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CONGKESS, UNITED STATES. 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Anthony, Buck- 

 ingham, Carpenter, Casserly, Cole. Corbett, Cragin, 

 Davis, Edmunds, Ferry, Fowler, Hamilton of Mary- 

 land, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, Kellogg, McCreery, 

 Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Patterson, 

 Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Eobertson, Saulsbury, Saw- 

 yer, Schurz, Scott-Sherman, Stockton, Thurman, 

 Tipton, TrumbulL Warner, and Willey 37. 



NATS Messrs. Boreman. Brownlow, Drake, Fen- 

 ton, Flanagan, Hamilton of Texas, Harris, Howard, 

 Howell, McDonald, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Eamsey, 

 Kevels, Bice, Boss, Spencer, Stewart, Suinner, 

 Tliayer, "Williams, Wilson, and Yates 24. 



ABSENT Messrs. Bayard. Cameron, Cattell, 

 Chandler, Conkling ; Gilbert, Johnston, Lewis, Nor- 

 ton, Sprague, and Vickers 11. 



The amendment was then agreed to by the 

 following vote : 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Anthony, Brown- 

 low, Buckingham, Carpenter, Casserly. Cole, Cor- 

 bett, Davis, Edmunds, Ferry, Fowler, Hamilton of 

 Maryland, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe ; Kellogg, Mc- 

 Creery, Morrill of 'Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Pat- 

 terson, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Eobertson, Saulsbury, 

 Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Stockton, Thur- 

 man, Tipton, Warner, and Willey 36. 



NAYS Messrs. Boreman, Drake. Fenton, Flana- 



fan. Hamilton of Texas, Harris, Howard, Howell, 

 IcDonald, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Bevels, Eice, Boss, 

 Spencer, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Trumbull, Wil- 

 liams, Wilson, and Yates 23. 



ABSENT Messrs. Bayard, Cameron, Cattell, 

 Chandler, Conkling, Cragin, Gilbert, Johnston, 

 Lewis, Norton, Eamsey, Sprague, and Vickers 13. 



Mr. Poraeroy, of Kansas, then moved to 

 strike out all of the bill except the amend- 

 ment offered by him, as above ; which was 

 agreed to by the following vote : 



YEAS Messrs* Abbott, Ames, Anthony, Brown- 

 low, Buckingham, Carpenter, Casserly, Cole, Cor- 

 bett, Cragin, Davis, Drake, Edmunds, Ferry, Fowler, 

 Hamilton of Maryland, Hamlin, Harlan, Howe, 

 Kellogg, McCreery, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of 

 Vermont. Patterson, Pomeroy, Pool, Pratt, Eobert- 

 son, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, 

 Stockton, Tipton, Trumbull, Warner, and Willey 

 38. 



NAYS Messrs. Boreman, Chandler, Fenton, 

 Flanagan, Hamilton of Texas, Harris, Howard, 

 Howell, McDonald, Morton, Nye, Osborn, Eamsey, 

 Bevels, Eice, Boss, Spencer, Stewart, Sumner, 

 Thayer, Williams, Wilson, and Yates 23. 



ABSENT Messrs. Bayard, Cameron, Cattell, 

 Conkling, Gilbert, Johnston, Lewis, Norton, Sprague, 

 Thurman, and Vickers 11. 



Mr. Hamlin, of Maine, moved the following 

 as an additional section of the bill : 



SEC. .And be it further enacted, That whenever 

 it shall appear to the President, from an application 

 by the Legislature of any State, or by the Governor 

 of such State when the Legislature cannot be con- 

 vened, that there exist in such State organizations 

 or combinations of men engaged in the perpetration 

 of acts of violence against the persons or property 

 of others, or in obstructing the due execution of the 

 laws of such State, and that the government of such 

 State is unable to 'suppress the perpetration of such 

 acts of violence or obstruction, it shall be the duty 

 of the President to send into such States such num- 

 ber of the troops of the United States as may be ne- 

 cessary for the suppression of such acts of violence 

 or obstruction, .and the subjugation and dispersion 

 of such organizations and combinations. 



