Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-10
VOL. XX---NO. lO9.

and sHELLABARGER spoke in favor q
the Joint resolution.
Mr.. STEVENS gave notice that OF Z
o'clock he would move the previous ques-
tion and ask for a vote on the joint resolu-
tion.
Mr.. BIDWELL introduced q bill in relation
to the Round Valley and other Indian res
ervations in the State Of California, and s
bill to establish post routes, which was read
twice and appropriately referred.
Mr.. JULIAN introduced bill concern
ing the elective franchise in the territories
of the United States and the admission of
new States into the Union. Read twice
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. CULL0M introduced bill TO regu-
late proceedings before Justices Of Peace.
This was read twice and referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia
The SPEAKER presented a letter from
the Attorney General transmitting list Of
his clerks, &c, in compliance with the
House resolution Of the 7th of May.
| Mr.. THOMAS presented a petition Of the
citizens of Baltimore, Nd, engaged IN the
manufacture of glass ware, PRAYING for an
increased duty on imported glassware.
Mr.. CoNKLING presented a petition of
| the citizens of 0tsego county, n. Y, asking
| for passage Of the laws regulating intes-
tate institutions. They were all appro-
priately referred.
The House at 4:30 took q recess till 1880,
when the consideration on the tax bill is
to be resumed,
EVENING SESSION.
The consideration of the tax bill COM
Inencing at the 7th section, which refers to
the regulation for assessing and collecting
the tax on cotton, several verbal amend
ments were made in regard to the impris-
onment provided for the crime iof perjury
in relation to the tax and it was amended
go as to read "shall be subject to the pun
ishment prescribed by existing statutes"
Section eight, relating to the same
matter, no important amendments were
made.
Section nine contains large number of
paragraphs amending in detail sections Of
the existing revenue act.
Mr.. STEVENS called attention to the
immense power reposed in the assessors by
the act to impose fines and penalties for al
legged violations or frauds, and mentioned
some instances to illustrate his idea. He
moved an amendment to come in at the end
Of the paragraph amending section four
teen Of the present law, providing that in
lieu of the remedy now that whenever
fraud is charged in any return when the
party charged shall deny fraud and demand
trial proceedings shall be suspended and
suit brought in the District Court of the
United States to recover the amount of de-
ieiency or fraud and penalty.
About an hour was consumed in PROPOSE
tons in reference to publishing notices by
assessors.
In ons of the divisions quorum did not
vote and there consequently there had to be
a call of the House; l04 members, one
a
names, and the consideration Of the bill
was resumed.
At 10 o'clock, the Committee, after hav-
ing disposed of sixteen pages, arose and
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. CHANDLER introduced bill to reg
ulate the transportation of nitro-glycerine,
which was referred to the Committee on
Commerce.
A bill to incorporate the National Theolo-
gieal Institute of the District Of Columbia
passed the Senate. The object of the Insti-
tuition is tho education Of colored men for
the christian ministry.
Mr.. GRIMES introduced resolution in
structing the Finance Committee 10 report
upon the exped:ency Of providing by law
that no public officer shall deposit govern
ment funds, except in United States Sub
Treasurys where such exist, and in the
United States Treasury in Washington,
which was adopted.
The House resolution appointing Commits
sioners to select site for the New York
4 Post Office was passed.
Mr.. GRIMES from the Naval Committee,
reported with amendment a bill to organize
pay department in the Navy.
Mr.. MORRILL, from the Committe on
| the District of Columbia, reported bill re-
pealing the city charters of Washington
and Georgetown, and providing for their
government by Commissions.
The bill to prevent the introduction Of
cholera was taken up.
Mr.. CHANDLER speaking jim favor of
| the resolution, said he did not pretend to
| know SO much about the cholera as other
Senators who had spoken yesterday. He
had only had the disease twice in his life,
| Ilaughterl and had only spent three OF
four years of his life where it was. A COM
| mission of the best medical men in the
world had been endeayoring to determine
the nature of cholera, but 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 (Cowan) had solemnly de-
clared that the disease was not contagious
but was epidemic. That was more than
the greatest physicians in the world knew
After the discussion by Morrill,, Sumner
Edmunds and others the joint resolution
was laid over until tomorrow.
Mr.. HENDERSON introduced bill K
regulate appointments to and removal;
from Office. The bill was ordered to bt
printed.
Mr.. Heuderson's bill provides that no
person appointed to civil Office by thG
President and confirmed by the Senate
shall be removable by the President unlesI
the same is consented to by the Senate
provided the members of the Cabinet may
at any time be removed by the President
without the consent Of the Senate. If tht
fixed term of any officer, however, expirsi
during the recess Of the Senate, the Presi-
dent may appoint his successor who
shall hold office until the next succeeding
session Of the Senate, unless sooner super
ceded. officers whose appointment ha!
been conferred on the President, and thu
Heads Of Departments alone, may be re
moved at any time by the same. The
President is authorized to temporarily 5us
pend, during the recess of the Senate, bJ
the advice Of the Attorney General, any in
competent or dishonest Office holder and ap
point q successor to hold Office until thirty
DAYS after the commencement Of the mex
session Of the Senate. The facts shall b
laid before the Senate within ten days zfte
such commencement. The Senate shsl
exercise the power Of confirming or reject
ing such suspension and appointmentment
No suspended officer to receive compensa
ton during suspension. In case of ap-
| pointment to Office by the President, which
the Senate negleets or refuses to take actor
on, such Office shall be vacant and no sal
ary be allowed. No person rejected by thu
Senate shall be again appointed by the
President during recess.
Mr.. WILSON said
Ihave never sought any controversy viii
the President have endeavored at al
times and on all occasions in public and II
private to prevent any disagreement be
tween the President and Congress or any
| disruption of ties among the men tha
brought him into power. Within thirty
davs after the assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln
l learned from various sources that therl
was class of public men among Us Wit
hoped to have a new cast of administration
a REORGANIZATION, reconstruction Of polit
icaI parties. It was said, sir, on one hand
, that the radicals would be sloughed off anc
that extreme men from the rebels, too
would be sloughed of, and that there would
be q great political organization composed
of conservative men, and the belief was ex-
pressed BY those men that the Presided
would be the founder of great party, al
was Jefferson and Jackson, and for one
sir I want no more blood, no more conhscs'
ton want none Of their houses or theil
lands, and from the day Kirby Smith
| surrendered his army to this houl