CONGEESS, UNITED STATES. 



291 



of fraternal relations among all the people by a resto- 

 ration of the Union upon the simple and just basis 

 of the Constitution and laws, with every proper 

 guarantee to the Southern States that they shall be 

 protected in the full enjoyment of their rights, and 

 that undisturbed control of their own local affairs 

 which the Federal Constitution was intended to se- 

 cure to them and to us. 



It was laid on the table by the following 

 vote: 



YEAS Messrs. Alley, Anderson, Ashley, Baily, 

 John D. Baldwin, Beaman, Elaine, Boutwell, Boyd, 

 Brandegee, Broomall, Ambrose W. Clark, Freeman 

 Clarke, Cobb, Cole, Dawes, Deming, Dixon, Don- 

 nelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eliot, Garfield, Hale, Higby, 

 Hooper, Asahel W. Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, 

 Hulburd, Ingcrsoll, Julian, Kasson, Kelley, Francis 

 W. Kellogg, Orlando Kellogg, Knox, Littlejohn, 

 Longyear, Marvin, McBride, McClurg, Mclndoe, 

 Samuel F. Miller, Moorhead, Morrill, Daniel Morris, 

 Amos Myers, Charles O'Neill, Orth, Perham, Pome- 

 roy, William H. Randall, Alexander H. Rice, John 

 H. Rice, Edward H. Rollins, Schenck, Scofield, 

 Shannon, Smithers, Thayer, Thomas, Tracy, Upson, 

 Van Valkenburgh, "William B. Washburn, Webster, 

 Whaley, Williams, Wilder, Wilson, Windom, Wood- 

 bridge, and Worthington 73. 



' NAYS Messrs. James C. Allen, Ancona, Bliss, 

 Brooks, William G. Brown, Chanler, Clay, Cof- 

 froth, Cox, Cravens, Dawson, Denison, Edgerton, 

 Eldridge, Finck, Grider, Hall, Harding, Charles M. 

 Harris, Herrick, Holman, Philip Johnson, William 

 Johnson, Kalbfleisch, King, Lazear, Le Blond, Mai- 

 lory, McAllister, Middleton, William H. Miller, James 

 R. Morris, Morrison, Nelson, John O'Neill, Pendle- 

 ton, James S. Rollins, Ross, William G. Steele, 

 Stiles, Sweat, Wadsworth, Joseph W. White, and 

 Yeaman 44. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. William J. Allen, Allison, 

 Ames, Arnold, Augustus C. Baldwin, Baxter, Blair, 

 Blow, James S. Brown, Creswell, Henry Winter 

 Davis, Thomas T. Davis, Dumont, Eden, English, 

 Farnsworth, Frank, Ganson, Gooch, Grinnell, Gris- 

 wold, Harrington, Benjamin G. Harris, Hotchkiss, 

 Hutchins, Jenckes, Kernan, Knapp, Law, Loan, 

 Long, Marcy, McDowell, McKinney, Leonard, Myers, 

 Noble, Norton, Odell, Patterson, Perry, Pike, Price, 

 Pruyn, Radford, Samuel J. Randall, Robinson, 

 Rogers, Scott, Sloan, Smith, Spalding, Starr, John 

 B. Steele, Stevens, Strouse, Stuart, Townsend, 

 Voorhees, Ward, Elihu B. Washburne, Wheeler, 

 Chilton A. White, Winfield, Benjamin Wood, and 

 Fernando Wood -65. 



Mr. Williams, of Pennsylvania, submitted the 

 following : 



Resolved, 1. That there is no power under the Con- 

 stitution, in any branch of this Government, to treat 

 with the States confederated in rebellion against it, 

 either for the severance of this Union or for the ab- 

 rogation of anv article of its fundamental law. 



Resolved, 2. That inasmuch as the said Confederated 

 States have taken up arms againt the Government 

 of the United States without any just provocation, 

 and for the avowed purpose of asserting and estab- 

 lishing their independence thereof, and still persist 

 in maintaining that position by armed resistance to 

 its authority : and inasmuch also as the public au- 

 thorities of this nation have not only declared, as 

 was their duty, that they can accept no terms and en- 

 tertain no propositions for any thing short of abso- 

 lute and unconditional submission to its laws, and 

 with a clemency and magnanimity almost without 

 example in history, have proclaimed a general am- 

 nesty, without limits as to time, to such of the male- 

 factors as shall return to their duty, with the excep- 

 tion only of the chief conspirators : 