This was agreed to by the following vote : 

 YEAS Messrs. Anthony, Boreman, Buckingham, 



Carpenter. Casserly, Cole, Cragin, Davis, Edmunds, 

 Ferry, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Hamlin, Har- 

 lan, Howe, Howell, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Ver- 

 mont, Pomeroy, Pratt, Eobertson, Saulsbury, Saw- 

 yer, Schurz. Scott, Sherman, Stewart, Stockton, 

 Thurman, Tipton, Trumbull, and Willey 32. 



NAYS Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Brownlow. Chan- 

 dler, Corbett, Drake, Flanagan, Hamilton or Texas, 

 Harris, Howard, McDonald, Nye, 0born, Pool, 

 Bamsey, Bevels, Bice, Boss, Spencer, Sumner, 

 Thayer, Warner, Wilson, and Yates 24. 



ABSENT Messrs. Bayard, .Cameron, Cattell, 

 Conkling. Fenton, Gilbert, Johnston, Kellogg, 

 Lewis, McCreery, Morton, Norton, Patterson, 

 Sprague, Vickers, and Williams 16. 



Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, offered the following 

 as an additional section to the bill : 



That whenever it shall appear to the President, 

 from an application by the Legislature of any State, 

 or by the Governor of such State when the Legis- 

 lature cannot be convened, that domestic violence 

 prevails in any city, county, or municipal organiza- 

 tion in such State, that cannot be suppressed oy the 

 local authorities, it shall be the duty of the President 

 to suppress such domestic violence, and for that pur- 

 pose he is hereby authorized to employ the military 

 force of the United States, and any portion of the 

 militia of any State he may deem necessary ; and to 

 exercise all such powers and inflict such punishment 

 as may by the laws, or the rules and articles of war, 

 be exercised or inflicted in case of insurrection or 

 invasion. 



Which was agreed to by the following 

 vote: 



YEAS Messrs. Abbott, Ames, Chandler, Drake, 

 Fenton, Flanagan, Hamilton of Texas, Hamlin, 

 Harlaii, Harris, Howard. McDonald, Morton, Nye, 

 Osborn, Patterson, Pool. Pratt, Bamsey, Bevels, 

 Bice, Eobertson, Scott, Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, 

 Sumner, Thayer, Warner, Williams, Wilson, and 

 Yates 32. 



NAYS Messrs. Anthony, Boreman, Buckingham, 

 Carpenter, Casserly, Cole, Corbett, Davis, Edmunds, 

 Ferry, Fowler, Hamilton of Maryland, Howe, How- 

 ell, McCreery, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, 

 Pomeroy, Boss, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Stockton, Thur- 

 man, Tipton, Trumbull, and Willey 26. 



ABSENT Messrs. Bayard, Brownlow, Cameron, 

 Cattell, Conkling, Cragin, Gilbert, Johnston, Kel- 

 logg, Lewis, Norton, Schurz, Sprague, and Vick- 

 ers 14. 



The following preamble was then agreed 

 to: 



Whereas great irregularities have been practised 

 in the organization of the Legislature in the State 

 of Georgia, both in its first organization and in the 

 expulsion of certain members, as well also as in its 

 reorganization since the act of December last : 

 Therefore. 



The bill was then reported to the Senate 

 as amended. 



Mr. Edmunds, of Vermont, said : " I move to 

 amend this particular amendment, to conform 

 to what my friend from Ohio has just sug- 

 gested, by adding the words, 'but this pro- 

 vision shall not authorize the suspension of 

 the writ of habeas corpus.' 1 That will make 

 it so that there will be no dispute about it." 



"Which was rejected by the following vote : 



YEAS Messrs. Anthony. Buckingham, Carpenter, 

 Casserly, Cole, Davis, Edmunds, Ferry, Fowler, 

 Hamilton of Maryland, Hamlin, Howe, Howell, Mc- 

 Creery, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Pat- 

 terson, Pomeroy, Boss, Saulsbury, Sawyer, Schurz, 



