The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-07
THIRTY-NInTH CONGRESS.
SEN ATE.

WASHINGTON, June Q, ISea
FLORIDA
Mr. JOHNSON. (deml Of Md presented the credentials
Of Mr. Wilkinson Call, Senator elsc. from Florida fet
tho term ending March 4 1859. II wss ordered - "
upon tho table.
PAYMENT rRRAsURY EMPLOYEES n TIN s0urHxRS srAfR
Mr. CHANDLER, rep) Of Mich, introduced the follow
ing, which was referred 10 tho Committee ON Gem
merce:-
Tina. hs sscrs..y ., the rrss'ury os e. and .
Tss and q Al officers and empoyss e as
gagged II coilecnS The revenue within The states lately .
and sss Be- e III
S.s Of once q % ,uS .s he
~m NAVAL SCHOOL EXAMINATION
Mr. GRnHs, (rep) Of Iowa, offered resolution, which
agreed TO- calling upon the Secretary Of the Navy for
copy Of the report Of the Board Of Visitors the late
annual examination OF the naval school,
RExN 0p PAUL e. FORBx1
for lssf q e..
Idaho authorizes tho Secretary Of tho Navy other -
accept fe Idaho At her contract price o. six hundreA
thousand dollars TO transfer the vessel TO tho co.,
tractor on hts returning tho money advanced on her6y
tho government
striking the st alternative. which disagreed -
Tho joint resolution was then passed
the CLERICAL voRos o. TN. NrzMcn D.rAerxzM
r.orr.nss he CLERICAL force Of T.: Interior %
In the course Of tho discussion on this subject, Mr.
HAYWOOD, trepl Of Iowa. inquired the Dill proposes
Mr.. sssHxAs Tep) Of Ohio, said IL did virtually. n
abolished the lower grades OF clerks and increased the
H. KsEwooD sad that Il the salaries Of tho attaches
Of one department were raised those Of other depart
Mr.. TRUxBULL said there were number Of petitisas
for the increase Of salaries Of Uned States judges nov
the committee would make favorable report bsorstAe
close Of the session. y-~sNhsN
The bill was passed sSC ~
TIE REPORT or ran rosrxAMER GENERAL On I'm sUryr0P
70 print aye hundred copies Of the rsps
WAS referred to the Committee on Printing.
RECoxsrRuCnos.
The reconstruction resolution was taken up II eae
O'Clock The pending question was upon the following
amendment offered by Mr. Doolittle on Thursday iast
the r ssss 4; the
included Union according the number in easS
STATE Fl m.s electors over year: Of sss ensasA
branch Of It's Iesisiature and dec, shall b ~
belonging % the 81 ate or % she United states.
Mr. Rowx (rep) Of Wis, resumed the floor In coasinr
ustion Of the speech begun BY him yesterday. Hs
alluded 70 the Prczdents action In the Of sommss
elected Probate Judge In Alabama He did no, oondens
Semmes was ~ well qualified 70 act Judge q he
people Of Mobile were 20 elect Judge Why could nos
had done without acs Of Congresss II claimsA
that the President acted the power but such
doposed This was manifest from the prociamassoa
OF the President dated April 2, 1868 There 10
policy or M. Lincoln said Mr. Howe .han there :
between blister or Spanish dies and q poult,os
OF cabbage leaves, The circumstances under which
the two policies were begun were entirely
different President Lincolns policy inaugura Cd .
inducemen 10 the Southern people 10 deser the
beIlon President Johnson's policy was inausurussd
after the rebellion had been put down and It's practical
effect had been To- assist the rebellion President LIN
coin never claimed that his was the oaIy possible policy
mi n hef
ter one. President Johnsons friends claim that tho
policy Of the present Executive 10 the only prsciicabls
policy Of restoration Mr.. Howe sad an attempt would
be made 70 pack the next Congress with In favor Of
the Presidents policy but he Mr. Howel did not think
IL would be successful II was not the FIRST attempt Of
The knd, and would be successful than
attempt two hundred ago TO pack the Parliament az
serrns 10 his Colleague M poaIi,,le Mr. Howe ss;s
while he tMr Doot1 had always hces true 10 the psn-
eSs he bad no, always been true 70 the sme psincpls
In 1s4s he delegate, % the Erec so Democratic
Convention xhich adopted platform In favor of free
speech free press ana free Four years later he
made speech " Racine Wisconsin, In favor Of Gcssrns
Pierce, N which he said slavery Of divine origin.
