Daily evening bulletin., December 06, 1866, Image 6

XSUIIh Congress-Second Session.
/ Washikotos, Deo. 5.
Senate.—Mr, Wade. (Ohio)introduced a
bill for the admission of Nebraska Into the
Union. This bill was passed by both So uses
at the close of the last session of Congress,
. but was withheld by the' President, »nV» not
" being signed, did not become a;lsiw.:“ :/““*•
On motion of Mr. Wade, the bitLw.a B ’or
dered to lie upon the. table for the present
until the announcement of the committees.'
On motion of Mr.' Anthony. (K. I.), the
Senate proceeded to the election of Standing
Committees for the session. ' i■: ;;;
The rules requiring election by ballot were
suspended, and the following committees.
were chosen by resolution:
On Foreign Relations—Mr.Snmner,Chair
man; Messrs. Harris, Wade, Fowler, Fogg,
Johnson, Doolittle! . .
On Finance—Mr. Fessenden, Chairman;
Messrs. Sherman, Morgan, Williams, Cat
telljWan Winkle, Guthrie.
‘Qn Commerce—Mr. Chandler, Chairman;
Messrs. Morrill, Morgan, Edmunds,' Ores
well, Sprague, Patterson. ;: ;
On Man uf actnres—Mr.Sprague, Chairman*
Messrs. Pomeroy, Fowler, Riddle, Dixon. ’
On Agriculture—Mr; Sherman,Chairman;
Messrs. Cattell, Wilson," Cowan, Gdthrte.
On Military Affairs and the Militia—Mr.
WiiBOD, Chairman; Messrs. Lane, Howard.
Sprague, Brown, Nesmith,.Doolittle; 1 ’
On Naval Affairs—Mr. Grimes, Chairman;
On the Judiciary—Mr. Trumbull, Chair
man: Messrs. Harris, Poland, Stewart, Fre-
Jingiroysen, Johnson, Hendricks.
On^ os ! t ' officea and Post-roads—Mr.Rs.tn
seyChairnmn; Messrs. Hohness, Pomeroy,
Anthray, Kirkwood, Van Winkle, Dixon!
On Public Lands—Mr." Pomeroy, Caair
man; Messra. Stewart, Harris,, Kirkwood,
Edmunds, Gattell, Hendricks.' '
On Private Land Claims-Mr. Harris,
Chairman; Messrs. Howard, Poland, Rid
dle, Norton. ’ ;
On Indian Affairs—Mr. Henderson,Chair-
Messrs. TrumbulL MorrilLßosS, Nes
mith, Bnokalew, DooUttle. •
Q“^ en ®i°“ s , M T-Lane,Chairman; Messrs.
iurkwood,Edmands, Ross, Frelinghuysen,
Van Winkle, Saulsbory. . ’
On Revolutionary Claims—Mr. Yates
Chairman; Messrs. Chandler, Fogg, Nes
mith, Saulsbury.
—.9“ Claims—Mr.Howe, Chairman; Messrs.
Williams, Sherman, Willey, Fogg, Freling
huysen, Davis. s
On the District of Columbia—Mr. Morrill.
Chairman; Messrs. Wade, Sumner, Hen
•dersoD, Nye, Patterson, McDougall.
On Patents and Patent Office— Mr. Willey
ChMrman; Messrs. Lane, Grimes, Norton)
On Public Boil dings and Gronnds—Mr.
Brown, Chairman; Messrs. Trnmboli.
Grimes, Poland, MoDongalL .
On Territories-Mr. Wade, Chairman;
Yates, Nye, Cragin, Fowler, Davis,
On the Pacific Railroad—Mr. HowafS.
Chairman; Messrs. Sherman, Morgau.Con-
Stewar? rOWn ’ Yat ® Sl Cra g in > Ramsay,
To Audit and Control the .Contingent Ex
pensesi of the Senates—Mr. Williams, Chair
man; Messrs. Henderson, Bobkalew.
On Engrossed Bills—Mr. Cragin; Chair
man; Messrs. Sumner, Norton.
