The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-08
UntenabIe Position OF the Radicals
Regarding Their Proposed Com
mittee on the Southern States.
Rebel Secretary Of the Navy Mallory to be
Tried by Civil Court.
Arrival Of General Logan in the
National Capital.


Th0 spirit manifested IN Inc PreSioent5 MeSsago Oh
the subject of reconstruction is visSly affecting conserva
tive republicans It Is hourly becoming apparent
that the joint resolution concerning the admission Of
Southern members will not pass the Senate without ma
teral modification. The propricty Of joint action is
generally admitted, and recommended by the judi
ciary Committee of the Senate last year, but the resou
tion now submitted is considered very Objectionable.
commences with tho formal words" Resolved, by
the Senate and house Of Representatives, in Congress
assembled &c The constitution expressly says that
any order resolution or vote which the concurrence
Of the Senate and House Of Representatives may be
necessary except questions Of adjournment. shall be
presented to the President OF the United States for his
approval. This resolution, II adopted and binding,
would put it out Of the power Of either house, or
both together afterwards admit members without
the assent OF the President except by the passage Of an
act his veto by two-thrd vote. The latter part
Of the resolution gives the committee leave to report
at any me and then declares that "until such report
shall have been made and finally acted upon By Congress
member shall be received into either house from any OF
the ocaed Confederate States and all papers relating to
the representation of the said States shall be referred TO
the said committee without debate" The constitutional
provision reads thus each house shall be the judge Of
the election returns and qualifications Of its own men,
bers Whenever power IL conferred carries with
corresponding duty, and Senators and Congress
men are already inquiring how either house can
dvest itself of vital function as the Con-
stitutiona right and duty Of passing upon the
eligibility of It's own members The committee it is
argued, night report, the report might fail to
receive the sanction of either both houses and they
thus escape from or be deprived Of the exercise of
power vested in them exclusively by the constut-
ION. Every desires the admission,
later Of members from the States lately in rebellion;
but the adoption of this resolution If binding, would
place in the power Of either house, or Of the Execu
tive by his veto 10 delay their admission indefinitely.
This question is also the most important likely
come before the present Congress- yet the resolution
referred to declares that all papers relating shall be
referred to the committee without debatea procedure
never before adopted question Of magnitude since
the foundation Of the government The widest latitude
of debate has always been tolerated In the Senate and
rule Or previous question has prevailed shut
It or II is therefore not likely to now silence express
sion Of opincn upon measure Of such Importance So
much OF tho resolution provides for Joint committee
will probably DO agreed TO- and then each house,
sense ofproprety will abstain from admitting members
until the committee shall have had time consider and
report Should the resolution pass in Its present form
VIII give additional pausiby to the charge that the
radicals desire and intend to prevent the representation
of Southern States until after another Presiden-
tial election by legislative shifts, devices and
entanglemehts. II is also urged by those opposed
to the bill that its passage would be the signal for dis
rupt.on OF the republican party, and only put tho es
dent to the trouble Of preparing veto message.
PERSONAL
General Logan the newly named minister TO the re-
public Of Mexico and Governo. Oglcsby, Of Illinois,
have arrived. Tho determination of the former con-
corning the mission will probably be announced
TIE CASE OF THE REBEL MALLORY.
ia sta ad n nf
ut the Cabinet meeting yesterday was decided that
Mallory rebel Secretary of the Navy now in con-
ncment at Fort Lafayette, should be tried by civil tr
buna within the next thirty days II Ia understood that
the matter brought up for decision by Of the
efforts that have lately been made by the family
tions Of Mallory to obtain his release parole.
THE NEW YORK ooLLECToRsHIP.
An informal gathering Of the republican members was
held last night for the purpose Of making out policy,
inasmuch there appears to be decided hitch In the
old The question Of recommendation for the New
York Collectorshp came up incidentally, Of course.
Several mentioned, by politicians and
others by merchants and importers which latter class has
been educated by the HERALD TO believe that they ought
have say in such little matters where they interest
cd. Owing perhaps, TO the returning Of the
sentative republicans the VIEWS Of the merchants had
weight than they would have Ind three days ago.
importers well to the Department that the neces
sisy for immediate change is great and this fact
Is taken by the delegation In delaying their
demands upon the President for the appointment of
political favorte They profess TO desire only tho ap
pointment Of TT for the place, while the truth
Is they afraid to breach the subject to Mr. johnson
present. Meanwhile they whistle to keep their
up, and say the President Is readyo appoint whenever
the recommendation is made The Collectorship OF the
port OF New York is good card, which the President
will play at this stage Of the game and change
may be looked for until he finds out who his true friends
are.
THE RECESS OF CONGRESS-.
The recess caused by the adjournment Of Congress
yesterday until Monday next is being employed by q
large number of Congressman in trips to New York,
Philadelphia and other adjacent cities.
PROMOTION.
The President has appointed Captain J. ". Powell, Jr,
major by brevc for services during the New York riots
in 1862 and lieutenant colonel by brevct for gallant
and meritorious services during the war.
THE NEW COUNTERFEIT ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR
TREASURY NOTES.
In making the arrest OF the Overton counterfciters
short time sincethe younger man In your city and the
father at his home williamsburgt Is generally under
stood that r. r. Lowell tho New York Treasury dctec
tive received ccraindnformaon which, when traced out
nnd acted upon resulted IN tue mai discovery ana cap
tue Of the identical plates from which these counterfeit
grccnbacks had been printed It is matter OF spccua.
ton In Washington where the plates and machinery have
been taken TO. Does Mr. Lowell conceal them and
keep them from the Department, or have been
received and Mr., Wood and the officials have been
rocent their disposal Of thcm' Is supposed that
your Brooklyn authorities, in their well intended efforts
to secure the operatives, have been instrumental in
coggng tho abors Of the detectives in searching out the
mon who stood behind them and who had capital in
vested in tho spurious issue And the magnitude Of the
speculation may be comprehended whom II Is stated that
moi less than Of these counterfeit hundred dol
lar notes are Mt present in circulation having been
sent from the vaults Of your Wall street bankers
unsuspectingy and innocently, Of course--to their
correspondents in all parts Of the United States
and also In some foreign countries. As one portion
OF tho plates from which the bills were worked
was an exact fac ssle Of tho gcnuincthe property Of