New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
Important Congressional
Proceedings.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TERM
SPEECH BY SENATOR WADE.
Failure 70 Pass the Freedmen's
Bureau Bill.
Remarks by Senators Davis and
Trumbull.
INTENSE INTEREST IN THE RESULT
TIE SOUTHERN nGEMBEES s
INTENSE INTEREST IN THE RESULT
THE SOUTHERN MEMBERS
Two Reports from The Reconstruction
Committee.
FILLIBUSTERING In THE HOUSE.
NO ADMISSION FOR THE SOUTH.
WASHINGTON. Tuesday. Feb. 70, 1866.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.

PROCEEDINGS or THE SENATE.
In anticipation Of the debate on The Presi-
dents Veto the ieres Of the Senate oyercrowGed
long before the Senate was called 10 order Accommo
datons were provided for the ladies in the reporters
gallery ae well in the rooms adjoining the Senate
Chamber Mr.. Wade opened the ball by Offering res
outon 70 so amend the Constitution as TO render the
President of the United States ineligible for second
term He accompanied The introduction Of that reso
linton with some remarks in his own style, the sppica
ton Of which 10 the present incumben. would rot be
considered complimentary; they undoubtedly how
ever faithfully portrayed the feeling of the veteran
Senator from Ohio
A resolution was N en- offered and adopted instruct
ing the Committee on Reconstruction TO inquire
whether the States lately in rebellion have complied
with the requirements Of President Johnson's plan OF
reconstruction Mr. Sumner remarked shat the Presi-
dent had bten asked iuouish tie official documents
concerning this matter many weeks and had never
CON piled with the request and that would be proper
20 ask him again.
The fact that the President has seen f 10 withhold
from Congress all official Dapers concerning the dongs
Of edera and State authorities in the South is rather
remarkable and significant Some indifferent business
vac then gone through when about tie expiration OF
tle morning hour Mr. Garet Davis obtained the floor
and commenced reading speech on the Frecdmens
Bureau bill and the Presidents veto. Although the
excitement was burning, yet had 10 cool down under
the uA.ction Of Mr. Dyiss speech which mainly con-
sisted Of rchash Of knf dozen OF his old speeches on
The same subject
What Mr Dayis said only those know WHO oould not
help hearing it, Hardly body on TIC floor or in the
galleries listened to tie stale plaitudes which Mr..
DAVIS never ge.s tired OF repeating. The Senate. as
well as tie galleries. ~ero favoraby surprised when
they saw NJ DAVIS resume his seat after having talked
only nbout an hour. Then Mr.. Trunbul rose. and
everybody listened with the closest attention.
Mr. Trumball proceeded ia q very calm and cool
manner 10 dssec the Presidents veto message taking
up and demoshng point after point, proving that the
President either bad not taken the time 10 read and
study the bill had not intelligence enough 10 compre-
bend IL; showing that the President was no, only
udicrousy mistaken in his facts but absolutely absurd
in his reasons. and finally dsposng, in vain fcut,ng
Sarcasm OF tie Presidents astounding assumption that
no laws concerning the Rebel States should be passed
while the same Rebel States were not represented In
the Senate and the House.
Mr. Trumbuls speech is generally looked npon as one
OF the best OF hs life only equaed by those he deiv
cred in his controversies with Douglas II vas so com
plete an annihlaion OF the Veto Message that even
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1rumbuil was speaking seemed TO come TO the concu-
sion tha, il was best for him not to risk himself on
field already so completely lost After the close Of Mr.
Trumbulrs speech the vote was taken. The result wos
foregone conclusion inasmuch as it was known that
Messrs Doolitte Dixon and Stewart were going to
vote against the bill
The Senators who mad originally Supported and voted
for the bill after ten days exhaustive discussion
without any constitutional scruples and now silently
following the command OF the President, recorded
their willingness 10 tnrn the emancipsted slaves
of the South to the tender merces Of their late masters
were Messrs Dixon. Doolitte Morgan, Norton. Stew
art Van Winkle and Wiley. Mr. Cowan had not voted
on the bill when it passed the Senate; Of Messrs.
Dixon and Doolitle nothing better was expected than
that they would obedienty follow the Presidents
lead.
Mr. Stewart was for some time considered doubtful
but the vote OF no Senator occasioned such universal
surprise and regret that Of Mr. Morgan OF New York
His vote will secure him the annoyance OF being trou
bled with the applications OF oil the candidates Tor the
New York Custom House, bat il is supposed that his
mind s ALREADY settled the subject The eXutaton
of the COpperheads and Rebel sympahsers in the city,
upon the failure OF the Freedmens Bureau bill is loud
and intense. Daring the discussion, to-day several
Cong receiving teegraphic dispatches in
forming them that the Copperbeads at their homes Here
firing guns In honor Of the Presidents veto.
NEW FRsEDMEN's BUREAU BILL
II is stated that Mr.. DoolittIe will introduce
new Freedmen's Bureau bill tomorrow incorporating
the Presidential features II It's matter Of specula
tlon, however hox lie will reconcile it with the Pres
dents assumption that fo such legislation should be
had while the Rebel States are not erese nted in Goa
gresL
IN THE HOUSE.
The minority Of the House INDUCED itself
in tho diversion Of calling The Yeas and Nays
from o'clock until this evening in an EFFORT 10 pre-
vent Mr. Stevenss resolutions from coming TO 'o'e'
At this late hour. in tie spirit of compromise 'he
minority proposed that. il the privilege were given
them 70 state the Of their acous opposition
they would consent 10 take the vote tom MORROW Ihs
vss agreed TO by TIE Union side Jhe MsfemeD' pa''