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' - • 4. - ---1-- t,'.7 'T , ~'-'.-" - • .._ - ,--- . .• _\. - -•*:--111 t , ..':L . -.• ' . . . • . . ' 1 -'• . . • . . • • •,ti.r52.,•11.11i ........ ,„___c. __..„, ...._,.. I \\ VOLUME ~:I LXXXIV. SECONI ENTIOI. 7E . ,01:T8 , ,NG THE CAPITAL. • , 210111111MationS by the President --00111111"IllatiOntaby the Senate . , Affairs—Bliseisai -- Die kiiiitAt.nisai o r . derelgr7-Ex-irrel4dent Johnson ' 'fle 2 dOkertfie'', - lay Telegraptif,to the Pittsburgh Gazette.] Wasaraccrois, March 26,1889. nn".lN= The den :'this iifterniOn.nemina ted to the Senate Geo. G. Sims as Associ ate Judgeof Montana; Aubrey H. Smith, United States Attorney for the Eastern : . " - Dittrlet.Of. Penneylyania; Thomas Steel, Snrceyor ,of Customs for Pittsburgh, Penniyivania; Wm. KiPaci, Collector of Customs for Alaska. • The rtuth of parties to the appoNitnient office of the Treasury is so great that an '•order Will be issued excluding aPplicanta for office until after each day's mail la • ;read: • • • judge Fisher, of the Stibreme Caurt of this Diihiqk accompanying a delega tloiffrotn Delaware, called on Secretary Boutorell this morning. • , • • THE 'WHITE HOUSE: . There --Were not as, resw=•.vialtora as usual at the Executive mansion' to;day. Before the Cabinet •meeting Judge Svrayne, of the Supreme • Court •of the United.Statecf; Hon. W. B. Allison, of Pennsylvania Senators Morton,Yates, -Canieron and ben. Logan,hod inerylewa with theffivaidfint: • • DISOkARGE OF animist: ! 'ORDERED. By direclionof the President the com manding officers of the following named -arsenals end wf• thetthitoryiActidemy will once -*educe the: uturiber, of en - Dated-men ofthe-OrdruincoDeputinent -there; and grant s dia4argea, to mien I whosetkirvioes are dMpfkked with.; Ara der this 'order Alleghatir iiasenalt will discharge fifty men, Watervleit Arsenal fifty men, Charleston twenty- men, Indi anapolis twenty - nee; Columbus twenty five men, Fortreas Monroe twenty-five men, Augusta twenty-five men, Van twon-fiyienttint Kbaulbee, tiren <ty men, Detroit fifteen men,West Point Academy ten - men, Pikevile five men, Champlain five men. • 'Wants; Swims' CONSTEYED: This evening the Senate confirmed the , - following floral:unions: Commander Cal --boun to be Captain of the Navy; Lieut. •Commandere Cartientertind -Kirkland to be COmmanders; W". K. MC:Sherry and ' A. C. Kelton to be Second Lieutenants of the Marine Corps; Reade W. Smith, Sec ond Assistant Postmaster General; Moses H. Grinnell, Collector of Customs for New York; Alonzo B. Cornell, Surveyor for New York; K. E. Merritt; Naval Of ficer for New York; Pendleton G. Walt .inotigh. collector. of 'Customs for' Wass . chusetts; J. H., Wilson, Collector of Cus toms at Puget Sound; A. 'Babson, Collector of Customs for Gloucester, Mas sachusetts. Assessors of Internal Revenue: Joshua Thorne,' Fifth . District Mcc:. D. - H. Stan ton, Seventeenth District of N. Y.; W. S. Stockier, Second District, Pa. . Collectors of Internal Revenue: L. N. Coy; First District, Ark.; Jos. A. Cooper, Second District, Tenn.; John. Mollurg, Second District, N.Y.;SamneL.T.Rogers, Seventeenth Districti.l l 34 Joseph L. Smith Second District, Miss.; R. M. Smith, Third District, Md.; Thom. E. Me. Cracker!.-Sixth' DiStrlot, - Io*a; Isaac; J. Young, FourtbDistriet, N. C. Deputy Postmasters :. Samuel L. Day, . Paxton, Ills.; Christian Bidaman, Can ton, Thos. B. Kelley, Dugwt3, •G eo. W. Mills, Fetersburg, TIT Jno. Cirr, Georgetown,' Colorado; H. P. Ben nett, Denver, Cal.; Wm. T. Ward, Susan.' ville*Cala.;,lL L.,tiltrnt, 'Sonora, CaL; D. F.. Brdatlinger , Louisiana, 'Mo.; Miss Marian Champlin, Waterloo, Iowa; J. D. Buckholder, :Fort • Diego., Iowa; Miss Asok)on, r Teal.; H. B. .Cropeter, Shelbyville, Ken tucky; John M. Stockton, Idaryaville, Ky; Joseph B. Brown, Garrytown, h. Y; W. W. Perkins, Baldwinville, N. Y; B.r.,Hl s Yler. Uttica, Ind: L. F.. Johnson; Cattibildge City, Ind; Wm. A. Hooral, ~l .W ashlngton, Ind; G. W. Dnnlantu, :Franklin. Ind; A. C. Houghton, Welling.; W.4Collins, pnhoctoirs, par S10411b; Canton. Miss: Curtis 'Gale, - Ccimintf, Micli.t E. W. -; Miiske gam, Mich.; jffenry E. Luddoth, Darling kon, ,Wia.; AlberiO. HatchaNindaurtN't.l John RiDotsionMiainixollie, Pa.; Chas. T. Nsyles, Troy, Penn.; Philip Hosrr, Buchanan, Penn.; L. M. Price, Cheater, Penn.; Sarver -Biker, Genesee, N. Y 4 - N. G. .13mith;_Flemington,_ N. J.; J. IXCreioniminger;lll. Bark, N. J.; James Frininins. , Bordentown N. J.; - Richard 11. Fountain, Misawfika, Ind.; J. G. MoPtieters, • Ind.; ;. Seyinour, Thos. 4:1 0 . 