Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-20
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GOVERNMENT SECURifiks.
WARRINGTON. February .. leos.
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CONGRESS, TO DAY.

The feverishness about the halls of Congress
to-day has surpassed anything witnessed there
for some years The expectation that an ex-
citing debate would spring up on the question
Of the Presidential veto Of the Freedmen's
Bureau bill drew throngs to the capitol; and
the halls overlooked into the Hobbies and pas.
sages after q sort reminding one Of the old field
days in Congress, when the Titans Of debate
took part in the contest.
The ball was opened in the Senate something
sooner than expected by the Introduction
during the morning, by Senator Wade, Of .
resolution to amend the Constitution, making
the President Of the United States ineligible for
reelection. Mr.. Wade proceeded in very
intemperate language to advocate his amend
raent, the whole purpose Of its introduction
being evidently to enable him to give early
vent to his bottled-up wrath against the
President. BY implication-almost in 90 many
words he spoke of the President as no better
than rebel and traitor. He overshot the mark
sensibly by the violence and passion of his ut.
terances, and not only got no sympathetic re-
spouse from his friends in the galleries, but on
sitting down, ready to be congratulated by his
radical brothers, no member Of the Senate ad-
yanced TO do him honor. He seemed, In fact,
to have unmasked the radical batteries sooner
than designed, and the cold shoulder given
him by his party associates, showed that in
their opinion he was doing infinite mischief
to their side Of the house.
Upon the conclusion Of the morning hour,
Mr.. Garrett Davis took the floor upon the veto
question, speaking IN support OF the Presi-
dents position, and was followed by Senator
Trumbull in opposition.
1t is probable that others will follow In
speeches, giving opportunity for absent Sena.
tors to arrive here in season to vote on the main
question OF passing the bill, the Presidents OBJ.
Jections TO the contrary Notwithstanding. The
voting yesterday on the uestion to postpone
deemed test question-shows that as the Sen.
ate now stands, it will be impossible to get the
requisite two-thirds to pass it over the Presi.
dents head, and when the absentees are re-
turned its chances will be even worse. Two
Republican Senators are absent, Sena.
tor Foot, ill at his lodgngsD who
is counted upon to vote for the passage of
the bill over the veto, and Sspator Norton, Of
Minnesota, who will sustaihthe President, il
is believed. Two Democratic Senator's, Messrs.
Wright, Of New Jersey, and Reverdy johnson.
of Maryland, who are also absent, will vote to
sustain the President. We hear to-day that the
Republican camp is considerably di vided upon
the bill, the objections to 1t pointed out BY the
President striking the candid among them as
beng too serious for the bill to be sustained az
party measure before the country.
The House to-day was the scene Of consid.
cradle excitement in consequence of the intro.
duction Of Mr.. Stevens resolution refusing
admission to rebel representation unless BY
consent Of Congress. Mr.. S. having called the
previous question on his resolution, to gag or
debate, the opposition resorted to the usual
tactics OF dilatory motions to compel the with
drawal Of the previous question Up to the
~ Inn no
stlll going on, and promised to end in a test OF
physical endurance.