579 Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, | ley, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Palmer, YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Beck, Biggs, Bird, Blair, James Brooks, Burr, Calkin, Dickinson, Dockery, Dox, Eldridge, Farnsworth, Getz, Griswold, Haight, Haldeman, Hamill, Hawkins, Hay, Holman, Johnson, Kerr, Knott, Mayham, McCormick, McKenzie, McNeely, Morgan, Mungen, Niblack, Potter, Randall, Reading, Reeves, Rice, Ridgway, Rogers, Schumaker, Sherrod, Slocum, Stiles, Stone, Swann, Trimble, Van Auken, Van Trump, Voorhees, Wells, Eugene M. Wilson, Wood-52. NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Armstrong, Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Ayer, Banks, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Boles, Booker, Boyd, George M. Brooks, Buck, Buckley, Buffinton, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cessna, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Covode, Donley, Duval, Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Hamilton, Harris, Hawley, Heaton, Heflin, Hill, Hoar, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Alexander H. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kelley, Kelsey, Loughridge, Lynch, Maynard, McCarthy, McCrary, McGrew, McKee, William Moore, Morphis, Morrell, Morrill, Myers, Neg by striking out the last proviso, which was agreed 1870, March 26-Mr. Sherman moved to amend to, and the bill then passed both houses as above. military to the civil authorities January 28, 1870; the State of Mississippi, February 28, 1870; and The State of Virginia was turned over by the the State of Texas, April 16, 1870. LVI. DECLARATORY RESOLUTIONS ON REPUDIATION, PURCHASE OF U. S. BONDS, INCREASING THE CURRENCY, TARIFF, IN HOUSE. On Repudiation. 1869, December 16-Mr. Garfield offered in Committee of the Whole the following resolution: Resolved, That the proposition, direct or indirect, to repudiate any portion of the debt of the United States is unworthy of the honor and good name of the nation; and that this House, without distinction of party,hereby sets its seal of condemnation upon any and all such propositions. Which was reported to the House and agreed Armstrong, Arnell, Asper, Barnum, Beatty, Blair, Boles, rence, Lynch, Mayham, Maynard, McCarthy, McCor-maker, Scofield, Porter Sheldon, Slocum, Worthington C. On Purchasing Bonds. 1870, January 31-Mr. McNeely submitted the following resolution: NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Asper, Beck, Benjamin, Biggs, Bingham, Boles, Booker, Boyd, Burdett, Burr, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Crebs, De weese, Dockery, Dox, Dyer, Eldridge, Farnsworth, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Gibson. Golladay, Greene, Griswold, Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Heflin, Hoge, Holman, Ingersoll, Johnson, Alexander H. Jones, Thomas L. Jones, Judd, Kerr, Knott, Lash, Lawrence, Logan, Loughbridge, Marshall, Mayham, Maynard, McCormick, MeCrary, McKenzie, McNeely, Eliakim H. Moore, Morgan, Mungen, Niblack, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Palmer, Phelps, Pomeroy, Prosser, Reeves, Rice, Ridgway, Rogers, Schenck, Shanks, Lionel A. Sheldon, Joseph S. Smith, Strader, Swann, Taffe, Trimble, Tyner, Van Horn, VoorWilliam Smyth, Stevenson, Stokes, Stone, Stoughton, hees, Welker, Wells, Wilkinson, Eugene M. Wilson, Joan T. Wilson, Witcher, Wood-92. February 21-The resolution was agreed toyeas 110, nays 73, as follow: Resolved, That the national debt should be paid in strict compliance with the contract, whether it is made payable in gold or greenbacks; that the five-twenty bonds are payable in greenbacks or their equivalent, and we condemn the policy of the administration, which is YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Armstrong, Asper, squandering millions of money by buying such Ayer, Beatty, Beck, Benjamin, Bennett, Bingham, Boles, bonds at a high rate of premium, when the Gov-F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cake, Clarke, Amasa Booker, Boyd, Buck, Buckley, Burdett, Burr, Benjamin ernment had the clear right to redeem them at par. Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Crebs, Cullom, Deweese, Which was laid on the table-yeas 122, nays Dickey, Dickinson, Dockery, Dox, Dyer, Eldridge, Farns42, as follow: worth, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Gibson, Golladay, Hamill, Hamilton, Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Heaton, Heflin, Hoge, Holman, Ingersoll, Johnson, Alexander H. Jones, Thomas L. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kerr, Knott, Lash, Law rence, Logan, Loughridge, Marshall, Maynard, MeCarthy, McCormick, McCrary, Mc Neely, Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, Morgan, Mungen, Niblack, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Palmer, Pomeroy, Prosser, Rice, Rogers, Roots, Schenck, Shanks, Lionel A. Sheldon, Sherrod, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, William Smyth, Stevenson, Stokes, Stoughton, Strader, Strickland, Swann, Taffe, Trimble, Tyner, Van Horn, Van Trump, Van Wyck, Voorhees, Welker, Wells, B. F. Whittemore, Wilkinson, Williams, Eugene M. Wilson, John T. Wilson, Witcher, Wood-110. YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ames, Arnell, Asper, Axtell, Bailey, Banks, Beaman, Benjamin, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Bowen, Boyd, George M. Brooks, Buck, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Cake, Cessna, Churchill, Clark, Amasa Cobb, Clinton L. Cobb, Coburn, Conger, Cowles, Cullom, Dawes, Deweese, Dickey, Dixon, Dockery, Donley, Duval, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Fitch, Garfield, Gilfillan, Greene, Hale, Hamilton, Hawley, Heaton, Heflin, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Jenckes, Judd, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Ketcham, Knapp, Laflin, Lawrence, Legan, Loughridge, Lynch, Maynard, McCrary, McGrew, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, William Moore, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Palmer, Peters, Phelps, Platt, Poland, Pomeroy, Roots, Sargent, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Shanks, Lionel A. Sheldon, Porter Sheldon, Slocum, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, William Smyth, Starkweather, Stevens, Stevenson, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong, Taffe, Tanner, Tillman, Townsend, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wheeler, B. F. Whittemore, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams--122. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Beatty, Beck, Biggs, Bird, James Brooks, Burr, Crebs, Dickinson, Dox, Eldridge, Getz, Gibson, Golladay, Griswold, Holman, Johnson, Thomas L. Jones, Kerr, Knott, Marshall, McCormick, McNeely, Morgan, Niblack, Reading, Rice, Schumaker, Sherrod, Joseph S. Smith, Stiles, Strader, Sweeney, Trimble, Van Auken, Van Trump, Voorhees, Wells, Eugene M. Wilson, Winchester, Woodward -12. On Increasing the Currency. 1870, February 14-Mr. Loughridge offered the following resolution: Resolved, That in the opinion of the House the business interests of the country require an increase in the volume of circulating currency, and the Committee on Banking and Currency are instructed to report to the House, at as early a day as practicable, a bill increasing the currency to the amount of at least $50,000,000. Mr. Ward moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was disagreed to-yeas 74, nays 92, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Ames, Axtell, Banks, Barnum, Beaman, Benton, Bird, George M. Brooks, James Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Churchill, Cowles, Cox, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Duval, Ela, Ferriss, Fisher, Fitch, Garfield, Getz, Gilfillan, Haight, Hale, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Knapp, Laflin, Lynch, McGrew, Mercur, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, Negley, O'Neill, Peters, Platt, Poland, Potter, Randall, Reading, Sargent, Sawyer, Schu NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Arnell, Artell, Banks, Barnum, Beaman, Benton, Bird, Blair, Geo. M. Brooks, James Brooks, Buffinton, Burchard, Calkin, Cessna, Churchill, Cowles, Cox, Davis, Dawes, Duval, Ferriss, Fisher, Fitch, Garfield, Getz, Gilfillan, Haight, Haldeman, Hale, Hoar, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Kelley, Kellogg, Ketcham, Knapp, Laflin, Mayham, McGrew, William Moore, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, O'Neill, Peters, Phelps, Platt, Poland, Randall, Reading, Reeves, Sargent, Sawyer, Scofield, Slocum, Worthington C. Smith, Starkweather, Stevens, Strong, Tanner, Tillman, Townsend, Twichell, Upson, Ward, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Wheeler, Willard, Winans, Woodward-73. IN SENATE. 1870, February 24-Mr. Williams submitted the following resolution; which was considered, by unanimous consent, and agreed to: Resolved, That to add to the present irredeemable paper currency of the country would be to render more difficult and remote the resumption of specie payments, to encourage and foster the spirit of speculation, to aggravate the evils produced by frequent and sudden fluctuations of values, to depreciate the credit of the nation, and business to settle down upon a safe and permato check the healthful tendency of legitimate nent basis, and, therefore, in the opinion of the Senate, the existing volume of such currency ought not to be increased. IN HOUSE. 1870, March 21-Mr. Williams introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That while it is the duty of Congress to provide for the funding of the national debt at a lower rate of interest, and to extend the time for its payment to a period at which it will be the least oppressive to the people, it is 581 also the sense of this House that the interest- | laws legislation should be based upon these prinbearing debt of the United States should not be ciples: increased by causing a surrender of any part of our present circulating medium not bearing interest, and the substitution therefor of interestbearing bonds. Which was agreed to. On the Tariff. 1870, January 31-Mr. Marshall offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the power granted in the federal Constitution to levy and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States, does not include or embrace any power to levy duties for any purpose other than the collection of revenue for the uses therein indicated; that a tariff levied for any purpose other than revenue, and especially one levied to foster and enrich one section of our country at the expense of others, or to foster and enrich one class of citizens at the expense of others, is unauthorized by the Constitution, unjust to the great body of the American people, and in its results injurious eventually to nearly every industrial interest of the country. Resolved, That in the preparation of a bill for the modification of existing tariff laws Congress should confine its action strictly to the preparation of a tariff for revenue exclusively; and that the duties on no article should be greater than that which will give the maximum of revenue on said article. February 7--On motion of Mr. Kelsey, it was laid on the table-yeas 90, nays 77, as fol low: YEAS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Asper, Banks, Beaman, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Bowen, Buck, Buckley, Buffinton, Burdett, Cessna, Churchill, Clarke, Amasa Cobb, Conger, Cowles, Dawes, Dickey, Donley, Duval, Ela, Ferriss, Ferry, Fisher, Gilfillan, Hale, Hamilton, Heaton, Heflin, Hoar, Hoge, Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Kelley, Kelsey, Ketcham, Knapp, Latin, Lash, Lynch, Maynard, McGrew, Mercur, Milnes, Eliakim H. Moore, William Moore, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel P. Morrill, Myers, Negley, O'Neill, Paine, Palmer, Phelps, Poland, Prosser, Roots, Sanford, Schenck, Scofield, Lionel A. Sheldon, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, Starkweather, Stevens, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong, Taffe, Tanner, Tillman, Twichell, Van Horn, Ward, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Welker, Wheeler, B. F. Whittemore, Willard, Williams, John T. Wilson, Witcher-90. