New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-17
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THURSDAY MORNING, MAY II, 1866.


ARhY-THE CHOLERA REsOLUTIoE-TuE POST.
OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
y, WASHINGTON, May ll,-Mr. Grimes presented
she Joint resolution Of the Iowa legislature for the
ESTABLISHMENT OF national bureau of education,
winch was ordered to be laid on the table
Mr. COnness offered resolution directing the
committee on printing to report on the eXpedienCy
OIL providing against the suppression or alteration
OF speeches IN the Globe, which was laid over.
BILL TO EEoRGANIzE THE PAY DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Grimes called up the Joint resolution to carry
lhto immediate effect the bill to provide for the
Detter organization Of the pay department of the
navy, which provides as follows:
p That, for the purpose of carrying out the pro-
Visions Of an act TO provide for the better Organi
Zatlon OF the pay department of the navy, with
me least delay possible, the President of the
United States IS hereby authorized to waive the
examination of such officers of the pay depart.
ment oil the navy as are on duty abroad, and cam
not be examined by law; provided that snch eX-
amnatons as are required by law shall be made as
soon as practicable after the return of such oleelH
to tie United States, and officer found to be
disqualified shall receive that promotion contem-
plated In the act herein referred to-.
z. And be it further resolved, That the secre-
tary of the navy be and he is hereby authorized to
retain or to appoint, under existing laws and regu-
latiOns, such volunteer officers in the navy as the
exgencies of the service may require, until their
services can be supplied by graduates from the
naval academy.
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment which was
adopted that hereafter naval constructors shall be
staff officers of the navy.
The resolution amended was passed.
THE CHOLERA RESOLUTION
Mr.. Chandler called up the Joint resolution To
prevent the Introduction Of cholera into the United
States. The question was upon the motion of Mr.
Edwards. changing the provisions in regard to the
establishment OF quarantine by the secretaries of
war, the navy and the treasury. from direction to
authorization, and providing that they may do 3d.
instead Of that they shall do so.
MIR. Sumner amended the proposition to make it
read " It shall be the duty Of the secretary of war
and the secretary of tae navy under the direction
OF the President Of the United States to adopt a
system etc.
The morning hour expired pending the discus
sion on this subject, and
THE PosToFFICE APPROPRIATION BILE
Was taken up the pending question being on Mr..
Trumbulls amendment.
Mr.. Howard said that this discussion had taken
very wide range. II has been declared during
this discussion that the so.called policy of the
president OF the United states, who holds his office
by virtue OF the Constitution and by reason Of the
death OF President Lincoln, is the same policy
initiated and endeayored to be carried out by the
!amented Lincoln, and we have been told by the
honorable Senator from Wisconsin mir DoolfttIe)
and the honorable Senator from Pennsylvania
tMF. Gowan,) in energetic and emphatic terms
that this policy is the identical policy of Mr. Lin.
coin. In regard to the reconstruction of the rebel
states, | take issue, sir. with these honorable
Senators upon this question of fact and | deny
that the policy Of President Johnson is identically
thp nniicv If praa;dap+ ;nonIr H., .l,+ -.
and inn6rtan snbient abafi - .aat saase
To show tIat the t, iJ Of W t Vi VI
Mr. TincoIn and 4ba+ ~ NJ $1,000 D,.I,o'' Ia -
Don+ If nrinci,,ie o. ,iSa I1at ~ a. - ~
while on the one ede tGer T. 10 Yt.o ' ~
mart Of president TobnIon os tho ~ aS
Of the exeontye of this naton t
restoration ofthe caiIed rabaI tata Ii W
hand il ia asserted in his bebaif he has ts ,
uipotent n0wer and that II AL NJ ba IKE ~
Congress Mr Lincoln aIwagS aD5ita9 49, ~
idea and was ever core FL, ~ rSrote.t tht H. ~
the execntva brsncb nf Tho , onh' mt, o9
sed no real power On the snbiect If The adm;sson
of the rebel States in Congress Now cir Iat va
recall a litta of tbe bstoTv n +ba ot 2 ~ +ti
subject and see the artnol nelttion F,aa 'Lia
Mr. ;pc '+u Sie a ~, Posl1Sh occupied oy
The admission ~ GanatdrS ad ~ NJ ~
from rebel States into Congress Rnt he Foro
come 70 that sir let us If nss;bIa oScortoi
this policy of Mr. Lincoln actnaIiy Vac iet No
terrain clear ideas mon ths snbisct I'D aocarto;
what is the real coHtrovars beto % t
and the annonnCaTnent ~ yr IN Sm0 noi" t
subject If recorstriSation T. =; ~ upoh SLe
fon1d in tba n,nst solemn a' " t;L ~, " pS
signed and thar il Ills rnes5ag at tho o,tan g
tie Dresent session II Sssos 'n o YPeminS "
TO be tie hover of tbe Prosi %la "7sSr % ~
point provisional rovernors of The robo, So
and to give them authority IN call Gov
yentions in them. This ar ia claimed 0o oo
an executive power. and that it il derived from
the Constitution. The power which he nroceeIaJ
to exercise at an early neriod in M, III -.