New-York tribune., 1867-03-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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After the reading Of the journal of yesterday, the
SPEAKER pre- >cntcd the resolutions adopted Yesterday
by the Maryland state Convention returning thanks 10
the Republican members OF the General Assembly Of Ma
ryland for their memorial presented few days ago az
declaring that they win oppose any convention set
MP in subycrslon Of the existing Constitution under
Convention hill which does not express the VII and ma
SFiy, , Of tS d % ps9%g % oy MARe{ A{ 70 eoPt ana @
and by an the means in their power. they viii resist ana
dcfr6y any such Constitution as revolutionary usui
Mr. FERNANDO WOOD Dem. y. W asked the Speaker
wrrc io ne paccd before the House in that vayi
The SPEAKER stated that the Chair was IN the habit
Of presenting memorials and resolutions 0 pubic b"ds
tat were sent 10 him II was for the House 20 make
what disposition of them 1t might THINK proper. a.,
Mr. WOOD remarked that he hsd IN his possession the
proceedings of meeting hsid recently in neW,notk & h h
indignation meeting IN TeitIe t9 .h" 'o r - IN
isEc 10 IR6RISS0Y urm " added that he aso had
some resolutions for the reconstruction oi Ne"l"ihp
Tine SPEAKER stated that the remarks Of neither gen
teman were gcrlnain TO the matter lie did not know
any motion that could be made except to raise the ques
tOn OF the reception ~ the resolutions.
Mr. WOOD inquired whether lie was right IN his under
standing, that If the proceedings 0i PotcA metuR N
NewY0rk sent To the Speaker they would be cub
The SPEAKER said he would not anticipate questions
Mr. THOMAS d,ep. Md said that the presentation q
those papers by the presiding officer took him as mucA
by surprise as it did any other member There was 40
concert the matter between the presiding officer ana
paper which distinguished 1t from ordinary nemOr!s,s
that came before Congress There was intense eNcli
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and a. il certainly would not tend, under any advice OF
hs in the direction spoken OF yesterday by The gentleman
cotrareties Of opinion would lead TO bOodshed but an
tIcipated pacific solution OF the diiiicnltlSs ne pio
majority Of the population OF Maryland abOrcd py te
oiigarchy and utterly denied that there republican
form of government in Maryland. 1t was an engine
Dt 0d fed e"PSop PSope shoaiG submit TO- That no
was, by the treachery, Of Gov. swami in; IN;
The people TO vote for Convention by which pro-
posed give addition Of twelve representatives. TO
minority Of the counties The people were up IN nri1s @
against such monstrOus propostoI-such an in4ultols
demand They had borne i long enough peueh'iy' 9%s %
city, submissiyely-eyen beyond what became y ny
people The question now was, what were they 10 70 Go
| tbe power of guaranteeing to each State republicaH
Unsi have power to create How was Congress exer
else that pOwcri BY an enabling aet; As the stt~
they appealed to Congress to give them such law -,
! Mr.. ELDRIDGE Dem, WIS., characterized hr'
strous claim Was Congress armed with original power
10 reform the Constitutions of States that existed when
Mr. THOMAS stated that at that time the Constitution
of Maryland was republican in form SO thofopgh,y re-
| IL gave every free black man the right 20 vote; 49,,
Mr.. BROOKS Dem. " remarked thHt II u ne liad not
he would been asonshed at the extraordinary pre-
sentation OF partisan memorial III h House ana atthe
still more extraordinary speech of The gentleman from
MARYLAND ThOnas) against his own state CONSTITUTION:
Mr. Brooks proceeded show that the same inequality OF
renresentaton complained Of by Mr. Thomas existed In
the States OF Maine and Connecticut that by the gerry
Wandering process In Pennsylvania and othSr states the
majority was cheated OF its representation ana tDat zeal
republican government existed In 10 State AS 70 len
| nesSee and Missouri there no more repnDlcausn
there than there existed under the Pacha OF Egypt orthe
Sultan OF Turkey There was no repuDncalsln repre-
seuted even In tile Senate Of the United states III was
body existing in utter defiance OF all republican forms OF
government and he expected the gentleman frOln Mary
land NIr ThOmas when he had succeeded III reforming
the affairs OF his state 10 introduce proposition 10
abolish the United States Senate The State OF Nebraska
with population not fifth OF the number that are
found every day under ground in the First Ward OF the
CITY Of attending 10 their daily business had
an equal IN the Senate with Illinois, OHIO,
Pennsylvania, and SewYork. The proposition oi the
gentleman from Maryland would amount TO an over
throw and subvcsOn OF the whole structure OF the GOV
ernment consolidation Of despOtsm of the worst KIND,
utterly ropugnant to the whole idea OF the founders OF
| the Republic. - -
I'm the course OF the delivery OF Mr. Brooks remarks he
Welded TO Interruptions from MesSrs. BLAINE Qiep,
| Mel BALDWIN Isep., Mass.), STEVENS (Rep, Ptnnl,
| COVODE (Rep, PENN, KELLEY Rep., PENN. DON
| NELLY (Rep., Mimi PAINE Rep, WIS., aud ANDER-
son rep. MOI, correcting statements III reference 10
| Mr. ROBINSON Dem, ". " inquired of Mr., Thomas
where lie found authority for his statement that Con
gess required 70 guarantee republican governments
MI THOMAS stated that he found it in the Const-
| tuition.
| Mr. ROBINSON denied that the Constitution gave any
such power Congress The phrase was that the United
States shall guarantee republican forms OF government
| but Congress not the United states.
| Mr.. GARFIELD inquired what was.
| Mr.. ROBINSON reDbe1 that Gen Grant. Admiral Far