On Mines and Mining- Mr. Conness,
Chairman; Messrs. Stewart, Chandler,Mor
gan; Qreswell, Wilson, Bnokalew;
Joint Standing Committees.— Joint Com
mdtee ou Printing, on the paft of the Senate
Ki^ie Anth ° ny ’ chairman ; Messrs. Ross,
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, on
the partuf the Senate—Mr, Nye, Chairman*
Messrs. Howe, Dixon.
tfc® Library, on the
Pfft of the Senate—Mr. Creswefi, Chair
man,'Messrs. Howe, Fessenden. : -
introduced the foliowing
resolution, which was adopted s
h . at the joint Committee on
Retrenchment be instructed to . make in
quiry as to the power of the President to re-
J.fy. oo ® fis i»t®d under the lavra of
the United States to its original owners* or
I .L 6 K^ I ?°^ erBXist . s > t 0 what
rjghtmily be exercised nnder existing laws*
*° ma £ 6 inquiry into the power of
the .Secretary of the Treasury to deliver to
private claimants therefor, without indicial
proceedings, property or the proceeds of
s ?! ze s I Fmted States. cap
tnred or abandoned during or since the late
and report by bill or otherwise. .
Mr. Trumbull moved that the House bUI
the section of an act of 1862 which
gives the President power to declare a gen
eral amnesty be taken up, and it was taken
then moyei reference of
th M b ii t 0 f j? Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. Chandler said he hoped it would not
wr£® d ‘- I he clatls ® proposed to be re
pealed was ;n these words: ‘-That the Presi
dent is hereby authorized at any time here
wh?V^A rooamati -°?’ to extend to persons
who may have participated in the rebellion
L P » r t d ß °o£ n H amnesty, withsnch exception
as, at such time and on snch conditions ha
f ee ? “P? d l ent for tiie public welfare.”
That is what is to be repealed. The act before
us simply proposes to take away the par
doning power, from the President, !*^
Th°a h CT^£ e a P w SS ??f eB unde i tbe Constitution.
House, by the very decided vote of 107
to 39, suspended the rules and passed that
Tf l tw rlngtlle half hour of the session,
was an individual in this Senate
.not understand the bill he (Mr
Chandler) advise him to get a die*
tionary and Study it a while, until he could
He could certainly dosobv
ilifl w Sma . B ei | ition °f Webster. .The
tho Senate simply took from
the President the pardoning power, except
bad under the Constitution. If
bebadthe power under the Constitution to
pardon before conviction, it left that power
lf he had not that power under
2? lfc ‘geb it away from him.
< L eve ? y Senator understood it,
Sonofrefe^n^ ayM aßdWBonthe
hn^ia )oolitt l® sa i? be did not rise to de
ermr w. f iP estlon ’. bu l slm Ply to correct an
error in the report- of yesterday’s nroceod.
made htoi 6 morniD S papers. The reporters
appear as advocating'the Ml un-
TMswSSW 14 opposing its reference.
not bis position. The mistake
? attr ibutingto him remarks
bis colleague, Mr. We?
D '^ b ? ?i? ta be was not in the New
York Associated Press report, but in that of
the United States and E Wea?New?lsf
sooiation.—Reporter.] ™ • as
r i, mes ( ro ®f a ) said he was hot to be
SsattMSitaaarjs.
ss
tiiem aside than had been given by thf
Senator from Michigan, He did not kno w
what necessity there was for passing the hill
®?°b baste. The Senator from Mich
aBe™<VoflV ? 0t su PP° se that it would have
a good effect upon the country to nass nnoh
a measure in a fit of S
supposed to pass at this early- stase of the
session. Nothing could be lost
b a , w days and having it Drinte<?
Mr. Chandler said it was a notorious feet
m & e «oords of
hLi? *** , tbM District— that pardons have
B®n for sale around this town—for sale bv
3!®?® n ~by more than'one woman. Th«
Jecorda ofyour courts will showthin
■ y
* stop it desires the repeal of the
: <4 thih f a matter of public reoord—a
t bnows who has read
k a> ahabS?’ P*®5 8 or the records of the courts
(bio.) said he voted £o take
bill pp wi tb a view to havi nV it referrw
o fte
S?f 1 "&' nothing about the .facts'
stated by the Senator from Miehjtran. t Nor
qia he apprehend that the naasa&e of thw
0 r t,^ e the Senate wcmldimveany
With the difficulty
suggested .by tbat Senator.-Thesootion
the
Sf^idH? 4 bypublio proclamaition to ‘ grant
to persons engaged in rebellion,
Wnh w,~° ot the Senator from
k _ that private pardons- were
beingliawlced through thestreetsof theoitv.