Mr.. DootIrriE--Thnt Is utterly false
Mr.. How, said no was glad 70 bear he colleague say
so he was glad 70 have given hiu opportunity for
ir poorILE said Il was true that he supporsd Pierce
1853 while his colleague supported General Scott But
the tho parties held the ground the subject a.
slavery They agreed TO ignore t. and when, after Tho
election fPierce, the democratic party departed from
rs pledges and repealed the Missouri eopromise he de
polnced Il and abandoned II.
when he left The democratic party In 1854 he waa
whom he left The republican party in is0S
Mr.. DooLrTfLL said he had rover Ion the republican
party
Mr. HowH glad 70 hear tba; Mr. Dooli,le intended
70 adhere 70 the candidate and platform Of the repubcso
party he understood him, however, 70 say few dsys
sro that he stood upon platform Of his own
Mr. DooLfrTLS sad be stood npon the platform of
1894 adopted At Baltimore He Intended 70 stand upun
that platform, whether others left or other came
10 t.
w. Hoyr said was svldsA, either that his colleague
leave il for other. 70 decide Witch any rate snossss
party than the Union party claimed the platform upoH
which big ooossus now dood. II MI Doolttle mad nos
len TIE Union party was very strange that ho shouid
be assisting the removal Of some o. tie beat Unon
men in Wisconsin. Raising question N TO the SIN
fortunate ocinoidsnce which could no, DO denied thas
he hsa always had the conviction which bore the highe
Of the democra party he vas elected senator BY No
republicans HIS present sltitues toward the Presdens
certainly gsvs hin srssa infassos over ne ssccuavs
patronage
Mr. DonIrrs said the remark Of his colleague that W
BE NJ. Doosues) hstcry be had eyer been foana 90
vas a remark which, not construed With morn cnsn-
sbie feelings ihsa most men would pe oi.poss, ~ -
r,esrsy o. ha INT DoolttsG purpose In his political
'ctlon He did not claim " ~ infshoe ne "a -
able 70 ms,sss = osns ~, ~, ss,yyns tbsss in
entons fully into eject; bus thst be intended IN TIE
degree % sverye = hs political o.rrss ,or 'h s
tafsmeus wholly without foundAsaoh
Mr. Hovs dscismed any in,eni,css g ienec, upon
aols.sve IN shss be hsd said be merely spoke d
coincidence. ..-.-.-.-..-.. .,.,. 80
lsnsus9e he then proceeded 70 rnviev tho
history Of the Tree so democratic party, V which hS
~ xs,snssriy attached himself This party sscriGeed
,cs ana patronage for tt sake 10 principle Other
ssysv mad ever done. He had BEEN denounced In Wiz
ousin for - one who bad deserted the ynon
,sr1v II Il true, alleged, that he tMS. Dookttes
- isstrumsn h sharing the course of the Union
,sy in Wisconsin during the ast CANVASS then he use
,nuied % ,hs credl, Of saving ,hs Union party and
vas The ars time men hsdsusnpscd 10 cruelty thss
,avoT.
Mr. Dooltte's amendmest disagreed D-ysss :.
NAYS II. Those vho voted w ths affirmative woe
Aessrs. Cowso Dsvis, pcoItsIs, Guthrie. Hsndssck's
~ poolnrls cnersd n smerdmsul aInsnnssun -