New-York tribune., 1867-02-19
EW-YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1867

writ OF error be brought within from tho
CONGRESS PRINTER
! This bill laid aside temporarily, and the Senate
took up the bill for the election OF Congress printer
which was read AS amended by the Senate ii makes
aboshes the present office of Superintendent Of Public
Printing. The salary is fixed at s. 600.
Mr ANTHONY lRep. X. II explained the object OF the
bill to be to make the officer named it Immediately
| spOnsible to Congress instead of to the President
tony If he sure that there was NO constitationa OBJ
lection to this bill The Constitution provides that all
officers Of the United States shall be appointed by the
President and he CWilliams was not sure that the
Public Printer could be regarded in any other light than
| that Of al officer OF the United States.
Mr. ANTHONY thought IL competent for the Senate to
elect pnter and make him one Of IT'S own dh psrcc
right TO choose officer 10 superintend the printing OF
its proceedings and journals.
The bill was then passed as amended and goes 10 the
House for concurrence in amendment.
The Rvr and Harbor apnroppsoh hin was received
from the House and referred to the Committee Oh Com
merce.
THE SUPREME COURT APPEAL BILL.
ME EEsSEEDEN keg MA mH'ed to take up the
Mr.. SUMNER (Rep, Massl moved TO take mp the
Louisiana bill There distinct understanding that
1t was to be proceeded with as soon as the Military Dill
Several Senators rose and discaimed any such under
Mr. WADE rep, Ohio said II he had such an
understanding, II was before there was any thing look
Mr. SUMNER did not agree that the amendment 10 tho
hill passed Sunday made the necessity for the Louis-
The Senate resumed the consideration Of MI Harris s
bill laid aside short time since ,
the provisions of the bin shall not apply any in
which the time limited by law had expired before the Re
AS thus amended, the bill passed and goes TO the
MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL,
The bill making appropriations Tor ths SUPPORT o Si tns
% %Minuy Acoy ~ i iU v ycSo Si thar M money shan be
appropriated under It for the pay or subsistence o any
cadet from any state lately in rebellion utl that STATE
glu TCaduittpd.
expended under II or IN violation Of the law prescribing
an oath Of office, etc. The Committee recommend the
Mr. FEssENDEN Hep., Me) said the proviso was un-
necessary, and embodied IN existing laws III was
Mr. WIiS6N Rep, Mass moved an amendment re-
leving the Chaplain Of the Academy from academic d
ties that he may devote his whole time to the moral and
religious training Of the cadets.
and goes 20 the House for concurrence IN amendments
DIPLoMATIC tNp CONSULAR ArrRoPR,ArioM Blk
matte and Consular Appropriation bill was taken up.
Among the items is sl5,OOO ior the suppression OF the
The Committee Finance recommended the restora-
tion Of thc Portugal Mission.
MIR SUMNER tRep MassJ opposed the amendment.
Mr.. GRIMES Rep., Iowa. said he believed Mr. Harvey
Department, which, by the last years Approprion 1ll
was 10000 although five years ago II was ohy SiA"o
MIR SUMNER said II would be remembered that II was
provided 10y law that no money should be pald 10 MI
Mr. GRIMES said he understood the Secretary of state
had way Of using this contingent innd 80 that one
expenses, and another, whom he did not Ike, might get
nothing. 49,, 49,.
Mr.. FESsENDEN said the amendment Of the Committee
provided only for the payment of the Minister To Potu
gal II could not applied 10 Mr. Harvey, because the
law Of the last session provided that no money should DC
paid for any services rendered by Mr. Harvey and
until this was repealed Mr. Harvey could not De paid
Mr.. DIXON johnson, Comm defended Mr. Harvey,
aud expressed the belief that be would yet he paid what
was due him for his services He did not know how s
would be done, but be bceYedt would be done at some
future time.
MT FoGG G2ep., n. H. condemned the conduct q the
State Department IN keeping Mr. HfyNey IN hs position
after Congress Lad declared MN an uhil' r'Ii'S'N'N
OF the Nation. NJ,
Mr. DAVIS Dem, KY oontrasted the conduct of Mr
Harvey with the Of Mr. Anthony ana contenacd
that the offcse OF the the greater though Ec
thought Congress ought not 10 take official notice q"
either.
MIR FEssFNDEN asserted the night Of Congress 90
withhold appropriations tO pay men who had proven
Themselves unworthy Of public cOnidtHce. lie hhh
nothing say 10 Mr. Hnrycys particular ease bu ne
totally denied the doctrine 81 Mr. Dixon that bccus the
Constitution made office Congress was there
fore compelled o appropriate money to pay wh"msecN'r
was appointed. This slayish doctrine 10 Wboh 'he
country would never consent
Mr. SUMNER regretted that the Finance Committee
had recommended tins amendment. lie should De com
RELIED 10 vote against he preferred the bl ~ u
came from the House. diplomatic appointment, ne
might saw stood upon legs. The fItt was the act
creating the Mission which IN the ease Of Portugal Was
passed In 1876 and the second the Annual hppuptd
lion bill ry repeating the frst failing To provide Tor
the second Congress had undoubted fght 10 pEacu
caliy abolish a mission.
After further debate the question was taken on agree
ing 10 the amendment % insert appropriation Tor the
Portugal Mission and IL was agreed to.
Rcpubhcans, roman Democrats, halici Johha"hHos'