Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-27

dential chair. He did not believe
that they ever would keep a man beyond
the time which Washington's example had
sanctioned, and which was one Of the ira
ditiOns Of the Republic, but it was a very
grave and serious question to deprive the
people Of the power to choose.
Mr.. Kasson suggested that Il was seri-
Gus question with all popular governments,
whether ineligibility shOuldapply to any but
the next term of Office, and be proposed to
amend the bill in that respect BY allowing
eligibility after six years.
The amendment was allowed to be
offered.
On motion Of Mr.. +. r. Hoar, the vote
/ ordering the main Question was recon-
sldered, and the question opened TO dis
cdssion.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, defended
the Judiciary Committee from the implied
censtre Of his colleague (Mr. Hoar} in re-
gard 10 passing a constitutional amend
meDt under the previous question. The
proposition simply offered to the American
people to decide after full consideration,
and without any previous question. If the
House said that u woBld not OFFER them
such an amendment, there was no way in
which the people could discuss and pass
upon il. / agree that the people ought to
have the right to elect a man President
just as many times as they choose, and no
body ought 10 interfere with that right,
but the people ought also TO hays the c5Fs
relative right, which is to say that they
will not elect a man more than once, if
they want TO say so, and if We will not
give them that privilege, they can never
have the opportunity Of saying so.
Alter considerable discussion the Joint
resolution was Fejected-yeas 1s34, nays 104,
less than twO-thirds voting in the afIirma-
tive. All the Democrats voted for 1t, and
The following Republicans Nessrs. Al
bright, Bufineton, Canton; Cessna, Chit
tenden, CLAYTON, Darrall, Dawes, Uunnell,
Field, Foster, Garfield, GOOch, Gunckel,
Harrison, HaWley, Of Connecticut, Hazel
ton, Of New Jersey, Haskins, Hunter,
Kasson, kellogg, Kellinger, Lawrence,
Phelps, Phillips, Pierce, Pollard, Z. II.
Roberts, Sawyer, Scudder, Of New York,
Smith, q New York, Smith, Of Virginia,
Smith, Of Ohio, Southland, stanard, Strait,
StraWbridge, Thornburg, Tremaine, VIII
lard, of,VeTmOnt, Willard, of Michigan,
Williams, Of Massachusetts,, and Wilson;
Of Indiana.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts,, from the
Judiciary COMMITTEES, reported q resolution
in reference to the McGaTahan and New
Ibria Mining COmpany's claims in Califor-
mia, directing the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office TO institute legal pro-
eeedings in the name of the Government
against the New Ibria Mining Company in
the Circuit Court Of the United States for
California, to restrain the further waste Of
the property, and for the appointment Of a
receiver and the recovery Of possession, and
also for the recovery Of 100000 illegiti-
mstely and wrongfully taken therefrOm by
the New Ibris Mining Company and such
other action as the Commissioner may
deem proper; also directing the Secretary Of
the Interior not to issue patents to the New
Ibria Mining Company until the legal pro
ceedings are determined.
After long discussion, Mr.. Butler moved
the previous question, and it was seconded I
in the face Of noisy opposition. When il
came TO vote on the adoption Of the resO-
luton, an ATTEMPT was made to defeat it by
members opposed to it refraining from vot-
ing, but as the friends Of the measure init.
mated they would insist on a call of the
House, a quorum was eventually passed
between the tellers, and the resolution de-
clared adopted, 136 to II.
The House then adjourned.