CONGRESS, UNITED STATES. 



Tho question was taken ; and it was decided 

 i.i the iH'uMtivi yeas 145, nays 108, not vot- 

 ing :{i; us follows: 



YEAS Messrs. Ainsworth, Asho, Atkins, Bagby, 

 .l".i:i II. Baglcy, Jr., Hunks, Bamiing, Bimium, 

 Bell, Blackburn, Bland, Boono, Bradford, 

 Bright, .lolni Young Brown, Buckner, Samuel 1). 

 Ilmvlianl, I'aln-ll, John II. Caldwcll, Can-lliT, Cute, 

 < ':uiltii'll, ('hupin, John B. Clarke, of Kentucky, 

 John B. (.'lurk, Jr., of Missouri, Clyiiu-r, Coclirune, 

 (' illins.Cook. Cowan, Crounse, Culberson, Cutler, 

 1 v Bolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Dunnell, Duruiul, 

 Durham, Kilcn, Egbert, Faulkner, Felton, Forney, 

 Franklin, Frost, Fuller, Gause. Gibson, Glover, 

 n, Andrew H. Hamilton, Hancock, Henry K. 

 Harris, Jolin T. Harris, Harrison, Hartzell, Hatcher, 

 H.Trt'.rd, Abram S. Hewitt, Goldsmith W. Hewitt, 

 Hill, Holman, Hopkins, House, Hunton,Hurd, Thom- 

 as L. Jones, Knott, Franklin Landers, George M. 

 Landers, Lane, Levy, Lowis, Lord, Lultrell, Lynde, 

 Luvi A. Mackey, Maish, McFarland, McMahon, 

 Meade. Metculfe, Milliken, Mills, Morgan, Morrison, 

 Mun-liU'r, Odfll, Pardons, Payne. Phelpa, John F. 

 Philips, William A. Phillips, Piper, Poppleton, 

 Powell, Reagan, John Reilly, Rice, Riddle, John 

 Bobbins, William M. Robbins, Roberts, Miles Ross, 

 Savage, Sayler. Scales, Sehleicher, Sheakley, Single- 

 ton, SLinons, William E. Smith, Southard, Sparks, 

 Springer, Stengcr, Stevenson, Stone, Tarbox, Terry, 

 Thompson, Throokmorton, Tucker. Turney, John 

 L. Vance, Rob3rt B. Vanco, Waddell, Charles C. B. 

 Walker, Gilbert C. Walker, Walling, Ward. Warren, 

 Era-4us Wells, Whitehouse, Wigginton, Alpheus S. 

 Williams, James IX Williams, Jeremiah N. Wil- 

 liams, Willis, Wilshire, Benjamin Wilson, and Ycates 

 145. 



NATS Messrs. Adams, Anderson, George A. 

 B.igley, John H. Baker. William II. Baker, Ballou, 

 Blaine, Blair, Bradley, William R. Brown, Horatio 

 C. Burchurd, Burlcigh, Campbell, Cannon, Chitten- 

 den, Conger, Crapo, Davy, Denison, Eames, Farwell, 

 Fort, Foster, Frejtnan, Frye, Garfield, Hale, Robert 

 Hamilton, Bantam. Hardenbergh, Benjimin W. 

 Harris, Haythorn, Haymond, Hendee, Henderson, 

 II >okrr, lloskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hy- 

 man, Joyce, Kasson, Kehr, Ketchum. Kimball, King. 

 Lipuam, Lawrence. Leavenworth, Lynch, Edmund 

 W. M. Mackey, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, 

 McDill, Miller, Monroe, Nash, Neal, New, Norton, 

 Oliver, O'Neill, Packer, Pare, Pierce, Plaisted, Platt, 

 Potter. Pratt, Purman, Ruiney, Randall, Robinson, 

 Sobieski Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Seelye, Sinnickson, 

 Smalls, A. HerrSmith, Strait, Stowell, Swann, Teese, 



>v>* f * inv, uiuiii^. iKVf iiiiiiM, \ ii.ii n n 



G. Williams, William B. Williams. James Wilson, 

 Fernando Wood, Woodburn, and Woodworth 108. 

