Daily evening bulletin. (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1856-1870, 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. ANRJRDfIINB JjilY FURNITURE OI jdoraatimr]m iQlAngm Stndu, aad Noe; 87 and 89 North SECOND Btreo? T^e largest, cheapest and beat of Amitmwn: the world. Furniture fer Parlai Chamber or Bed BoonMWning Roam Libran, Kitchen, Servants’ Rooms. 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