The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, MAJ

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the bill to provide for and regulate the
counting of votes for president and vice
president, said was time that some such
measure as that should be adopted, for
they could easily foresee that the votes of
states might sometimes be thrown out to
such an extent as to plunge the country
into anarchy and rebellion. 1t could not
happen once in a thousand times that the
vice president would not know just what
package of returns contains the votes of
his particular party, and he could pick
that up and open it. 1t was through his
TThurman's solicitation that the Senator
from Indiana introduced the second sec
ton of the bill, and he considered it
necessary. If any senator could devise
any better plan he would be glad to hear
it.
Mr.. Whyte said he would have it left
lust where our fathers and the consti-
tuition leftit. He held that the Vice Presi-
dent had right to decide which was the
correct set of returns. The two Houses
were present as witnesses of the transac-
ton. He would not allow any one to
meddle with this matter, but he would
much rather the House would do it than
the Senate, The House represented the
people, and came from the people every
two years, while the Senate did not, and
he would prefer to let them decide the
matter if it was to be changed at all,
After further indefinite debate OF the
bill, the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon after adjourned.
House. A large number of bills were
introduced,
Mr.. Baker, of Indiana, offered bun
combe resolution against secession,
against the South, ETC., intended to put
the Democrats on record"
He moved that the rules be suspended
and the resolution adopted, Lost--yeas,
oI; nays, 73-two thirds not having voted
in the affirmative.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, then offered the
following resolutions:
ReSolVed, That the people of the Uni
ted States constitute nation in the sense
and to the extent and for the purposes
defined in the Federal Constitution.
ReSoiVed, That the government of the
United States is Federal Union, and
was formed by the several states in their
sovereign capacity that the rights and
powers of the United States government
are defined and limited by the federal
constitution, and these rights and powers
cannot be enlarged or diminished except
by an amendment to the constitution.
ReS0iVed, Thatthe rights of states have
the same sanction ofsecurity in the con-
stitution as the rights and powers of the
federal government, and that local do
mestic government by the several states
within the limits of the constitution is
absolutely necessary for the preservation
of the liberties of citizens, and the contnu-
ance of our republican system of gov
ernment.
ReSOi0sd, That the doctrine that any
state has the right to secede from the
Union is in conflict with the idea of a
perpetual Union as contemplated by the
constitution, and should be regarded as
being forever extinguished by the result
of the recent civil conflict.
Mr.. Holman called for the yeas and
nays and they were ordered.
Mr.. Blaine expressed the hope that
every Union man in the House would
vote against the resolutions.
The motion to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolutions was adopted-yeas,
Iso; nays, AZ. All the Democrats and
few of the Republicans voted for the reso-
lutions. Among the Republicans voting
aye were Messrs. Kelly, Leavenworth,
McDill, Phillips Kansas Platt, Town
send Georgia., Willard, Williams,
michigan and Wilson. The rest of
the Republicans voted mo"
Mr.. Buckner, from the conference
committee on the 3,65 bonds of the Dis
trict of Columbia, made a report and
proceeded to explain it. He stated that
the amount of these bonds issued up to
the 25th of January was $l3,558,7oo, and
from that time to the sd of February, the
additional amount Of SIS4, $50 had been
issued.
Mr.. Holman argued in favor of recon-
hitting the bill to the conference COM
mittee with instructions to insert proviso
that nothing in the act shall be construed
to create an obligation on the part of
the government of the United States to
pay the interest or principal ofthe bonds
or to give validity to any bond that may
have been issued without authority of
law.
After further discussion the report was
agreed upon-yeas, 1903; nays, 7S.
Mr.. Hopkins offered a resolution cal
ling for information as regards the alleged
Irregularities in the custom house at
Pittsburgh. Adopted.
Mr.. Willis offered resolution directing
the committee on Civil Service Reform to
inquire into the illegal conspiracy on the
part of John w. Wright and others to
defraud the government in connection
with Indian claims. Adopted,
Adjourned.
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