 NOT VOTING Messrs. Bass, Bliss, Blount, Wil- 

 liam P. Caldwell, Cason. Caswell, Cox, Danford, 

 Darrall, Dobbins, Ellis, Ely, Evans, Goodc, Gunter, 

 Hartridge. Hays, Ilonkle, Hoar, Hoge, Jenks, Frank 

 Jone, Kelley, Lamar, Money, Morey, O'Brien, Eea, 

 James B. Reilly. Schumaker, John W. Wallace, 

 Whitthorne, Andrew Williams, James Williams, 

 Alan Wood, Jr., and Young 36. 



So (two-thirds not having voted in favor 

 tin-roof) the joint resolution was rejected. 



On the same day, Mr. Harrison, of Illinois, 

 intni -.liiivd ;iL r uin the following joint resolution 

 fur an amendment of the Constitution, which 

 was referred to the Judiciary Committee : 



ARTICLE XVI. From and after the election for 

 Presid.-nt of the United States next following the 

 rntiflcntion of this article, the President shall hold 

 his office during the term of six years, and, together 



with the Vice-President chosen for the name term, 

 be elected in the manner us now provided or may 

 hereafter be provided ; but neither the 1'rcMik-ut 

 nor Vice-Prcnident, when the ottlce of I'rcHult-iit i 

 devolved upon him, shall be eligible for reelc<-ii<>u 

 a- 1'ivsident, but shall bo from and after the expi- 

 ration of hib oitice as President, unless the same be 

 by impeachment, a Senator for life for the United 

 Status at large, and, as such Senator, shall have the 

 same privilege as other Senators (except that he 

 ehull not vote as Senator, nor shall he be President 

 /'/</ tempore of the Senate), the same immunities, and 

 c-unipeiisulioii ; but his attendance upon the Mfssiong 

 shall not be compulsory, nor shall his compensation 

 be abridged by reason of his non-attendance. 



On the same day, Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, 

 introduced again the following joint resolution 

 to amend the Constitution, which was referred 

 to the Judiciary Committee: 



ARTICLE XVI. From and after the next election 

 for a President of the United States, the President 

 shall hold his office during the term of six years, and, 

 together with the Vice-President chosen for the same 

 term, be elected in the manner as now provided, or 

 may hereafter be provided ; but the President shall 

 not be eligible for more than six years in any term 

 of twelve years. 



On the same day, Mr. McCrary, of Iowa, 

 introduced the following joint resolution for 

 an amendment of the Constitution, which was 

 referred to the Judiciary Committee : 



All civil officers of the United States, except judges 

 of the Supreme and inferior courts, the heads of de- 

 partments, and those whose duties are temporary in 

 their character, shall hold office for a term of four 

 years, unless a longer term shall be fixed by law. 

 Congress may by law provide for the election by the 

 people, of postmasters and other officers whose du- 

 ties are to be performed within the limits of any 

 State or part of a State ; but the President shall 

 have the power of removal of any such officer, 

 whether appointed or elected, for any cause affecting 

 the incumbent's character, habits, or other qualifi- 

 cations, excepting political or religious opinions. 



On January 6th, Mr. Reagan, of Texas, in- 

 troduced the following joint resolution, pro- 

 posing amendments to the Constitution of the 

 United States, which was read a first and sec- 

 ond time, and referred to the Judiciary Com- 

 mittee : 



1. That the words. " and direct taxes," where 

 they occur in the first line of clause 8, section 2, 

 Article I., of the Constitution, be stricken out. 



2. That the following words be added to the end 

 of clause 1, section 8 cf Article I., of the Constitu- 

 tion : " And direct taxes, when levied by the United 

 States, shall be apportioned between the several 

 States and Territories, and the District of Columbia, 

 in proportion to the value of the property in each, 

 and each State, Territory, and the District of Co- 

 lumbia, shall have the right to collect its portion of 

 the same, if it elect to do so, by its own officers, and 

 from subjects of taxation provided by its own laws, 

 and pay the same over to the United "States, as may 

 be provided by law. And on the refusal or failure 

 .of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, 

 to collect and pay over its portion of any such tax, 

 the same shall be collected BH may be provided by 

 the laws of the United States." 



On the same day, Mr. Oliver, of Iowa, intro- 

 duced the following joint resolution to amend 

 the Constitution of the United States, which 

 was referred to the Judiciary Committee : 



