Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-21
XXXIXth CONGRESS- ls Session.
WASHINGTON, Psb. 40.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON Febs 2Os
SENATE.
Mr. HENDERSON presented q petition Of eltiEsna
of Missouri on the subject of Recopstruetop, ask
ing Congress 10 annut the sep Of the PRESIDENT in
establishing civil governments in tbeSOuth, and 10
secure equal rights 10 all without stncton on ac-
count OF color. Referred to tho spesla committee
Nj. WADE introduced the following joiyt Iesolu-
tion propOsing an am'ndmer rctethe Conditution: ,
ResoLUed, That the following article DO proposed
10 The Legislatures Of the several States aehd-
ment to the Constitution Of tlre7 United State,
which, when ratified by three -fourthS Of the said
Legislatures. shall be valid as part Of said Conittur
tiOn, viz:
o ml. M n ARTIcLE-.T t9gs igpl"
The Executive power shall be vested in a Presir
dent Of the United State' of America, DC shall
hld his Office during the term Of four years and
shall not again be eligible to that Office during the
term Of his natural life In case Of the removal Of
the President from Office or Of DEATH resignation or
aH9y yn to ee and duGs Of the
dent who shall NOT again be eligible % the Office Of
President of the United States during the term Of
provide for the case of removal by death resiGnal
tion or inability both of tho President aud Vice
President, declaring what officer shall then act ms
President, SUCH officer shall not again be- eligible to
the 0fce Of President during the term Of his natur-
al life.
Mr.. WADE. in offering this resolution said:
will state that this resolution Is new ideaOf mine
for have been an advocate Of il for many years,
and i have derived the very strong Impressions
have on the subject by very careful observation OF
the workings of our Government for such period az
have been an observer of il, and | belege il mas
been yer foru ate that We have been able 10 elect
a President of tho United States who has not been
tempted TO use the vast powers entrus to him ac-
cording to his own opinion TO ADVANCE his rec ec-
tiOn; and when say this Of the Presidents who
have preceded us. say itin no attcppt to depre,ae
the merits of these men, because the Consultation
places before them temp ations which we can hardly
expect that human nature will resist and in inc long
run il will never resist. Eatiy in the history Of
our Government, Washington hir solf who was ex-
ceedingly cautious 10 the workings of the Govern
ment in Ormed us that il waShs opinion th 1t thoro
wai a weakness that ought to be remodied lie saw
it early. lie raw that man entrusted with these
more than regal powers during the period he was
President might be tempted TO use them for his adj
vancement Afterwards; and almost all the Pres-
dents since have felt the necessity of some SUCH
check upon personal ambition. II is the Injunction
Of more than human wisdom to be relieved froui
At one O'clock the Chair announced thattho morn
ing hour having expired the unfinished business II
yesterday which was tho bill returned by the Presi-
dent with his executions To it, WA before tho Senate
Mr. DAVIS of Ky took the floor and read A
long argument in opposition tothe bin Tho Senate
failed TO repass the freedmens Bureau bill over the
veto not having the required two thirds vote The
vote was 80 against IS. .srfl le.. 7a
uo,,.r
hOOSG,
Mr.. STEVENS, from the Joint committee on Re-
construction, reported Joint resolution tha in or
der to close agitation on question which seems
Il as to quiet the uncertainty which exists IN the
minds Of the people of the eleven States which have
been declared TO be in insurrecuon, no Senators or
Representatives shall be admitted, into Congress
from either OF the said State, until Congress Shall
have dee ared such States entitled TO re entaton.
MIR. GRINDER obtained leave to have reaua mi-
norty re port, conc uding with n resolution declaring
that the State of Tennessee is entitled 10 fepresen-
tatiOn. and that her representatives bo hereby adj
mtted to seats in Congress on qualifying themselves