The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-14
The Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March

On motion oil Mr.. Morton the senat,
took up the bill to provide for and regu
late the counting of votes for president ant
vice president.
Mr.. Bayard briefly addressed the senat,
in opposition to the bill
Mr.. Morton said the bill now before tb,
senate presented three important changes
from the old method, which be proposed
to point out.
The bill provides for debate or expla
nation while the vote was Icing counted
1t provides against Acknowledgement of an,
of the states, and it provides that the vote
of every state shall be counted. He then
proceeded to advert to the passage of the
bill.
The senate went into executive session
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr. ChIttenden presented resolution of
the importers and grocers' board of trade
OF New York in SAVIOR of the resumption of
specie payments referred.
The speaker then proceeded to call the
states for bills, under which call large
number were introduced and referred.
Mr. Baker of Indiana offered the follow.
ing resolution
Resolved, That the people of the United
States constitute one nation and not mere
confederacy of states or nations, that the
constitution was formed by the people act
ing in their primary and individual capacity
through their delegates thereto duly con-
slitued, that the government under the con.
stitution is one, of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people, and that in its ap-
propriate sphere the government of the
nation is sovereign and supreme, that In its
nature 1t is permanent and indissoluble ex-
oept by tine action and consent of the
whole people that no state has any right
or authority to judge of the constitutional.
lily OF the laws enacted by congress or to
nullify the execution of the same, and that
all overt acts by any state or people there
OF, OF the secession therefrom or of the re-
oeilion against the same constitute treason,
the 'dai.lbe late war Of the rebellion for
causeless and indtfinable on any tiivu. ,'rqs
right or of constitutional law.
He moved that the rules be suspended
and the resolution adopted, and he called
for the yeas and nays which were ordered.
Mr.. Stone moved that the house adjourn;
rejected.
Mr.. Cox asked whether the resoiu, ion
was dlvisible.
The speaker responded that motion to
suspend the rules and adopt resolution
was not Invisible.
Mr.. Cox asked whether it was in order
to read from the constitution these words /:
''Done in convention by the unanimous
consent of the states.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
The speaker replied that that would be
in the nature of the debate, and was not in
order. Tho motion TO suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution was rejected
yeas 81, nays 70, two-thirds not having
voted in the affirmative Very few demo-
Gratis voted for it. All the republicans
voted for it, all the southern democrats
against it, and most of the northern demo-
Gratis refrained from voting.
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 point
of order that they be compelled to vote.
The speaker overruled the point of order.
MIR. Randall, of Pennsylvania, remarked
that there was good deal OF truth in the
resolution, and also good deal OF false
principal.
After the vote Mr.. Cox offered the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolved, That the people of the United
States constitute nation in the sense and
to 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
formed by the people of the several states
in their sovereign capacity that the rsbts
and powers of the United States govern
ment 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.
Resolved, That the rights OF states have
the same sanction of security in the con-
stilution as rights and powers of the
federal government. and that local domestic
government by the several states within
the limits of the constitution is absolutely
necessary for the preservation of the liber'
ties OF the citizens and continuance Of oui
republican system of government.
Resolved, That the doctrine that any
state has the right to secede from the Union
Is in conflict with the idea of perpetual
union as contemplated by the constitution
and should be regarded as being forever
extingulshed by the result OF the recen
civil conflict.
Mr. Holman called for the yeas and nayi
and they were ordered ..ala
Mr.. Blaine expressed the hope that every
Union man in the house would vote agains
the resolution. t n
The motion to suspend the rules ant
adopt the resolution was adopted, yeas 100
nays AZ. All the democrats and . few O