It is hereby declared to be the sense of this House 

 that this Government has already exhausted all tho 



resources of a just and wise statesmanship except 

 so far as regards the further earnest and vigorous 

 prosecution of the war for the enforcement of the 

 laws in the effort to restore peace to this nation, 

 and has, to this end, done all that a proper regard 

 for its own interests can allow, and all that a decent 

 respect for the opinions of the world could demand 

 of it ; and that therefore any further overtures through 

 embassies, public or private, official or unofficial, 

 looking to treaty or compromise with the usurpers 

 at Richmond, would be not only unprofitable, as they 

 would be inconsistent with the rights and dignity of 

 this nation, but are to be deprecated as absolutely 

 mischievous, in giving encouragement to the insur- 

 gents and protracting their resistance, by exposing 

 us to misconstruction, and giving color to the delu- 

 sion that we mistrust our ability to subdue them to 

 obedience, and are ready to accept something short 

 of the restoration of the Union and the uncondition- 

 al submission of those who have rebelled against it. 



It was laid on the table by the following vote : 



YEAS Messrs. James C. Allen, William J. Allen, 

 Alley, Ames, Ancona, Anderson, Baily, Blair, Bliss, 

 Boutwell, Brandegee, Brooks, James S. Brown, Wil- 

 liam G. Brown, Cnanler, Ambrose W. Clark, Clay, 

 Coffroth, Cox, Cravens, Dawes, Dawson, Denison, 

 Dumont, Eckley, Edgerton, Eldridge, Eliot, Finck, 

 Frank, Gooch, Grider, Hale, Harding, Benjamin G. 

 Harris, Charles M. Harris, Herrick, Holman, Ho_oper, 

 John H. Hubbard, Hutchins, Philip Johnson, William 

 Johnson, Kalbfleisch, Kasson, Orlando Kellogg, Law, 

 Lazear, Le Blond, Long, Mallory, McKinney, Middle- 

 ton, William H. Miller, Morrill, James R. Morris, 

 Morrison, Nelson, Pendleton, Pike, Pomeroy, Pruyn, 

 Alexander H. Rice, James S. Rollins, Ross, Spalding, 

 William G. Steele, Stiles, Townsend, Wadsworth, 

 Webster, and Joseph W. White 72. 



NATS Messrs. Ashley, John D. Baldwin, Baxter, 

 Beaman, Blaine, Boyd, Broomall, Freeman Clarke, 

 Cobb, Cole, Dixon, Donnelly, Driggs, Higby, Asahel 

 W. Hubbard, Hulburd, Ingersoll, Julian, Kelley, 

 Francis W. Kellogg, Knpx, Loan, Longear, Marvin, 

 McClurg, Mclndoe, Daniel Morris, Morehead, Amos 

 Myers, Charles O'Neill, Orth, Patterson, Perham, 

 William H. Randall, John H. Rice, Edward H. Rol- 

 lins, Schenck, Scofield, Shannon, Smithers, Starr, 

 Thayer, Tracy, Upson, Van Valkenburgh, William B. 

 Washburn, Williams, Wilder, Wilson, Windom, 

 Woodbridge, and Worthington 52. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Allison, Arnold, Augustus C. 

 Baldwin, Blow, Creswell, Henry Winter Davis, 

 Thomas T. Davis, Doming, Eden, English, Farns- 

 worth, Ganson, Garfield, Grinnell, Griswold, Hall, 

 Harrington, Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Kern an, King, 

 Knapp, Littlejohn, Marcy, McAllister, McBride, Mc- 

 Dowell, Samuel F. Miller, Leonard Myers, Noble, 

 Norton, Odell, John O'Neill, Perry, Price, Radford, 

 Samuel J. Randall, Robinson, Rogers, Scott, Sloan, 

 Smith, John B. Steele, Stevens, Strouse, Stuart, 

 Sweat, Thomas, Voorhees, Ward, Elihu B. Wash- 

 burne, Whaley, Wheeler, Chilton A. White, Win- 

 field, Benjamin Wood, Fernando Wood, and Yeaman 



In the Senate, on February 8th, the following 

 resolution, offered by Mr. Sumner, of Massa- 

 chusetts, was considered : 



Resolved, That the President of the United States 

 be requested, if in his opinion not incompatible with 

 the public interests, to furnish to the Senate any in- 

 formation in his possession concerning recent 'con- 

 versations or communications with certain rebels, 

 said to have been under executive sanction, including 

 communications with the rebel Jefferson Davis, and 

 any correspondence relating thereto. 



Mr. Saulsbury, of Delaware, offered the fol- 

 lowing amendment : 



