
Sers face 10 face, and be heard 10 his
own defence.
And, whereas, the people of he
State Of Ohio require and demand of
their Representatives in the LegisIa.
tdfe assembled, a solemn and decided
expression of disapprObstion of The
said act Of the Senate, - Therefore,
/. ResOlVed, By The General us.
semJy Of the Slate Of Ohio, That
the said resolution of the Senate and
The action had thereon BY that Body,
we're without precedent gross "assump
tiOn Of power not conferred by the
Constitution and laws, but 10 violation
Of the Spirits Of both.
2. ResoiUed, That thu Senators
representing 10 Congress of this State,
be and they hereby are instructed add
required 10 vote for the expunging Of
The resolutions aforesaid, from the
journals Of The Senate
8. ResOIUed, That we believe the
right Of instruction one 0f the funda-
ihehtal principles Of representative
government, and essentially necessa,
sary to The purity and stability of our
republican institutions; and that in
case the agents of the people DIE una.
BILE TO obey the instruction Of their re.
specIive constituents, it is their SOL
emu duty to resign the power en,rusi
ed ID them into the hands of those
who gave il.
A. ResoIted, That the Governor of
this State be requested 10 transmit to
each of the Senators aforesaid, q co.
py Of these resolutions; also a copy 10
the President and Vice President OF
the U. States
s. Res0lVed, That in consideration
Of the distinguished relation in which
the Hon, Thomas H, Benton, one of
the Senators in Congress from the
State OF Missouri, stands to the sub.
feet Of the foregoing resolutions, the
Governor OF this State be also request
I'd to transmit copy Of these resOlcf
tions 10 that Senator.
The grounds Of dissent and protest,
the undersigned present, as fOllOwss
The Presmble is exceptionable, be.
causGit states that the resolution which
i sought to be expunged from the
JoGrnaiS Of the Senate Of the Emitted
States, conhins "a declaration unau.
by facts, aud that the adop.
lion Of said resolution was a manifest
OF the impeachiug power
sf The House Of Representatives., Is
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