Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-26

MESSAGE
wAssue1on, June -.
SenAfk-lhs Foseonss D.6sisssy Bill vas
con 'idsrsd.
Ar Powell offered % sesadosnt. The eject
OF which vs' the to'sl abolition Of the frank
ing privilege, except to those granted by naa ..
Loot ~ II 10 -.
The HOUSE am-ndmsnt restoring the inland
mail wss disagreed to 10 against e.
The Ssnss lnsis,ed and aakod for Q commit.
tee Of co, ference.
The House resolution reducing the price Of
printing ~ per cent. vas passed.
An Exscut " Session VS. then held, when
the Ssusts adjourned sill Monday 9AH.
WAsnnorox, Juoe 25.
SExATs.-Ths Senate met u ocloek.
The reading Of the Journal occupied half On
hour.
Mr.. Summer presented petition VI cisissus
Of Massachusetts,. praying fOr the repeal o. the
fugitive slave Law. the Interstate slave trade
aod the prohibition of slavery 10 the District
OF Columbia. He asked that it might be laid
on the table il was % ordsrsi
Mr.. Yulss asksd that the post routs bill be
takea no. Agreed TO.
Mr. Yu.es offered 40 amendment that the
Post Master General be authorised to advsr
tse for proposals for trsnsporting the lnsils to
Calf .roia overland oo the central route, with
IN twenty day.. and one northern route from
st Paulto t :e Ds.os region, aud that he bs o.
suihorix-d
t. contract for temt orary steamship service
oo the most expeditions oessn route to OaIifor.
nis.
Also proviso that Butterfisld, contractor
have permission to change.
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viso, which WAS done.
Wilson then commented severely on the
Vanderbilt route; vas opposed to any more
steamship Contracts.
The bill wAs then read third time and
passsd
The till amending the act granting lands te
certain railroads 10 M'ssissiopi. wss pasasd.
TIC HOuse consular till vas laid over
Tn. mail Route bill between the United
Ststes aud Mexico wss 10 d over.
proclamation for 20 extra executive sess
ion tor tomorrow ~. read.
A committee WAS appointed to wait on The
President. returned aud reported nothing
further TO commune ate.
The Wee President returned thanks and th,
Senate adj ,urued sins dis
HoUsE The House acceded to the reQues
of the senate TO sppoinst another COmDittss Q
Conf.renc on the Post Office deficiency bill.
The Presldent 10 . message notify ing tn,
House that he had signsd cerls tils. incud
s.g that making appropriations for civil ex
p-ns-e. with protest against the clause d-s
,gnsliug Capt. As,xs - superintendent of ID.
-xpe 'dlture Of half . miliioi. dollsrs tor ION
p'e.on Of the Washington aqu-d"ct He doe
uot believe it VAS tho intention Of Congress I.
interfere with the constitutional right Of The
President. a. scommsnder-in-ch,ef Of the army
to or 'er Capt. As,ss slss.hsrs. ani TO send
him away to supsrints' d the erection If forsi
6cations Or other works. II vas evident to
niln that Congress Intended nothing moro ,hs
to express d led op. nion that Capt. Msixs
should be continued in employment to auper.
intend the aqasduct. l. the appr opriation CON
s,ltutio0sI, snd vii: it fail II he should not
think pr per aud expedient to regard this des
'gnstiou, are questions which shall receive
hrs services aud confederation becsuss oil this
will depend whether the wster works shsll b.
delayed for another season. He nov desir.
to express no opinion. but the question shal
be carefully consloered.
Another message from the President recspit
ulates the grounds Of his protest OF March last
against the procee, ings OF the Gov de Commit
re, the charges against him being Vague, and
exp, essei 10 20 livt cal terms He did not fo'
= moment entertain . douht a. u the resnlt
he did not believe it rossible that there exist
I'd man VINO could bassy perjure himssd
The proceeding. of the House h reports are
lnviolats of the rights Of . co-ordinst. bisnct
VI the government, and which, II enforced
would establish dangerous prscsdsat. 1he
House had acted without constitutional war
rant, and 10 . manner tending TO degrade The
/ residential office, and r~0der il un worthy d
cceptsnce by 40 honorable msn. The &ccusa.
lou resolution was nothing moro or l.ss than
that ths President had used corrupt m-ans t0
accomplish corrupt purposes. BY whet gu
th ,rity did the House unJertake TO investigate
the ex-c.tives course - TO the L~compton
Constit utioD. to pry into our foreign rela
tions assAi ing our Mexican Minister - to the
rehauniepe route, to investigate removals
from Office, not withs' 40 ding the power Of re-
naval belongs to the President under 'he con
tuition. aud vas 30 decided by tho frat Con.
gress. accordingly has ever since been 20 -xer.
c,srd. There wss no authority Tor the com
,nittee to inv. .stigsts the subject Of printing
the post eff blsnk.. because that question
hsd previously BEEN examined by two other
committees. The President also reviews the
manner in VII ch the witnesses we're ~xam;n.
Ell. The first Information be receiv ed Of any
testimony that would or could j. judi.iou.Iy
what was dispr wed by most respectable ciii.
xeus. The t~legrs'n, ho~. yer. vas silent -
to the contradiction. He says that only such
despaches we're published ~ would r.fect on
his character. tn - i, a ct,og a ost f.grsns io-
jaries. and that differ. ns versions we're gwen VI
private conversation. when there was no op-
portunity to refuts them. Members OF the
Cabinet and others we're summoned 10 dtscnv
er. II possible. something to his discredit -
Diss pl,0inted applicants for office becoming
hostile to the Administration, appeared before
the Comm ttee; these we're m0st dan ngerous
witnesses The committee spr.ad drag net
over The whole Unioo TO cs,ch dissppo:nt.d
men willing to malign his chsssctsr. The
tyran ical star chamber vas not worss than
the. there has been not Ing like /: sinss the
revolutionary days Of Robespiers Should the
p. oceed Des Of the committee bs ssnctionsd by
The House the constitution will have been
violated, and the sxssativs b 20 longer %
independent branch Of the government, and
the worst fesrs Of the early patriot and
statesmen will have been real sed 10 the
names Of he representatives Of this s' ct peo-
pie, and standing on the rsmpars Of the con-
st,tation. which they organized and established
he solemnly protested ayaiosl these uncoosti-
Luti"pal proceedings.
Alter aome debate, including remsrks BY
Sasnton agsioss the message, II wss referred 70
. select eommltass
The Houss refused 70 suspend the rules TO
take up The Gose route bill. and il is considered
dead
At noon the House sdjourned siss de In good
order.
The Public PTAsissg Once.
WA-B,Ss1oN June Is.
II raid Ctyyespondsnes. The bill to crs.ts .