The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-12-24
Congressional Proceedings.

It is already settled, as we expected, that
there is to be a hand-to-hand fight in Con-
gress for the vantage ground in next years
battle, and it is pretty clear that the Radi-
Gals are aiming to raise the bloody shirt as
their standard, and tho Democrats that of
thorough constitutional reform. The fol-
lowing proceedings will be found interest
ing, as indicative of the tactics employed in
the struggle. Holman and Mcdonald both
of Indiana, are DEMOCRATS; Springer is
Republican:
Holman, of Indiana, offered the follow
ing resolution:
"Resolyed, That in the judgment of this
House, in the present condition of the
financial affairs of the government, no sub
dorsenents or by pledge of the public
be BY
enterprises., and that all appropriations
ted at this time to such amounts only as
shall be ~1mperatively demanded by the
public service" Adopted; yeas 223; nays3O
Springer, of Illinois. offered resolution
the precedent established by Washington
and other Presidents OF the United States,
after their second term, has become. by
universal concurrence, a part of our fepub b.
lican system. and a departure from that
time honered custom won1d be unwise, un-
patriotic and fraught with evil to our free
institutions. Adopted, yeas 232; nays Is.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 2O.-The concurren mt
resolutions which Senator Mcdonald, of
Indiana, will offer in the Senate after the
holiday recess substitute for those
recently submitted by Senator Morton, and
of which he gave notice to-day, have not
been perfect ed and therefore could not be
presented to-day. Tho following is'a rough
draft Of them, containing; con the substance
changed somewhat before their presentation
to the s,enate:
Representatives concurring. That the peo-
pie of the United States constitute nat ion
and are onepeople in the manner only and to
Constitution and amendments thereto.
Resolved, That tho United Colonies de-
clared and achieved their Independence
and the Federal Constitution was, formed
and adopted by the several States formerly
comprising the Confederation, and called
purpose OF which was, to form n more
perfect union, establish Justice. insure
common defense; ana the powers not dele.
gated by it to the United States, nor pro
hibited by it to the states, We're reserved
Resolved, That as the States were, at the
| time of the formation and adoption of the
! Federal Constitution, each sovereign anc
Sovereignty has been expressly delegated te
Congress by the articles OF Confederation
| the fights reserved to the States, and tt
the people, in the formation Of the Fedora
| Govern ment, We're sovereign rights which
| cannot be impaired without uSurpatlOn
and the only safe rule by which to adm mis-
| lister tho Federal Government. with respec,
to the rights of tho States and the people
| is IA strict conatruction of the Fedora
| Constitution and the amendments thereto
and no as umption of a doubtful power.
| Resolved, That in the formation of the
| Federal Government it was the clear design
| to leave each State, and the people thereof
sovereign to all matters of local or demo
! cratic concern, and to confer upon tht
| Federal Government sovereign powers as
| to such matters as might affect the gen
| oral welfare of all.the States, O might bt
| necessary to secure domestic tranquility
| which powers arc defined in the Fedora
| Constitution and it's amendments. The
| people Of this United stat es, horetore. from
| The nature and character of their Cover
| ments, both state and National, and from
| their relation to each other, are not
| national unity i'll the ordinary sense o.
| that term.
! Resolved, That it being the. design Il
| make the Governments formed under the
| Federal Constitution perpetual, the right
] of any number of States TO secede from the
| Union was not reserved, and so far sucl
| right has been claimed to exist, it should
! be deemed forever settled against it by he
| results of the late civil war.