Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-09

| master GeBsrai; provides that the balance
which may Iemain uneA pended of the appro-
priatoB OF SlGG.G 10 meet any deficiencies IN
the proceeds Of the money order system during
the pr. Sc Mt f1s cal year may ba need To supply
deficiencies in the proceeds Of the ystem dur.
ing the next fiscal year; prescrines punish
nehts for ma)iciously injuripg the property OF
tie Post Office Department and for stealing
post office stamps, provides that the yearly aa-
vertisrments Tor proposals to carry the mails
OF the United States shall be published for six
weeks in from one to five newspapers iH the
Safe or Territory where the mail service ts 10
he Ierformed d; establishes free delivery in every
city con tanning a population of nifty thousand,
the prepay ment on Drop letters in such places
to be but one cent and provides FOR the sxclu-
sion Of obscene publications, aud the arrest OF
persons guilty OF mailing such matter.
Mr.. COllamer explained each section OF the
nill. 1twas not proposed, he said TO make
Iswtpaper publishers prepay with Stamps
Thu could no! be done il the case OF daily
newspapers ha wing immense circulation. Tue
New York Herald, for instance, mailed say one
bur dred thousand, or II might be fifty thousand
copies. daily. They could not possibly get
their papers off In time for the mails II they had
to afiix stamp 10 each copy. 1t was proposed
to leave this matter TO the discretion of the post
master, and let him prescribe the rules under
which the prepayment would he made. II
was probable that be fthe Postmaster Generai)
would order the prepayment TO be made on a
sworn statement from the subs scription books
at the publication Office.
MIR. ColIamer further stated that the bill, as
II was reported by him. met the approval OF the
under his supervision.
The Senate then repaired to the House OF
RepreeeLta tatives TO count ths votes OF the elec-
toral college for President at the conclusion of
which the regular order OF business was re-
sumed.
Mr.. Sumner Immediately on arriving at his
desk il move that the Senate take up a rpso-
luiioD, " hich i offered q lew days ago, calling
uIon the President of the United States for
Information relating to conference with GER
MT Buckalew-I think the Senator might
wait till we take our seats. / object
The Chair.-Objecticni is made by the Senator
from Pennsylvania.
Mr. TrumbulI offered a resolution, which
was adopted, that the Senate appoint COM
ml,tee OF one 10 meet a committee of TWO from
the House, to wait upon Abraham Lincoln and
intoI M him OF his election.
MIR. Sumner renewed his motion to take up
the resolution in relation to the peace confer.
eEce.
Mr. Sherman said he opposed the resolution
previously because he did not believe tuat it
related TO any matter OF legislative charac-
ter " hIch ought to be brought before Cor gress,
and doubted the wisdom OF calling for the in
formation, unless 1t was necessary to aIlay
puci:c excitement
mr. Doolittle entertained no objection to the
resolution from any fear hat, when the facts
were stated, anything would be revealed to
wenken the confidence of the people in the
President Of the United States. The Senate
Gught To he satisfied that the President of the
United States had discharged his duty to the
country. The crest mass OF the people Were
He (Mr: Doolittle) did not think It wise to pass
The resolution.
Mr. Morrill, did not believe it WAS necessary
for Senator TO get up In the Senate to defend
the President There was no occasion to bring
in such an issue. He objected, IN a mere
resolution Of inquiry, to be told that, il It was
Tor the President which II ought TO have.
MIR Sumn.r.-l shall only detain the Senate
moment l have heard the speech of the Sem
ator from Wisconsin lMr. Doolittle) more than
Cnce Oh this floor. / will remind that Senator
OF the remark of an Ill ustrous man, the great
Chief Justice of England, Matthew Hale, He
was accustomed very often to say from the
bench to the very ardent advocats, "Hon'r
jump till you get to the stis' The Senator
ir,m Wisconsin would do we'll il be did no t
Jump so often before he gets TO the sttle. Sir,
when Senators on this floor attack the Pres
ident OF the United States, then the Senator
may rush forward as speedily as he can to de-
Mr. Doolittle did not say or mean that every
person who voted for the resolution intended
an attack npon the President. 1, was tne ia
vcjle weapon made use OF whenever party
undfr1akes to attack the Administration to ne
GIN to cIcss examine, and this the resolution
proposed to do. He never haG made the charga
that portion OF the Senate as a class vas o;-
rosed 10 Mr. Lincoln. Ii they would refer to
his remarks OF the other DAY they would find
that he had reference in what he said about at
lacking the President to the Sena or from Ken.
'uck. (Mr. Pcweli) and the Senator from OHIO
tMr Wade These two gentlemen had ioinad
together to oppose the Admins .ration, and to
The tree State of Louisiana.
MIR. McTrlll interrupted Mr.. Doolittle to say
'ka' what be Mr.. MorrlD regarded as parti-
cnlaIly offensive was his classification of the
Senate into two paris radicals and couserva-
lives The whole tone of the speech of MIR.
Doolittie was TO classify Senators in this way,
as If there was in the Senate body called
radicals, against whom the President had TO be
defeL ded. He thought the speech OF MIR. noo-
li'tle obnoxious on this account.
Mr.. Donlttle-Mr. resident, i meant the
Ser ator from Ohio (Mr. Wade) and the Sena.
tor from Kentucky (Mr. PoweiD. l did not
refer 10 any other Senator on this floor in the
course OF nay remarks. My remarks were
meue l. r them. / meant and intend them for
,hfm. meant all l said. l mean it now. The
81 nator from ONO Mr Waoel the other day,
in speak ng OF the Executive, said the Execu-
'ive Jacks biord-he has not got nerve enough
te carry Out his position as he ought. l re.
terret to this, and 1 charged upon the Senator
from Kentucky The purpose of attacking the
AdmInisI alton and destroying the free State
OF Louisiant.
Mr.. Wade had very little idea OF beng drag.
E, into such deba'e as this. He cared very
JiriIe what the Senator from Wisconsin said
ahout it He cid not think all he (Hr. Doolit-
tle) could saw on the subject was worth tha
time Of the Senate to say il in, nor the time |,
would ia Ike him (Mr. Wade) to reply to it He
(Mr. W a6el did not suppose that in anything
either of them he or Mr. Doolittle) might say
on the subject they &C uld subssrve the country
so well as 10 let it pass and proceed to busi-
mss. But if he Mr.. UoolitIls) wanted to make
it appear that he was the peculiar defender of
The President. and that the President could not
stand unless ne was braced up by him, he (Mr.
UcolitlIe) had much poorer opinion of the
President than he, Mr.. Wade) He would ad-
wise The President, if he was in danger OF any
attacks for Gods sake TO select some body that
Would be OF some help to MIN.
AlintinR to the charge of attacking the Pres
iGrnt, Mr.. Wade said he had attacked him
when lie thought he was wrong, and ne would
do SO again. He thought the Senate o! the
Unite d states had some independent duties OF
It's own to perform, and a Senator ought not 10
sit quietly by and keep silent when the Prssi-
dent did what he Ohe Senator) believed 10 bs
wrong. In conclusion, Mr.. Wade denounced
what he termed the dema gogicai appeal Of Mr.
noolittIe to passions and prejudice as un Wor-
thy ct tie place and the occasion
Mr. Summers resolution was then adopted;
ard tter the further con sideration of the postal
appropriation bill the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE, upon the conclusion of the
Counting OF the electoral vote. the House re-
s,jpde d Its order an an evening session on
,be nmandatory internal revenue bill, and al