Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-14
FoRrY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
,'ossns Proceedings resteraav.

| President, was discussed an lensih az
Msssrs. Morton, Boutwell,. Thurman Whyte.
COOPER. Herman, Frelinghuysen. and Others
And At 40 the Senate went into executiye
| session, and at 50 ssjourned.
HOUSE After our report closed
| Mr. Baker (Ind. } offered the following reso-
AkE WE NATION OR A coNFEpKRAcY.
4 Resoiued. Tnat the people OF the United
| states constitute one nation, and not a mere
confederscy of states or nations. that the
| Constitution was formed by the people act
| ina In their primary and individual capacity
| through their delegates theretoduiy cOnstl-
| tured, that the government under the ConsJi-
| tuition IL one, OF the peOTle, by the people,
snd for the people; that I'm its appropriate
| sphere. the government of this nation l.
1 sovereign and supreme; that In It's nature 10
| is permanent and iDdissoluble except by the
| action and consent OF the whole people, that
| no state has any right or authority q judge
OF the constitutions ity OF the law created
by Congress or 10 nullify or resist tue ex-cu-
| uon of the same. aud that all overt acts. bg
| any state or the people thereof, OF secession
| therefrom or OF rebellion against the sam
| constitute treason; and that the late war az
The rebellion for the Acknowledgement Of the
| Uuion was csuseless and indefensl BILE on any
| theory or OF Constitutional law.
| he moved that the rules be suspen led and
| the resolution adopted, and he called for the
| yeas and nays which were orierei.
The motion TO suspeud the rules and adopt
| The resolution was rejsctei-yeaS ~; NAYS.
| Prot two thirds having voted 10 TIE slfirm
| alive Very few democrats voted Tor az.
| Among them were Me>srs. Dnrand, II arden
/ r
| and a. :. Williams (Mich)
All the republicans voted for Il; all the
| southern democrats against 10, aud most OF
| the northern democrats RETAINED from vOt-
| 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 the point OF order
that they be compelled 10 vote.
The Speaker overruled the point OF orJer.
| Mr.. Randall Pa remarked that there was
| good deal of truth In the resolution, and
also a good deal OF false principle.
The result OF the vote was then announced.
The following Is the negative vote: Messrs
| Ashe, Atkins, Beebe, Blackburn, Bland.
Blount, Boone, Bright, Brown Ky, Cabell,
| Cate, Clarke Ky. Cook, Cowan, Culoerson.
| De Bolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Ellis, Faulkner,
| FeltSn, Forney, Franklin, Glover, Goote,
Gunter, Hancock, Hartridge, Harris Gal
| Hewitt (Ala. J, Hill. Hooker, House, Hunton.
Hurd, Jones lKyD, Knott, Levy, lie Wis.
Lord, Meade, Milliken. Mutchler, Oiell, Par
sons, Payne. Phillips mo }, Piper, Rea, Res-
gan, Rice, Riddle, Robbins ~. c., r pbbins
Pa, Ross, Scales, Sheakey, Singleton,
Tucker. Vance IN c waddeII Walker y,
", Ward. Williams tAla), Wills, Yeates,
and Ioung-15.
CoN's COMPROMISE.
MT. Cox IN. " then offered the following
Reso5ued, That the people % the United
States constitute nation, In the sense, u
The extent, and for the purpose defined in the
federal Constitution.
Resolved, That the government OF the United
states is a federal union, and was fOrme by
the people OF the several states in their SOW
eTeign capacity; that the rights aud powers
of the United States government are dennei
and limited by the federal Cons titution. aud
these rights and powers cannot be enlarged
or diminished except by an amendment 10
Resolred That the rights of the states have
the same sanction and security in the Goa
stitution as the rights aud powers OF the fed
eral 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 the continuance OF
| our republican system OF government.
ResOlUed, 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 eNtin-
gulshed by the result OF the recent civil con-
Mr.. Holman Ind.) called for the yeas and
nays, and they were ordered.
| Mr.. Blaine Mel expressed the hope that
every union man In the House would vote
| against The resolution.
The motion TO suspend the rules and a topt
the resolution, was adopted 0y yeas $50. na Us
AZ. All the democrats and few OF the re
publicans voted for the resolutions. Among
Leavenworth, McDlII, Philips CKan). Plat,
Townsend pa willard, W. b. Williams
| (Mlch and Wilson. The rest OF the replb
PASSAGE OF THE 65 BOND BILL.
Mr.. Buckner Mo }, from the conference
committee on the bill 10 provide for the pay
ment Of the interest on the 3.65 bonds of the
| District of Columbia, made q report and
| proceeded 10 explain ii. He stated that tue
amount of these bonds issued up TO tue 25th
| of January was sl3 $500. and that from
that time up TO the 81 OF February the al
ditto al amount OF slsi $50 had been issued,
but that since that time no bonds had been
issued
Mr.. Holman (Ind.) argued In favor OF re-
committing the bill 10 the conference com
mittee, with instructions TO insert a proviso
| m q act ne In
crt ate an obligation on the part OF the gov
eminent OF the United States 10 pay the In
validity to any bonds that may have been
! issued without authority.
Mr.. Cate (Wis) argued against Holmau's
| proposition, and held that IL would give
no greater security TO the government. He
admitted that certificates may have been
issued for larger sums than were actually
due, but he insisted that the bonds issued on
such certificates, being in the haads OF inno-
! cent third parties, were good as against the
provso would be TO discredit these bonds
and depreciate them in the market.
Mr.. Phillips mo said that although his
convictions bad been originally against the
, bill, he lad become satisfied that as a mat
ter of law there was no alternative for the
, government but To pay the Interest on these
, bones. He argued that the law, as 10 the
relations Oh principal anu agent, was; "a AZ.
piled to this case that no matter what irreg-
nlarities or frauds may have preceded the
issue OF these bonds, yet, II the bonds were
, bonds bore that fact on their face, they were
+ good in the hands of innocent third parties.
and there was no right 10 go beyond the
bonds themselves TO inquire into the facts
preceding their issue. This was the spirit OF
the rulings OF the Supreme Court on the sub
J ject. The proposition OF Mr.. Holman was, he
! argued, simply impracticable, and its only
effect would be TO delay and defer necessary
, legislation.
Mr.. Chittenden IN. " regarded IL as a dis
grace 10 the government that the payment
of the interest on these bonds had been 50
long delayed. re believed that the govern
. n.ennt. wss as thoroughly commIUIed TO pay
) | the interest on those bonds as on any otner
r bonds issued by IL; aud he regarded any
| proposition TO amend the bill as simply cal
culated TO continue that disgrace.
Mr. Buci.ner said that he agreed with his
| colleague (PhIn,Ns,) thst there was no posi-
Bile way for the COVER, rnent TO escape from
its obligations TO pay the snterest Oh those
bonds.
: After further discussion the report was
I Agreed