Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-01

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M. Heudersop VoesNd ~ amendment au
thoejsins tise coAstr,Cston OF . brht1s q
Haonibai, No.
Nj. ChsMtsirr rose n make personal u
planatlpn, SMas twsess sinoe he hsds -
issrsd - IN Onganlneion IN The city known
asthe Nal,onol kifics, - rebel orgsnixaaaoA
This be slncc has learned was mistake.
/ M. Fesoenslxn, from COsnmittee % Ne
ce0seruc4icn, reported certain bill: and
lolnt resolution which have already Deer
publisksd. y Hs stated In doing - tina u baf
bees the Intention Of the committee 70 30
company the bills and the joint resolatsol
with . lengthy written report, tut such nes
been the situation or the committee tina
this report had not yet been completed. III
hoped 10 be able 10 psekent II u the Senate
before long.
Mr. Howe rose 10 personal explanation
He had seen In the special dispatches IN thu
New York Hsrcli, paragraph that Gov
FsirchilL vas here TO arrange matten In re
Intiun % the Fon du Lac post master. i
was mot true. Gov. Faarchih was hero 4
settle accounts between the General Govern
ment and tie State Of Wisconsin. In th
course Of q few rculalks On thio subject, NJ
Howe saiti the Assistant Postmaster Genera
mad remarked that no man should eat Presi
dent Johnson's bread and butter who dix
NOT suppors his policy. lie (HOwe) did no
agree IN The opinion of the A. T. N. @. thu
tie public pitfonagc Of this country Va
designated as an Instrument for dragOoninI
the people In the support Of any partieula
line OF policy.
M. Ramsey offered petition for relief I
| the poor Of Alabama, which was referred :
the Committee On Claims.
/ The power Of removing from olice va
understood 10 his amendment, according y
statute Of 1868 To prohibit that officers Or
pointed BY and with the advice and COnsen
ot the Senate should be removed only b.
and with the advice and consent Of the Sen
ate. This was provided in the law creatin
the otiice Of Celnptrollers OF the Currency
The President, Mr.. Trunlbull said, had n
authdgiAy over the Treasury Ut The COuutry
lie canBoe dfsw his salary without the con
.cnt q 00ogresss There IL, therefore, m
constitutional question involved in this
rhe intimation Of amendment was to pre-
vent any one being put out aud another II
50 70 receive pay. And il the Presiden
thinks proper to undertake to refuse officers
The successors shall receive no pay, If this bi
bt,c0mes law, until he isconnrined by tn
Senate.
Mr.. johnson said that admitting. III
power Of Congress to refuse to pay al
nccf, Il was a question whether there wa
any moral right to do 50. The prcceden
about 10 be established might be bad one
aud might return to plague the inventor
II might happen that those now in the m
nority should obtain q majority in Congrcs
while the other party had President cleo
led. Congress might then require to pa
the Presidents appoiDtecs.
Mr.. johnson said he would read lette
| from Mr. Madison on the sdbject, write
whom there was u more bitter feeling betwee
Congress and the President than now Ct
istS. Admitting there is war at present.
Mr.. Clark There il no war. Laugh
ter. :.
Mr.. Johnson say. admitting there u
war. lAnghterl ! am sure there is n
war, bat, say, admitting there Is. tLaugl
hr. Sumner. "A mere hypothesis.
Alter 6ew remarks by Mr. Sumner, II
Irulnbull aid Mr.. Johnson was mistaken
supposing that this was measure hostile
| tho Executive. 1t was simply an amen'
meht 70 carry out clear constitution
power Of Congress to prevent . practis
which has grown up, Of making appOin
Ments TO Office without consulting the Sci
i ate. ~t
Mr.. Sherman said he believed COpgre.
had the right to limit the power Of the Pre-
ldcnt TO appoint. II exercised that pOwt
|1n 1863 in the bill creating tire office
CDnlptrollcr of the Currency. The pcndin
proposition, however, was very harsh, an
nc would hesitate before giving his assent ,
It. Ii the Chairman Of the judiciary Con
,nittce would report n bill 10 regulate Il
| SUBJECT Of removals and appointments
would support tiff judciously framed. The
was u jealousy, lie would not say war, b
tween Congress and the President, and
knew of M time better than the present Il
regulating the subject of removals with
wise aud just law. 1t ought not to be pas
ed in this informal way and nm amcndmcl
% an appropriation bill lie did not bclcs
It wise TO declare THAI IN officer legally al
pointed should receive no pay unless IL
appointment was agreed to by the Senate.
Mr. Henderson said he had partially pr,
pared bill Of the nature referred To by NJ
sherman. lie had come 1, the conclnsio
that the President had no Constitution,
power to fem0ye any one from Office. Wasl
ingtOn in eight years removed but four frol
otlice; Adams. ten +; Jefferson, 8; Madison,
Monroe, .; John Adams, L. Gen Jacks0
removed go dn~;ng the first year, and ails
\ that some 1000 or 5000 Sine, jackson
tlnti the habit Of removing had been h.uc
more frequent than befofc. He did NJ
4 o " that President Johnson would undel
axe TO remove from Office to any great q
cent but IL he (Mx.g HcndeIGn) was in hi
place, and the same diifefence existed b
twes:n him aud Congress that now exist
JetSseeiI VOsi&ttBS anu At. SOnuSOu, ID
would use all the power lie had. He tclscve,
that hntil'i it was taken away from him, Nj
JUAnsonw would be justified in using his mp
DOinting power 10 carry o?l what he Callct
my policy" ~ .''a
ar. ilclldefscn referred 10 the fact tha
Western newspapers lad advised Mr.. John
son To nlafcas troops i.se he Cari,ol ant
lrive the Senate out; and also that Mr.
Davis, of Kentucky. had taid that il tile
southern 6epatOis come here and Joined trt
nino Iity in tlDS senatetit would lie for tht
Presi dent to say which was the loyal senate
Mr.. Davis-l will state " liat did say Ind
what nov believe. /; IL made the duty Of
the President To communicate to Cons sess
from time to time, and recommend r. its
cOnei aeratiOn sHcil ncasui ~ rs he shall deem
proper. The postum affirmed was -r..7-::s :
THAT before the President &C. ,ld exercise tllst
oifice. he would have 10 ASCERTAIN v hat tod
res Of men constituted tue Cong -. II
there wen four bodies If incn, tSo Of them
conc' lding llatihcy were ths Senate ind
he oil her two that they we The Holse ,bAt
he f,,esidentrmust Hege>sp rity d,ci,ie WHICH
body constituted TIE House and WHICH the
Scaat,l Thas it WAS neacs shy and that il
vas h Ii plain constitutional 4. efOxniive AMI.