'nor , Council Bltiff4 l lowa; F. M. . ~ lowa; .inllus WaiX bla,'Texato N.ll3: 7 &iiioriaTOWtoo;litaas.; Wirk.PjlasChniatikidiaN; ILA Shaffer. Canton, - 0.; o:Btind;adumbia,Tenn4 Jno: O. Wind 0 1 . A. Gaining; Hatkinsop, WIB, • simi4Ertimn. - . 4 Ribrldiy p tcrds.V Ifeelenell ..to pays tine AVOna.inindred dollars and :Inns for au assault On ;Semi r•Cinntnis. —l o6neratinternamminsue :i r . ;OW t0 . .2 0 /14614 ' letbrmatitm, is reeelved to.night from 4isceokithle; l'slOssiee r thitt itoPresident" , Jnhtuton is out of dander' F. • 'l' Xilan YI7<APPAIItarw, • batsmen the Presidentsnd 14 Ielega on frau sipplans, .repreeentins the Coeservative and Republican elements of'that state, therresidentisaldwhirtbnlightlnur best , plan tti-eniet, °prole' parties in has. sluing viotld be — Tor COlagresyr stitborize the Constitution •tobe Again submitted to th 6 people, a separat e vote to be taken on the estores °ldeated -to 13r . the Conservatives, and that in the meantime the present Military corn. "minder should control the State; • PACIPIO usizsoar. Pito6' • Mail service has been extended on the Central Paaillo Railroad to the 607th mile, and the track laid to the 612111mi1e. : The finlibed to , 00ea, who:llth° r oad : meets jthe "Onion Posta° Railroad • on the BLt section • 111 . . • TiciFIRST CONGRESS. [FIRST SESSION.] SENATE: Supplement to the National Currency Act Dis cussed, and Amendments Of fered Rejected. ROUSE: Ten itie..-of.;olDce = Reference Senate Amendment to the Repealing Bill Reconsidered and the Amendment Non. concurred in,' After HR Ani mated Debate. (By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l WASIIITiGTON, March 26, 1869. OMEII The bill extending the'. chartei of tie City Of Washington was innsied. Mr. HOWARD made an ineffectua effort to have the joint resolution grant ing the right - of way to the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad referred to the Pacific Railroad Committee. Mr. HAMLIN introduced' a bill addi tional to the acts concerning the govern ment of the cities of Washington and Georgetown; also, to establish a Probate Chun in the District of Columbia. • Mr. PATTERSON, a bill relating to judicial privileges in the same. Mr. ABBOTT, a bill to remove political disabilities from certain persons. The Pint resolution to- relieve actual settlers upon certain landS - Arkansas was passed. - Mr. WILLEY introduced a bill for the relief - of Judge Taylor, of Virginia, from political disabilities. The The bill-to carry-140 effect theMeilein claims treaty passed. Mr. WILSON introduced a bill for the protection of - soldiefe-• and their heirs against claim' agents, which was referred to Committes'on Military Affairs. Mr. CEIANDLER introduced -a bill to detach part of 'St. Paul from' the colloc thin district of Minnesota and to annex it to the collection district of Louisiana. Referred to Committee on Commerce. Mr. NYE introduced a bill providing thatlhe construction of.penitentisries in Territories abalLbe under the stipends ! ion_Pfthe Secretary of the Treasury in stead of the Secretary of the Interior. . Referred to Commitiee on Territories. Also, a bill - to insure the completion of .of the Washington.Momithent. Referred :'to the Committeesin the District of Co humble. The bill provides for the area -tionof a body corporate, to consist of A. T. Stewart, C. Vanderbilt, T.. C. Sher -man, J.J. Coinbe, J. A. Ross, W. T. Adams, J. M. Wiison, S. A. Sniith, Ch B. Phillips and- Chas. B. Barton, under:the :style of ' the • Waahington Idonninaut - t nion, for-the purpose of: devoting-ways and - raising means for the completion- of the Washington' Montment, and for thee% soden of tt similar one to the mem ory of Abraham Lincoln.; -- Mr. HOWARD'aubtriitted an ameid ment, intended, he proPased, as a sub stitute for the House joint resolution to protect the interests of the United States in -the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and for other purposes: The substitute proiides 'that the stockholders of aidd company, at a meeting, to be heid in Washington. City on the 31st of March, with power to adjourn from day to day, shall elect a -Bcnird of Directors for-the ensuing Sear; the stockholders arellso authorized -to establish their geildsral office at such place in the United States they May select at such meeting; Pro vhied the passage of.this resolution Shall not confer any other rights upon the corn ' pany than to hold such election, to be held in any manner to relinquish or waive any rights ofthe,United states, to take advantage of any act or neglect of said company heretofore done or omit ted. whereby the rights of the General' Government have bean or may be preju diced. • FESSENDEN made an• ineirective effort to have the - Indian appropriation bill