T be to wouW
s°i- diminish, ,bu( increase this particular
di fficuliy £ifit, (existedas stated. Tne.trouble
J’f® no i tbat President had offered am
nesty by public BrooTamatioD, but that he
In-individual cases:
teethe bad pardoned individuals whom ho
2®® b:6 n . ot t® bave-pardoned.-was, as he un
**> the complaint of the Senator
from Michigan,, Ho (Mr. Henderson) was
t°iSay would vote after/
® ;^ a “ il f' a t?9 n ofthe bill, hilt it wash very
grave matter m voting important' hohstitu- - i
nopal questions,-and he hoped-it would be
referred, to the Judidary Committee. It
not e question of. such. easy solution as
® e s®t9r frorn'Miohigan imagined.
“rat hfhad no ih- ■
be came ’to the' Senate this
morning,j_of entering into any debate'oh
iinstr as hemntered the,
from, Miohigan
f™^.^?! d x 4op k ** npon himself to say here
from his Own mouth,that it was as notorious
as the records of- the courts of this distriot,
granted by the President of the
w^^! 84 werefor ** /the.ci(yof
K? 8 * women of bad repute. Since j
made.injhe Senate of
* United States by so distingoished a
Senator, he.thought It was very proper and
84 Se “ ate abou W refer the
dux to the Juidclary Committee; that the
matter might be investigated, that the Sen
ate should not go forward in hot haste and
pass suoh a bill as this with such a charge
against the'President of the United States—
he would not say
rendered the President, liable to itfipeach-
S 6D Av bn^ tIU a ver y grave charge indeed.
He (Mr. Dixon) would take it upon himself
m lus capacity as Senator, here in his place,
°, U , terly d / Dy charge and to say it was
al Jy nnfomided. The Senator from
Michigan had been misinformed; he had
been most grossly misinformed. .
of the Hnited States is not
9 lime which the Senator
from Michigan imputes to him. He (Mr.
Dixon) did not think it proper that such a
charge should go out against the .President
without some attempt at reply. He was
»f& t 0 Bofully into the discussion
hir e before the Senate, nor to state
ihit u ,he Senate 016 real facte out of which
this charge againstthePresidenthad grown;
but he could not sit ini his seat and hear
Sj*®? l .,? °P ar ? e without denying it in toto, so
ttat his denial might goto the country with
a^ a^f e 5 10 P°i f to® Senator from Michigan,
and his denial was as good as the Senator’s
“S 2? s J ,WI «k 88116 before, he wns
not perfectly conversant wife the facts, he
JwTu € J lo i? eb of 0886 to be able to say
‘be charge was totally untrne. *
Mr. Chandler—l have said the oharge
was established before a court of this Dte
f £f y .formation was derived from
one of the judges of the court before which
bran ,f ht ° ut > was tried; but the at-
Sena te and of the country
. w £ ?€en brought to the matter, and
Mi ? a general desire here to have
fbr (Wcb® 46 ” 6^’ 1 withdraw the call
f °r ayeas and nays and let it go.
ii>!! I wJ“' nn^ )n44 wished to say a word lest
t^Lvf*{?’ esa j on wen ‘ out that those who fa
yeffdtne reference of this bill were opposed
tot b f^ eC l w? 3 Sf empl t t6d by il - The Sena-
/knew that he (Mr.
wa B not a more zealous advocate
ofthe Confiscation bill than he (Mr. Trum
fn before me SenSe
. m 1862 he had been in fevor of an effective
The bill which did paS j
ye?, emasculated and inefficient, even if it
had been executed, andithad been very in
efficiently executed. ■ He would go against
Km gpi ? perty but he vrish“d
M«^^ssass? to be referted
aCCprding t 0
wKcS? offered the following, which
Ordered; That so much of the President’s
message as concerns our foreign rolatiouf
Relations!* 1 t 0 Committee on Foreign
twtheibllowingresolu
nonSj ot ‘wnicn he gave notice veaterd&v
Resolutions declaring the true princiDles of
th u-inrisdictionof Congress
over the whole subject, the illegality of ex
isting governments in the rebel States, and
the exclusion of sUoh States with such ille
?,“* governments from representation in
SS from VOting 0n emotional
Be it resolved, do., First, That in the
“fm^ostructionitisimportant that no
false stepshall be taken,interposing obstacle
d^?y > but that by carefnl provision we
®b°njd make baste to complete the work so
that the unity of the republic simii be C
®“, a P erm “ e ,9 t ./ onnelation, 0 nnelation, and fra
teniffi relations, shall be once more estab
lished among all the people thereof.