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Archer, Arnell, Axtell, Beatty, Beck, Benjamin, Biggs, Bird, Booker, James Brooks, Burchard, Burr, Roderick R. Butler, Calkin, Coburn, Cox, Crebs, Cullom, Deweese, Dickinson, Dockery, Dox, Finkelnburg, Getz, Gibson, Golladay, Griswold, Haight, Haldeman, Hambleton, Hamill, Hawkins, Hay, Ingersoll, Johnson, Thomas L. Jones, Judd, Julian, Kerr, Knott, Lawrence, Marshall, Mayham, McCormick, McCrary, McKenzie, McNeely, Niblack, Orth, Packard, Pomeroy, Reading, Reeves, Rogers, Schumaker, Shanks, Sherrod, Slocum, William Smyth, Stevenson, Stiles, Stone, Strader, Swann, Sweeney, Trimble, Tyner, Van Auken, Van Trump, Wells, Eugene M. Wilson, Winans, Winchester, Wood, Woodward-77. 1870, March 14-Mr. Marshall submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the present depressed condition of the business and the various industrial interests of the country demand of Congress prompt action in relieving the people of all burdens of taxation not absolutely necessary to provide for the wants of the Government economically administered, and that in reforming existing tariff article above the lowest rate which will yield 1. That no duty should be imposed on any the largest amount of revenue. 2. That the maximum revenue duty should be imposed on luxuries; and 3. That the duty should be so imposed as to Union, discriminating neither for nor against operate as equally as possible throughout the any class or section. which was disagreed to-yeas 38, nays 119, as Mr. Holman moved that it lie on the table; follow: nett, Blair, George M. Brooks, Buck, Buckley, BenjaYEAS-Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Ayer, Banks, Benmin F. Butler, Cessna, Dawes, Ela, Fisher, Gilfillan, Hamilton, Harris, Hoar, Hoge, Jenckes, Kelsey, Mayer, Peree, Roots, Sargent, Scofield, Lionel A. Sheldon, nard, McKee, Daniel J. Morrell, Negley, O'Neill, PackPorter Sheldon, Stoughton, Strickland, Tillman, Ward, Willard-38. Barnum, Beatty, Benjamin, Bird, Boles, Boyd, James mittee of Ways and Means. following resolution: quire such tariff for revenue upon foreign imports was disagreed to. It was then passed-yeas 108, Mr. Wood moved that it lie on the table, which nays 47, as follow: man, Bingham, Blair, James Brooks, Buck, Buffinton, NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Archer, Biggs, Bird, Booker, Thomas L. Jones, Judd, Kerr, Marshall, Mayham, McCor- | Logan, Loughridge, Marshall, McCormick, McCrary, mick, McNeely, Mungen, Niblack Orth, Potter, Reeves, Ridgway, Rogers, Schumaker, Sherrod, Joseph S. Smith, Stone, Trimble, Tyner, Voorhees, Winans, Wood-47. 1870, June 6-Mr. Ward submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means is hereby instructed, at the earliest practicable moment, to report a bill to this House abolishing the tariff on coal, so as to secure that important article of fuel to the people free from all taxation. Which was agreed to-yeas 112, nays 78, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allison, Ames, Atwood, Bailey, Banks, Beatty, Beck, Bennett, Biggs, Bird, Boyd, Geo. M. Brooks, James Brooks, Buffinton, Burchard, Burr, Benjamin F. Butler, Churchill, Sidney Clarke, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Conner, Cowles, Cox, Crebs, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Degener, Dixon, Doz, Dyer, Ela, Eldridge, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Fitch, Fox, Griswold, Haight, Hale, Hamilton, Harris, Hawley, Hay, Hays, Heflin, Hoar, Holman. Hotchkiss, Ingersoll, Jenckes, Johnson, Alexander H. Jones, Judd, Kellogg, | Kerr, Ketcham, Knott, Laflin, Lash, Lawrence, Logan, Loughridge, Lynch, Marshall, Mayham, McCormick, MeCrary, McNeely, Jesse H. Moore, Morgan, Morrissey, Niblack, Orth, Packard, Paine, Peck, Peters, Pomeroy, Potter, Reeves, Sargent, Sherrod, Slocum, Joseph S. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, Wm. Smyth, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stoughton, Strong, Sweeney, Tanner, Twichell, Tyner, Van Trump, Ward, William B. Washburn, Wheeler, Whitmore, Wilkinson, Williams, Eugene M. Wilson, Winans, Winchester, Wood-112. NAYS-Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Axtell, Ayer, Barry, Beaman, Benjamin, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Bowen, Buck, Cake, Cessna, Amasa Cobb, Covode, Dickey, Donley, Duval, Garfield, Getz, Gilfillan, Halde man, Hamill, Hawkins, Hill, Kelley, Knapp, Lewis, Maynard, McCarthy, McGrew, McKenzie, Mercur, Milnes, Eliakim H. Moore, William Moore, Morphis, Daniel J. Morrell, Myers, Negley, Newsham O'Neill, Packer, Phelps, Platt, Prosser, Randall, Rice, Ridgway, Rogers, Roots, Sanford, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Lionel A. Sheldon, Porter Sheldon, John A. Smith, Stokes, Stone, Strader, Strickland, Swann, Taylor, Tillman, Townsend, Trimble, Upson, Van Wyck, Wallace, Welker, Wells, Willard, John T. Wilson, Witcher, Woodward-78. June 27-Mr. Reeves offered the following resolution: McKenzie, McNeely, Milnes, Jesse H. Moore, Morgan, Brooks, Buffinton, Benjamin F. Butler, Cessna, Amasa On General Amnesty. 1870, May 16-Mr. Cox introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That the Select Committee on Reconstruction be, and are hereby, instructed to report forthwith a bill for general amnesty. Mr. Randall moved that it lie on the table, which was disagreed to-yeas 84, nays 87, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Ambler, Ames, Asper, Atwood, Banks, Beaman, Benjamin, Benton, Boyd, George M. Brooks, Buffinton, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Cessna, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Cowles, Dawes, Dixon, Donley, Duval, Dyer, Ferriss, Gilfillan, Hamilton, Haw. ley, Hoar, Hotchkiss, Judd, Julian, Kelley, Kelsey, Lash, Lawrence, Maynard, McCarthy, McGrew, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse II. Moore, William Moore, Daniel J. Morrell, Myers, Negley, O'Neill, Orch, Packard, Packer, Paine, Peck, Peters, Pomeroy, Prosser. Roots, Sanford, Sargent, Sawyer, Shanks, Porter Sheldon, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, William Smyth, Starkweather, Stevens, Stevenson, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Taffe, Tanner, Taylor, Tillman, Townsend, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Wheeler, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams, John T. Wil son-84. Beatty, Beck, Bennett, Biggs, Bingham, Blair, Booker, Whereas salt is an article of prime necessity and universal consumption, which, proportionally to numbers, forms a larger item in the domestic economy of families of small or moderate means than it does in those of the wealthier classes, and ought therefore at all times to be as lightly taxed as is consistent with a due regard to the revenue needed for an economical admin-Smith, Stiles, Strong, Swann, Sweeney, Trimble, Vas istration of the Government; and whereas in any genuine and well-considered scheme of revenue reform duties which tend directly and largely to augment the cost of such a commodity as salt should be reduced in preference to others which bear less heavily upon the resources of the great body of the people: Therefore, Be it resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means are hereby directed and instructed to report to this House forthwith a bill reducing the present duties on all classes of salt fifty per cent. Which was agreed to-yeas 110, nays 49, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Asper, Beatty, Beck, Benjamin, Biggs, Bird, Boles, Booker, James Brooks, Buck, Buckley, Burchard, Burdett, Burr, Roderick R. Butler, William T. Clark, Sidney Clarke, Cleveland, Clinton L. Cobb, Coburn, Conner, Cook, Cor, Crebs, Cullom, Davis, Degener, Dickinson, Dyer. Ela, Eldridge, Farnsworth, Finkelnburg, Fitch, Garfield, Haldeman, Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Hays, Heflin, Holman, Ingersoll, Johnson, Thomas L. Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kerr, Knott, Lash, Lawrence, Lewis, Mr. Cessna moved that the resolution be refer ferred to the Committee on Reconstruction, which was agreed to-yeas 116, nays 55, as follow: YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Ames, Arnell, Atwood, Banks, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Bowen, George M. Brooks, Buck, Butler, Cake, Cessna, Sidney Clarke, Amasa Cobb, CoBuckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Benjamin F. burn, Cook, Conger, Cowles, Dawes, Degener, Dickey, Dixon, Donley, Duval, Dyer, Ela, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Hawkins, Hawley, Heflin, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, HotchFerry, Finkelnburg, Fitch, Garfield, Gilfillan, Hale, kiss, Ingersoll, Judd, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Ketcham, Laflin, Lash, Logan, Maynard, McCarthy, McCrary, McGrew, McKee, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, Jesse H. Moore, William Moore, Morrell, Myers, Negley, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Packer, Paine, Peck, Peters, Platt, Po land. Pomeroy, Prosser, Roots, Sanford, Sargent, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Shanks, Lionel A. Sheldon, Porter Sheldon, John A. Smith, William J. Smith, Worthington C. Smith, William Smyth, Starkweather, Stevens, Stokes, Stoughton, Strickland, Strong, Tauner, Taylor, Tillman, Townsend, Twicheli, Tyner, Up son, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Welker, Wheeler, Wil lard, Williams, John T. Wilson-116. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Archer, Axtell, Ayer, Barnum, | Barry, Beck, Biggs, Booker, James Brooks, Burr, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Dickinson, Dox, Eldridge, Getz, Haight, Haldeman. Hamill, Harris, Holman, Jolinson, Knott, Lawrence, Lewis, Mayhum, McKenzie, McNeely, Milnes, Morphis, Mungen, Niblack, Perce, Potter, Randall, Rice, Rogers, Schumaker, Sherrod, Shober, Joseph S. Smith, Stiles, Swann, Sweeney, Taffe, Trimble, Van Trump, Voorhees, Wilkinson, Winans, Winchester, Wood, Woodward-55. Finkelnburg, Fisher, Fitch, Gilfillan, Harris, Hawley, 1870, June 13-Mr. Stokes moved to suspend the rules, and put upon its passage a bill to relieve every citizen of all political disabilities im-ton, Strickland, Strong, Taffe, Tanner, Taylor, Tillman, posed by the provisions of the XIVth Amendment for participation in the late rebellion. It provides, two-thirds of each House concurring, that all political disabilities imposed by the provisions of the XIVth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States upon citizens for participation in the late rebellion shall be, and the same are hereby, removed: Provided, That no person relieved by the provisions of this act shall be required to take or subscribe to what is known as the iron-clad or test oath. wyck, Ward, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. NOT VOTING-Messrs. Archer, Beaman, Bowen, Boyd, The motion of Mr. Stokes was disagreed to kiss, Alexander H. Jones, Julian, Kerr, Lynch, Maryeas 59, nays 112, as follow: James Brooks, Buck, Cake, Calkin, Cessna, Cleveland, Clinton L. Cobb, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Dockery, Dor, Dyer, Eldridge, Ferry, Garfield, Gibson, Haight, Haldeman, Hale, Hambleton, Hamill, Hamilton, Hays, Hoge, Hotchshall, McCormick, Eliakim H. Moore, Morgan, Samuel P. Morrill, Morrissey, Newsham, Perce, Pomeroy, ProssYEAS-Messrs. Adams, Barry, Beck, Booker, James er, Randall, Ridgway, Rogers, Schumaker, Sherrod, ShoBrooks, Buckley, Burr, Calkin, Conner, Cox, Crebs, Dock-ber, Slocum, Stevenson, Stone, Strader, Van Auken, Walery, Dox, Eldridge, Fitch, Fox, Gibson, Griswold, Hamill, lace, Wells, Eugene M. Wilson, Winans, Wood-GO. Harris, Hawkins, Johnson, Kerr, Knott, Lewis, Marshall, Mayham, McCormick, McKee, McKenzie, Mc Neely, Milnes, Morgan, Mungen, Niblack, Perce, Platt, Randall, Reeves, Rice, Ridgway, Rogers, Sargent, Sherrod, Shober, Joseph S. Smith, Stokes, Strader, Swann, Sweeney, Tillman, Trim ble, Van Auken, Van Trump, Wells, Eugene M. Wilson, Winchester, Wood, Woodward-59. On Apportionment of Representatives. 