Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-05-12
XXXIXth Congress
WAsHrEGTox, May IL.
SENATE.

HAshiNdION; may IL
SENATE.
Mr.. GRIMES preeented ioint resolution
of the Iowa legislature for the establish.
ment OF National Bureau Of Education
which was ordered to lie on the table.
On motion of Mr.. ANTHONY it was re.
solved that when the Senate adjourn to
day it adjourn to meet on Monday next.
Mr.. CONNESS offered a resolution in.
| structing the Committee on Printing to re.
port upon the e7pediency Of providing
| against the suppression or alteration OF
| speeches in the Globe, which by request, is
laid over.
Mr.. GRIMES called up the joint resolu-
ton TO carry into immediate effect the bill
10 provide for the better organization of the
pay department Of the navy, which provides
as follows:
That for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions Of an act TO provide for the bet
ter organization of the pay department OF
the navy with the least delay possible, the
President of the United States is hereby
authorized to waive the examination OF
such officers in the pay department of the
navy as are on duty abroad and cannot at
present be examined as required by law 4;
provided such examinations as are required
by law shall be made as soon as practica-
United States, and no officer found TO be
disqualified shall receive the promotion
contemplated in the act herein referred to-
Sec .. And be it further resolved, that
the Secretary of the Navy DO, and he is,
hereby authorized TO retain or to appoint
under the existing laws and regulations,
such volunteer officers in the navy as ext
gencies Of the service may require until
their service can be supplied by graduates
from the Naval Academy.
Mr.. GRIMES offered an amendment,
which was adopted, that hereafter naval
constructors shall be staff officers of the
navy.
Tne resolution as amended passed.
Friday next was, on motion, set apart for
the consideration of the bills and reports
from the Committee on Invalid pensions.
Mr.. MORGAN presented memorial from
| the citizens of New York, asking that Con-
gress insure the burial of the remains of
Union soldiers still exposed on the battle
| fel5 of Shiloh.
Mr.. CHANDLER called up the Joint res
olution to prevent the introduction Of chol-
era into the United States. The question
was upon the amendment of Mr. Edmunds
| changing the provisions in regard to the
establishment of quarantine by the Sec
retary of War, the Navy and the Treasury
| from direction to authorization, and pro
viding that they 'may" do so instead of
they "sball."
Mr.. SUMNER amended the proposition
so as to make it read at shall be the duty
of the Secretary of War and the Secretary
of the Navy, under direction of the Presi-
dent of the United States, to adopt and en-
force system ofquarantine," &c.
The morning hour having expired the
napdipv dieouseion on thia rr1bfa,T > =
postofice appropriation bill was taken up,
the pending question being on Mr.. Trum-
bulls amendment in regard to the appoint
ing power.
Mr.. HOWARD said that this discussion
had taken very wide range, go much SO
that it seemed as if the gentlemen who had
taken part in it had become entirely obliv-
ious Of the subject matter before the Senate
He trusted he would not fall under the CEN
sure of the Senate for following the exam
pie of so many others. 1t has been de-
clared during this discussion, and on nu-
ulerous other occasions, both in the Senate
and out of tie Senate, that the so-caIled
policy of the President of the United States
who holds BIS office by virtue OF the Con
| stitution ami by reason of the death Of
| President Lincoln, is but the same policy
l initiated and endeavored to be carried out
| by the lamested Lincoln, and we have
been told by he honorable Senator from
| Wisconsin, (D0lIttle), and the honorable
Senator from Pennsylvania, (Cowan), in
| very energetic and emphatic terms that
/ this policy Is the identical policy Of Mr..
| Lincoln in regard y the reconstruction of
| the rebel States. :. take issue, sir, with
| these honorable SenaSrs upon this oues-
| ton of fact and idenity, that the policy
Of President johnson is the identical
| policy of President Lircoln upon that grave
and important subject l shall show. Sir.
/ or endeavor TO show, that two Kinds of mol
icies- that of Mr.. Lincoln and that Of Mr..
Johnsen-are, in point of principle, a. wide
/ apart as the poles; that while, on one side
| Sir, there is the assertion IN the part Of
President johnson of the absolute power Of
i the executive of this nation to interfere in
the manner he has interfsre5 for the So
called restoration of rebel StateA; while on
\ that tuasd it is asserted in his belief he has
| his omnipotent power, and that 1t does not
oel>ug Ito Congress, Mr.. Lincoln Always In
MS INST solemn proclamations, and IN his
most soAmn acts, repudiated that idea, and
was ever careful to protest that he, as the
executive branch of the Government pos
sessed no hal power on the subject Of the
e-admlssloiof the rebel States into Con-
gress. Now, lir, let US recall little of the
histAy OF the Iqst on this subject and see,
or eHdeavor o sea, the exact position occu
pied by Mr.. lincoln touching the power Of
Congress overthe question of the re admis-
sion of Senator and Representatives OF the
rebel States int Congress.
But before l c,me TO that, Sir, let US If
possible, ascertain what the policy OF Mr.
johnson actuallyis. Let US entertain clear
ideas upon this slbject and ascertain II Il
be possible, what the real essence and
gist of controversy now existing between
the President ano the Congress OF the
United States. The best announcement OF
the policy of Mr.. Johnson upon the subject
of reconstruction is, # course, to be found IN
the most solemn papr that he ever signed,
that il his message at the opening Of tne
present session Of Congress. have resd
| that message with the utmost care nave
read it and studied it carefully and repeat
eddy, and if there be any document IN e1-
istence that is understood, both IN congress 'a
and out, it is that document. NOW, or, tne
following is a brief synopsis OF the views a OF
the Presider On this subject contained IN
that paper. l. assumes and asserts inc
power in the President to appointproylslon-
al Governors Of the rebel States and 10 give
them authority to call Conventions ana re-
establish civil governments. Ia tnis ~
claims an Executive power, and claims W "a.
it is derived from the Constitutlon-tne
power which ne proceeded to exercise a5 an
early period. a power, which IN my luuge1r
ment EXISTS in no part of the Constitution o'