/Second—That fbisend can be accomplished
only by lollowing the.guiding nf
our institutions as declared by- our Others
n the repnbliewas formed,and that any
neglect or forgetfulness of those sniffing
o P f D n »r stp S stpolie establlhmem
of union, justice, domestic tranquillity, the
a ? d tbe blessings of liberty
fin^^!/i th n, deo i aredobjects ofthe Consd-
Cution, and, therefore, must be the essential
object of reconstruction itself SSenfc i al
That this work of reconstruction
must be conducted by Congress, and under
supervision; that under* 1 the
Constitution Congress is solemnly bound to
assume this responsibility, and that in the
performance of this duty it must «se'tha?
the rebel' comma
whilf loyalty is protected and advan““
whUe the new governments are feshioned
according to the requirements of a Christian
80 tbat order, tranquillity
aPPbcation of this dafini
uon, and must, after excluding all disloyal
persons, take care that new government!
axe founded on the fundamental truths
therein contained—first, that all men arc
equal m rights, and secondly, that all iust
megoySned StalldS ° nly 0n 016 oonsent oi
Fifth— That all proceedings with a view to
reconstruction Native
power are in the nature of usurpation. Thai
Uns nsnrpation becomes especially offensive
om- e tn l ai?S. t ?i asi<i ®*? e funda mental trnths of
is shocking to com
n Jt nnder^takes tofievise new
SwiPf 1611 - 48 f s9 m that hostile population
■airfthiSrfi^? t:been en B a ged - in P rebellion,
ana that all governments having such origin
ar e “eoessarily iUegal ahd voidT 8
it is the duty of Congress to I
proceed with the work of reooMtrMtion
and to this end it must assume iurisdfotfn-n
of the States lately in rebflW I
as that jurisdiction may have been alreadv
reo °gHize only the
valid
tation in Congress, or to a voice in the adon-
constitutional amendments
Mr Sumner said, I do not propose to dis
cnss these resolutions; I
them es a statement of the case. I 866° ho
rv^ ce l>* ac o in'the rebel States until I
Con o ress does its duty by assumingjurisdic- ?
~ ItE ' I>AII ! Y ; EVijNING BUI -'' CT ‘*-—I'UIIADKLI-HIA. THUKBI)AY. PUCKMDgR.i 1866
tjons declare Briefly toe doty of Congress in
that regard, and assign reasons therefor.
rwwr l^ 110 pufpose now to discuss
them, bat I hold in my hand a letter which
f received-yesterday from-tr-friend-of oar
cause in-Texas, which is so important in its
statements-and so-direct-in-its-bearin»B-on
3J? t ®*sltan. raised r -hjr. those .resolutions
YH h^th^ IDdnl S ence of the Senate, 1 will
read briefly from it.' • ••
the ; Senator" frpm ' wW the
signature be read? Will the name of the
writer be read? ~ _
shall not read the signa
; Mr; Mcßougall— “Ah! I thought so.” :
<Mr. Sumner— “XahaU notread the signa
ture because I could not read it without ex
demh " 6 writ er to violence, persecution,
! Mr. Davis (Ky.) rose to a point of order,
hie ashed whether it was in order for Mr.
Sumner to read a letter ? Whether it was
in order for him to introdnce the reading of
a letter into his speech? 8
1.,, iQhair aaid Mr. Snmner had unques-
T^ n s »Wy a right to make any letter a phrt of
.! Mr. Sumner then read the letter, with
holding the signature. He saldit was writ
■. Jen m Texas, November 19,; 1866, and came
to him yesterday. It states thaf the really
' &^ n of Te ? aa concur.in 'thinking that
the first move by the Republican party at
, thei approaching session orcdngrhsjf should
be the passage of an act abolishing the State
governments that have been set npintee
South without authority of law; declaring
-all the acts, except so far as, on revision
;they may be confirmed by competent autho
rity. to nave been null and void from the
beginning. The letter-then goes on to detail
what the writer states to be the condition of
affairs in Texas, the persecution of Union
men, dsc.
