New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The house acceded TO the request of the Senate TO
appoint another Committee Of Conference on the Post
Office Deficiency bill.
Tie Pr, siGent in message notifying the House
that lie lad signed certain bills including that of max
rg appropriations for the civil expenses with protest
against the clause designating Capt. hegs as Supern-
tenGet Of tie expenditure of half million dollarator
tie completion oftbe Washington Aqueduct. He does
not believe IL the intention of Congress TO interfere
with tie Constitutional right Of the President as Com
D alder.n- Chief Of the Army to order Capt. Meigs
esew here, and asserts that his authority remains 10
send him away to supernend the erection of fortica-
tions or ether works.
1t was evident to him that Congress intended nothing
more than 10 express decided opinion that Capt.
Meigs should be continued in employment to supern-
tend the aqueduct. IL the appropriation Constitu-
tioral aud will fail il be should not think proper and
exI4ciept 10 regard this designation are questions
which shall receive his serious consideration, because
on this viii depend whether the water works shall be
arrested for another season. He now desired to ex-
press no opinion but this question shall be carefully
considered, if il becomes necessary
AIolher messege from the President recapitulated
tie grounds Ct bis project Of March last against the
pToetee ~ uIder tie Covode COMMITTEE; the charges
sesirs, him b,iIg vague and expressed in equiyOcl
t,Tns. he did rs for moment entertain @ doubt as
10 the result he not believe possible that there
proceedings of the House he repeats, viol,tive
OF tie rights Ct coordinate branch of he Govern
mem, and which, ii enforced would establish dan
g.IOus Precedent
mt home DhO acteu WltnOut CONSTITUTIONAL war
rant, anc in manner tending to degrade the Presi-
Dental ce and render it unworthy Of acceptance by
any honorable man. The accusaloiy resolution was
pGihng less than that the President had used
corrupt yeans TO accomplish certain purposes. BY
what authority did the House undertake TO investigate
the Executives TO the Lecompton Constitu-
tou 10 pty Into our foreign relations, assailing our
Nj. aicsi Minister to the Tehusntepec route 10 iu-
yestitats removals from oihce notwithstanding the
power Of removal belongs the President under the
Constitution, aud was decided by the first Congress
ard accordingly las ever since been so exercised.
There Was DO authority for the Committee 10 in
vesiigae the subject Of pintpg the Post Office blanks
bscause that question bad previously been examined
b, TWO other Comm ttees. The President speaks of
tie viz di tive msnner in which the witnesses
i0ed. The first information he received of any
testpory that could iDjurously affect him was pub
ish, il New-Yo'k journal, but which was dsproved
by mort respectable sitn.sses The telegraph, how
over, was s.n, re ~ the con radcuon He says that
only tuch dispatches published could reflect
On Lis character thus nhicDg most fragrant injustice
ana nat iherent versions were given of private
yfraflons when there was no opportunity 10 re ute
Il en- Members Of the Cabir ct and others were sum
noped to DISCOVER il possible, something TO his dis
credit DISAPPOINTED applicants for Office becoming
hostile to tie Administrator appeared before tie Com
Mite.
There were most dangerous witnesses. The Com.
niItte spread drag-net The whole Union TO catch
DISAPPOINTED men willing to magn bis character. The
tyrani ical Star Chamber was not worse than this.
lDtfe mas Deen hOulnH ike III since the Revolutionary
DAYS Of Rohesperre. Should the proceedings Of the
Committee be sanctioned by the House, the Constitu-
ton will have been violated, and the Executive be no
longer an Independent branch of the Government and
Tie worst fears OF the early patriots and Statesmen will
have been realized. He reteraies the power under
the impeachment clause aud that il was sought TO con-
wet him in lbe sbence of all proof In tue name of
the representatives Of this great people, and standing
on u e ran parts of the Constitution, which they or
daned ana established, he sclemnly protests against
these unconstitutional proceedings.
MIR. STANTON lRep., o. said the sending in Of
this extraordinary Message at so late period in the
session prevents any discussion Being State paper,
il should be placed IN the public archives. The
source from which il came deserved respectful
consideration. IL the doctrine il lays down Of Execu.
i've immunity from the action of the Repre- sentatives
OF the nation except in the nature of mpeach nent
be correct, then the machinery of this Government is
different from what he had supposed. He had supposed
The Representatives. and Senators were responsible 70
the people. EI--.
lbe power TO investigate the official acts of the Ex.
ecutiye Department should be somewhere and with
them. The peoples representatives have right 10
question the public and secret Of all public func-
tonares, and they may hold them responsible through
the balotbox for the 10 which they discharge
their duties In tbese remarks he had avoided person.
antics and yitupeaton. With a view to give the sub
Ject careful consideration, he moved that the mes
sage be referred TO Special Committee of five TO ex
arlne INTO the constitutional questions involved and to
report at the next session.
Mr.. MAGAN Dem, Texasl said that the Execu.
tive was responsible for every derelicion of duty
under the laws Of the land, according 10 which ho