New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-11
KIM CONGREss--srrcrAL SESSION.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. July 10, IS

sENATE-WAsTrNGToN, July 10, 1867.
THE FRIDAY RESOLUTION.
Immediately after the reading of the journal, Mr.
SUMMER moved that the Senate proceed 20 me eoiSISI
ton OF ms resolution TO Iescnd the resolution OF fdy
Mr.. SIMMER REP Mass) speaking on his notion
said the resolution Of Friday was adopted under misap
Mr. mi NIBUIL rep, Inl raised question Of order
that discussion not in order until the Senate decided
The eli AIR decided Mr. sumneri in order and he pro
eeeded with his remarks, stating that the resolution oil
Friday adopted under OF prece
dent quoted from Mr. Clay in the XXNllth Congress and
reading from The GLOBE TO establish his position ne
showed that the session alluded 10 hour was given
MI TRUMBULL denied that the action of the senate
Sumner 1t Would be seen that in ali the opposition TO
the resolution of Mr.. Clay there was nothing urged
against uncOnstitutiOnaly IL was mere matter OF
business as to the proprcy OF which each Senator must
decide for himself Hesd not believe the senate Note1
member knew precisely what he was voting upon
Mr. SUMNER resumed the floor in favor of ms resolu
ton and further remarks from him the senate re-
fused 10 take up the resolution.
THEkREcoNsTEUCrIoN BILL
O. motion Of Mr. TRUNIBULL rep. I'D the Recon-
struction bl which under discussion yesterday was
taken up.
MI HOWARD rep, Nnch) took the floor. He was
glad he said that the Senate had proceeded at this early
moment TO the consideration Of this bill The peculiar
views taken by the Attorney of the United states
on the Reconstruction acts Of Congress ana the appre
hension OF the members Of this body, least majority
of then that the President Of the United States in the
execution Of these acts may will he governed by the
conclusions at which his legal adviser has arrived has
DOUBTLESS the great for the reassembnS OF Con-
gress the Sd of July. lie tloWard proposed toaSk inc
Indulgence of the Senate for few minutes While e passed
in review some of the arguments OF the AttoIncyGen
era respecting the meaning and intent OF the acts or re-
construction already in existence lie did NOT DeeNe
that upon any just and iar construction oi 1ntse uTS
there was any necessity Tor addohal leSlsiation,
whether the shape of ainendatory, supplemental oil
that wa Necessary FOR carrying out the policy of
gress regard 10 reconstruction and That II they had
Siysn 10 tie President OF the United States as 10 their
true pprport, Congress would not probably have Deeh
under the necessity of assembling here IN Washington 10
spend any portion Of the hot days Of this intense sum
mer TO ascertain the nature and extent OF the powers
March. We must look carefully at the language OF
the statute and must nor overlook as U1nHf o
gres thus daily announced 10 the enactment OF so u-
Usual syste of legislation The act Of March declares
in the preamble that in the states there exists
legal State governments and no adequate protection TOT
life liberty, and property. Governments OF certain
kind already il is true existed there but matter OF
they such governments as bad been established
land Tot by the loyal people Of these states acting freely
by Spontaneous impulse for the wEoie community as was
freely nor by the Rebel and loyal elements acting TO-
gethc but by the orders and DEGREES of the Executive
acting without the knowledge or consent OF Congress
That fmctOnary very suddenly elevated 10 MS position
pie, acting under the influence OF D3d passions ana oau
advice Selling upon the most critical state Of affairs pro-
himself the office of state maker for the ten States
which devoid Of all states rights and priv
ing 50 many heaps Of shapecss political ruins.
He assumed of his good viii and pleasure, without
any act OF Congress in derOgaOn OF the powers OF
Congress, 20 grant these people not merely that military
protection which BY the laws OF nations and OF war IS an
Incident Of the occupation enenys country nut 10
Itical rights and powers lie clothed them with iegsls
tive authority, with judicial ana administrative fune,
fOps the additional right OF electng senators ana
REPRESENTATIVES TO Congress All this he dill without
law or constitutional IN manner aud spirit M
known 20 our history and known only TO desOtlc Gov
ernments the first earnest and formal attempt
10 Introduce practically into Government these asO
lutistic ideas the absence OF which from our system h
ever been our boast and glory IL cannot be Denied even
the President cannot deny, that be exercised I'M
limited pOweTs, political and legislative, over me SUD
iugate States IL cannot denied that his object was
Ia into Congress in December 1865 Repre- sen
tatiycs of communities hostile 10 this Government
hostile 20 its ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO us policy
with no security for their good bcbdNlOr nut
the promise on oath of men who by tens oi
thousands. had once wantOnly broken their Oaths
to support the Constitution It cannot be deed ha the
Presidents scheme 20 reinstate the Rebels 10 the
former powers and privileges without exacting any
security against the recurrence OF the Rebellion WITHOUT
introducing proper safeguards against their influence Or
the future After further remarks in opposition 10 the
Presidents policy Mr. Howard reviewed the opinion Oi
the Attorney General IL in direct opposition ne
tsid TO the veto OF the Military bill which y was under
stood the Attorney General wrote and which he certainly
must have indOrsed the legal adviser OF the President
The fundamental OF the Attorney General was ~
ignoring facts that these Rebel States had been sud-
fgated aud had lost their rights as States.
The question then taken on the amendment OF MI
Wilson offered yesterday 20 amend the second section so
that the commanding Generals may appoint civilians to
oces vacated under this section The amendments were
agreed to follows Deems. italic)