considered. The financial bill was then taken up. Mr. KELLOGG withdrew his pending amendment to- Mr. ,Wilson's amend ment. " Mr. WILSON modified his amendment so' as to provide that whenever the amount of United States notes and cir culating notes of National . :Banits cow bined shall be in:exeess 0f10.50,000,000, the Secretary of the Treasury shall be required to fund in 10-40 bonds; United States notes do the mentor sash excess, until the_ansolint of notes outstanding shall beiefirlced to womo,ooo. Thisain the plan 'prowled - 121 „tile amepdment wouldielleve the South and West 'Avith• outdoing at the same time injustice to other - portions of the country, _which wpttg dollio,bs'llo plan of the/ i pom mittee. Mr. :CONIELING argued generally against the bill pa illy calculated to meet the financial requirements of the Coun try, mad declaredfilmself opposed to any* legisWifor.thiVA i esigetiors'of the bank.- ing circulation in any part of the coun try. He would consent, for instance,: 'to the :reduction, by aaingle dollar, otthp. circulation which the state of New,York had received, tinder an"arrangement whereby tier oWtt baflks thee working prosperously, were, 'whether wise r or not he would tmt saystfompledont of ex istence under the heel .of federal power. .2dr.! WILSON de hird-prolKol tion,a4d incidentally exp the opin • ion that the preterit Shawls! condition of the country was. very aatbdadmr; and that • the national debt would soon ,be madeirvery tight- bttrlbm-by-theispld: develbt*llint efluitirmakrevenues, , • .11ii.SA.WYER.mddl.it was.: quite evi dent Congress W 0044 r.OKIF.OOoPPIt to any expansion of the currency *Jr in , . cruse of the interest bearing otr s tionft • dttbioiolllttiTetio4lboiterdfOli tildoo WU to be done to the States ha ' hoe! aktilsynn*.of circa fairititilrdeile" 4 erring Altatnt,fli • el "prof _ 04 ituehm Mr. WILLIAMSWILLIAg t S main expressed s, oppdalthitif. taillidziiii, intend . t effect the National currency,e and theivithdralnd of circulation from tau States ,mvatud WIWI Finance 0 9 01 - "znittei'Vradini p' I, bftloll btfiltne. Hp moved } o alio,* k thq r e Mrc. , Mr. Wilson by fixing t 0 f t... 4 issue of circulating notes at throe bun-, died and tat initemi; ,ofithreil hundred: : and_ fifty million dollars. and :b a r adding a angnsa. directing the Secretary af :the Treasury loam's - 1 , United Staten notes a* O e said ten millions of circulating ' notes • are .igieued., . . . -, Mr. SHERMAN' denied that the bill ll_ locosed any injustice to any portion of I ' A f I %atlAtry. The New England Ststem PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, MAIICH . 27 1809: would still have their full share; and one of them (Rhode Island) would have a great deal more than her share. Reob great also "to the iinendment of the Senator from Massachusetts, (Mr.., Wil son) and that of the Senator from Ore gon, (Mr. Williams) because they ln yolyeol the cpaeistion of the funding of greenbacks, which , again implied the rettink to specie payment -The bill re ported by the Committee, however, provided - simply for a redistribution of the circulation to, meet temporarily the requirements of the tnisiness of the coun try, until Congress could mature: lind adopt some' - general nieasure'of legisla tion looking to the resumption of:specie - - Mr. SPR A WITE denied-the statement of Mr. Wilson,thet the countmand espec ially New Enaliadaraa prosper:Mk -He knew-the financial conditioner the-Man ufacturers and operators in New England, and be felt perfectly sum - if the Menu facturar Should close their establith manta, as they must soon dounlese their btudnesa could be made mereproiltable, in leas than two weeks after the sup don the operatives would be thrown n the charitable for support. He had der his own charge nearly two thottiand hands, and he knew that if the mills in which they were employed should sus pend work for two.weeks, the employers of the town would have to take care of the operatives. The idea of the Finance Committee, that the South could be anti plied with working ,capital. by forcibly withdrawing the eliculatibn from the East and sending it there, was fallactuns. The capital sent to the South in that Way would necessarily be in the hands of a few men, and they would not invest it in the South, for investments - there Wenln be insecure; but would' take it to NeW York and emulate with it. There was but one. possibles , way of applying -the South with capital, namely, by so legis lating as to make capital cheap at the points where it - .is localized, so it will naturally seek investment else- Mr. MORTON desired: the plan pro posed would - be injustice to the Eastern States, and