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IEIRTY- Ninth CONGRESS.
First Session.
SENATE.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July T. 1868.
RExossrRAScr AGAINST THE PASSAGE
Mr.. MORGAN, trepl Of ". ", presented the rcmon-
STRANGE Of the New York Chamber Of Commerce against
the passage Of the Tarn bl pending IN the House The
remonsrance declares that tho Tariff bill would be inu-
rions TO the commercial and manufacturing interests or
the country, and would the Of the
government The remonsirance was referred TO the
Finance Committee.
THE Minority REroRr THE RKcossTRrcnoS COMMITTEE
Mr.. JonSos ldem.) Of Md, said that some days ago
Mr. Hendricks presented at request and during his
absence, minority report OF the Com mittee OF Fifteen.
Mr. TRuMruLL, ,rcp) Of H. objected 70 the recep tion
OF this reportfrst because not the practice OF
the Senate 10 receive minority reports and second b.
cause the report was not presented with the majority
report
Mr.. JOHNSON answered tho FIRST objection by quoting
from the precedens OF the $ nate m such matters and
read an extract from the journal OF the Committee OF
Fifteen, dated April, 1860, which, motion OF Mr.
Rogers, OF New Jersey leave granted TO prepare
minority report. As 10 the mater OF tme be said he
had doubts for time whether Mr. Fessenden would
nave FOUND time to make report and he In that case
should not have any He gave notice the sth
of Juno that he intended TO make minority report
He thought the report ought to be received because tn
Committee OF Fheen had author zed It, and because he
sir Johnson) had gwen notice OF Its preparation and
hal met with no objec tion.
Mr.. TRuhBuLL said tho reception OF minority repert
wonld establish dangerous precedent The Senate had
hereofore received the views Of minority but II had
never known such thing as minority report The
ceiving the report the views OF the minority Tho
objection which med TO hn OF the most importance
was in point Of time The minority had not presented
ther views until weeks after the majority report had
gone TO the country
Mr. JOHNSON said that the minority report was finished
or June
Mr. rRusBuLL said tho minority report hadsts been
what purpose was this delayY
Mr. HfSDRicKs, dem Of Ind, said tho minority re-
port was presented by him on the I'D t1
L. ,soy
joriiy report The minority report was not CO.. enced
until after the majority report had been written ~ this
practice were 10 be followed minority MGR at any
time criticse the report Of majority.
Mr. suASEE, trepl OF Mass, said that az personal
matter every member OF the Senate would bo In favor
o. living Mr. Johnsons report but he clearly OF
op MON that such document could not bo received at
80 late day.
Mr. JOHNSON said he would present his report as the
views OF the minority, not asa report
Mr. FEsEsDEs, (rcp) of Ne, said he would have
much preferred that the two reports had been
He would have objection to receiving tho minority
report and printing H. II so decided by the Senate He
explained the OF the delay In the appearance or
the majority report
Mr. TRuaBuIL offered resolution that the pagers pre-
sented BY Mr. johnson be received as the views Of the
minority Of the Committee OF Fifteen but in receiving
such papers subs qucnt to the time when the majority
report read, the senate does not mean TO sanction
the right TO present such at this tmc nor to
tabsh precedent for It's future acton .
Mr. Joussos said that would be acceptable to him.
The resolution was agreed to- and the report
c.ived and ordered to be printed.
Mr. HzypRIcKs moved that the same number OF extra
copies OF this report be printed printed Of the
majority report
MIR TRusBrIi, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
reported back and asked be harged the fur
her consideration Of several petitions among them
for tho speedy trial by court martial OF Jefferson Davis
and one for the expulsion Of Garret Davis from the
Senate
PROHIBITION oF THE IMPORTATION yRxcRAcxrRA
Mr. SUMNER presented petition that the rnpors,sa
Of Indian nrecrackers and other foreign nreworkf be
prohibited account Of their dangerous character he
Ing destructive 10 life and property. The petition Was
referred to the Finance Committee.
MI uARy CLAIMS AgAIssT NEVADA
joint resolution authorizing the payment OF certain
military claims AGAINST ths late territory OF Nevada
reported by Mr.. SuERnis (rep) OF Ohio, from the ~
nance Committee, and passed.
HLL TO RRGrrArE APPOINTMENTS AVID RKnovAIs
Mr.. TRrsButL reported from the judiciary Committee
q bill TO regulate appointments to and removals from
offce. II provides as follows
ssI,ox Iha, olcg q ,he United state. .ppoIn,.a
aud consent Of The senate shah be re%ovsb except BY The
Sas ,sS, IL e asssT or ~ onsns he rsasS, r
suspend the ai.bd aefaul,In eesr and designate
had opPor,nity o. acting y The rre.aen' g rePsr
Sc so Tsr.on appointed % an once shs tim. q
h" b. sppGn,ed % and ga.%asd allie .ha Be rsrm',.a soa
after the dyed period for which he was appointed Las eI
rss ssi ssesess = VI. s ss duty Of s
Of tbs once At the rnnaion Of the n1ed period
Of he senate The President shall nominate person a
d .scane, Ms'n p, ,hy day, r ~ G e meeting o. s
has p
sion expire the end Of of Senate
shah b. hed after the close Of the session
with the advice and consent OF the Senate and the erpra
ton of the commission provided by the constitution
the end Of the session shall not be construed creating
vacancy which the President authorized all With
out the advo. aud consent nf the senate.
SEC. Provides that the President shall not be
horksd ~ n vacancies during the of the senate
unless they happen during the by death
expiration % term other casually, depending
viii action ~ the President
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY HARrgR's TERRy
Mr. WILEY, trcp of w Va, reported bill Tor the ale
of the government property at Harpers Ferry, Western
Virginia.
nKxicas
Mr WsDE, lrcp Of ONO introduced Joint resolution
guaranteeing Mexican loan 20 the amount Of nfty mil
Hons II In ths language Of that recently introduced
In tho House. Referred TO the Committee on Foreign
Relationa
Mr. Wusos repI Of Mass. called mp the bill 10 regu-
late and hx the military peace establishment Of the
United States which rad at length which Mr.
Grimes said the Senate not prepared on this
bill to-day. He moved that the Senate adjourn.
Mr. TRrsnrtL hoped the senate would not adjourn
but would take up the unfinished business Of yesterday
Mr. GRixyS said he hoped the Senate would adjourn
II was saturday and very hot Several Senators
already sick, and others threatened
The senate AT 20 sdjourncd.