Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-26
rmImTY-sIxTH CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, June %.
SEN ATIT

TIIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-
MoYDAr, June %.
SENATE.
Mr.. SUMNER presented petitions from citi.
zenS Of Massachusetts Tor the prohibition of
the inter slave trade and prohibition Of slavery
an the District Of Columbia Laid on the
table.
The post office bill was taken up. Mr.
HULEE offered an amendment that the post
master general advertise for proposals tor car
rylng the overland mails over the central and
northern routes, and also for temporary ocean
contracts. 1t also provides that the Butter
field route be changed.
Mr.. WILSON suggested that the provSO be
withdrawn. He (Wison) then commented on
the Vanderbilt contract The question was
taken on the passage OF the bill, and it was
passed and sent to the House
Letters from the president for am extra ex-
ecutiFe committee were here delivered. A
bill amending an act granting lands in aid of
tA'ain railroads was reported and passed
~Alr. TOoMBs, from the committee on COM
merce, reported the house bill amending the
consular act, and asked its considerations Mr.
KING objected, and it was laid over. (Great
coniuSion) The president repeatedly begged
senators to preserve order.
MIR. WIGFALL, from the post office commit.
tee, reported bill establishing a post route
between the United States and Mexico for ten
years. Mr. SLIDELL objected. Laid over.
The bill paying the assignee of the late Sen
ator Broderick the salary due him at the time
OF his death was passed.
a message received from the house,
stating that they had receded from the amend
mentS to the post office deficiency bill. 1t
therefore stands passed. A committee was
appointed to wait upon the president and i'll
form him that the senate was ready to adjourn.
Mr.. PEARCE offered resolution of thanks
to Vice President Breckenridge, which was
unanimously adopted. Business ceased at few
minutes past II o'clock, the senate awaiting
the report of the committee to wait on the
president a proclamation from the president,
for an executive session on Tuesday, was read.
At few minutes before Y o'clock the commit
tee reported that the president had no commu-
nicaton to make to congress.
The hour of II having arrived, the vice
president rendered his thanks to the senate for
its complimentary resolution. He then de-
clared the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The senate requested another conference on
the post office deficiency bill. Agreed to-
The president notified the house that he had
signed certain bills, including the civil appro-
priation bill, with protes against the clause
designating Captain Meigs to superintend the
disbursement of the half million dollars for the
Washington aqueduct, considering it an inter
ference with the constitutional rights of the
president, as commandments in the army j.,
and Meigs subject as an officer to his orders.
The president also sent message relative
to the action of the house on the Covode com.
mittee report. His opinion is that the house
exceeded its constitutional rights, tending to
degrade the presidential oflce and rendering it
unworthy OF acceptance by any honorable
man. And he asked by what authority the
house undertook to investigate the executives
course as to the LecOmpton constitutions p; to
pry into foreign relations, assailing our Mexi-
can minister as to the Tehuantepec route, to
investigate removals from Office and SO forth,
notwithstanding the power of removal was de-
cided by the first congress as belonging to the
president.
He speaks of the vindictive manner in
which witnesses were examined and says the
first intmation of testimony lie received iniu.
riously affecting him was from a New York
paper. The committee had spread drag net
over the whole Union to catch disappointed
applicants willing to malign his character
There had been nothing like it since the days
of Robesperre. If the proceeding should be
sanctioned by the house the executive will be
no longer an independent branch of the gov,
eminent, and the worst fears of the carly pa
triotS and statesmen realized. In the name OF
the people, standing ON tn ramparts OF the
constitution, he soemnly protests against the
unconstitutional proceedings.
Mr.. Stanton said that this extraordinary
message, should be placed in the public ar
chives. If the position of the executive was
correct, the machinery OF the government was
different from what he supposed He (Stan-
tom maintained the right of the representatives
OF the people to investigate the secret and pub
lie acts of the executive. He moved that the
message be referred to a special committee OF
five, who shall examine the constitutional
questions involved and report at the next SEES.
sion.
Mr.. Reagan contended that if the president
violated the law he should be tried by inn
parchment.
Mr.. Barksdale defended the president, and
moved that the message be referred to the
committee of the whole. Mr. Stanton's mo-
ton was carried.
The house receded from its amendment to
the post office deficiency bill, and the bill is
now a law.
The post office bill was returned from the
Senate. Mr. ColfaX moved its consideration.
Mr., Sherman objected, saying that there were
SO senate amendments.
Mr. C0fax denied the statement, saying
that there was only one amendment and that
related to the oy erland bill The house re-
fused to suspend its rules to consider the sub
ject-94 to SO.
The rules were suspended to consider the
bill compromising subordinate officers Of the
house. Much confusion.
Mr. BURNETT moved the house adjourn, it
being now five minutes to II
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the committee to wait
on the president, reported that the president
had no larther communication to make, and
desired the committee to convey his wishes
for their health and prosperity, and happy re.
turn to their labors on the first Monday in De-
cember
Voces-Who said that
Mr.. SHERMAN-The president
Voice-G0od for him.
Mr. ALDmcH wished to know if it was in
order to suspend the rules. The clerk coul-
menced to call the yeas and nays on the ques'
ton of adjournment
Mr.. DAyIDsoN-It is now II o'clock, and l
object.
II o'clock.-While the clerk was reading
the speaker arose.
Voices-Let us have few quiet minutes
now Cries of "order."
The speaker said,-The hour, as fixed by
the concurrent resolution of the two houses,
having arrived for adjournment, now declare
the house adjourned for the present session,
and bid you an aflectOnate farewell. Ap.
plause.
Much good humor prevailed, and in few
moments nearly all the members and specta-
tors had retired from the hall.
From Washington
WAsHINGToN, June 25,-'Hhe post Office de-
ficiency bill provides for restoring nearly all
the inland dail service which was suspended
March 4th, 1859. Apart from the appropria.
tons for deficiencies, ii requires the postmas-
ter general TO contract with the lowest bidder