The New York herald., 1866-03-06
THE PRESIDENTS VETO.


EXCITING DEBATE UPON THE Presidents VETO OF
THE FREEDEN's BUREAU BILL-THE ALDER
MANIC RESOLUTIONS ENDORSING PRESIDENT JOHN
SON LOST By TIE VOTE.
The Board met yesterday President GREEN In the chair
After disposng Of large Of routine business
the resolutions Of the Board Of Aldermen endorsing
President Johnsons action in vetoing the Freedmens
Bureau bill called up Motions TO refcr tho subject
TO the special committee appointed week ago, to lay on
the table and to postpone the consideration Of the subject
I'LL the meeting and to with the Aldermen
were successfully put and lost
Mr. PULLMAN presented a substitute, which substan-
italy endorsed the action or Congress on the Feedmens
Bureau bill.
It was moved that this paper be referred to the special
committee, which was lost
Mr. KELLOGG raised point OF order that when the
special committee was appointed the whole subject DO
referred to them
President GRxu decided that the Aldermanic resolu
tions were not referred 70 the committee.
Mr. WHITE called for the adoption Of the substitute
which presented at the meeting last Monday which,
will be remembered was Of very radical stamp,
and severely censued President johnson for vetong the
Freedmens Bureau bill.
Mr. PULLMAN then proceeded to advocate the passage
of the substitute. He Of the opinion that the Veto
ing Of the Freedmens Bureau bill by the President Of
the United States was a national calamity, and read
tracts from the Chicago Tribune showing that large
orty of the people Of the South not In temper OF
mind TO treat the freedmen with justice The freed
men of the South the wards OF tho nation, and
large majority Of Senators and Representatives believed
that It was necessary to protect the freedmen.
Mr. ROBINSON inquired OF MIR. Pullman II there was
an In the paper from which he read telling what
General Batter did with the spo0nsY Great laughter and
applause in the lobby, which was suppressed by the
President)
Mr. PULLMAN continued by observing that nineteen
twenteths Of the disoya people of the South were dis
sorry that such difference Of opinion exists between
the President and Congress- and he believed that the
time would when the republicans who endorsed the
Presidents veto would regret their action.
Mr. STAcOS said II seemed to him that the republican
members got into great stow over this matter There
two republican Aldermen who supported the rcso
lutons in that Board and they did not incur great GEN.
sure The last speaker had read some extracts from Mrs
the poor negro The only calamity that he tSir stacom)
saw had be.aen the country was that the Board Of
Councmen was lowering IFS dignity to that OF The level
of Congress, with nothing but the negro in IT,
Mr. WmTE then proceeded TO read lengthy speech In
support Of the views forth in the substitute which he
offered In the of his remarks he said he warmly
endorsed the Frecdmen's Bureau bill, and he was In
formed that the committees OF both houses OF Congress-
who had the Frccdmeus bill In charge waited on the
President previous TO its passage and he did not then
dissent of its provisions He believed that the
action Of the Executive had retarded the progress of
civilization and opened wider avenues to the oppression
of the injured freedmen
Mr. KELLOGG also made speech in which he ex-
pressed regret that members OF the party 10 which he
disruption In il by agreeing with the President, and
by making issue which would dsrJp, the party which
esdoed the veto for the reason
that the bill unconstitutional and impracicable In
dents speech but II should be remembered that he
ved great provocatiou, and he should he forgiven for
having been undignned lgh TO make stump speech
In front of the White House He believed that the time
would come when every black will occupy the
position before the law and before the ballot box the
white man bu. he must be educated up that poni.
Mr. SrAe sal n fell Ia
members Of that board 10 state that they not
responsible for the introduction Of this measure into the
Common Council, which they believed foreign TO
municipal body, and wasted the public money and time
kr. RoBEnrs opposed the substitute offered BY Mr.
White because u expressed the extreme views or Ste
ycns and that class Of men Mr. johnson proved to
be true man. and while b., (r r. thought his recent
speech ought never TO have been made sti'' the man
pic spcaker) wanted to SHOW the cxpcmc men In New
York that IN who yoted for Lincoln and johnson
In favor OF the extreme measures II the rad
cals that when a Senator from Arkansas who
fought in the Union army he ough tn be admitted
into Congress aud that two-thrds the members Of
Congress ought he allowed Ia keep lcyai repre-
scnailves from the sou,hcrn states out or Congress He
s,uud the conservative platforms and in voting for
Lincoln and johnson he considered he voting for
the cornry and 10 sustain the Tn lie believed that
in ustain ng PRESIDENT johnson he sustaining the
Union and he firmly OF the opinion If a vote were
takcn To-day. that three focrths OF the people Of the
United States would endorse President Jolusons course.
tApPlaasel o,s.rrs, ,,,, cor,,in a.nocr.,,, mann.
bers lad stated that the republicans afraid to
press their views upon the under discussion
He denied that and proceeded 10 define his position con-
demnny the language used by VIM Lloyd GARRISON tow
the President In his speech at Brooklyn few nights
He surprised 10 hear certain gentlemen crhcsc
President johnson, who statesman and patriot,
had suffered for the preservation OF this
country than all the men who were opposed to him ever
did He had apprehension that the nercnccs exist
Ing between the President and Congress would result in
the disruption OF the republican party, and he thought
the country was safe 80 long as " had sch man IN inc
decidedly opposed 10 The substitute and II "
y he would sustain the resolutions Of the Aldermen
II said that copperhesds and rioters roiced at the
course which the President was pursulns bat he
minded Board that there hundreds of who
supported the President who fired house In their
lives President johnson a Who had
enough TO carry out the laws against all who wcrS op
posed 20 him.
Mr WAITS proposed amendment 10 Mr. Whites sub
stlue, unqualiedy ratfying and endorsing the act Of
Andrew johnson In vetoing the Frcejmen's Dureau bill
The Board refused to adopt the substitute by vote OF
twenty 10 three and then the previou queston wac
ordered the original resolutions adopted by the Alder
men, whereupon the resolutions we're lost, ty vote OF
twelve in the affirmative TO twelve the negative, the
President giving tho casting vote
resolution was offered that eight hours -ha cons
iute days labor fcr all mechanics aud aborcrs en-
ployed pnder the city government which was referred
10 the Committee on Salaries al. Offices
On motion special committee was Appointed To Ia.
qure into the charges made BY some ctzhs against the
ofsl contractors.
The Corporation Counsel wae requested 10 info the
Board 10 the present condition OF the suit relation
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fhe Board eoncrrrcd with the Aldermen In adopting
resolution authorizing the Clerk nt the Common Council
notwithstanding he Of his Honor the Mayor
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