said the amendment offered by Mr. Wilson was substantially a propoal that the Treasury should pay out two and a half million dollars per annum, in order that Near England might be left in undisturbed enjoyment of an unjustly large proportion of. bank ing circulation. The amendment'lff the Senator from' Massachusetts proposed also a direct violation of the act to strengthen the public credit. That law distinctly pledged the country to the re demption of greenbacks in ebin; but the Senator from. Masaachnsetta proposed to ftind them mlO4O bonds. • Mr. WILSON said he would likiito see all - the greenbacks funded, anti. denied that the bill to strengthen the public credit :would be violated by funding 1.4 01 4, ' Mr.IIpREILL saidliiii — drialinaliti of the Committee on Finance had stated when the lalllto stiengtheapubliecredit was Under diactis,sion, that it was not de signed tp prohibit the i• funding of the greenbacks. Mr. Irst4ENDEN—Anybody can see that. ' . . Mr. MORTON said he cojild riot' see it. The language of the act contained a dis tinct pledge that the greenbacks should be redeemed in coin. • Mr. FESSENDEN remarked that the Senator from 'lndiana, (Mr. 'Morton,) to be consistent, must be prepand to agile thatlf Irsangatte a note to be paid in coin: and the bolder of the note afterwards expressed his willingness to accept a bond instead, the debtor could not honestly substitute the bond for the coin, because of his Previous premise. ,Mr. MORTON said the Senator from Maine's ilhastration did not state the case fully. He had no doubt the holders of greenbacks would gladly exchange them for bonds. ItINSENDENIIVirouId that' Vio. late the pledgeln the..bill to strengthen the public credit? k _ Mr. MORTON replied it would not.vt-- elate the pledge,to the inditidtud, bttt it certainly would to the Government. Several plans bad been proposed for the redemption of the national obligations; and Congress had finally fined uponthis one, and bad solemnly; pledged the gov ern me nt' tor thettedemptlckft of ;Use bl I gationk inCbiding; gtOsublickicin To give the'leiv" any" other construction would:be making it.nonsense: • - • Mr. FESSENDEN complained that the Senator from Indiana had treated him discourteouslY, in asserting that what he had said was "nonsense ':.• TbaA was.not proper language for se Senator to apply to another., Mr. MORTON denied having made the assettion. What he had min, was that the construction which the Senat4r from Maine wished to tint ..upon f the act to strengthen the public credit would make it nonsense. But evep if he- had said what fhb Senator charged, he thought it would•not have been more discourteous than it was for the Senator from Maine to say,whtin , •het (Mr. Morttm) alalidvo. eating a pertain :flew, of the, law, that anybody could see that tiler Otintrary waif the correct view. He had for manyyearti aihnird the Senator rpm Mstne; .. he thought "Mat Senator = never'aPperir.. to , less advantage,than when lecturing the, Senate, as he had - done in this case. , Mr, FESSENDEN—I beir the. Senator . „ when hti ?talks abootinitriltibring the . Senstd,lniitunembbr thane fkr as any . ~ of witie,,tiz-day ..Is,,pottoerned,fit . , rtishOdllto'qlteC-Susie qilelf. And I beg it to be understood, also, that, he ir, 4Xlri ',he ;i3iitiltiel,Lbti,t Rudy a very- , small part of it. , . ~,... .. - ,44,:id01g0N,--.Thatiff slap very true. Tbesellttle-ilfnel fttertethibtabout.- It doesjiotbecomeonegteven my aita, In the Netattli . ‘RUPthWSenator will An that In thia case lectured me tuk t de;a iniablieh depot iliutaigisa.rf ~.(' Mr. MORTON,. speaking of the bill le strengthen 'the publio'erdtlit,4rdd lilt halt been carried throbgh tjqe Rouse b tou r pletlitellis It '4hat %troop kW would be redeemed in ooln, with at )409: 1 4;itP0tb0 4 M, Ktt,'-M*k i r.; ' 01 Mr. IPREIRRINDIfOiudd the aeillimply 11 4 A4 1 1 1 4 4 *SlippOOFItIll&s ome national ounations w - -at if ea r lipatdw pra Me. The object a m iiiiii neplY to mum .the atatiqual c Amy that, the nation, i ixikluldXcep'fid Witbjhekiikie *mil , •not - be‘oheatod.l But there wastnotiged ' ' that the' paypientwoWd'he 'Modest an particular - date: ~ ,T horefeire, if any ' IMO obliglititnutwerntresented . for pay. - -:00 1 0 before,th,OZ Govethinent was. Pre p yeti to pay in coin, and the .oreditors oMiiootiid agree to accept something else in... Aleut of coin, the pledge would not be violated,• He had objection to increas. nig the amount of interest to be Paid by the Goverpment, provided the country • W,14Q14y would gain nothing by doing so, and he believed that it would gain greatly if the greenbacks could all, be put into bonds at five or els, per cent interest . The amendment Offered by Mr. Will iams to Mr. Wilson's 'amendment was then rejected. After Some further discussion, the Senate, at 4:45, went into Executive Session. When the doors were opened, the Sen ate took up the bill to aboliah the office of Chief of Staff, and passed it, and then ad. jonrued till Monday. • HOUSE OPREPRESENTAITVES.. Mr. tANICS i . , , from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a joint resolu tion declaring.the sympathy of the pea. ple of the United *States With the people of Cnba in their patriotic efforts to secure independence and to establish a republi can form of goveniment and guarantee ing Personal liberty and the equal politi cal rights of all people, and that Con gress will:give its constitutional support tothe President. of the United States, whenever he may deem it expedient to recognize tho independence and Boyer eignty of such, republican government. Recommitted and ordered printed. Mr. HILL introduced a bill to amend the act of 27th 'obi, 1868, to provide for" anAmerican qine of steamships to Eu rope. Referred to Postoflice Committee. Mr. POMEROY introduced a bill to protect therights of actual settlers on the public domain. Referred to the Com mittee on Public Lands. Mr. DAWES, from Committee on Ap propriations, reported a joint resolution for • the transfer •of 178,000 from the Treasury to the Government Printing . Office. Passed. Mr. MORGAN introduced ':a bill-regu lating the date of commission in the ar my. Referred to the Committee on Mil itary. Affairs. Mr. BOYD introduced a bill granting lands and the right of way to. the St. James and Little Rock Railroad. Same reference. The House then priiceeded to the busi ness of the morning hour, being the call of Committees for private hills. t After the morning hour, daring which several private bills-were passed, CESSNA, from.the Committee on Eleutions, reported in the contested elec tion case from the Twenty-first District of Pennsylvania, that John Covode has prima facie evidence of his right toil seat pending the contest, and gave notice he would calltp the report for action text Tuesday. Mr. PAIIsTE, in behalf of four members of minority in the same case, made a report that the proclamation of the Gov ernor and the other papers do not show a prima/ads right in either claimant. Mr. BURR,. on behalf of himself and Mr. Randall, while concurring generally in the views of the minority, submitted -somespeolat 'dews, All-the reports-Were ordered printed. • • k Mr. RIMER, of Massachusetts, called up the motion to reconsider the vote of yesterday by which the Tenure•of-Ofßce regeal bill was referred to the Judiciary Cdffimittee, and suggested that there be added to the House repealing bill an additional section requiring the Presi dent to return his nominations to Con gress within thirty days of their being made. Mr. WOOD--Does the gentleman from Massachasetts retract his position of yes terday on this question? Mr. BUTLER—Not the least m the world. Mr. WOOD—Well, sir, you knew, and we know, that a Committee of Confer. ence is designed as a Conitnittee of Com promise, by which the rights' of the House may be jeopardized and forfeited. Mr. BUTLER—I ant not, going to ask any Committee.of Conference., I assume that the Senate will commit, In that _pro position. lam sorr.y the gentleman from ,New York should have found it necessary Ile ask whether I had changed my opin fOn. lam not very likely to do so where I have well considered it. , Mr. ELDRIDGE—We understood on this side, yesterday, that it was the' de sire of thegentleman from Massachusetts that the matter should go to the Judiei-. ary Committee. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (sarcastically,) — Iregret that the friends of the President haveSallen out. [Laughter.) 'Mr. BUTLER—I should be very glad to have it go to the Judiciary "Committee; but at the request of manygentlemen of the House, wno think the bourse which I propose N,vill•be -acceptable to all who desire to 'preserve • the rights of the House and the Integrity of the Constitu tion on this subject, I propose to takethis course and save time. Mr. ELDAIDGE--The gentleman on this aide_ of the house , desire that the Ju diciary Committee may action the bill: but they 'anstposed that the gentleman from Massachusetts' himself desired it. Mr.IIIITLER—I do; but the only act that I 'would •deslre the .I.kimmittee to take, would be the action which I have ;proposed I;loee the gentleman from Wisconsindesirei to have it referred ? 