The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-05-03
IMPORTANT CABINET MEETING.
The Report Of the Rec obstruction
Commute Condemned.
The Cabinet Ind0rSe the Policy of the
President.

WASHINGTON, MAY lit is understood
that, in the cabinet meeting to-day the presi.
dent invited an expression of opinion from
the heads of departments, respecting the
propositions reported Monday last by the
committee on reconstruction. An intsrestin o
and animated discussion ensued.
Seo'y Seward declared himself in very ds-
oided and emphatic terms against the plan
of tbs cnmmittee, and in favor of the imme-
date admission of loyal representatives from
the lately rsbellious states
Sec'y Mccullough was as positive as the
secrstary of state in his opposition TO the
plan recommended by the committee and ex.
pressed himself as strongly in favor of the
Immediate contamination of the nres;den.,s
restoration policy, by the admission into car.
gress OF loyal men from southern states.
Sec'y Stanton was equally decided in his
opposition TO the commuters proposition,-
He was for adhering to the policy which had
been agreed upon and constantly pursued by
the administration, and was gratifsd that tbs
president had brought the subject to the con.
sideration of the cabinet
Sec'y Wells was unequivocaIiy apains,
the committees scheme, and was earnest in
his support of the presidents policy. compre.
hendIng the instant admission into conorass
of LOYAL representatives from the stssas Ia,.I
in rebellion.
Sec'y Harlan was rather reticsnr and ex.
pressed NO opinion.
Postmaster General Dsnnison was in favor
OF the presidents policy, but expressed
deubs as to the precise time at which Iova)
representatives should be admitted TO seats in
congress.
Atty Gen'l Speed was not present.
The president was earnest in his oppositiop
to the report of the committee, and deelsred
himself against all conditions precedent 20
ths admission Of loyal representatives from,
southern states, in theishape of amedments
to the constitution or by the passage of laws
He insisted that under the constitution mr.
state could be deprived OF i.s equal suffrage
In the senaee, and thet senator's and represen-
tstives ought to be at once admitted into the
respective houses represented by law and the
constitution. He was for a rigid adherence
to the constitution as it il, and remarked that
having sustained ourselves under it during 8
terrible rebellion.h he thought the government
could be restored without resort to amend
ments. He remarked, in general terms, tina,
1t the organic law is to be changed at all i,
should be at a time when all the states ano
Gil the people can participate in the Kltera
ton.
a " asnihgton letter writer says that a
Fadioai IN ashingtou, who occupies place
that entities him to know the ronss,, of hi.
party. lately said that the object in expellipp
senators was to get rid Of oopperbeads snor ob
so if they ware obliged to allow reprs.sn,s.
.ian from the southern states, the rsvo,.,,;o.
;.ts will still have majority. This acco,...
for the threat to expel Gsrfet Davis, of Ken.
.,olv There will be an end to these re,o
lutionary schemes after . while.
The court which is trying Probst, the Phi
.a.,rh,a murderer, holds that the moro 81