Mr. Sumner, at the conclusion of his re
marks.moyed that his resolutions be printed
Mr. McDongaU did not believe the Senator
Massachusetts was as well acquainted
with the condition of-affairs in Texas as he
was. Hei rose to protest against the habitof
the Senator from Massachusetts of intro
ducing letters about the condition of the
South, and refusing to give the names of the
writers, as he always did*
The resolutions were ordered to be printed
Mr. Wilson (Mass.) called up the joint re
solution for the appointment of two mana
gerafor the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Asylum
D. C., whion was passed. ’
Mr. Henderson (Mo.) introduced the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
iJJStsolved, That the Secretary of the Navy
be directed to communicate to the Senate
copies of all orders, instructions and direc
tions made or issued by him or by the chief
of wiy bureau or his department, since the
Ist day of April last, in relation to the em
ployment of ofiioers, master workmen, me
chanics, laborers, or other persons, in the
navy yards of the United States, and com
mumcations received by him os by the chief
of any one of the naval bureaus on the sub
ject_of the employment of persons in the
nat*y-yard at Norfolk, Virginia, as well as
copies of all communications from Mm or'
smsh chiefs of bureau to any and all other i
troching the empioyment of persons
, On motion of Mr. Wade (Ohio), the bill
for the admission of Nebraska was referred
to the Committee on Territories.
. Mf. Wade (Ohio) moved to take up the
jomt resplution proposing to atnemf the
Constitution by making the President of the
tales ineligible for re-election.
. Mr. Wade said—l believe this the most
favorable opportunity to make thin amend
ment that there has been since the forma
tion of the Constitution of the United States
It has been the opinion of some of the wisest
statesmen, and those deemed the wisest, at
almost every period since the existent of
this Government, that it was a defect in
toat instrument that it failed to limit this
office to one term. I have no doubt that the
reason that superinduced the present con
dition of affairs on this subject was that
General Washington was contemplated all
alpng as being the first Chief Magistrate,
and in. him such confidence was reposed
that it seemed to throw the statesmen of
J? at payoff their ordinary candon, which
they had exercised in ilmost every other
portion of the Constitution.
Nobody can fail tosee that in the vast
growing power of the presidential office
there are temptations all the time weighing
upon the President, like gravity to wield the
vast and concentrated powers of this go
vernment, in such a way as he believes will
induce his re-election. And I believe every
one who has watched with vigilance the ad
ministration of our country during , recent
years—l say all the administration, for j
do not wish to point ont invidiously any
say any one who has watched
them wiU be convinced that it is not sate to
put mto the hands of any man such tempta
tions as _ these; such temptations as arise
‘ ro ™ the fact that he can use these powers to
further his own ambition. There has xarelv
, b i ““‘ tl 3 however, when such a proposi
tion could have been moved without seem
ing invidious, and I believe that this idea
has been growing until everybody seems to
understand that it needs correction.
~,„J? ope i Slr il into the argu
ment, only barely to suggest the great im
portance of the measure—l hope that tin
resolutions will go to the committee and be
reported back at an early day. I have been
for several years of the opinion that it
the defect should be
remedied. President - . ■ ever,
thought so; President Jackson and almos;
aJlour statesmen from that - time to this
haye seen this defect, and wished it might
be corrected. They have not, however
found an opportunity 1 when it was suitable
they oouldnot gH the necessary vote to effec i
it. Such is tiie condition of parties, or such
has been their condition in this government
that it was almost a hopeless task to engrart
this amendment upon the Constitution
There is now an opportunity, and I believe
every man is sensible that the correction
°®Sht to be promptly applied. I hone
therefore, that the Judiolary Committee
will take time to consider this resolution
hlif ot correct and wants amendment, I
hope they will apply the amendment, and
at an early period, return it to the Senate
and let us pass upon it. oenate
The resolution was thenfeferred.
It provides for an amendment to the Con
stitution that the President shall be elected
y ear s. and shall not be eligible for
r fj®K c } orr ‘ css® of the death of the Pre
sjdent the Vice President shall become P«£
sident, and shall no Vbe eligible for re-elec
tion after the close of his term.
: On motion of Mr, Pessenden (Me.) the re
to Cancel 10 Presid ent’s message as rela'tes
'9? “otion of Mr.Fomeroy(Kan.), so muoh
oftbe message as relates to the pubUoland
andhomestoad-laws , was referred to the
Committee on Public Lands. 6
On motion of Mr. Howard(Mich.),so much
of the message as relates to the Pacific rJi-
S I SaSK i , °‘ h ' c “ m “ lu “ “ O'.
