The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-04-20
Congressional.
wAsmsoroS, April {.
nouss on RErRrsENrArnEs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
John Cochrane introduced bill for
preventing the vessels Of any govern.
mcnt inclusive Of those subventions Of
any such government, carrying aught
save bullion aud specie, and neither pas
sengers, lcttcrs or freight for hire, under
q penalty Of seizure.
Mr. Thaycr introduced bill constitut-
ing Dacotah land district, aud provid-
ing for the admission to the House of .
delegate therefrom.
Mr.. Scott introduced bill to author
zc the President in conjunction with Cal
ifornia 70 run and mark the boundary be-
tween the Territories ofthe United States
and California.
Mt Morse offered a resolution which,
after amendment, was adopted calling,
for all information concerning the slave
trade, with instructions to naval officers
and the opinion Of the President whoth-
or future legislation is necessary.
The House proceeded 10 the consider
alton OF the report Of the Covodo Invcs-
tigaton Committee, asking for the arrest
of Augustus Schcll when Mr., Winslow
made minority report, maintaining that
there is no authority to inquire into pri-
vatc contributions Of any persons, unless
Il be first determined that the pusposos
were corrupt,
Mr., Coyode questioned the right ofMr.
Winslow to bring in a minority report.
| Mr.. Winslow maintained that he did
so as question Of privilege.
Mr.. Covodc wished to postpone the
consideration Of the subject in order to
allow Mr.. Hickman toroport on the Pres
idcnts protest
Mr.. Hickman raised a point Of order
that Mr.. Winslow's course was irregular
under the Parliamentary law.
The Speaker decided Mr.. Coyode was
entitled TO the floor. and an appeal by
Mr. Winslow was tabled 1875 against %
Mr. Covode said he wanted the let in
Mr.. Schel's possession, because il con.
tanned the names Of government officers
and not because II was signed by private
individuals.
Mr., Hickman Intellectually sought tC
present his report.
A fter a call Of the roll, during whicl
there was much confusion, the report wa,
recommited on motion of Mr.. Stevens
] 100 against 80,
Mr.. Hickman, from the Committee on
Judiciary, made a report on Prosident'i
protest, reluting the positions of the lat
ter. They say, among other things, thcI
cannot refrain an expression Of their decI
regret that an officer who pridos himsei
upon the fact that the people have though
proper to invest him with the most hon
orable, responsible aud dignifed Office ii
the world, and who declares no feel
, proudly conscious there is no public nc
of his life which will not bear the strict
I est scrutiny, and that he deties all inyes
tigation, should forget among the sur
roundings Of place and power and fat
terry that he is the servant of that sam
people and that he should shrink back Il
anger and terror from simple inquir,
+ into his stewardship. This is the frs
time under the republic that q Chic
Magistrate has left a recorded admission
that he has been made oblivious of the
origin and ephomeral character Of his DO.
{ sition by the revelries Of his enjoyment
To distinguish such conduct by approba.
ton would be to sanction the kinpiy pre-.
rogatiye aud proclaim that riuhtfui rule
came by the grace Of God and not from
the confidence of mon. The nution, al
ways charitable in the Interpretation O
acts and motives, is not prepared TO over
look such delinquency.
J The committee take the ground thai
the President under the Constitution
possesses neither privilege nor an i'm
munity beyond u public citizen, and Il
less favored in this respect than Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress-
Unfortunately they say for the attempte,
defence of that officer, there is no chargt
made Of any grade ofofonce calling 70
trial ofany kind. Il is mere induir
that IS proposed. Mr.. Covodo's resolu
} ton does not contemplate Judgment an
J therefore there can be no formal trial I'M
der them. So numerous arc the proof
that the wise and great men of our CARL
} er history entertained forebodings of th,
} very opposite character. The world /
} but great battle field for power and /
} universal history teaches q lesson il 4
} this, that power is always stealing from
} the many TO the fewj that executive head
OF nations absorb popular rights and tina
all revolutions are on the part ofthe peo
pie not TO establish thrones, but TO regaiI
that which has been wrung from then
} by the thrones. The citizens Of the Uni
ted Statos have reason to fear that whicl
every other nation has suffered. Tn,
} committee entertaining the views there
} in expressed recommend the adoption OF
the following resolution;
Resolved, That the House dissent,
> from the doctrines In the special messap,
} of the President Of the United State
of March 2sth, 1860, that the extent o
power contemplated in the adoption o
the resolutions Of March 9th, 1860, is nee.
essary to the proper dis srge ofthe con,
stitutional duties develoved upon Con
gress, that judicial determination, the O.
pinions Of former Presidents and uniform
usage sanction its exercise, and that e
abandon it would leave the executive de-
partment without supervision aud re-
+ sponsiblity, and would be likely to loas
TO concentration Of power In the hand,
Of the President dangerous to the right
Of free people.
Mr.. Houston said that Mr.. Taylo- an,
himselfwere the minority judiciary com
mittee, but for want Of time they had no
boen able to get together to apree upoI
10 Joint report. Each Of them, however
had prepared a separate report, boil
agreeing on general principles and sus
tanning the Pr sidcnt's special message