The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-03

CONVERSATIONAL.
Washington, May 2.


HOUSE
The House took up and referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs the resolu.
tion of Dir. Blair of Missouri. calling on
the Secretary Of The Treasury 70 stste
the amount Of debt incurred BY the seve.
raj States 70 aid IN snpprsssisg The rebel.
lion. and declaring ss the judgement ol
the House that oil debts legitimstely con.
tracted should besasunsd I'd and liquidaped
by the general Government.
Tho House than took up the resolution
q NJ. Harding, offered last December,
declaring thas the Union is not dissolved
and whenever the rebeliion in any Of che
ssoedsd States shall be put down or sub
dued, either By force or voluntary submis.
sion to the authority Of the Constellation
and laws, such State shall b rsstersd
to all its rights and privileges under the
Constitution Of such State and the Con.
stitution Of the United States, including
the right to regulate, order and contro
its own domestic institutions free from
all executive control. Fss
M. Harding, Of Kentucky, said the
question turned on the fsct whether The
Union Is dissolved or not, and that when
ever : rsbellions Stsis is subdued or vol.
unnrily returns to its allegiance, it is =
State in the Union with all the rights be-
longing to it under the Constitution.
Mr. Harding said whoever voted agains1
the JssolutioA threw himself into the DO.
sitioa Of sayiag That the Union i dissolv
ed.~ None but revol1tienist. disunion.
ist, or secessiouist. would oppose it
Mr.. Upson of Michigan moved TO lay
the resolution on the table.
The motion Of NJ. Upson was agrsed
to-yeas 81, nays 81. yyv
|, Mr., Frank, OF N. Y, presented the =
solutions ofuks LsgisIsfaturs 81 NeeYesk
affirming and declaring, that the procla
nation 81 President Lincoln Declaring tn
extinction Of slavery was NOT only necss
sary, but wise, sfatesmAnIike and coasei
tutional measure; that it should Be mad
the fixed law Of the land, and requestip,
the Representatives and instructing e.
Senators from that Stste to support Il
amendment to the Constitution Of. &h,
United States prohibiting slavery in -,
State.
The resolutions were referred to th
judiciary Committee. w
The House took up Mr.. Wadswosth'
resolution declaring that the powers NO
delegated to the United States By th
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to ID
State, are reserved respectively to ID
States or to the people. and that the Ext
outive can neither difsctly OK ipd9ectl
exercise any Of the powers thus reserve
or lawfully restrict Or obstruct The exsI
else thereof BY the people.
M.FMnsvofths f16v1A TT tt -
luton be referred to the Committee o
| the Rebellious 6tstes. ..T Il s....s sss.ls
MIR. Cox moved 70 hy. Il % the tsbl
in order to get square vote upon Il. !
The motion vas disAgresd . by lls
| Mr.. Cox now asked for vote directl
onnth resolntion, which hesssid rbe,sl
affirmed the language sof the Constitusio,
bat the Ho1ss rsfeenk it - tho 6ele,
] Committee on Rebcllious States b. vo
OF 10 sgainst SO. -sa' $
sdaskoio1 of Nisos, of4x6a GO
olution vas adopted oalling on the Seer
tary 9 e ]. ths Nsyy e i!sEqiih Az ia6NR,
Irebel sana Whish nled6 49, 49, I 49,
lon The Unitld 81 ! tkfSel 10 s. 81
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