14. ELDRIDGE--Certainly, that is what 'we Voted tor yesterday. We de. sire the action of,the Judiciary Commit. tee on the' bill. ' Mr. BUTLER-1 think what rI • have proposed is's better way- to meet the wishes of the, gentleman from Wiscon. sin, and thewishes of the House. : 4 . ! - ' Mr. GARFIF.LD—WiII the gentleman front ManatcdulliCtta yield to me a mo. Mr. It&ilitit—yes; air. ~, Mr. GA.RELEtbz,II the allied partiea liaveiettled ail ' their matters of differ ing,T dal.o tc:i ask 'a` question..; •r; •-• Mr. BUTLER. , lintertuPtingy4.Btop li rmentent, sir. I' did not yield for that. II- Mr: GARFIELD—AU : ,•_ ,= -- ,' ) iMr;IICOODTOTiIe gentlema n : itottiOhlo mtuitmuderatond we are on his aide. I . .pnineet. desertion.. -7- iii. -- ,LOGttE;-I.iionld may t o the,.,aeu , r iteSitni ftom Plots 'and Ohlo (his. Zrz o Wottli kid Clailiald) that, theirla': ' n ak_lxlidi'lleAlkre ini worthy of eliiheill matte frasee`alitr'lnelnua. / ti hiftitiont Resin ilibtence to this or as othltionsatinri-40,:: •,, nol L.,,,,,..,,,: . „„ . ' .-}L'ABlifilWMTH—When i think. ~ Abets Icaturcnirmn toy 410114 1 1 Firatiti i be' of 11‘37 1 1 9 tleilligirer .I4IP , nor: MAI t X nos isugitha Priluf mr tzt4.- •ww 0111 Z, lea% to o ' tliii ‘ ',ilendeihatis X Sri , not li?laatar% In the geditral sooeptexteu" et tho'term. lal -ways fltibtidt tO' bis Isotqedt With &Rood trace, as Hid yesterday , b owever rough , hey MA" tk, and hosrever , uncomely as comtag trod him. • .-, : - • •,,, , i ~. .-: 1 1 ,Mr. BUTLER,`- resuming the floor. said—l do not :think this discussion so valuable as to warrant me in yielding any farther. Now let me say to the gen tleman from Ohio. Mr. Oardeld, that 1 have as much right , to speak for the Re. publican party as he has". lam as firm an advocate of Republican principles as he is. And when he undertakes to say that I have allied myself with the pent °crate, I want to say to him that, when ever they or he are right on ; a question, I am his or their, ally, and 'whenever be or they are wrong on a, question, lam not his or their ally. I will deal with' them always on that proposition. Zdr. GABFIELD-1 am willing tooon cede that the gentleman from Massaohu setts is always right, and that those who differ_with him are always wrong.. All that. I wished to ask him was whether he intended to have any debate on the ques tion. Those of us who are decidedly in the wrong would like to show ourselves in the wrong, and to put ourselves in the wrong in the Globe. Mr. /BUTLER-That's 'always so evi dent that I do • not, tare 'for, any farther exhibition in that direction. [Laugh ter.] I will now yield to the gentleman from Ohio, :How much time does the gentleman want ? , 'Mr. BINGHAM—AII the time I am en titled to. I ask the favor Of the House, independently of •the gentleman's leave. Mr. FARNHAM—That's right. Mr. BINGHAM—I do not understand this thing,of farming out the floor in this way. If the matter will bear discussion, let it be discussed. I undertake to show to the Howe, HI have liberty to be heard, that the Senate amendment, about which so much ado is made, does substantially repeal everything in the Tenure-of-Offiee act. • t Mr. BUTLER—I belie offered courtesy to the gentleman from Ohio. IBM sor ry he does not recognizelt. _ Mr. BINGHAM—I recognize the cour tesy of the , gentleman, but I ask as a matter of justice, which rises above cour- - teay, to be heard on this bill. Mr. BLTLER—The gentleman willget till the justice, and he will get„his due when he gets justice. [Roars 'of laugh ter.] Mr. NIBLACK said—Reference having been made to the Democratic aide, it would not be improper for him to define his position on the question, and which he belleyed to be the position of his asso ciates. They had always opposed the Ten ure-of. Office act. They believed that in most of its provisions it was in conflict with the o:institution. They believed it was an assault on the Executive Depart ment of, the Government, and that its tendency was to weaken that branch of the pudic service. Therefore, as a matter of consistency, and as a mat ter of principle, whenever the ques tion of the repeal of that law was proposed, they would vote for the repeal. For himself, he should vote for an unconditional repeal of the law. Still, they'were in no hurry to do it, just at this particular time. As the late Ad ministration had to exist as best It could, encumbered by the T.sunre-of-Office law, they were iittinsourionuto4ase , how the present Administratioa -would get along hampered with it. Nevertheless, they were willing to vote for the repeal of the law, under the lead of the gentle man from Massachusetts, (Mr. Butler,) under the lead of the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Binghatn,) or under the lead of anybody. He used to prefer, and would generally prefer, to follow the lead of the gentleman from Ohio in all oon tests of this sort between him and the gentleman from Massachusetts; ;but in this particular instance the gentleman from Ohio was not a proper leader for the Democratic side of the House, and they would therefore have to transfer their allegiance, for the time being, to the gentleman from Massachusetts. " Fie hoped they were only doing so tempo rarily. At all events, he (Mr. Niblack) war. [Laughter.] Mr. WOOD WARD said he never spoke for the Democratic party on thid floor. He only spoke for himself ana his con stituents. He did not concur entirely in all the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Niblack) had said in behalf of the Dem ocratic party.