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CONGKESS, UNITED STATES. 



YEAS Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Anderson, 

 James M. Ashley, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barker, 

 Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidvvell, Bingham, Blow, 

 Boutvvell, Boyer, Brandagee, Bromwell, Broomall, 

 Buckland, Bundy, Chanler, Reader W. Clark, Sid- 

 ney Clarke, Cobb, Conkling, Cook, Culloin, Darling, 

 Dawes, Defrees, Delano, Deming, Dixon, Donnelly, 

 Driggs, Dumont, Eckley, Eggleston, Eliot, Farns- 

 worth, Farquhar, Ferry, Finck, Gariield, Grinnell, 

 Griswold, Hale, Abner C. Harding, Hart, Hayes, Hen- 

 derson, Higby, Hill, Hogan, Holmes, Hooper, Hotch- 

 kiss, Asahel W. Hubbard, Chester D. Hubbard, De- 

 mas Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, James R. Hubbell, 

 Hulburd, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Johnson, Julian, Kas- 

 son, Kelley, Kelso, Kerr, Ketcham, Kuykendall, Laf- 

 lin, Latham, George V. Lawrence, William-Lawrence, 

 Loan, Longyear, Lynch, Marshall, Marston, Marvin, 

 McClurg, McKee, McRuer, Mercur, Miller, Morrill, 

 Moulton, Myers, Newell, Niblack, Noell, O'Neill, 

 Orth, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Phelps, Pike, Plants, 

 Price, Radford, Samuel J. Randall, William H. Ran- 

 dal], Raymond, Alexander H. Rice, John H. Rice, 

 Rollins, Ross, Rousseau, Sawyer, Schenck, Schofield, 

 Shellabarger, Sitgreaves, Sloan, Smith, Spalding, 

 Starr, Stevens, Stillwell, Strouse, Tabor, Taylor, 

 Thayer, Francis Thomas, John L.Thomas, Thornton, 

 Trowbridge, Upson, Van Aernam, Burt Van Horn, 

 Robert T. Van Horn, Voorhees, Ward, Warner, 

 ElihuB. Washburne, William B. Washburn, Welker, 

 Wentworth, Whaley, Williams, James F. Wilson, 

 Stephen F. Wilson, Windom, and Wright 150. 



NATS Messrs. Brooks, Denison, Eldridge, Grider, 

 Aaron Harding, McCullough, Nicholson, Ritter, Ro- 

 gers, Shanklin, and Trimble 11. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Ancona, Delos R. Ashley, 

 Bergen, Blaine, Culver, Davis, Dawson, Glossbren- 

 ner, Goodyear, Harris, Edwin N. Hubbell, James 

 Humphrey, James M. Humphrey, Jones, Le Blond, 

 Mclncioe, Moorhead, Morris, Pomeroy, Wiufield, and 

 Woodbridge 21. 



In the House, on January 8th, Mr. Williams, 

 of Pennsylvania, offered the following resolu- 

 tion: 



Resolved, That in order to the maintenance of the 

 national authority and the protection of the loyal 

 citizens of the seceding States, it is the sense of this 

 House that the military forces of the Government 

 should not be withdrawn from those States until the 

 two Houses of Congress shall have ascertained and 

 declared their further presence there no longer neces- 

 sary. 



It was agreed to by the following vote : 



YEAS Messrs. Ames, Anderson, Dclos R. Ashley, 

 Baker, Banks, Baxter, Beaman, Benjamin, Bidwell, 

 Bingham, Blaine, Boutwell, Brandagee, Bromwell, 

 Broomall, Bundy, Reader W. Clark, Sidney Clarke, 

 Cobb, Conkliug, Cook, Cullom, Defrees, Deming, 

 Donnelly, Driggs, Eggleston, Eliot, Farnsworth, 

 Farquhar, Ferry, Garfield, Grinnell, Abner C. Har- 

 ding, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Higby, Hill, Holmes, 

 Hooper, Asahel W. Hubbard, Chester D. Hubbard, 

 John II. Hubbard, James R. Hubbell, Hulburd, 

 Jenckes, Julian, Kelley, Kelso, Ketcham, Kuyken- 

 dall, Laflin, William Lawrence, Loan, Longyear, 

 Lynch, Marvin, McClurg, McKee, McRuer, Mercur, 

 Miller, Moorhead, Morrill, Morris, Moulton, Myers, 

 O'Neill, Orth, Paine, Patterson, Plants, Price, Alex- 

 ander H. Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, Schofield, Shella- 

 barger, Spalding, Stevens, Thayer, Trowbridge, Up- 

 son, Van Aernam, Burt Van Horn, Robert T. Van 

 Horn, Ward, Warner, Elihu B. Washburne, Welker, 

 Williams, Stephen F. Wilson, and Windom 94. 



