The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-12


Mr.. Kerr introduced a joint resolution
TO prevant the further enforcement Of
the joint resolution of July 4th, 1864
against officers and soldiers of the
United States who have been honor
ably discharged, which was read twice
and referred TO the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs.
Mr.. Kerr also offered u resolution
which was adopted, instructing the
Committee on Military Affairs to report
a bill so as to admit 10 the government
hospital for the insane such persons
who have been soldiers or sailors
whose insanity is developed after theiI
discharge, but arising out of causes
produced by their service in the army
or navy.
Mr.. Williams, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported an act for the reg.
ulation of appointments and removals
from office, which was read twice,
recOmmitted, and ordered to be
printed.
The bill provides as follows:
Be it enacted and it is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same section,
That no officers of the United States APP
pointed on the nomination of the Presi-
dent by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate shall be removable,
except by the same agencies which
concuTred in the appointment; provid-
ed, however, that IN case of dislOyalty
or misconduct in office occurring dur
ing the recess of the Senate when the
interest of the public may make it ne
cessary to displdce the incumbent the
advice and consent of that body can not
be duly had aud Obtained thereon, it
shall be lawful for the President
on the recommendation of the Attorney
General to suspend the disabled aud
deIauIting officer, and to commission
another person to perform the duties OF
the place until the Senate shall have
an opportunity OF acting thereupon,
and il shall be the duty of the PTesi
dent, within ten days after the next as
semblHge of that body, to report to it
the fact of such suspension along with
the reasons therefore, and the name OF
the person so temporarily commission
ed by him, or of such other persons as
he may think proper to nominate for
the place; and in case of the refusal of
the senate TO concur in the removal,
either by direct vote thereon or by
advising and consenting to the appoint
ment of the person nominated, the Off
Ger who has been thus suspended shall
LhereupOn resume the exercise of his
official functions as though the same
had not been interrupted, but in no case
shall the restored be entitled to any
salary or compensation for the interval
have been suspended as aforesaid Il
SEC. 2. That in case of refusal of the
Senate to advise and consent to the re-
of any officer whose term
may have expired by its own
the place filled by the per-
son so renominAted shall be hereby de-
clared to be vacant from the time of
such refusal, but should the Senate
adjourn without action on such renom-
inatiOn, either in way of consent or
the same shall lie held,
and is hereby declared 10 be vacant
after such adjournment;
and in no case shall any person who
has been nominated by the President
tor any office, and rejected by the Sen
ate, or in whose nomination that body
has failed or decli ned to act in the way
OF consent or refusal, be appointed or
by him aIter the adj
journment or during the recess of that
body, to hold the same office for which
he had been formerly nominated.
SEC. 8. That no officer should be con-
as inferior within the meaning
of the Constitution, the salery or
whereof is 1000 dollars
per annum1 and in all such cases the
appointments made by the Pres
ident shall be made by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
subject to such condition and limita-
lion as to removals and nominations as
are prescribed in the foregoing sections
Of this act. -....
Mr.. Boutwell, asked consent to offer
he following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t is notorious that JEFF
Davis was the leader of the late rebel
lion and is guilty of treason under the
laws of the United States; and whereas
0y the proclamation of the President of
May, 1865, said Davis was charged
with complicityin the assassination of
President Lincoln and said proclama-
las not been revoked, therefore be it
ReSOLUed, as the opinion OF the House
IF representatives, that said Davis
should be held in custody as prisoner
md subjected to trial according to the
avs of the land.
Mr.. Rogers objected to the resolution
ng off re l..
Mr.. Boutwell, moved to suspend the
rules so as to enable him to offer it.
Mr.. Rogers desired to ask IA question,
but the Speaker informed him that de-
bate was not in order.
Mr.. Rogers persisted in putting his
question TO Mr.. Boutwell,, which as far
IS could be heard, was whether any one
believed that Mr.. Davis had any com
1licity in the assassination of President
Lincoln and whether every unpreju-
iiced mind was not convinced To the
contrary,
The Speaker called Mr.. Rogers to or
Ter and notified him that he must obey
he rules of the house and take his
seat.
Mr.. O'Neill asked the Speaker wheth-
sr the matter that was ruled out of or
Ter would appear in the Congressional
Globe.
The Speaker replied in the afirma-
i've, adding:
A resolution was adopted last session
the reporters to report what
was said out of order, but that no such
resolution was adopted at this ses-
sion. The rules were suspended.
Ayes 81 nays 20. The resolution was
offered, and adopted by vote of yeas,
los nays II. The preamble was
agreed to without division.
The joint resolution reported on Fri
lay last by Mr.. LeBlond, to pay the
officers of the United States steamer
for loss of clothing from the
sinking of that steamer from collision,
,Hme up as the next business in orderj
after being amended SO as to limit the
for such effects as the
officers were required by the regula-
ions to provide themselves with. The
oint resolution was recommitted to the
on Naval Affairs,
On motion of Mr.. Spalding, the Sem
ate bill to reorganiZe the clerical force
Of the Department of the Interior, was
aiken from the Speakers table, read
ywice and referred TO the Committee on
Appropriations.
Mr.. Goffroth, from the Committee on
Invalid Pensions, reported u bill grant
ing pensions TO the soldiers and sailors
1f the war of 1917, and those engagedin
the Indian war during that period,
which was read twice and recominitted.
Mr.. Ancona offered a resolution,
which was adopted, calling on the Sec
retary of War for Information as to per-
sons drafted in the Sth Congressional
District of Pennsylvania from Februa-
ry, 1865, who had been previously
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