The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS.
xxIxTn ooseREss-FIRsr sEss 10
MospAr, April 80, 1865.
SENATE.

80 r.h.i a,.,.. ri ,hs ts,m, nnon whloh ,hsv
,bo.ia ia admi,,sd into tbo Union, al.o oom,usnI
.tory Of tbs course Of the Senators and Represent
.tivs. N Mssssshusstts- and defending III lion
oh.,l.s snmns, from ths attach mads upon him nv
m. ps.s,s,n, =, : = r. -
I..Id nnon tb. tabls and ordered 10 he pripted.
NJ. Wilson present.d the petition Of Iournevmen
hooh ma roof nr,nters on m. United States
..Lin. ~. ,.n..l an ~ n. of Az. mar can't on
n,,n.sd haol. snd n.nsr,
Referred 40 Committee on Finance.
M u.n..v n,...n,.d . r.ti,io, of o,,i,sp, of
Ai.h,m, .sting ror N. r.Ii.f Of tbs moor Of that
Stat.
Referred "a Committee on Claims.
NJ. shsrmsn nrs.sntsd The netltion Of m.pufae.
,ur.rs of m.cbin.ry Of Pbilsdelphis. nskIng a
oh.nss In m. intsrn,l rsyeoue tax on their manu-
f.c,n,ss
Rsfsrr.a A commi,,ea an Fin.nee
IN. pEcoSsrnucrIor REPORT.
NJ, P....ndsn from tbe select committee Of AZ.
t.en renortsd tbs Joint resolution and bills adopted
nv tbat oommittss AT their meeting on Saturday,
.h,oh v.rs rad
MN pKrrtaRKw's LmRARY.
Mr.. Howe from The COMMITTEES on the Library,
report.d a mint resolution To purohas. the law
library Of the late james l. Pettigrev, Of South
Carolina, which wa. read.
nm pnEsIprsr NOR TO IN ALLOWED TO roucu Wis.
cosss pRxAp ASp nurrsn.
Mr. Howe rad from The National Inteligenoey
Of tbis morning a washington dispatch copied from
the New York HsralI In relation TO the postmas-
ter.hip al Fon du Lac Wis, which stated that Coz.
Pairobild vas here In regard to the appolntmsnt,
and that Senator Howe was also interesting him.
,eif In the matter
Mr.. Howe stated that Gov. Fairchild's visit here
had no reference at all to this appointment; that
he was here for the sole purpose Of settling the war
claims Of the State Of Wisconsin; and that he Mr..
II, had taken no further interest In the matter
than TO recommend, with his colleague, the ap-
poiptmept Of a gentleman BY the name Of Giliet,
whose name had been sent to the Senate and sub
s,ousutiy withdrawn By the President at tho sug.
gestion, he understood, Of bis colleague [Mr. Doo-
iittlsl and Representative in the House who had
never been elected BY the Union party and never
would lie had understood that the Postmaster
General had said that no man should eat the bread
and butter Of the President who did not support bis
policy He [Mr H. had been forced to come to
the conclusion that though the same party elected
him and his colleague the President did not recog.
Mise him as belonging to the same party as bis col.
league As TO these Offices being bread and butter,
he tMr II = oyledRed no such idea; and " they
we're bread and butter they were not the Presdents
bread and butter and the people OF the United
States would toleras no one man assuming to con-
troll them for his own private purposes or endoayor
ing by them TO dragon the people into support Of
his views,
BRIDGE PASSED ACROSS THE MIssssIPPL
Mr.. Trumbull called up the bill to authorize the
building Of railroad bridge aoro.s the Mississippi
Quiuo0V.
a post route.
A number Of amendmsuts to the bill were offered,
authorizing the construction Of bridges at other
points on the same river, and agreed to-
Tho bill was further amended and then passed.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. Howard, from he Com mittee on the Pacific
Railroad, reported a Joint resoution extending the
time for the construction Of the eastern branch Of
the Union Pacific Railroad; which was read.
rHr posr orrroE APPROPRIATION BiLL-As rsrKa.
~: EsrIna DISCUSSION
The regular order Of the day, being the post
ONCE Appropriation bill, was then taken up, the
question being on the amendment Of Mr. Hender.
son.
Mr.. Henderson withdrew his amendment, and
the Chair then announced the question to DO on the
following amendment Of Mr. Trumbuli:
And no person exercising or performing the
duties Of any Office which BY law Is required 10 be
aii.d BY th. advice and consent Of The Senate,
,hal before his confirmation by the Senate receive
any salary or compensation for his services unles.
be DO commission by the President to hll up
vacancy which has begun to exist by reason o.
DEATH Resignation, or expiration Of term Of Office
during the recess Of the Senate and since Its last
adjournment.
Mr.. johnson asked what would DO the effect
this amendment. Tie right of the President /,
remove or appoint officers Of the Government has
always been conceded, and had been recognised b,
the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Trumbul said his amendment did not involy,
this question at all. An act had been passsd II
February, 1883, creating the Office of Conptr, lie
Of the Currency, which provided that that Office
should hold his Office for Ave yoars unless sooue
removed by the President, BV and tciih The adpic
and ooas,1t of the Senate The then President
Mr., Lincoln had approved this bill, and he fMr I.
was OF the opinion that the present President ha,
voted for H. He denied the mower of the Presidep
10 remove or appoint apy officer during the ses,io,
Of the Senate without is consent, The Presiden
could not make an officer Il required both the Pres
ident and the Senate. The object of this amend
msnt /, 10 prevent the filling up of Offices durip
tbs r.os,s of the Senate whish could have nee
6IIed ubile Il was sitting There was no oonstitu
tional question involved In II al ali The Presideu
had no power 10 nav salaries, he could not dra,
M own .sjary unless by the consent Of Courre,,
Congrsss oouid allow ation 10 these ofoen
| a, no oomnensntion AZ Ali iu.t A a plea,ed
M Jobn,on ,aid that thoueh the amendmsu
might not yiolats The letter Of the Cop,titution
| All ths ,n,rit. Had thsv tbs moral rigbt an,
| .n,id ,hsy h. ip.,i6ed in pa,,ing it3 Ware mo
honorabis members setting n precedent that mich
rsturn IN nIague The inyentorT The present don
| ,n.nt na,tv in Congress might become tbs miporit
marty TSsy migbt have sIeoted their Presidsn,
| h,t ths ssat, hare might bs .8IIsd vI,b membor
,anrsssntina difIerent view. and Win mi, preoe
Al, sna .nthority sat tbo.s msmhsr,. thsv rmigb
nrsv,nt ,be Pre,idsnt from alIing tbs once, rth N
avn friends, thew might starye him out Mr. Mad
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