Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-01-13

Hna, FrHme, Green, Hknby, Noslsni, George
a. Philips, Pyle, VoshsIl. and Speaker, Is
ysys-Nessrx. Correl, Houston Leaned, Nc
Ses- J. ". PaiiEra, Todd and Wlisi Z
NJ Ao-iAnd arose and sad Il EAs one -ssk
today since the country hSi been xpF-ised Of
the unparalleled interference Of the Arm! Of the
United Sta.ee with the Legislature o. sovet-
eign State Of the Union, and which h.d excited
the people Of this State frurs one eng to the
other. He considered j, high time that the Leg
islAturs Of Delaware should speak upon que--
ton Of 30 mnch importance and moved that the
resolutions offered cpon ths; subject te referred
70 the Committee on Federal Relations with in
stractions to report a, Al O'Clock T. NJ
The motion being adopted ths COMMITTEES re-
tired
on motion Of NJ vo-heI it ras ordered ths;
DO copies OF the blll repeating the TAI On bonds
md rnortg ages he prlnted for the use Of the
Honse-
On motion Of J. W Phillips the CLERK vss in
srrucsed 10 furnish each Of the members Of the
House with 4 cop! Of the lith volume Of the
laws Of the State.
r.,e the Wilmington Il Chesapeake Railroad
Company wAs read second time aud referred
20 the Committee on Corporations
The ioint resolution Of NJ Pyle referring 70
io.nt COW yeution on Wednesday. the lSih lnst
al Ii A NJ, 10 canvass the vote for Governor
and which had been withdrawn. ~s= modified,
again presented and sioptsd. and Mr.. Pyle sp-
pointed teller Oh the part Of the House
Jlt I4erk Ct ti4e ScLk-< cLleTcl aI4l
the House that the House joint resolution IL
reference 70 cAnyzs-ing The vote for Governor
xss conrured in and J. TuriGn Moore appointed
teller on the part Of the senate.
| The Committee on Federal Relations having re
TUNED Mr.. Praim, cbAirInAu presented the follow
| ing resolutions, which were un&nMo1s = ptet:
EssolC.i, BY the s-late and Hotiss u keprs set-
ta,ic@s Of aV s;ate Of DelakGre -. Js7srdl A..
sentIiy net, That Ulysses 5. Grant, President OF
| the United States IL causing the invasion VI the
| State Of Louisiana, By Federal Soldiers, the ar
and the dispersion Of the members Of the
| House Of Representative thereof and the =ubse-
| quent Illegal and forcible organization Of bodl
Of men 70 act as the Representative Of said
criminal usunstion which las NJ
parallel in the histor! Of the Republic that sact
action vas no. only Unauthorized. but IN PLAIN
violation of the Constitution Of the Cnite1
states and tend- directly to the -upyesslon Of
constitutional Government and the destruction
| Of the Federal Union
Rekolced, That We the Representatives. Of the
State Of Delaware, which Wa the hrst TO Adop
| the Federal Constitution. do in their name and II
their behalf record cur mO5t soleInn protes
against this dangerous act Of usurpa-ion by tb'
Federal Executive and invoke the authoritative
mandate OF the people Of the whole country
that the Constitutional limitations upol
the exercise Of the E1ecuty
power shall be observed, that nsuHation shAl
Immediately cease, that Constitutional Govern
ment shall be preserved, and civil liberty shai
be maintained In every Sovereign state Of IL
Union and that the military fact il II IN la
be made subaervient 10 the civil power.
Resoloed, That Ee heartily sympsthize Elt
the people OF Louisiana in their oppressed COZ
dition. and commend the patience and fOrbesi
snce with which they have borne the unprd
voked assaults, upon their Constitutiousl righ,
and liberties by the military power Of the co1L
try.
Resolced, Tha, our Senators are hereby in
structed, and our Representatives IN Congte-
requested to use all legal means IN their powe
10 secure to the State Of Louisiana her il,
righta under the Constitution Of the tnite
States a. a sovereign State Of the Federal Cl
ion.
T Adjourned to 10 A. NJ on Wednesday.