- • Mr. N)BLACK disavowed having spo ken for the party. Mr. WOODWARD went.on to say that for one he was in a. hurry to get rid of the Tenure-of-Office law. He had voted against it last Congress, for. a reason which would appear ridiculous to sonde gentlemen, namely, that it was uncon stitutional. He did not know whether it was going to benefit or embarrass President Grant; but he knew the act was the same now as it had been then, and he . was in favor of killing, not 'scorching it. If anybody doubted its unconstitutionality, he would refer .him to, the report of Senator Sprague's speech in the Senate, where there was a dbmonstration of its un- I. as nearly absolute as any moral proposition could be made. He did not know whether Senator Sprague originated the proposition or not. It had been intimated he had not;' but he did not care who originated. it. Senator Sprague had produced ; it, and he (Mr. Woodward) commended it to the prayerful attention of the gentlemen who-were conscientious abOta the viols - lotion of their oath to support the Con stitution. :Atodording to politicalscienee, in alltiMes and in all countries, the re moval of executive officers was an •ex ecutive trust. What did , he care that a' parcel of Senators, animated by a patriotic motive, or any other motive; ' came' tomtcher and declared the execu tive power shall executed,by a branch of the Legislature. He agreed with what the geOtlenzumfionl: iisetts Oft' Butler) said yeaterdaY; that the repeal of thetTeuure-of.olllbe 'ad was the moat ao• cerAble • Measure that ' Congrews • could or" - the ple. • , was•thereifOre 4ay offer as he peo ftad always . been, against elk modification. • -of4 uncenatitsdlorial measurei and in Avon of itaabsauteand unoomiltional repeal. •••,-, •, „ • Mr, BUTLER stated -the reason he bad moved to reconsider the vote M. , .erringthis matter - the ;n_diolarY Coin mine° Wai l That he Was airatd t could trot be' got back to .`the 'Souse, Fait the, ponituUes might riof be ended on ibt ports. }levelled the pravierniqueliionc • Tbelinuse rehmed to second the. lions question, ilthati Democrats g against aieircumetance to . ..whiol4 lintles.wied attention by Wang °lt , - PcounOilVv%mo the allies Mr. B 6*a.,K then took tkin'ilßtsnd madtan appecliln favOri 1:01P OUrrtein t tho n petiate tonenani t,nn, edit int the whole q uestion in 4 t 7 tutionai, 'legal an dpractical' He`stated' it was perfectly manifhat t an Unconditional repeal of the leetwas impoildble. The Souse could not con pel :the Senate to change its mind. Mr. BUTLER—Can the Senate compel the House? Mr. BINGFIAM—I understand It can mindut until the Senate shall change 1 1 _! it is impossible to repeal the law NUMBER 76 simply by an act of repeal. He went on to argue the Senate amendment was a substantial repeal of the Tenure-of-Office act, in as far as that act fettered the President. Therefore he desired the House to emcur in it. Mr..DAVIS argued against the Senate amendment and in favor of an uncondi tional repeal of the Tenure-of -Office law. He regardel this as the most important measure that would come before the House at this or any future session. In his judgment, the Senate, under the pre-' text of laying downits power, had drawn; to itself all the executive power of the' nation. The Senate amendment substi tuted for the constitutional executive of of one head an 'executive of seventy heads. He believed, as solemnly as he believed anything, that the Tenure-of- Office act was Utterly in dyad" with the Const tution. The Senatehad, under the Const tution -no executive power what ever. The P resident could be impeached, if he ppointed corrupt officers; but if the Sena hould restore corrupt officers, where was the remedy? Could it send, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Bingham) to try the Senate as it, had sent him some months since to try the President? Nto The representatives of the people would be in that case remediless and powerless. The Executive would be