New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-28

not II is time that we built mp we'll around such tyr
amy this. II il malieasance IN Once have already
asc,rtaincd that four OF the subordinaies OF the
President have made the same declIaloh' Il
w,ie lttio younger, Id ! sAah ne I'D
week, ! Think / would T. those ohcers Know tia'
th, BE- grand inquest OF The naIul, before Wlch n
vto gre guilty in Office shall hc brought, and thor caVs
presented to another tribunal 70 try them Excitement
voice. Good. Sir, we are iecfeahl 1o"i own ~
we are recreant dignity we are recreant 10
the interests OF the country II We DO not stand Dy ose
who stand bv u.s. We must take care that no more patron
age shall be put into the hands OF any man 10 pe
avOWcdlv abused II IS tine that we SPOKE alOAO all Vl
orr friends abroad know that they are IA no DANGER tha
they shall BE sacrificed because they stand ~ congress
because they are not The tools OF Ieciesnt Iiesu.n
lGroat exctcment.l have authentic Information that
ibis vey day tins has been taken by the secretary
Of the Treasury and be has declared DIS nc tha ia 'A
State pennsylvania be will consult nopouy uut ieVea'
apostate Senator who has betrayed his party and his cou'
Mr. stevens was undersooda as referring to Senator Cowan
of PenDsyvania. ,
Mr. SPALDING inquired Whetherl De Bencan was sViHS
to urge his amendment seriously.
Mr. STEVENS declared that he was.
Mr. SPALDNG replied that ne would seriously OPPOSE IT,
MIR MORRILL, suggested that the gentleman from Penn
sylvania had accomplished his purpose IN making ms
speech. There not the slightest apprehension that
any person would be appointed in the office OF Special
Commissioner except the distinguished gentleman VINO
had hitherto been employed In the service lie MI
MORRILL, had always been in favor OF keeping these 'aI
and revenue questions apart and distinct rom ponies. ne
did not approve Of all the acts OF the SeofeNAI! on
the Treasury, nor of his recent speech. lie
thought his Indiana speech able one but he did not 80
regard his speerh but rather looked upon II as an
unfortunate speech. But, at the samc time, he did
not propose to change the ordinary course OF leeisa
ton. He trusted that the amendment would not Do
adopted.
MI HALE called the attention of the Committee TO the
constitutional objections 20 the proposed amendment
though he did not know that they would have any weight
with the distinguished gentleman from fcinA wanna Inc
only powers that the Constitution recognized o. cpune o
having the power Of appointment sore the Isld'h' anu
Scnatethe President alone and the courts oi law oi '
Mr.. STrvExs argued that the position Of Special Com
missioner was not an Office in that sense. 'olgrss coa
depute Committee of e. own body, or any person selected
hy H. 10 perform the duties imposed upon tne special
Commissioner He repeated that tie secretary OF the
Treasury he'd assumed 10 regulate hs patronage by politics.
and not by what connecisd with the interests OF
hnancc-that he prostitutng his olicc TO unholy
purposes and that was time TO put stop to that state
of things
Mr.. DrLAyo exposed the weakness Of the position in
reference the Special Commissioner not being an ohce
by quoting the language of the section us H. ana asked
What had the Secretary Of the Treasury done To deserve
such reproach or 10 provoke such 30 stack was the
Secretary slave and not entitled 70 entertain his own
opuion Was he TO be denounced by The gentleman
from PENNSYLVANIA because he entertained opinions dicr-
eut from his IN regard 10 recOnslguct Oa
Mr.. STEvESs-i do not denOuncc him for entertaining
any such opinions. denounec him for pTosututng the
patronage OF the Government TO mase ali other opinions
bend 10 bis.
Mr.. DrLAxo asked Mr.. Stevens for the authority on
wl ch he made statement and minated that the Sec
rotary had made no such decamtion.
Mr.. STEW Ns repeated substantially DIS sat meht' Dut
declined 10 give tie name Of his inionlnt-his because
he had not the authority 10 do and, secondly because
IL might bring upon him the ire of the Secretary.
Mr.. BLAINE moved 10 amend he section By giving the
power the President To appoint the oncef IA question:
by and with the consent OF tue Senate.
Tho House closed debate upon the section and amend
meni Mr.. Blaine withdrew his amendment aud Mr.
Stevens asccrtanng that there was 10 quorum present
aud that there was majority against him. also ~ithdre"
has amendment.
Several other amendments offered in the same con-
md Va
stances and with the understanding that they might DC
offered in the House on Monday.
Notwithstanding al these compromises, how.yer, the
Committee rose without reporting back Tie bill
After plac NJ the Special Commissioners salary back at
the original hgurc Of $1,000 az O'Clock the House adj
iOurued