The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WAsuysroy. Jan. 10, 1857.


wAsnIsGroS, Jan. 10, 1851
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Mr.. SPALpNG (rep) Of Ohio, asked leave TO oher
resolution psructing the Committee Judiciary to
prepare and report TO the House opinion in writing
respecting the necessity Of obtaining any further sane
ton the constitutional amendment than three ourths
OF the States actually represented in Congress
Mr. FScK tdem Of Ohio. objected and the resolution
not received.
Es 49, COMMANDER A. A. X. HUGHES.
On motion Of NJ WARD (rep.) OF N Y, the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs was directed inquire into the
ns scs ss' Of n
point Commander Aaron Hughes to the active list
Of the navy. ..............s-.... t.a
On motion OF Mr. Cook frepl OF H. the secretary on
courts Of the United States in North Carolina, and whe
Their any legislation necessary 70 secure the records Of
InE DrsrosxI OF UNITED STATES BONDS
On motion Of Mr. ALLISON rep Of Iowa, the sscrs.
with information in reference the disposal of United
States bonds &C, required by the act OF Aprl ~
gross the amount OF exchanges made o. money borrowed
under It, OF whom and on what TERMS also the amount
and character Of Indebtedness retired under IT. with
detailed statement Of the expense OF making sucn loans
TUE NArIosAI LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY.
The Serate bill TO Incorporate the National Life and
Accident Company OF tho District of Columbia
came up, and after being amended was laid on the
CONVERSATION or orrcxRs DISTRICT COURTS, ETC.
The House bin fixing the compensation Of the baii'is
also relating TO notaries public, was taken up and
passed. $50
Mr. MAYNARD (rep.) Of Tenn, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia reported bill to amend the
Of the District n to app s s 2.
Senate bill to INCORPORATE the Washington County Horse
Railroad Company In the District Of Columbia
The morning hour having expired the bill went over
THE RIGHT FOR RAIL AID PLANK RoADs
Mr.. JuIaS rep, Of Ind on leave introduced bill 70
extend the provisions of the act OF August 1862 grant
ing the right way for all rail and plank roads for ye
years which referred TO the Committee on Pubic
Lands.
The House then took up the bill introduced by Mr.
| Bingham being entitled TO the floor yielded to
Mr. PArsE, rep of Wis who spoke at length in opposi.
not the second section OF the bill, recognizing
the present State government for municipal purposes
and if that section struck he would vote
against the bill He denounced them piracal govern
mcnts which, up to this time had rested on the sons
OF Andrew Johnson and bis Northern and Southern sate
litos but would henceforh the soul OF the rash
young gentleman from Pennsylvania Chr. stevensl.
sponsioy and guilt Of Andrew Johnson The da-
bolcsl outrages perperated under those pratca gov
crnrents were daily ventilated in this hall ana yet here
posed eighteen months there might have been some
excuse 1r ~ 6u, now there was none na'
tons by Mr. Sralding but II would really seem that
that gentlemen lMr sevons) himself had scno longing
for the Presidential bread and butter. tI.aughter)
kv. BEaHAN repl OF Ohio, called the st,enon Of tho
House to the departure by the proposed measures from
ON by and "
people He would not limit the power q the people TO
S sus's NV s a NV. ~ e th ,sssrss
proposed By the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Ste-
vens ana hls own coieague III Asniey rne ~ MI
isys people cam. sssfsiy
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the country citizens OF the republic as deprived States OF
enuai nr,,ac,ion a. The laws o. placed
vyan npnro;son "a aisrsre;,sea Res ss made De
Seos aT Es savs . a
tbe neoria ensnses anon the incorncrs,,on into Inc
constitution NJ Of shs Ss' snssa S Be- sSod
give out thai amendment as tie basis Of rerso.
raion and tic peope Of the Unitsd ststes accepted
,Sa State rspSScsp couvcn:.ors scce5,ee The amend
men, a. such basis Of res,orsiion That however. did
70 those slstas not incompsi,be win the constitu.
tiou But this bill neither stood With the constitutional
amendrsen, nor with the auy o. Congress 10 give due
protection 10 citizens OF the United states Within the
disorranizei S,atos This hin gave no such protection
y Ds o. %ns &c 5appcs II
the constitutional amendment Let The future safety Of
the republic rest upon repeaabe guarantees imbedded
in tho IN surgcat States The American nationality ms
political organization never existed an hour except
Organized constitutional state governments There could
be no rsprssentave branch OF legislation save through
oTrauzed States He repeated there
American naiioualuv save through the states
Tho gentleman from l'ennsyIyanls tyfr stevsns)
had stated the other day that II was absurd 10 suppose
that one or the lately rebel States could take any act in
raiifypr the constiiutopsl amendment but the Com.
mtteo On peconsruciion had Thought otherwise for n
proved by the ratification OF Il by those States half the
states Of the Union to day had exercised the functions
of state eovernmen,s beforo they actually became
Salsa And the rsiacsticn Of these scts by Congress
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