On motion of Mr. Sherman, the bill In.
trodnced by him on Monday, to prevent
andpnnfah the payment of men.rejebtedby
Conmdttee WBS referred to the Judicial
Mr. Morrill moved that the bill for nni.
versM suffrage in the District of Columbia
be printed, and gave notice that he should
SnUng^X^ 4 . 011^11^ 7 The
Dn motion of Mr. Williams (Oregohl the
Dill to regulate the tenure of office, intro
iuced by him on Monday: last,, was referred
lo 4£ e | pe< ? i , al on Retrenchment!
The Senate took.up and concurred in the
House resolution for the continuance ofthh
Joint Committee on Bsoongtraotion,
much of tbe President’s Message as relates
{£ -was^referred*
i On motion of Mr. Lane (Ind.), the resolu-
Pn H t r p h - 6 flection of the Superintendent of
£? bll £ Pnntln 2 by a concurrent vote of the
'tee on P?totog! S ' referred t 0 the C ° mmlt -
DoMiffl^iS enate ’ onmotlOnofMr -
Williams (Pa.) called up the
1? reconsider the vote by which the
Ibe, regulation of appoint-
Jh« retnov aia from' office was, on
ary Committee?’ recommitted to «» J^ici-
? 1U b ®}ng thus brought before the
S w a - 0^? O “ , Mr ’ Williams proceeded
toread a written argument in support of the
provides,ttat no officer
of tie United States,appointed on the nomi
nation of the President,by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate, shall be re
movable except by the same agencies which
concurred in his appointment; provided,
however, that m case of disability or mis
cpnduct in office occurring daring the recess
of the Senate,where the interests of the pub
no may.make it necessary, to displace the
incumbent nntU the advice and consent of
thatbodycan be duly had obtained
thereon, it shall be lawful for the President
on the recommendation of the : Attorney
General, to suspend the disabled or default
ing officer, and to commission another per
son to perform the dutiesof the place until
:the Senate shall have an opportunity of
acting thereupon, and It shall be the duty
of the President, within ten days after the
, next assemblage of that,body, to report to
it the fact of snoh suspension, along with
the reason therefor, and the name’ of the
person so temporarily commissioned by
h.m, or of snoh person as be may think pro
per to nominate for the place, and ill case of
the refusal of the Senate to concur iu the
removal, either by a direct vote thereon or
by advising and consenting to the appoint
ment of the person so nominated,the officer
who has thus been suspended shall there
upon resume the exercise of his offioial
tun ctions as though the same had not been
interrupted: butin no case shall the person
so restored be entitled to any salary or com
pensation for the interval of time daring
which his functions may have been sus
pended as aforesaid.
The second section provides that In case of
the refusal of the Senate to advise and con
sent to the renomination of any officer
whose term of service may have expired by
Us own limitation, the place filled by the
person so renominated shall be regarded
and js hereby declared to be vacant from the
time of such refusal; bat should the Senate
adjourn without action on such renomina
tion, either in the way of consent or disap
proval, the same shall be held to be vaoant
immediately after sack adjournment, and
m nocase shall any person who has been
nominated by the President for any office
and the Senate, or on whose
nomination that body has failed or declined
to actm the way of consent or disapproval
be appolntedor commissioned by him after
and during the recess of
that body to hold the same offioe for which
h »nad teen previously nominated.
The third section Mr. Williams proposed
to strike out, and substitute fcr it two others,
one to the effect that when a vacancy, ham
sTi ni ,?£ d ?£ in ?, tt ® r«*BS, may have been
tilled by the President, it shali be his doty
to make a nomination before the end of the
next session; and In case of the nomination
of any other person than the one commis
sioned, and, the refusal of the Senate to ad
vise and Consent thereto, the office BhaU not
be considered as vacant on its adjournment,
but the persons so commissioned shall con
tinne to hold and enjoy the same during the
recess, and nntil he shall be either nomlna
a^inffit 3 * “ dDly HOpei^ded by a
The other section provides that the heads
of departments shall hold their offioe for the
term of four years, unless removed with the
concurrence of the Senate, and shall more
over nominate, and by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate appoint all their
assistants and subordinates, to hold for the
like period, unless removed in the like
manner.
