New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-15

SENATE.

Mr.. Grimes, from the Naval Committee reported
with an amendment, the bill to provide for the
better organization of the pay department of the
navy,
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on the District
OF Columbia, reported bill repeating the charter
OF Washington and Georgetown and providing for
their government by commissioners.
A bill to incorporate the National theological
institute Of the District of Columbia was passed
The ohjectof the institute is the education of col
ored men for the Christian ministry,
The bill to prevent the Introduction of cholera
was taken up in the Senate.
Mr.. Chandler, speaking in favor of the resolu-
TONS said he did not pretend to know as much
about the cholera as other Senators who had spoken
yesterday. He had only had the disease twice in
his life, and had only spent three or four years of
his life where it was. A commission of the best
medical men in the world had been endeaYprinp To
determine the nature of cholera, bnt if they had
heard the debate IN the Senate yesterday they
would have learned all about it from the Senator
from Pennsylvania Mr.. Cowan. He (Mr Cowan)
had soemnly declared that the disease was NOT
contagious, but was epidemic. That was more
than the greatest physicians in the world knew.
After discussion the joint resolution was laid
over
Mr. Henderson introduced bill to regulate ap.
polntments 10 and removals from office 1t pro-
vides that no person appointed to civil office by
the PRESIDENT, and confirmed by the Senate shall
be removable by the President unless the same he
consented to by the Senate provided, members
q tne cabinet may at any time be removed by
the President without the consent of the Senate.
II the liked term Of any office, however, expires
during the recess of the Senate, the President NAV
appoint successor, who shall hold office until the
next succeeding session of the Senate, unless
sooner superseded. Officers whose appointment
is by the President or heads of departments alone
may be removed at any time by the same. The
President may suspend, during recess, and by adj
vice OF the attorney general any corrupt or dis
honest ofce-holder, and appoint an officer to hold
Otlea unili thirty DAVIS after thn M
the next Senate, the fact to be laid before the SEN
ate within ten days after such commencement, the
senate TO exercise the power Of confirming or re-
Jecting such action.
No suspended officer is to receive pay. In case
Of suspension, which the Senate rejects or refuses
to take action on, such offices shall be vacant and
no salary allowed No person rejected by the
Senate shall be again appointed by the President
during recess nor shall the President appoint any
person to fill vacancy, happening during recess,
except caused by death, resignation or expiration
Of term, and not depending upon the will of the
President.
q The bill was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Wilson, in the course Of his remarks, said ::
| have never sought any controversy with the
President. have endeayored at all times and on
all occasions, N public and in private, to prevent
any disagreement between the President and Con
gress, and any disruption of the ties among the
men who brought him to power year ago.
Within thirty days after the assassination of Mr..
Llncon 1 LEARNED from various sources that there
mds q CIdsS Oi puDAlC men aTn0ng US VINO hoped to
have new cast of administration reorganza.
ton, reconstruction of political parties. 1t was
said, SIR on the one hand, that the radicals would
be .sloughed of, and that there would be a great
political organization composed of the conserya-
i've men; and the belief was expressed by these
managers that the President of the United States
would be the founder Of great party, as was JEFF
Terson and jackson; and, for one, sir, want no
more blood, no more confiseation. Iwant none of
their houses or their lands. and. from the day
Kirby Smith surrendered his army to this hour no
person from the rebel States has ever asked
favor from me or an act of mine that have not
freely given it, and mean to give both act and
thought, and everything / have in the future to
elevate, improve and build up that blasted section
of the country; and, sir believe that what say
of myself can say of the great mass of the men
of the free States.
II repeat we would send and build a church erect
school house, send capital, send aid everything
IN our power to build up the war-worn war wasted
places OF the rebel States, Mr.. Wilson next advert
ed 70 the effects Of the presidents policy stating
that under that policy nearly all the men elected to
Congress IN the South were rebels, who could not
take the oath prescribed for senators and members
9f the House, Under Mr.. Johnson's reconstruction I
policy, every officer elected in the State Of Yir-
5lnla was traitor to the country, and most of I
mem independent traitors. One man among them |
be believed to be truly loyal man now, but even
le mad taken part in the war. In Georgia they mad
not elected single representative who could take
me OATH and not one elected in Florida could nor
one from Mississippi. 0fall the Southern repre- |
elected, FIVE, he thought were as many
as might possibly muster courage to take the oath.
ana ne thought Two of the five could take it with
sle l. conscience, but he doubted if the others
Mr. CoWan spoke in defense of the President.
or whom he would say to the Senate Get your
flDunal, and 900 or 5000 if you want them of the
eagers, VIE JEFF Davis at their head; we are
AIT. Doolittle in brief speech showed the rela
on OF the President to the Republican party. He
as holding 70 the Baltimore platform upon which {
Ar. Nye made some remarks upon the Presi- !
snts exercising the pardoning power in the ease .
repels. Without action the Senate adjourned. /
HOUSE. :
The House proceeded to consider the speeial b
der, being the constitutional amendment re- d
orted from the reconstruction party #
MT iohanklin took the floor in opposition to the
easare' de said the first proposition contained
the measure struck at the reserved rights Of 4he
ates those rights which the founders Of the Con.
tuition believed essential to the existence Of the .
,yernment It proposed to strike down these =
nus ana concentrate all power in the general (
)yelRment The second propositon disfran y
used the people Of the State which had gone into
Oeiion, until the chains of oppression could be =
Yeted on them through all time to come. these =
sople submitted to the terms sought to be I'M = =
,se9 upon them, they ought not to come back N
N l.
merleans They had been overcome BY mum. !
irs, put not BY superiority in wisdom or bravery y
e admitted that they had erred, but they had y
lief - ti"s q
MIR. Raymond was the next speaker. He az. i
eased his qualification at the reconstruction
mmttee having submitted their scheme Al y
lole, and illustrated the danger of submitting =
" one portion at time by reference to the III
at course OF the British ministry on the reform tt
1.-THE ministry having commenced the session
N g clear majority of sixty, which majority have
lhuled down 70 five because the minority per d
veg IN bringing forward only one portion Of the q
oIln seheme. he expressed his belief that all re-
alSs' 20 ne enected by the proposed measure q
5ula ne represented. but he did not hold If Ia he d.
senta to the validity OF congressional action and tie
constitutional amendments that thew shanl5 Ia fl
" represented. He also alluded to the eager
" VAIN which Mr. Stevens aeoeded to The sno NJ
sHoh o. the name of Cen Grant as q candidate tl
me Union party in 1865 for President as givingI
surances there would be no dissent ia the nartp OF
thaI subject, when the right time should come ne
ar. raymond continued These amendments If 81
oPtea oy Congress, were to be submitted ia ali is
9taies aneoted By them North and South. He =,
y qulle wiling 10 take action upon them here "
! 4 eue purpose OF sending them to the several
IN y IN one exception, the propositions were
~ ~ as ny ne approved The first reasserted the
aa y Ms elyl rights BILL which he had fa
Iee Thoroughly and heartily, The second nro de
stlon had also been before the uonse ~ ~ wi
llon, putin form which he could not then snn mis-
~ 9 lofn recognized by implication, the rigRt ot
eaeh otate % dlstranchise portion Of its eiti lof
u on account OF race or color In ito nrasan,
m, however, he could and would sunnort IL NJ fol
Yanonu sAlu tAe second section seemed III hoya co