Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-12

& Great Britain in the civil war in this coun-
try, between the United States and rebels
a in revolt, recognizing as lawful belligerents
/ and maintaining between them strict neu-
trality.
a Mr.. HARDING, of Ill, sent to the clerks
n desk and had read what he desired to sub
: NIT as substitute for both propositions, de-
o claring that the course of the government in
repressing the Fenian invasion is ignomin-
Gus and disgraceful.
Mr.. SCHENCK declined To allow the sub
stitute of Mr.. Harding, as offered.
Mr.. BANKS asked Schenck TO yield to
motion to refer the resolution and substi-
l tute to the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
promising that if referred, the Committee
would make a report.
Mr.. SCHENCK yielded for that purpose,
and Banks submitted the motion.
The previous question was then seconded.
Mr.. HALE moved to lay the resolution
and substitute on the table. The motion
} was lost by yeas S, nays ll3.
Mr.. HALE desired to offer an amend
f ment as sort of compromise.
Mr.. ANCONA objected, and the question
was taken on the reference of the original
resolution and Schenek's substitute to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and this was
agreed to by yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. HALE subsequently, as a personal
explanation, sent up and had read the reso-
luton which he had wished to offer as a
compromise, as follows:
ResOlUed, That the honor and good faith
of the United States imperativelY demands
just and vigorous enforcement of the neu-
trality laws, and that this House will en-
tertain no proposition looking to their re-
peal, revision or violation.
| Mr.. BANKS offered a resolution, which |
was adopted, requesting the President to |
communicate to the House any information |
which he may have received with reference |
to the dispatch of military force from Aus
tria for service in Mexico.
p Mr. BROWNELL introduced a bill to amend |
the act of May Ilth, 1866, relating to habeas
corpus cases. Read twice and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
| Mr.. BINGHAM introduced a Joint reso-
luton relative TO the purchase Of plan for
a hospital for the soldiers. Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Military At
| fairs.
Mr.. RAYMOND called up the motion to
reconsider the vote referring to the Commit
tee on Appropriations the Senate Joint
resolution passed April is, appropriating
Sl2l,7S5 for negotiating treaties with the
Indian tribes of the Upper Missouri and
the Upper Platte rivers, After debate,
which was participated in by Messrs RAY
MOND, BURLEIGH, of Dakota and HUB
BARD, Of Iowa, the joint resolution was
passed
Mr.. KERR introduced Joint resolution !
TO prevent the further enforcement of the
joint resolution of July 4, 1854. against Of
6cers and soldiers of the United States |
who have been honorsbly discharged, which
was read twice and referred to the Com |
mittee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. KERR also offered a resolution, | 1
which was adopted, instructing the Com I
mittee on Military Affairs to report a bill
so as to admit 10 the government hospital |
for the insane such persons who have been | I
soldiers or sailors, and whose insanity is !
developed after discharge, but arising out I
of causes produced by their service in the q
army or navy.
Mr.. VILLAS MS, from the Judiciary '
Committee, reported an act for the regula C
ting of appointments and removals from e
office. Read twice, recommitted and 4
ordered to be printed a
The bill provides as follows:
Section l. That no officer of the United c
States, appointed on the nomination of the 9
President, by and with the advice of the
Senate, shall be removable except by the g
same agency which concurred in his ap p
pointment. Provided, however, that in
case of disability or misconduct in Office il
occurring during the recess of the Senate, o
where the interests Of the public may make E
il necessary to displaoe the incumbent un- n
III l16 ADVICE anu GOus5lE Oh budb DOuI 1 v
can be duly had and obtained theron, it r
shall be lawful for the President, on the v
recommendation of the Atty Gen., to sus-
pend such disabled and defahlting officers o
and 10 commission another person TO perform b
duties of the place until the Senate shall
have an opportunity to act thereupon. And (,
it shall be the duty of the President within il
ten days after the next assemblage of that
body to report to it the fact of such suspen- a
sion along with the reasons therefor, and Ii
the name of the person so temporarily COM n
missioned by him, or of such other person t
as he may think proper to nominate for the t.
place, and in case Of the refusal Of the Sen V
ate TO concur or remove either by a direct Il
vote thereon or by division, and consent q
ing to the appointment of the person nomi- s.
mated, the officer who has been suspended v
shall thereupon exercise the duties of his p
official function as though the same had not
been interrupted; but in no case shall any g
one so restored be entitled to any salary or d
compensation for the interval of time dur
ing which his functions may have been sus- Il
pended as aforesaid. C
Section 2. That in case of the refusal of n
the Senate to advise and consent to the re-
nomination Of any officer whose term Of 5,
service may have expired by his own hmi-
tation, the place filed by the person SO re- I
nominated shall be regarded and is hereby 81
utSlhIbu " 10 hhEduL AIOu lu6 illAc VI 5uCu |
refusal, but should the Senate adjourn with il
out such denomination, either by way of con- v
sent or disapproval, the same shall be held, V
and is hereby declared to be vacant, imme- Il
diately after such adjournment. In no case Il
shall any person who has been nominated n
by the President for any Office and rejected "
by the Senate, or on whose nomination that
body has failed or declined to act, in the b
way of consent or refusal, be appointed or II
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or during the recess Of that body to hold the a
same office for which he had been previous a
ly rejected. ID
Section 3. That no Offices should be con- II
sidered as inferior in the meaning of the Il
where the salary or emolu- II
ments thereof exceed in amount the sum of L
81 .000 per annum. And in all such cases n
the appointments thereto shall be made on n
the nomination of the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, h
subject to the same conditions and limita- n
ton as to removals and denominations as 81
are prescribed in the foregoing sections of q
this act.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, asked consent TO offer o.
the following preamble and resolution: a
WHEREAS, It is notorious that JEFF. Davis "
was the leader Of the late rebellion and is a
guilty of treason under the laws Of the te
United States and whereas, by the proela-
nation oil the PRESIDENT OF May loO0J balu u
Davis was charged with completely in the n
of President Lincoln, and said g
proclamation has not been revoked or an n
nulled. Therefore be it e.
RESOLVED, As the opinion of the House of al
that said Davis should be "
held in custody as prisoner, and subjected Il
to trial according to the laws of the land. n
Mr.. ROGERS objected 70 the resolution Il
being offered ol
Mr.. BOUTWELL, moved TO suspend the pl
rules so as to enable MIN to offer it. RI
Mr. ROGERS desired to ask question Sl
but the Speaker informed him that debate Il
was not in order.
Mr.. ROGERS persisted in putting his s.
question TO Mr.. Boutwell,, which was, as far pl
as could be heard, whether he believed if
Davis had any completely in the assassi- al
nation of President Lincoln, and every
mind was convinced to the
contrary. is
The Speaker called Mr.. Rogers to order, a.
and notified him that he must obey the rules
Of the House and IS ke his seat. st
Mr.. O'NEILL asked the Speaker whether P
the matter ruled out of order would appear
in the Congressional Glabe. vi
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative, IL
adding that resolution was adopted in ST
the last Congress forbidding reporters to m