The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-03-04
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the contract on any other authority than
that contained in a joint resolution empow-
ering the President to take steps to obtain
satisfaction from Paraguay.
/ Mr.. Petit said this action of the Secretary
was a usurpation ofpower not granted from
the beginning of this confederacy. The
government has not taken the right steps
for the settlement of the questions in con-
troversy.
Mr.. Clark, of Nav York, was not without
| apprehension that the American people were
in tho wrong, and that if the Secretary had
a right to build a navy, they had the
! right to add additional regiments to our
army. If the navy was insufficient, Con-
gress should have been advised of the fact
| This chartering or purchasing worthless
steamers was private speculation, carried
on under the authority of this Government
| Mr.. Bocock said Mr.. Clark must pardon
him if he could not sympathize with him in
his personal dislike of the Secretary of the
navy. If these vessels are purchased, they
could be sold again and every dollar saved
! to the government. He defended the Ex-
ecutiye, showing that the joint resolution
authorized the President to employ such a
| force as he might think necessary
i Mr.. Davis, of Nd, said the joint resolu-
ton virtually conferred on the President the
war making power, and we are now be-
ginning to reap the fruits of that most i'm
t provident and hasty legislation. The Ex-
ecutive had created of the funds not given
him, fleet which Congress did not author
ize him to create, and has gone on waging
war without authority.
Phelps said Congress had vested in the
| President auth r,ty to rGe such a force
| against Paraguay as he deemed expedinet,
and he reBd from speech made ct the last
| session by Mr.. Richie, wherein it was said
that the President would act on the author
| ity of Congress, and he believed the exhibit
ton CT few small vessels would secure a
settlement, and no necessity would occur for
| the use of force
Grow said that instead of trying the See
rotary, Mr.. Phelps was arraigning the gen.
tleman from New York, and added tibet the
Secretary had clearly exceeded his authority
in chartering vessels.
! Letcher read from his own speech on q
former occasion to show that he then thought
| the joint resolution practically transferred
the war-making power to the President
Twenty-Five of the opposition members
voted for that resolution out of ll8; aud is
| Democrats voted against it,
Garrett of Va, remembered that he was
one of those who voted against it, not be-
ing willing to confer the war-making power
on the President, but he was willing to car.
ry out the contract by increasing the navy
Howard said the resolution did not CONF
within a thousand miles of authorizing the
Secretary to charter vessels.
Lovejoy proposed to suspend all proceed
ings and REGAL the vessels. Rejected, yea:
80. nays not counted.
Richie, as his name had been mentioned
said he thought there was cause for the pas
sage of the resolution then and thought 81
now.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs hat
| reported it unanimously, when it was pass
ed. The responsibility of carrying it into
effect devolved on the President
Branch of N. c., was for recalling tn,
fleet when Paraguay was sufficiently chas
tsed. There was nothing more in this thar
when we send out force to chastise tn,
Indians
Mr.. Burlingame thought that his vote TO
that resolution was right. He hoped tina
whenever American citizens were injured
this country would be ready to indicate it
honor. But he did not by that vote, com
NIT himself to this singular infections of tn,
Administration, nor to the illegal contract
which had been made. After further de
bate, the Senator's Paraguay amendment, q
amended by Mr.. Bocock, was agreed to b,
a majority. 1t was subsequently, concurre,
in by the House; yeas S3, nays II. All tn
other amendments were then acted on.
, The report of the Committee on Consula
and Diplomatic Appropriation bills wa
agreed to and the House adjourned.
Some time was occupied in inefectua
motions to suspend the rules, for the intro
duction of various bills. After much oppc
sition, the Committee on Accounts was d
rectec to allow reasonable compensation t
certain employees of the House.
Nichols, of Ohio, called up the report @
the special Commute on the charge agains
Soaring of New York, of having accepted a
offer at $500 for engineering a claim throug
the Committee of Accounts, but that n
money was ever paid.
Kelsey said the committee should hav
either reported that there was no ground fc
the charge or that the accusation was true
The Speaker overruled the point.
Stanton said he was not prepared TO vot
n and Intellectually moved to lay on the whol
= subject on the table. s. .-.
: The House adopted the committees resc
: luton, that the evidence would not warrar
e q conviction.
The House eoucurrtd in the report of til
, Committee of Conference on the army bill.
3 On molten of Phelps the Senate amend
9 ments to the Post Office appropriation bi
d were taken up.
Grow arose to a privileged questio
L and offered a resolution that the bill viii
o amendments be returned to the Senat
as the 13st section thereof, proposing an il
= crease of the rate of postage, which sin I'll
Al nature of revenue bill, and according to ii
n Constitution can only originate in IL
&c House.
ID Phelps briefly argued that the Constitr
I ton was not applicable to a case of tn
y kind
/ The Speaker decided that Grows que
/ ton was properly submitted.
~ Jones of Tenn. moved an amendment
ID Grows proposition so as to read that tt
p Senate postage amendment is not viol
/. ton of the Constitution.
= Mr.. Jones of Teun., withdrew his amen
ment.
n Crows resolution was adopted-yeas l l
he nays 76.
"a English said, sometime since the Hou
a. passed the post route bill exclusively, viii