Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Constitution Receives the
CndiyideN Attention Oi'SeN- 8
efat Muscular Congress-
men.
Who try to Knock the Spots out.
of that Valuable Document.
Hewitt Thinks he has Struck
an Original Idea.
Fort Introduces a Bill for the
Benefit Of Territories.
Sc nate

WASHINGTON, MARCH, l3.-On mo-
ion Of Morton the senate took up a
pill TO provide for and regulate the
counting OF votes for president aud
ce.president.
Mr.. Bayard opposed the bill.
Mr. Morton said the bill proposed
hrec important changes. 1t provides
OF debate on explanation while the
Fo,e was being counted; it provides
gainst the dist1apch,sement OF any Of
he states, aneY it. provides that the
ote of every state shall be counted.
After a. lengti,y discussion Mr..
cooper wbved TO amend by adding
ne wo1ds "the two houses acting Sc
ara,eiy shall decide to be true and
ali1 return" the following words:
Ahd if the two houses cannot agree
hen the house of representatives,
o,iug by states in the manner pro-.
idcd by the co, stitution when the
lection devolves ON nlhe house, shall
ecide which shall be true and valid
eturn." After more discussion the
rs,a:e-wentanto.e executive -scssion-and.
bon after adjourned.
WASHINGTON March l3.
Under call Of states Mr.. Hewitt
L Alabama introduced Bill prohibi.
ng contributions from government
nployces and officers for political
urposes.
Mr.. Debrill Of Tennessee, for the
enctit of-distillers of a less quantity
IAN five hundred barrels yearly.
By BY .Hr. EanderS to allow twenty
ays vaclation Will, pay,'o all govern.
.nt employees, -to-attead- -the-ccntcu-
Eal celebration.
BY Mr.. Fort, oreorganize aud con
1l,da,e the territories, and-te-t,r
dfe for their speedy admission as
ates.
BY Mr.. Brown, granting the right
way to railroad companays ,hroug,
&c ludian territory. ==-
by Mr.. Blaine, declaring the 14th
Aprih 1876, u legal holiday in
Washington.
Mr.. Whi,ethorn Offered aresoIution
irecting the appropriation committee
inquire into ne tornta.ion-of ti,-
ision in the treasury department, hay.
be- charge OF the proceeds of captured
ID abandoned properly. Adopted.
Mr.. Southard offeret%a resolution
blling on the secretary 10 read for
Eformation MS to detailing internal
,venuc collections. Adopted,
a resolution calling on the sccre.a.
OF war for information as 10 wheth-
promotions in the army since The
Rnd. of June, 1874, have been in ac>
ordance with the revised statutes,
nd il not why adopted.
MIR. Baker, Of Indiana, offered the
blowing:
Resolrel: That the pco.
c Of the United States constitute one
alton and not mere confederacy OF
ates and natious; that the cons,itu
on was formed by the people acting
their primary and individual capac.
y though their delegates thereto
uly constituted; that the government,
4 I'd constitution is one of. the people
y the people and for the people
q nd that in its appropriate sphere the
overnment Of the nation is sovereign
nd supreme; that in nature i, per
lancnt and inseperable except BY
ousent of the people; that no state
as any right or authority to judg,
{ the constitutionality Of laws en-
ctcd by'congress or to nullifY exccu
on Of the same; aud that all ove'
cts by any state or people thereof Q
|cccssion thercfrom or OF rebellion
gainst the same constitute treason
Ind that late war ofrebellion for til
lsmemberment Of the Union wa
|adseless and indefcnsible on any the
Pry Of right or Of constitutional Law
He moved to suspend the rules an
kdopt the resolution. Agreed t'
eas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. Stone, of Miss, moved that tn
kause adjourn. Rejected, the speak
kr decided the motion was not admis
lblc.
MIR. Cox asked whether it. was
brdcr to read from the constitute
these words: "Done in conventic
By unanimous consent of the state
"GEoRGE. WAsulNG.foN.
The speaker replied that, it was
brder.
On motion TO suspend tbesrules Il
resolution was rejected.
Before the vote was announced NJ
Baker called the attention of the cha
10 the fact that many members we
present who were not voting and