powerless. and there would be &iced in the Senate—un impeachable, irresponsible, not to be reached under the Constitution or laws allthe executive power which the Con stitution had declared that the President shoW.d nap) care faithfully .to elecute. . Mi. BINGHAM replied to the argu e - meat, of Mr. Davis. Mr. HOTCHKISS argned in favor of he Senate amendment. - • Mr. GARFIELD also supported the Senate amendment, and reminded the Republican side of the House that the impeachment of. President Johnson was based principally on ,the constitution ality .of the Tenure-of-Office act. Stilt he was in favor of removing, .the •moist restrictive features of the law, and that was what the Senate amendment pro posed to do. The newspaper press had facetiously divided the parties on this question into iirepealeren and "suspend ers."' He was neither a "repealer" nor a "suspender . " He was a "mender." , Mr. HOAR inquired of Mr.. Garfield whether he wanted any more' power for the Senate than the Constitution gave it, and whether it would not reclaitti &lithe; power if the law were absolutely and unconditionally repealed? Mr. GARFIELD replied' that• the peo ple had for seventy years slept on their rights, • but, that finding, under the ad ministration of Andrew Johnson, its power was abused, had passed the Ten ure-of Office law. He, should vote against referring, against non-concur rence and in favor of concurrence: Mr. SCHENCK declared that, like his colleague, (Mr. Garfield) he was neither a' "repealer" nor a "ims'perider,"imt wai . a "mender." - When - the bill Teptualirg the Tenure.of-Office act was sprung upon the lloase,lie had in his drawer a bill to modify and amend it. . Mr. BLAIR opposedthe Senate amend ment,,and remaraed that by . the Tenure of-01136:e act the Senate had ‘mi - itnredzin entirely new poiver, and the , question was whether the House would let that power remain with the Senate. He was utterly opposed to it. • Mr. DAVIS again gained the floor and made another argument 'against the Sen ate amendment, declaring that under it the President would come to be a sup plicant at the throne.. of Senatorial power; that it would be to the Executive a 'constant source of embarrassment; contests and strifes would ever disturb his peace; and that. it would give to the Senate a power which would not only be depriving the President of his power, but would be putting him constantly, on trial before the Senate. ' - Finally, at !lye o'clock, the'debate was closed. • • : ' • . . The vote on reference ~w ed reconsid ered, and' the niotiOti of reference was withdravtn. The queation,Vraa taken on concurring in the Senate amendment, and the House refused to concur by a vote 'of yea 70, , So the bill goes back to the Senate as a simple repeal of the Tenrimof-Ofticeact: The following is thei vote lit detail: Yeas—Messrs. Ames, Armstrong, As per Bailey, Beaman, Beatty, Benton, Bingham, Bates, Burdett, Butler (Pa.). Cessna, Churchill, Cobb, Coburn,Coate,s, Dixon, Dockery, Donley, Duval, Fars. worth, Ferris, Finkelnburg, Garfield, Giltlllan, Hawley, Hill, Hooper, Hotch kiss, Ingersoll, Jenakes, Kelley, Kelsey, Ketchtun, Knapp, Lafiln, Lamb, Law rence, Lynch, Maynard, McCarthy; Mc- Grew .Mercur, Moore (0.),.M00re %(N. J.), Packer, Poland, Pomeroy, Prosser, Boots, Sanford, Sargent, Sailer, Schenck, Schofield, 'Shit:are, Smith (Tenn.), Smyth (Iowa)„: Stoughton, Strickland, Taffee, Tilman, Twitchwell, Ward, Walker, Wheder; WilsOn:(lnd.), and Winans-70, ' :Nays—Mesars. Allison, Ambler, Arch er. Axtell,- Banks; Beck, Blom, Bird; Blair, Boyd, Brooks, .Briffington, Burr. Butler,(Mass. )Calkin, Clark, Cleveland, Cobb, Cook, &ger, Crebbs Cullom, Dit- Vie, Dawes, Dewees..Dickey. Dickinaon, Dyer, Eldridge,Ferry, Fisher, Pox. Getz, Galladay'riatrold, Height. demen t , - Hatableton (Mt.) -Hawkins; Hoyt, Heaton, Hong, Hoar, . Holman, Hopkins,,..Tokulon, - Jones, (X. C.)loites. 'N.Y'. -Julhul, Kett Ktiott,',Legan, loughridgw.;:Marehall•-;Megtinik - 17 .6 10 - Creery, WeNeeely; Moffit, MoOre, lidergen • 'ltliblack,-'o' ' O' Neill, 'Ortb,rPiu4kr t Paynevriarner,- , Ragam PhelPe, ' .veetP o 9.. ,Shemiker, She dan, Shiorun, 'Strath.. 'Ohio (Oregoti,) -Steventam, '.llainteteldi Trimble* Tyner, Tjpisp, ;Veit; Horn,. Van Tramp. Washburn, (11154)Weshburtletf Wellis.! Whitentore. Wilkinson, Wil .llama,llTiothester, ,Witchar:Woodland WOodward--99. Mr. Kerr Was' exertied from er ttee for the reor. service milhe Comm! ganizatitm of the Civil service, rnd Mr. Iffiblack appoltited bade P I • The WEAKER called attention to the N aptor pouiniurae Bppia4 In: the cot tol, *Unit there were several &width • - - - 41 g. 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