Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-03
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FROM WASHINGTON.
The President and His Cabinet
The New Reconstruction Plan
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Discussed. .. ,..
WASHINGTON, May lit is understood
that in the Cabinet meeting to-day, the
President invited an expression of opinion
from the heads of departments respecting
the propositions reported on Monday last
by the committee on Reconstruction. An
Interesting and animated discussion ensu-
ed. Secretary Seward declared himself in
very decided and emphatic terms against
the plan of the committee, and in favor of
the Immediate admission of the loyal Rep
resentatlves from the lately rebellious
States. Secretary McCulloch was as posi-
tive as the Secretary of State in his Oppo-
sition to the plan recommended by the COM
mittee, and expressed himself as strongly
In favor of the immediate cOnsummation of
the Presidents restoration policy by the
admission into Congress of loyal members
from Southern States.
Secretary Stanton was equally decided
In his opposition to the committees prop
osltlon. He was for adhering to the policy
which had been agreed upon and consist
emily pursued by the Administration, and
he was gratlfied that the President had
brought the subject to the consideration OF
the Cabinet. .'
Secretary Welles was uneQnivocally
against the committees scheme, and was
earnest In his support of the Presidents
policy comprehending the instant admis-
sion into Congress of loyal Representatives
from the States lately in rebellion. ..t
Secretary Harlan was rather reticent, and
expressed no opinion.
Postmaster General Dennison was in favor
OF the Presidents policy, but expressed
doubts as to the precise time at which loyal
Representatives should be admitted to seats
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notpresent. The President was earnest in
his opposition to the report of the commit
tee, and declared himself against all condi-
tions precedent to the admission of loyal
Representatives from the Southern States in
shape of amendments to the Constitution or
by passage of laws. He insisted that under
the Constitution, no State could be deprived
OF its equal rights in the Senate, and that
Senators and Representatives ought to be
at once admitted into the respective Houses,
as provided by law AMI the Constitution.
He was for rigid adherence to the Consti-
tuition as 1t is, and remarked that, having
sustained ourselves under it during terri
bic rebellion, he thought the Government
could be restored without resort to amend
ments. He remarked, on general terms,
that if the organic law is to be changed at
all, 1t should be at time when all the States
and all the PEOPLE can participate in the
realization. r .r... ..... ........
Bill for Protection of EmIgrants.
The bill for protecting emigrants, that
passed the House yesterday, provides that
males, unaccompanied by females, shall be
separated by a bulkhead, and that any cap
tain bringing convict, which he might
have known or suspected, shall be liable to
fine or imprisonment. 1t provides also, for
al ltein fnnN Nln - 4
passengers. Vessels are to be limited to a
proportion of passengers to tunnage, as
provided by law. United States emigration
offices are to be established in Boston, Chi
cago, New Orleans, San Francisco and Phil
adelphia. --
The Reconstruction Scheme.
NEW York, May 2-The Herald's spe-
cial says: MIR. Bingham, of Ohio, will tackle
the Reconstruction committees report the
| first thing next Tuesday morning, with a
proposition to amend it so that it will con-
form to his views on the subject of the basis
of representation. The Radicals believe
they can easily make the Reconstruction
committees work acceptable to the Presi-
dent, pass 1t after q couple of days, get
Tennessee to ratify it, and admit her rep
resentatives to Congress within twenty
days. re
| The Mexican Loan.
The House committee on Foreign Affairs,
to whom the Mexican loan Endorsement
scheme was referred, are about ready to re-
port, and probably will do so on Thursday.
1t is understood that all the Republican
members, with the exception of General
Banks, voted to report favorably upon the
| proposition.
Appointments by the President.
The following appointments were made
| by the President to-day: Chief Engineer in
the revenue cutter service of the United
| States-Patrick Brennan; Deputy Post
masters-Henry w. Gosh, of Macomb, ILL.,;
| Abraham Thompson, Delaware; j. NJ. Pat
| tersOn, Piqua, o.; j. G.. Robinson, Bucy-
rus, o.; Charles B. Giffin, Newark, o.;
Henry K. Shomes, Fremont o.; Thos. G.
Melvin, Sandusky, o.; Samuel Ii. Fletch-
er, Topeka, Kansas; Aaron f. Stevens,
| tady; Receiver of public moneys at vi
salia, California-Tipton Lindsey. Collec-
tors of Internal Revenue in Southern
States were also appointed to-day, fifteen of
which were for Virginia alone.
Receipts from Foreign Postage.
1t appears that the postages on the Euro
pean mails for the e'last fiscal year amounted
to $1,440,000 OF which the United States
Postoffice Department received only $780,
600, the balance accruing to foreign steam
ers. A bill will probably be reported es-
tablishing weekly line of mail steamers
to Europe, with the rate of compensation
based on the probable postal receipts, and
inSno event to exceed them.
The eAustrO.Prussian Difficulty.
The Department of State is in receipt OF
news from Europe which renders war ex-
tremely improbable between Austria and
Prussia. The conduct of the latter power
is generally deprecated. The Queen OF
England has written a letter to that Gov
ernment, expressing her disapprobation OF
its bearing In diplomatic intercourse with
Austria, and strongly counsellng peace.
The Question of ExpeIIlng Senat0I.
- Davis. -t
q The Times special says: There is fur
ther talk to-day OF motion in the Senate
to expel Senator Davis, of Kentucky, from
that body, on account of sentiments utter
ed by him ON the 9Th of last mouth, before
referred to, and which Senator Howard de-
nounced yesterday as revolutionary and
reasonable.
Com mittee on Foreign Relations.
The, Tribune's special says: The Senate
committee on Foreign Relations have
agreed to report adversely upenthe case of
Mr.. Smith, of Kansas, nominated Minister
to Greece, on the recommendation of Sena-
tor Lane, of Kansas. Lewis d. Campbell,
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