NAYS Messrs. Ancona, Bergen, Boyer, Brooks, 

 Chanler, Davis, Dawson, Delano, Denison, Eldridge, 

 Glossbrenner, Grider, Aaron Harding, Hogan, Ed- 

 win N. Hubbell, James M. Humphrey, Kerr, Latham, 

 Le Blond, Marshall, Niblack, Nicholson, Noell, Sam- 



uel J. Randall, Raymond, Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Smith, 

 Stillwell, Strouse, Tabor, Taylor, Voorhees, Win- 

 field, Woodbridge, and Wright 37. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Alley, Allison, James M. 

 Ashley, Baldwin, Barker, Blow, Buckland, Culver, 

 Darling, Dawes, Dixon, Dumont, Eckley, Finck, 

 Goodyear, Griswold, Hale, Harris, Hotchkiss, Demas 

 Hubbard, James Humphrey, Ingersoll, Johnson, 

 Jones, Kasson, George V. Lawrence, Marston, Mc- 

 Cullough, Mclndoe, Newell, Perham, Phelps, Pike, 

 Pomeroy, Radford, W r illiam H. Randall, John H. 

 Rice, Rousseau, Schenck, Shanklin, Sitgreaves, 

 Sloan, Starr, Francis Thomas, John L. Thomas, 

 Thornton, Trimble, Wentworth, Whaley, and James 

 F. Wilson 51. 



On January 9th, Mr. Broomall, of Pennsyl- 

 vania, submitted the following resolution, which 

 was referred to the Keconstruction Committee : 



Resolved, 1. That the termination of the recent 

 civil war has left the inhabitants of the territory re- 

 claimed from the late usurpation in the condition of 

 a conquered people, and without political rights. 



2. That as a legitimate consequence, the relation 

 of master and slave among them is destroyed, and 

 that it is not within the province of civil law ever to 

 revive it. 



3. That the future political condition of these peo- 

 ple must be fixed by the supreme power of the con- 

 queror ; and that the effect of amnesty proclamations 

 and pardons is to relieve individuals from punish- 

 ment from crime, not to confer upon them political 

 rights. 



4. That it is not the interest of the Government 

 that these people shall remain in their present unor- 

 ganized condition longer than is necessary for their 

 own good and the good of the country. 



5. That Congress should confer upon them the 

 necessary power to form their own State govern- 

 ments and local institutions, but that this cannot be 

 done until the rights of those among them, of what- 

 ever caste or color, who remained always true to 

 their allegiance, are effectually protected and guaran- 

 teed. 



6. That it is the paramount duty of the Govern- 

 ment to guard the interests of all within the con- 

 quered territory who rendered no willing aid or com- 

 fort to the public enemy ; and if this cannot other- 

 wise be done, Congress should organize State gov- 

 ernments composed of these alone, and forever ex- 

 clude from all political power the active and willing 

 participants in the late usurpation. 



On the same day, Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana, 

 called up the following resolutions offered some 

 days previous, and considered by the House : 



Resolved, That the message of the President of the 

 United States, delivered at the opening of the present 

 Congress, is regarded by this body as an able, judi- 

 cious, and patriotic state paper. 



Resolved, That the principles therein advocated for 

 the restoration of the Union are the safest and most 

 practicable that can now be applied to our disordered 

 domestic affairs. 



Resolved, That no States or number of States con- 

 federated together can in any manner sunder their 

 connection with the Federal Union, except by a 

 total subversion of our present system of govern- 

 ment ; and that the President in enunciating this 

 doctrine in his late message has but given expression 

 to the sentiments of all those who deny the right or 

 power of a State to secede. 



Resolved, That the President is entitled to the 

 thanks of Congress and the country for his faithful, 

 wise, and successful efforts to restore civil govern- 

 ment, law, and order to those States whose citizens 

 were lately in insurrection against the Federal au- 

 thority ; and we hereby pledge ourselves to aid, as- 

 sist, and uphold him in his policy which he has> 