, having consumed the hour
to which the rule limits speeches, unani
mous consent was given to his proceeding
without regard to time.
In condnsion, he said the public interests,
the safety of the State, the'sentiments of the
people, all demand some measure of the
Kind which this bill proposes, and this Con
gress will fail in its duty ancf’diMppoinnhe
just expectations of Us constituents, if it
adjourn without providing it. It is not often
ibat a President comes in with that kind of
courage which is required for the betrayal
of his party and his country, or the aban
of ‘be principles and pledges on
which he was elected. It has never haD
pened before, and perhaps never will again
that the party so betrayed has been honest
enough to fling the officer of the Govern
ment behind it, like the tempter in the wil
derness, and strong enough and courageous
enough to-grapple successfully with the
hydra it had unwittingly engendered. The
peopie are now here in- their unclouded
They have taken the Government
Wl ‘b their own hands; they have rebuked
a ?^K ro^ den d ° wn fhe arrogant pretensions
of the Executive; they have stricken the
7hat ws 1? bands; tljey have declared
that he shall not stand at your doors to arrest
your-legislations, ftshe haapubliclv threat
ened that he would do; they have degraded
him for the time being from yonr associate
m council to the mere minister of your will
“ their _ high and' irreversible decree
that the public who presumed to deny their
jurisdiction and yours over the most mo
mentousi question of yonr history, shall
stand aside until you have disposed of it
“ d ‘hen execute your judgment in good
fifitb, whether it be agreeable to him or^ot.
They have now reviewed and. reaffirmed
their decision of 1864, and again instructed
you to enact snoh laws as you may think
proper, and to see that they are fionestly
enforced, or that the impediment is'r£
Pass this bill as the first ■£
and the residue of the
work Will be of easy accomplishment. Re
ject it, and posterity will grleve that (he
courage whtciihad conquerel treason twice
was not seconded by the spirit that might
There is no power now for alliance with
the power that we .have conquered. No
gentle speech, no candy courtesies, no duU
obHvion «rf the pregnant past beats the
crisis that is on usnow. We have just trod
den the wlne-pras pf anarchy, whilethe
untamed fiends of the rebellion, their sdm
tites inflamed and their hands dripping with
the blood of the martvrs,
but the damned rouhf laugh, at the rfsinl
vision, but dimly foreshadowed by the Saint
Bartholomews of Memphis and'New Or
This great power—executive usur
pation-must be abridged. Our neace is
to be maintained, and our liberties fedn
sure. The time is now to put s hook to thl
jaws of the leviathan that Has tempested the
water, and moor him to his proper nla<*
under the Constitution. If we failtiieertl
will go on sweUtog In volume and kccaSS
iating a resistless momentum as it flows
unffi toe one-manpower becomes all-to-alt
enthroned to solitary state*, and like some 1
volcanic peak, shall tower aloft uncontrol
able, supreme over a nation of slaves.
The A consider the vote by
which the bill had been- recommitted was
reconsidered.
moved to refer
the bill to the Joint Committee on Retrenoh’
ment on the ground that the
whole subject properly belonged to that
committee; tbatthe committeehadgiven it
full jcoasideratioa during the recess, ana
its views in the
shape of.a bilL
■ ’ i r - Stevens (Ph.) did hot see what this bill
!- had to do with the Retrenchment Commit
■t«e. He thought it was in very good hands
now, and hoped it would not be put : into
Worse. : : 7,
. Mr. Schenckdid not propose to make any
comparison between (he merits' of tho ju
diciary and the Retrenchment Committees,
£ e re P*ated - that the 1 latter committee
bad been instructed to report what legisla
tion was necessary to prevent the public
service from being used as an. ihstrament
oi politieal or party, patronage. - That com
mittee had been takingtestimony in refer
ence to what had been- done in the waiy o f
removals and appointments, and had been
* n ondeavofing to frame a bill,
which would presmit "the ‘ whole case, and 1
PJS™ 6 ’a remedy for-the evil. J That
be prepared to
for iy-eight honrsf
h e r n ,^; ev ? D i? llderBtood that this bill had
dlro from the Jtfoi
rim very great deUbera
tion, ana after what some members thotiffhfc'
delay, and it siiould haVe b^n
evf]s e ?hm f °h«d th} f’ so - a:8 tosWpßontebf the
evils that had. already taken place He
notfce referred to anyotber
Cn“ attt W ° nld ' be acted on Vthe
,Mr. Wilson (Iowa), Chairman of the Jn
diciary committee, expressed the opinion
there was no necessity for reeommit-
FTnnoi’ 88 !f e biu ® on i d be perfected ia_ihe
S°™l e ; 0 ? d Pff sed without
XtfMhirnselt an amendment to offer.
