Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-26
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.

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Ihs HCuEs accsded 70 the request Of the Sen
sts % appoint another COMMITTEES Of Conference
on the Rost Once Deficiency bill.
Lhe President sent Ia q message notifying the
HOUSE tnat be had signed certain bills, including
nat making appropriations for civil expenses
with protest against the clause desi guating Capt
MeiFs e superintendent Of the expenditure Of
half 3 million dolllrl for The completion Of the
was ne Intention Of cQngrsss 70 Interfere with
the Constitutional right Of The President as
Comnaleer In Chief Of the Army TO order Capt.
MeilB ELSEWHERE, and TO send him away 10 super
intend the erection Of fortihcations or other
works. It was evident TO him that Congress in
tended nothing more than 70 express decided
opinion that Capt Meigs should Be continued in
employment, % superintend the Aqueduct Is
the appropriation constitutional and viii Il fail
IL be Ehoald not think proper and expedient to
regard this dedgnationi-Are questions which
sh1il receive hia serious consideration because AL
this viii GeZiend whether the Water Works shall
Be urrsstsd for another season, He now desired
% expEeH no opinion, but the question shall be
carefully considered
Another message was received nom the Presi
cent recapitulsting the grounds Of his protest Of
aaroh -, against the prooaedingso Of the Coyode
The charges against him, king. wers vague.
and expressed f. equiFocal terms. he did not
Ior z nomeEt sntertain doubt as 70 the result.
He oie not believe Y possible that there exiIteda
nan who eould % baleiy psTiurs himself
Ths pHoceedlngg Of the House, be repeats are
giolatiVe Of the rights Of ecordinate branch Of
ogtlbilsk dangerous precedent The House had
actcd without constitutional warrant, and In
manner tending 70 degrade the Presidential OF
eees aad render It unworthy Of acceptance BY an
Ths Hcensatory resolution was nothing more
nor les than that the fresldent had used corrupt
means % accomplish certain purposes By what
authority did tbe House undertake TO investigate
The EEeeutiTeG course as 70 the Lecompton Con
stitufiol; 70 pry into our foreign relations; as
sailing our Mexican Minister a to the Tehusn.
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Notwithstanding the power Of removal belongs TO
the President under The Constitution, and was 90
eseiesd by the hrst Congressi and accordingly
has ever since been 80 exercised.
Thare Faz no authority for the Committee 70
Investigate the subject Of printing the Post Once
blanks, beceuse the question had previously been
sLanined By two other committees.
The President complains Of the vindictive man
ner ia which the witnesses were examined The
int information he received Of any testimony
fhls would or could iniuriously Affect him, was
published IN . New York Journal, bat which was
disprsVed by most respectable witnesses
ne telegraph, however, was silent as to the con-
published wquld roeci on hii charactar thus in
aictiEg most Gagrant Injustice and that different
there Va 10 obporiunity q rsfats them. Members
Of ne Cabinet end oihers were gummoned, 70 dis
sppcntat sppiieanH for ofico, becoming hostile 10
tae Aaaa tnstions apPe1red before the COMMITTEES.
mites pre- drag net oesr the whole Union 70
e.tsl al me- 9se Wiling g maliag bis char
than thts- lnsre ~ Reen nothing Ike Il since the
rcvoiuiidu1Fg days oi RoboIpiarro shouId he mo-
eeedinE4 g the llilmittee Be- sanctioned By the
Housa the CcEsftutlcn viii have baen rfolated and
the nEccrfiFe Be no longer en indesndrnt rnnrb ~
fk1 F0FarnmCat and the worst lsar1 al ~ esriv
pstriot1 and Statesmen viii have been resii7ed IL
the naa cf the REPRESENTATIVE Of this Fraat Ieouie
and standing on the rampartg Of the ConGtffuffoBl
which thgy Organized and established be soiemulv
pr0issisd sfainst these uneonstitutionai procs6d-
tnU- EH
Afiu some dsbate, including remarks b stanton
egaln1t The n11aago e was reierrsd % select Com
mittsc.
ne Hguss refused % suspend the rules to take m
ths Post Route bill and it Il conaequenfly dad
A. noon ths House adjourned sine die IN good
SENATE.
WLsHnsToN, June 25.
Ths Senate net ats O'Clock. The reading Of
ne Journai occupied half an hour.
eur1neF presented petition Of the citizens Of
fTaHlchusstts praying the repeal Of the Fugitive
girva Law, the Interstate Slave Trade and the
prohibition Of Slavery in the District Of colum-
Hs ssksa hat it might lay on The table, and it
7niss ss1 a1-sd th.t the Post Rata Bm Be ttalsn
Aerssd ..
THlss offered an smandmsnt, that he PoltEaaS-
~ eererEi Be aulhofi1ed 70 edyertise for pTQp0
1lls 'for treuFporti1F the m1lf % California over