CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



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Adopted to giro harmony, peace, and union to tho 



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Mr. Voorheefl followed in support of his reso- 

 lution-;, ;ui(l Mr. ningharn, of Ohio, replied, and 

 1 their iviVivnce to tho joint Committee 

 on K.-o.iUrurtion, which was ordered by the 

 following vote : 



-rs. Allison, Ames. Anderson, James M. 



AshK'\ i'.ilduin, Hanks, Baxter, Beaman, 



Benjamin, Bidwell, Bingham, Blaine, Boutwcll, 



Brandagco, Bnunwi'll, Broomall, Buckland, Bundy, 



Clark, Sidney Clarke, Cobb, Conkling, 



ayes, 



Henderson, Higby, Hill, Holmes, Hooper, Asabcl W, 

 Ilubbunl, Chester D. Hubbard, John H. Hubbard, 

 James R. Hubbell, Hulburd, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Ju- 

 lian, Kollev, Kelso, Ketcham, Kuykendall, Laflin, 

 Latham, William Lawrence, Loan, Longyear, Lynch, 

 Marvin, McClurg, McKee, McRucr, Mercur, Miller, 

 Moorhead, Morrill, Morris, Moulton, Myers, Newell, 

 I, Orth, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Phelps, 

 Pike, Plants, Price, Alexander H. Rice, John H. 

 Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, Schofleld, Shellabarger, Smith, 

 Scalding, Stevens, Stillwell, Thayer, John L. Thorn- 

 as, Trow bridge, Upson, Van Acrnam, Burt Van Horn, 

 Warner, Klihu B. Washburne, Wm. B. Wasbburn, 

 Welker, Williams, Stephen F. Wilson, and Windom 

 107. 



NATS Messrs. Ancona, Bergen, Boyer, Brooks, 

 Chanler, Darling, Dawson, Denison, Emridge, Gloss- 

 brenner, Grider, Aaron Harding, llogan, James M. 

 Humphrey, Kerr, Le Blond, Marshall, Niblack, Nich- 

 olson, Noell, Radford, Samuel J. Randall, Raymond, 

 Ritter, Rogers, Ross, Strouse, Tabor, Taylor, Voor- 

 hees, Winfield, and Wright 32. 



NOT VOTING Messrs. Alley, Delos R. Ashley, 

 Barker, Blow, Culver, Delano, Dixon, Dumont, 

 Eckley, Farnsworth, Farquhar, Finck, Goodyear, 

 Griswold, Harris, Uotchkiss, Demas Hubbard, Ed- 

 win N. Hubbell, James Humphrey, Johnson, Jones, 

 Kasson, George V. Lawrence, Marston, McCullough, 

 Mclndoe, Pomeroy, William II. Randall, Rousseau, 

 Schenck, Shanklin, Sitgrcaves, Sloan, Starr, Fran- 

 cis Thomas, Thornton, Trimble, Robert T. Van Horn, 

 Ward, Wentworth, Whaley, James F. Wilson, and 

 Woodbridge 43. 



1 On January 10th, Mr. Davis, of New York, 

 offered the following resolution, which was laid 

 over: 



Resolved, That this House cherish the most entire 

 confidence in the patriotism and policy of the Presi- 

 dent of the United States, and in his desire to re- 

 store the Union on the basis of permanent prosperity 

 and peace, and that the cooperation of this House is 

 pledged to him in support of the general policy of 

 reconstruction inaugurated by him in the modes au- 

 thorized by the Constitution, and consistent with 

 the security of republican institutions. 



On January IGth, Mr. Conkling, of New 

 York, asked the unanimous consent of tl 

 House to offer the following resolution, which 

 was objected to : 



Resolved, That in reestablishing Federal relation- 

 ships with the communities lately in rebellion, so as 

 to permit them again to participate in administering 

 the General Government, the following are necessary 

 and proper requirements, and ought to be secured 

 by sach measures as will render them as far as pos- 

 sible immutable : 



1. The absolute renunciation of all the pretensions 

 and evasions of secession as ft doctrine and as a 

 practice. 



2. The repudiation both by the State and by the 



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national governments of all public debts and obli- 

 gations, including State and municipal liabilities 

 contracted or assumed in aid of tbo lute rebellion, 

 and including also all claims by or on behalf of those 

 who were in the military or naval service of the in- 

 surgents for bounty, pay, or pensions, and all claims 

 by persons not loyal to the United States for dam- 

 ages or losses suffered by reason of the rebellion, 

 and for advances made in Us aid. 



8. The assurance of human rights to all persons 

 within their borders, regardless of race, creed, or 

 color, and the adoption of such provisions against 

 barbarism, disorder, and oppression, as will relieve 

 the General Government from the necessity of stand- 

 ing guard over any portion of our country to protect 

 the people from domestic violence and outrage. 



4. The impartial distribution of political power 

 among all sections of the country, so that four 

 million people shall*no longer be represented in 

 Congress in the interest of sectional aggrandize- 

 ment, and, at the same time, be excludedtrom po- 

 litical privileges and rights. 



5. The election of Senators and Representatives in 

 truth loyal to the United States, and never ring- 

 leaders in the late revolt, nor guilty of dastardly be- 

 trayals which preceded the war or of atrocities which 

 war cannot extenuate. 



On the 22<1, Mr. Grider, of Kentucky, offered 

 the following resolutions, which were referred 

 to tho joint Committee on Reconstruction : 



Resolved, That the United States Government 

 grants the power peaceably, or if necessary^ by 

 arms, "to enforce the laws, suppress insurrection, 

 and repel invasion ; " but the General Government 

 cannot by any action whatever destroy itself nor the 

 State governments j nor can the State governments 

 destroy eiuier, or legally disturb the harmonv of the 

 whole. All the grants and powers under the Con- 

 stitution are conservative, none destructive ; where- 

 fore all the States have been and are always in tho 

 Union. 



Resolved, That when the United States Govern- 

 ment suppressed the insurrection it only vindicated 

 its constitutional power and preexisting rights, and 

 no more> and the rights and powers of the Federal 

 and State Governments are all remitted backhand 

 assume the same condition and relations sustained 

 before the insurrection, and (except so far as altered 

 or amended) remain unimpaired and in full force 

 and virtue. 



Resolved, That the law of Congress apportioning 

 representatives to the several States (including the 

 insurrectionary States) under the census of 1860, is 

 constitutional and valid, and that members of Con- 

 gress from all the States, regularly elected under 

 said law, are entitled forthwith to their seats upon 

 taking the oath of office to support the Constitution 

 of the United States. 



Resolved, That as a generoxis kindness and cordial 

 forgiveness consistent with right, now peace exists, 

 are the highest attributes of our nature, and as we 

 must have " one Government, one Constitution, and 

 one people," the glory, protection, and safety of all 

 cherisning these feelings, we say it is untimely, 

 unjust, and i unolitic to insist upon amendments to 

 the Constitution to operate upon all until all are rep- 

 resented in the House and Senate. 



Resolved, That it is illogical and unconstitutional 

 to hold that States are in the Union to vote for con- 

 stitutional amendments, and yet not entitled to rep- 

 resentation in Congress. 



Resolved, That to tax any State by Congress, and 

 to refuse to the people representation, is contrary to 

 the first principles of the American Government, and 

 is inconsistent with the constitutional and e(iual 

 rights of all the people. 



On January 22d, Mr. Stevens, from tho joint 



