The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-14
llaaa = ALL FOR BuncomBE.
TIE REPUBLICANS IN FAVOR OF
CAPITALIZATION.
Their Theory Rejected
rRuE DErrH1xIor or THE UNION.

WASHINGTON, March l3.-HoUsE.-l
Mr.. Baker. of Indiana, (Rep.) offered the
following: q = &c s - 6 asseA
Resolved, That the people of the United
States constitute one nation and not a
mere confederacy Of states or nations; that
the constitution was formed by the people
acting in their primary and individual
capacity through their delegates thereto,
duly constituted; that the government,
under the constitutional is one of the people,
by the people and for the people, and that
in its appropriate sphere the government
of this nation is sovereign aud supreme:
that 10 its name it is permanent and indis-
soluble except by the action or consent of
the whole people; that no state has any
right or authority to judge of the constitu-
tionality of laws enacted by congress or to
nullfy the execution of the same, and that
all overt acts by any state or people there
of, of secession theretrom, or of rebellion
against the same constitute treason, and
that the late war of tie rebellion for the
|dismemberment of the union was causeless
and indefensible on any theory of right or
of constitutional law.
He moved to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution, and the yeas and
nays were ordered.
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri. Dem moved
that the house adjourn. Rejected.
The speaker decided that the motion
was not divisible.
MIR. Cox, of N. Y, Dem. asked whether
| it was in order to read from the constitu-
ton these words: Done in convention by
unanimous consent of the states. George
| Washington.
The speaker replied that that would be
! in the nature of debate and was not in
order. ~
The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution was rejected-yeas
the affirmative. Very few Democrats
voted Tor it. Among them were Durand.
Hardenburg, jerks, New, Phillips, Potter,
Vance of Ohio, and Williams of Michigan.
All the Republicans voted for it, all the
southern Democrats against it. and most
all northern Democrats Tefrained from
voting Ht~
Before the vote was announced Mr.
Baker called the attention of the chair to
the fact that many members were present
who were not voting and he made a
point of order that they be compelled to
vote.
The speaker overruled the point of Or
der.
Mr. Randall, of Pa. (Dem.) remarked
there was good deal OF truth IN the reso-
luton and also good deal of false princi-
Piles.
MIR. Cox, of New York, Dem then
offered the following resolutions:
ResolUed, That the people OF the United
4 fr
the extent and for the purposes defined in
the Federal constitution.
Resolved, That the government of the
United States is a Federal Union and was
framed by the people of the several states
in their sovereign capacity; that the
rights and powers of the United States
government are defined aud limited ty
the Federal constitution and these right.
and powers cannot be enlarged or dimin
ished except by an amendment to the con
ssitution.
ResolUed. That the rights of the states
have the same sanction of security in th,
constitution as the rights and powers O
,, the Federal government, and that loca
! domestic governmep: by the several states
within the limits of the constitution i
absolutely necessary for the preservation
tOi Tue llDctty Vi tnC duU tue CUIttE
uance OF our republican system of govern
ment
Resoleed, That the doctrine that an
state has the right to secede from tn
Union is in conflict with the idea of pei
:, petual union as contem plated by the con
!, = stitution, and should be regarded as bein
: forever extinguished by the result of tn
= recent civil conflict
! Mr.. Holman, of Ind. (Dem called fo
= the yeas and nays and they wess ordered
4 Mr.. Blaine, of Me. (Rep.) expressed tn
a hope that every union man in the hous
e would vote against the resolutions
The motion to suspend the rules an
adopt the resolutions was adopteo-yes
$50 nays AZ All the Democrats aud
q few Republicans voted for the resolution