, 1866-05-31
Secretary nlcCultoch and his Position
Ke.a1dlng Appointments 10 Ot1ce.

In the House Of Representatives on Satu-.
day last, the Internal Revenue Bill being un-
der discussion
Nj. STEVENS moved to a;aend the si1ly.ftth sec
tic 11eatu.y /. hereby authorized to appoet an OF
t;cet who shall be styled Commissioner, &c, md
inserting IN heu Of them. "consHcss " q eoneur-
III sIevens said: an done viii s1s1n: pa,snracc
10 the 5ectcaty Of the Treasurer. where it cso Sc
avoided. BE has alEsady said be viii appoint no
oDe 10 Office Who Mt not rus lain the policy cf the
President. He this morning di.tinctly 20 rxSezmcd
member Of he House who called upon hlI tor an
III hs al we,e % n
dents policy, and when he declined to nux.ver him
be sao, u cannot appotnt aud will aDpo:st uoan
The Secretary ,iea secr1ed M 70 an n l ena.or
from that rrgtoo,. md tajd, II will consult BIN
hen II sss ,na spponmtmea, tn and yi appoint no
for ths House let thepeople Of the country know
whether Officers arc to &c sacrificed to ibis de-
il We % not s,and b them thy wllSnot sisnd BY
Es;, and thsY ought not II is time that we
bui!t Up wall asaiast sueh tyranny - this. Ii ts
,has tou1 Il the saeo:anates @ ef ia M aeas lave
made the sa,ne declaration Il. were a lisue
}oun9c1-aad shall Be IN week, I think-I wonld
Of tho aa,.bn before which mer, Who aze cullty in
office shalt be brought, md tfst cHe. presented;
10 aoa.her tribunal 10 NJ 'hem. 1E1c!temsnt- =
voieS,. *"Guod- Eir. We are :9Ttant to our oHo
are receant 10 lhe interests crthe country II NC 90
nah stand by those aho s:ana by n. We nass ;1;s
abused. Il i. lime that we spoke aloud md Ist on
ssi a. .S S1o es n r.
aesn1 fsssIdeHt:, tt;sst e1es:easnt.l ! nave
t1s teen tal:n b taa Secretary Of tic Treasury,
ard he has declared distinctly that II: that Stasa
.Pt nnsslr7nia) he vii consult Io5cdJ but re-
and hls country. fE1citemeni.l
Mr. Steven. N5s understood as 1e1.@ing 10 S.na.
tor Cowan OF Pe1nsylsania.
ileman from PennEylSania vas gong 10 urge his
amen0meut seriously
Mr. S1EvxNs DECLARED that se Tas.
BIZ: sEA1ursa declared 'hai, be wonld eefionsy
Nj. BALE q. ~ called .hs attention Of ihe con"
posea ] s@eadmeai, q nd @ thoaea be did not know mat
thev would hnyc any weight With The distinguished
| Eenthman from Pennsylvania The only powers
IT, ne II hs
| aua >epatc-ihe PtesAent alone and the courts oi
aaw Or .be bed. q Dcpsss%ent.. I'm s1t .a.,...
| commissioner Nas not an u1ice IN thst sense
Congress could dspute committee ct 1ta OWL body
or any perton selected BY it 10 perform The dune:
imposed upon the special counlsstones. He re
pested bat ihe Secretary OF the Treasury had as
sumed 10 regulate h1s patrona9e by politics, and
oi haf WA connected ~1th The interests Of nnansa
-that be was pros'ltuiinE bis Office to unho1,
pnlpoees and that II WIS time 10 put stop to tea
stata Of things.
Nj. DE1Aso (Ohio) exposed The weakness of tht
pot,tiou In reference to the special commissioned
| and asked ..What had tho Secretary Of the TrcA+
| u1y done 10 deserve snch rcproach OF 10 provoke
! such m atieckl Was the SECRETARY s1ive snd no
entitled TO entertain hts Owl o1Enlon3y Was he t
| be deppupes d by the reu1emsn hcm p P>uu.ylyan1'
because be enttfiained opinions different nom hi
HI. srryEs. i do rot denouncc him for enter
,sipipe any auch opiuinne. l deununce him 70
prostila'lng The pa,son'ge Of !he Government u
M, DE1ANQ ssked Mr. Stevens for The authort,