1870, April 18-Mr. A. H. Jones introduced the following bill: To provide for the apportionment of representatives to Congress among the several States. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the 3d day of March, 1871, the House of Representatives shall be composed of two hundred and seventy-five members, to be apportioned among the several States in accordance with the provisions of this act: Provided, That if, after such apportionment shall have been made, any new State shall be admitted into the Union, the rep NAYS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Bailey, Banks, Beaman, Beatty, Benjamin, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, Blair, Boles, Boyd, George M. Brooks, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Roderick R. Butler, Cessna, Churchill. William T. Clark, Amasa Cobb, Clinton L. Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Cullom, Davis, Dawes, Degener, Dickey, Dixon, Donley, Duval, Ela, Farnsworth, Ferriss, Ferry, Finkelnburg, Fisher, Garfield, Gilfillan. Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hoar, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Ingersoll, Judd, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg, Kelsey, Ketcham, Knapp, Laflin, Lash, Lawrence, Logan, Maynard, McCarthy, McCrary, McGrew, Mercur, Eliakim H. Moore, William Moore, Daniel J. Morrell, Samuel Presentative or representatives of such new State Morrill, Myers, Newsham, O'Neill, Orth, Packard, Paine, Palmer, Peck, Phelps, Pomeroy, Porter, Roots, Sanford, Sawyer, John A. Smith, William Smyth, Starkweather, Stevenson, Stoughton, Strickland, Taffe, Tanner, Twichell, Tyner, Upson, Van Horn, Van Wyck, Ward, Cadwalader C. Washburn, William B. Washburn, Wheeler, Whitmore, Wilkinson, Willard, John T. Wilson, Winans, Witcher-112. 1870, July 11-Mr. Ferriss offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the XIVth and XVth articles of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, having been duly ratified by the Legislatures of three-fourths of the several States, are valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution of the United States, and, as such, binding and obligatory upon the Executive, the Congress, the judiciary, the several States and Territories, and all citizens of the United States. Which was agreed to-yeas 138, nays 32, as follow: shall be additional to the number of two hundred and seventy-five herein limited; and if the number of representatives of any State shall be reduced by such apportionment, such reduction shall not take effect in the Forty-Second Congress, but such State shall have the same number of representatives in the Forty-Second Congress to which it is by law entitled in the Forty-First Congress, and any representative or representatives which any State may have in the FortySecond Congress, in excess of the number fixed by such apportionment, shall be additional to the number of two hundred and seventy-five herein limited; and if the representation of any State shall be increased by such apportionment, any additional representative or representatives of such State in the Forty-Second Congress shall be chosen by the State at large, and all other representatives for the Forty-Second Congress shall be chosen in the respective congressional districts now provided by law in the several States. YEAS-Messrs. Allison, Ambler, Ames, Armstrong, SEC. 2. That after the next enumeration of Arnell, Asper, Atwood, Axtell, Ayer, Bailey, Banks, the inhabitants of the United States shall have Barry, Beatty, Benjamin, Bennett, Benton, Bingham, been completed according to law, and before the Blair, Boles, Booker, George M. Brooks, Buckley, Buffinton, Burchard, Burdett, Benjamin F. Butler, Roder- 15th day of August, 1870, the Superintendent of ick R. Butler, Churchill, William T. Clark, Sidney the Census shall prepare and submit to the SecClarke, Amasa Cobb, Coburn, Cook, Conger, Covode, Cowles, Cullom, Darrall, Davis, Dawes, Degener, Dick-retary of the Interior a preliminary report of ey, Dixon, Donley, Duval, Ela, Farnsworth, Ferriss, the results of such enumeration, embracing such |