Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-03
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IIouss.-The House took up and referred
10 the committee on military anairs, sne
,esolution Of Mr. Blair, Of Missouri, calling
On the Secretary Of the Treasury 70 stste
~. AMOUNT Of debt incurred BY tho several
States to cid 10 suppressing the rebellion,
and in declaring - the judgment OF the
Honse. that oil debts legitimately contract
Al should b assumed and liquidated ~
the general Government.
The House sben took up the resolution o.
NJ. Harding, offered last December, a..
clarine that the Uoion II not dissolved and
that whenever the rebellion IN any ono Of
the seceded States shall be subdued or put
down either By force or voluntary subniss
s,on to the authority cf the Constitution
and laws. such State shall be restored TO oil
lie rights and privileges under the constisa'
tion of such State add the Constitution OIL
the United States, including the right Il
regulate. order and control it, own dOmes'
tic institutions free from oil executive con
troll. Mr.. Harding said the question turne
on tho fact whether the Union il dissolved
Or not. and that whenever > rebeiIioua
state 10 subdued or voluntarily returns e
its allegiance, it 10 . State IN the Uni0r
With I'll tho rights belonging to It undel
the Constitution. Mr.. Harding said Who
ever held agsinst the resolution drew him
self in the position Of saying that tho Unior
il dissolved. Mono but revolutionary de
unionist or secessionist would oppose 1t
Mr.. Epson, Of Michigan, moved to 10y
tho resolution on the table. Agreed to
Yeas G7, nays Sc.
Mr.. Frank, Of N. Y. presented the rcso
buttons Of the Legislature of New York, 81
firming and declaring that the proclamation
Of President Lincoln declaring the extinc
ton Of slavery was not only . necessary
INIT I wise. ststesmanlike and constitution
81 measure. 1t should be made the fxet
law o! the land, and requesting the Repre-
scntatives aud instrrcting tue Senator
from that State to support an smendmen
TO the constitution Vi the United State
prohibiting slavery in any State. The rcso
iutious we're referred to the judiciary com
mittee.
The House took up Mr.. Wadsworth'
resolution declaring that tho persons no
delegated to the United States by tho con
stitution, nor prohibited BY it to the States
| are reserved respectively to the State % &
the people, and that the Executive can nei
Their directly or indirectly exercise any Q
| the powers thus reserved, or lawfully re
| strict or obstruct the exercise thereof b,
the people.
Mr.. Farnsworth moved that the resolu
| ton DO referred to the committee ON th
rebellious States.
Mr.. Cox moved u 10y it on tue Table i
order to get square vote upon it. Th
motion Vas disagreed to by II in negative
Mr.. Cox now asked Tor vote dlrectl
ON the resolution, which, he said, merel.
affirmed the language VI the Constitution
but the House referred it to Committee o.
rebellious States by . voto Of 70 against &c
On motion Of Mr.. johnson, Of Pa, tn
draining tho CITY Of culvcfss' Aid eleansin
Tire Warrington canal, in order to prcserv
tho health Of the city, which 10 greatly en-
dsngered BY the most deletrious miasm
and malignant atmosphere from the sur
rounding hospitals.
On motion Ut Mr.. Wilson Ct Iowa, . re
solution was adopted calling on the Secre
tary OF the Navy to furnish oil information
concerning the construction of the nava
ram which made recent attack on the U
s. forces ct or near Plymouth. Also Why
the destruction Of the ram Was not pre-
vented and precautions taken against it,
action.
A message was here received from Pres
ident Lincoln and read, giving the informs
ton called Tor respecting tho assignment d
MIR. Blair to . command in the army. The
message was referred to the Committee OF
Elections aud ordered to be printed.