The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-16

House adjourn, which was rejected. He
then asked whether the resolution was
iivisablt, and the Speaker responded that
the motion to Suspend the rules and adopt
4 resolution was hot divisable.
All the Republicans voted fox it, all the
Southern Democrats gains, it, and most all
OF The Northern Democrats rtirained from
votiag. Before The vote was announced Mr..
Baker called the attention ut the chair 10
the fact that many members were present
who were not voting, and he made point Of
order that they be compelled to vote.
The SPEAKER overruled the point.
Mr.. RANDALL remarked that there was
a good deal Of truth in the resolution, and
also good deal OF false principle.
Mr. COX, of New York, then offered the
following re Olution:
Resolved, That the people Of the United
States constitute \ nation the IN sense, to
the extent and for the purposes de-
lined in the Federal Constitution
Resolved, That the Government OF the
United States is a Federal Union, and was
founded by the people OF the several States
in their sovereign capacity; that the rights
and powers Of the United States Govern
ment are d-fined and limited by the Fed
e,al Constitution, and these rights and
powers cannot be enlarged or diminished
except by an amendment to the Constitu-
ton.
Resolved, That the rights OF the States
have the same sanction Of security in the
Constitution as the rights and powers OF
the Federal Government, and that the local
domestic governments of the several States
are absolutely necessary necessary Tor the
preservation Of the lib rites of the citizens
and the continuance of our representative
system of government.
Resolved, That the doctrine that any
State has the right TO s-cede from the
Union is in conflict with the idea
OF perpetual Union as contemplated BY
the cunst tuition, and should be regarded IA
being forever extingui>hed, by the result
Of the recent civil conflict
Mr.. HOLMAN, called for the yeas and
nays, and lh " were or Tered.
Mr.. BLAINE expres-ei the hope that
every Union man in the House would vote
against the resolution and motion to sus- |
pend the rules and adopt the resolution, |
which was adopted, the yeas being $50, and
navs ~ All the Democrats and q few |
Replicans voted for the resolution.
Among the Republicans voting aye were |
Kelly, Leavenworlh, McDill, Phillips OF
Kansas, Plat, To mend OF Penn<y ivania,
Milliard, Williams and Wilson the rest uf
the Republicans voted no.
Mr.. BUCKNER, from the conference |
committee on the bill to provide for the |
payment Of interest on the 3.65 bonds of the |
district of Columbia, reported. After dis |
custom the report was agreed upon-yeas |
los. nays 1S.
Mr. MILLS also offered a resolution |
directing the committee on civil service re- |
form to inquire into the alleged conspiracy |
on the part OF J. ". Wright and others to |
defrsud the government in connection with |
the Indian claims. Adopted.
Adjourned.
WAsHINGTON, ID. c., March l4.-Mr |
SPARKS, from the committee on Indian |
affairs, reported a substitute to the bill to |
transfer the Indian Bureau to the War De |
psrtment, and asked that it be made the |
special order for Saturday next. A long |
and sOmewhat heated discussion took place |
between the members Of the committee on |
Indian affairs and of the military Commit |
tee as TO which Of these committees had |
more legitimate jurisdiction OF the matter. |
Tie bills of both committees were finally |
made the specially order for next Thurs |
day two weeks, the bill of the Indian COM |
mittee to have precedence over that Of the |
military committee.
Mr.. GLOVES, chairman OF the select |
committee on the real estate pool and the |
Jay Cooke Indebtedness, made a report on |
the contumlious witness, kilburn, who re-
fused to produce the books Of his firm, or
10 answer certain questions as to who COM
posed the real estate pool.
MIR. GLOVER moved the adoption Of an
order that The Speaker issue his warrant to
the Sergeant-at- arms, commanding HIM to
take into custody, Kilburn, and bring him
to the bar Of the House, TO show cause why
he should not be punished for contempt.
The order was made, and the warrant
was issued.
rJENKS offered resolution calling
ON the Secretary OF the Interior for infornIa-
tion as to the defalcarion of Wm. I. Col
lins, late Pension Agent in Washington.
n HUNTER, from the Judiciary com
mittee, reported resolution calling on the
General for copies of all letters,
kilograms and papers asking for the remov-
al of Judge Belford, of California.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the legislative appropriation
bill, and was addressed by Mr.. Benton, of
Idaho.
The Sergeant-at-a appeared at the
bar with kilburn, in custody. On being
asked whether he was prepared TO answer
the questions put to him, he asked leave to
be heard through his unset. After de-
bate, the proposition to be heard ny coun-
sel was laid on the table, and written ar