Mr. Kasson (Iowa) called attention to
cexfain omisaions or oversights in the bill,
and suggests that the bill an “proposed
amendments be printed. , proposed
, The clerk, read the amendment suggested
by Mr. Wilson (Iowa), which was that anv
officer of the Government who should Sm
pqiut or commission any person to an office
®" field (Ohio) submitted an amend
ment that any public officer who should
E?J„ or » r ® ceiveany m °neys, or advise or con
nive at, or consent to the payment of anv
violation of this act, should be
held gmity of a misdemeanor in office, and
on conviction thereof, by impeachment or
otherwise, be sentenced to removal from
office, and should pay to the United Statesa
-%®^5W5682355:
The bill and amendments were
offiffforVmoK.! d>and PM * te a SpeCial
The Speaker proceeded, as the next bnsi
lrLorder > to call committees for reports
- Mr - Lawrence (Ohio), from the Judiciary
to amend the a?t
IS6o > regulating proceedings, in
criminal cases. It provides that on the trial
of any offence on which the right to chal
lenge jurors now exists, the defendant shall
!i™ eDtltled O i Uj L foar Peremptory chal
lenges; provided, this shall not apply to
Ueason or capital offences. The bill was
real three times and passed.
MnlLawienro, (Ohio,) from thesamecom
mittee, reported a bill in.reference to qnali
hcajion ot jurors in certain cases. : The bill
provides tiwt on the trial of any person
charged with treason,or with setting on lout
or engaging in any rebeUion or
insurrection against the United States
hoco.heretofore or
“ Byb ® r . eafte rbecommitted, a person shall
not be disqualified from, actingion the jury
becansehehaaexpressedanopinion,fonnded
onmewspaper reports or hearsay, and not
on convemation with witnesses of the trans
action,or hearing them testify, if the juror
shaU say that he feels able, notwithstanding
such opinion, to render an impartial ver
dict on the law or evidence.
On motion of Mr. Stevens (Pa.) the bill
anas *->«■. w-s
? =S i ,Kffi‘s f »S 0 . , bgffipSK
rights of action of loyal citizens. It provides
that where a citizen of the United States who
always remained loyal thereto, and did not
voluntarily give aid or encouragement to
persons engaged in rebellion, shall brine an
action to recover damages for injury toper
son or property or the value thereof P ne
Bh^be Rested, or anv defence
allowed, by virtue of the authority of the
States,orof smv
Statededared m rebellion. -
The bill was read three times and passed.
Pe f^ a “ (Me.), from the Committee
ser, Q I »^ V Km d Pen . sions . reported back the
Senate bill of last session, to provide for the
payment of pensions. It authorizes the
President to establish agencies for the pay
p?nsL°-ns. b ? 1110 United States,
whenever in his judgment the public in
require! nd °° nvenlenc ® ° f the pensioners
Washburne (HI.) suggested as an
amendment a proviso that the number V
pension agencies in any State or territory
aball m no case exceed three, and that no
f?® h t agencies shall he established in addi
tion to those now existing, in any State-or
*S2*°»7. in which the whole amount of
pensions paid for the fiscal year next Dre
»™i Dg not have exceeded §500,000. He
spoke of the removal in his own State of a
highly meritorious officer, and the appoint
ment of one who was obnoxious and ob-
J i? ble part^^ly to the pensioners!
suggested an amend
ment to make the bill apply to the appoint
ments made within the last year, and** said
that not long ago in his .own State, one of
the worst Copperheads in the State had been
adpointed pension agent, ,
„P n motion of Mr. Wilson (Iowa), the bill
was recommitted with the amendment.
, r * hooper (Tenn/) presented papers con
hlsi!thn rlght ofMr - , Arnell tea seatfrom
the Sixth. Congressional District of Tennes-
Sdtr referred to the Committee
Mr. Miller (Pa.) gave notice of a bill
g r uu t mg pensions to the soldiers of 1812.
_The Bouse, at 2 40 P. M., adjourned.
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