The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-05
xLth CONGRESS- Second Session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4

ff'tis#t'.s -t''4 SENATE.
The Chair laid before the Senate commu-
i- nication from the Legislature of the State of
III, Nebraska, transmitting the joint resolution for
Ifi ratifying the amendment proposed by Congress
CONVENTION Of federal soldiers in KentucBy, re-
- questing that certain property in the hands of
the Government of kentucky shall not be al
lowed to pass into the hands of disloya per-
sons. ia.
Mr.. Drake offered the following concurrent
q resolution in relation to the annual message of
a Fthe President of the United States: Bsse
Rescued by the Senate, the House of Repre-
fentatives concurring, that the President of
message to the two Of Congress at the
present session that the acts heretofore passed
By these Houses reatiYs to The resopstSnct9 p
jectionable for their assumption of ungranted
power but many Of their provisions are in
conflict with the direct prohibitions of the
,.sg Constitution, and that these acts as plain
~ ly Unconstitutional as any. that can be mag
80 ined, has transcribed the just limits of his
S,E constitutional prerogative to give to Congress
RI information of the state of the Union and rec
Ffnc emmend to their consideration such measures
,r5q as he shall Judge necessary and expedient;
that the of such Language by him in his
90 official character is, in Judgment, calculat-
ed to derogate from the righttul authority of
ID sti the law-makng power of the nation and to IN
cite INSTRUMENTATION, if not violent resistance,
to the laws which it is his duty as President of
Il y the United States to take rh}e shall be faith
fully executed; that as between the Congress
liza and the President the power is the exclusive
and final judge in the first instance of the con-
forrnity of its acts to the Constitution, and
-.s that when any act has been passed 10y two
thirds of both Houses over Che Presidents OBJ
iections, any subsequent official denopnce-
ment by him as uneonstifutiona in the alb
sence Of any adjudication to that effect by the
Supreme judiciary of the United States, is
departure from official propriety and breach
of official obligation, and justifying and calling
ea'1 for distinct, apprehension on the part of the
az Senate and House of Representatives. Laid
' on the table and ordered to be printed
Il Mr.. Summer offered a resolution which was
adopted, requesting the President to commu-
,r nicate to the Senate copies of the correspon-
< dence between the United States and the Brit
ish Governments. t7.e-2f n'''@i t'a 49,
c5is Mr.. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
De ing, reported resolution to print the Presi-
dents message and the accompanying reports
t1s Mr.. Howard hoped the resolution would be
laid over Under the present circumstance he
could not vote for printing the Presidents
message. He did not think it worthy of that
attention; consideredi it awanton libel on Con-
gress far as it alluded to the reconstruction
y policy OF Congress and those who voted for it,
an insidious invitation TO the rebel States to
'' use violence in resisting that policy. 1t was
unconstitutional and revolutionary. II.
80 Considerable debate followed, which was
participated in by Messrs.l SIMMER, Anthony,
Wilson, Buckalew, Dixon and others. Messrs.
Buckaiew and Dixon defended the message.
Pending the discussion, bills were introduced
ra- by Mr. Trumbull to make five Judges of the
bI Sv Mr Wson sendi was ths Si
for the government OF the Southerd States by,
allowing majority Of those voting instead Of
bHoso ioSieeCiou W sSpAi o o"hANSrsi"ii' NC
ferred .@ ~
Mr. Edmund's bill pledging payment in coin
flsa was taken up and debated until 2 1-2 o'clock,
when the Senate went into executive session
Esd It'd 500 30 tlaea~i HOUSE - se''Af''f
..a Dai A resolution was adopted instrrcting the
Secretary of the Treasury to report the amount
of funds held in each national bank on the
first of each month from June 30, 1866, to Oct
tue31 Mt Guilum offered a 4 resolution that the
Government recognize the claims Of all cItl
rJna fhar fir-a fnrn al mr.
The bill repeating the cotton tax was taken
ND, and considerable debate ensued f
Mr. Pike gave notice of amendment to
the original bill, removing the tax from all cot
ton that shall at the time Of its passage CON
tinue to be the property of and in possession
of the producer thereof q.
Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio, moved to recommit
the bill with Instructions to report back an ad
dfiopal section that the Court of Claims shall
p not have or entertain jurisdiction onany claim
to recover back any tax paid on cotton.
The motion to reconiInit was Withdrawn
1 AND ni which DMessrs. RCovode's and n unn'
amendments were rejected without sth1 diviS
Mr. Iawrence' of Ohio. offered his anne nd
ment as new section to the bill -. !.
Mr.. Hooper, of Utah, asked Mr. Schenck =
D. let him offer an amendment exemptIng iron
taxation cotton raised in Nevada, Utah am
Arizona, 1t being for home consumption, bi
Mr.. ;henck declined.
Mr.. Miller renewed his motior tn racoidmi
the bin. Negatived. g 0T7fENI
Mr.. Lawrence's amendment was re;ected-
60 against 49, The bill then passed-14
against 20. .. isies -,as 4ss.a
z Vi The Speaker presented communicable,
from the President with list of pardons 70
rebellion, Referred to the Judiciary Commit
aa" tee. Also a communication from The Secre
tary of War transmitting the estimate Of tn
Quartermaster General of the funds require
st for his department. Referred 10 the Coinmi
tee on Appropriations. Also communic
ton from the Inspector of the Military Aca'
envy proposing certain legislation relative
that institution. Referred to the Commit
on Military Affairs. Also statement of Il
buildings rented in st. Louis for military pu
noses Referred to the Committee on Militia
Affairs. Ts. ~
The Speaker presented a communicate
from the special correspondents of the press
reference to the premature publication of Il
Presidents message, asking investigate
as to the respens Utility for that breach