The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-12

with the hump. back, who only obeyed the orders ,
Of his superior officers, and who, IL he were tried
in ordinary tmes, and according TO the law,
would never have been convicted, because
his government was answerable for him.
thousand men is to be atoned by the execution OF
Of the Keepers OF the prison, instead Of being
visited on his government, lie absurd. ... .- I.
Here the Speaker interrupted, Announcing that
the morning hour had expired, and that the bill
should go over til to- morrow. ........r
MIR. 1NGERSOLL, Of Illinois, asked leave to in
trodnce bill 10 regulate the sale OF coin and bal
lion BY ~ The is,, Secretary Of the Treasury. 49,.
reading. The bill was read 1t directs the Secre.
tary Of the Treasury, whenever the amount of
millions, and when the interest of the govern
ment requires its sale, to give public notice
for at least thirty days Of his desire to effect
such sale, of the amount to be sold, and at
what period, and to receive sealed proposals for
the purchase of any part thereof at the Treasury
In Washington, and to award the sale te the
highest bidder bidders, provided, that the Secre
the am o1nt in the treasury shall not be reduced
below fifty millions and also provided that the bid
ders shall deposit two per cent. OF the amount bid
Mr.. wAsHBURNE, Of Illinois, said that the
tendency OF such bill would be TO put the whole
thing in the control OF the gold gamblers in Wall
street.
Mr.. INGERSoLL said that, on the contrary, it
would take the matter out of the hands of the gold
gamblers, and would stop gambling In gold. 1t
would put 1t out of the power of the Secretary Of
the Treasury TO WELD n golden sceptre more pow
erful than any monarch in the world-a sceptre
made OF 600 OF god-so that he could de-
Mr. BRANDEGEE, of Connecticut, objected to
Mr.. wAsHBURNE, of Illinois, objected to the
reception of the bill.
The SPEAKER stated that as it required unani-
nous consent TO introduce the bill, and as ohJec-
ton had been made, the bill was not before the
House.
The SPEAKER presented a message from the
President, transmitting reports from the Secretary
Of War and the Attorney General in reference to
the case of G.. +. Pickett, late Major General in
the rebel army, in reply to the House resolution Of
last session on the same subject was not dated 23d
days before the termination of the session. Laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Also, a communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, transmitting the report of the Register
of the Treasury, showing the receipts and expen-
ditnres for the year ending June 80, 1865.
The same disposition was made of this docu-
ment
Mr.. INGERsoLL, of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on the District of Columbia, reported back
the bill to amend the act incorporating the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home. Read three times
Mr.. DARLING, of New York, presented the
petition of the Marine Underwriters of the city of
wreck Of the steamer Scotland, at Sandy Hook.
Referred TO the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. CoNKLING, of New York, presented the
petition Of the Rev. Dr. Corey, and others, asking
modification of the taxes paid by cergymen, teach
ers, and certain others; and the petition of manu-
tacturers OF, and workers in ivory horn, bone, &C.,
asking change Of the tariff. Referred to the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means.
The bill reported from the Judiciary Committee
December 5th, for the regulation of appointments
to and removals from office, was taken up as the
special order.
AN extended and miscellaneous discussion took
place on the bill, which was considered as if in
Committee of the Whole and various amendments
were proposed, discussed and acted upon. The
House finally amended the first section so as TO
read as follows:
That no officer of the United States appointed on
the nomin alton OF the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall be
on by the Sy % ne ead % S
Senate Provided however that in case of disa
misconduct office ia
recess of the Senate, where the of the pub
lie service may make necessary to displace the in
cumbent, until the advice and consent of that body
can be duly had and obtained thereon, it shall be
lawful Tor the President, on the recommendation of
defanitInE oficer and TO an person
to perform the duties of the place until the Senate
shall act thereon and it shall be the duty of the
President, within twenty days after the next as
semblIng of that body, to report to it the fact of
such suspension, along with the reasons therefor
and the name of the person SO temporarily commits
stoned by him, or such other person as he may
think proper to nominate for the place; and in
of the refusal of the Senate to concur in the re-
readvisng and consenting to the appointment
of the person so nominated, the officer who
has been thus suspended shall thereupon re-
sumo the exercise of his Official functions
as though the same had not been interrupted; but
in no case shall the person so restored be entitled
to any salary or compensation for the interval of
time during which his functions may have been
suspended as aforesad but the salary and emolu-
ments of such office shall, during such suspension,
belon TO the person so temporarily commissioned
and performing the duties of such ofice provided,
that the President, in he shall become satisfied
that such suspense IN was made on insufficient
grounds, shall be authorized, at any time before
reporting such suspension to the Senate above
provided to revoke such suspension, and reinstate
such officer in the performance of the duties of his
office; provided further that this section shall not
apply to the heads Of the several executive depart
ments.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, offered the
following amendment:
Sect. g. And be il further enacted thate every per-
son who has been or shall hereafter be nominated to
Sonata W n
the advice and consent of the Senate thereto, shall
be incapable of holding any executive Office under
the United States for the term of one year after
such rejection, unless two-thirds of the Senate
shall relieve him of such disability. The prede-
of any nominee rejected by the Senate shall
still continue to hold his said office.
Mr.. Stevens spoke in support of his amendment.
He said that during the last six months class
OF the meanest men whom God ever overlooked
in making men had been appointed to Office, and
were now awaiting rejection or confirmation by
the Senate. He had no doubt that great many of
them would be rejected, but If the President were
allowed to appoint them to any other office he
would reward them all. The President understood
taking care OF just such men. They were his ma
uonal wards. He would punish them for their mean
ness in crawling through such slime. The very fact
OF their acceptance of Office was evidence that they
were too mean TO Did 1t, and too dishonest to be
trusted with it, and that for at least year they
should hold no Office
Mr. HALE, of New York, opposed the amend
ment The distinguished gentleman from Penn
sylVania had been complmented by several of his
associates on having suddenly become conser-
VatlVe, and he (Mr Hale) was delighted to Witnsss
and welcome his accession to those ranks, but he
regretted to that with the zeal common TO a
neophyte he now went far beyond those who had
been heretofore considered as in some manner sus-
tanning the President.
He (Mr Stevens) proposed to put into the hands
OF the President such power as had never been in
ment the President might send his (Mr StevensO
name 10 the Senate for office, and the Senate