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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS


SENATE.
WAsHIxrTox, Jan. II.
Various petitions were referred, including |
one from Texas Uniunists for the re-organi |
zstion of the Government Of that State, and |
one from the society for the relief of the |
poor in Cincinnati, complaining that grsat |
distress exists among the widows and or |
phans of soldiers in consequence of the delay |
experienced in collecting their bounties and
back pay.
Mr.. RAMSEY, from the Postofiice Com
mittee, reported the House bill fixing the
compensation of Post Office and route agents
at not lees than S9O0 nor more than 81 100
annually. Passed.
On motion Of Mr.. CHANDLER the Sen
ate, by vote Of twenty against fifteen took
up the Niagara Falls Ship Canal bill Of last
session.
Mr.. EDMgNDS moved to strike on, the
section providing that the act shall not take
effect unless the Legislature of New York
shall give its assent within two years The
bill Was then made the special order for to-
morrow.
The bill 70 regulate the tenure of ofice wss
thehtaken up.
Mr.. MrD0UGAL spoke against the bill.
Mr. WILEY replied to Cowans remarks
of Yesterday, stating that the President had
appointed, IN West Virginia, those VINO had
abused him most. One man named Iiney
had been appointed Post Master AT Wheeling.
| He was editor of the Wheeling heoister.
Mr.. Wiley read some extracts from the pa
per named. dated March 10, Ia and 10, 1865,
! in which the President is denounced q
drunkard and idiot, DC.
| Mr. JOHNSON asked when taAt appoint
ment was made, and If it had been cons
/ 6rmedg
! MIR. WILEY said the appointment YVES
made in August, and had not been confirmed
| Mr. COWAN said it was impossible, when
SO many appointments were To be made, TO
avoid an occasional mistake
Mr.. HENDRICKS replied to former re-
marks OF Mr. Sumner, defending the
President for removing men from Office who
opposed has policy, and placing IN ottce men
wnoswere In sympathy with him. tie had,
In nine cases ont Of ten, where he removed
anybody, appointed in his place man who
voted the Lincoln and Johnson ticket in 1854.
! Abiding to the alleged remark OF the Pres
! dent, that he wonld kick certain men ont OF
office he expressed a doubt whether the
presiden. had used IT, though he had not Ia
ken upon himself the task Of reading ali the
speeches made by the President on his way
10 Chicago.
Mr.. C0NNEsS renewed the political diff
ference between the President aud Congress,
saving that the responsibility was not with
Congress The President, he said, would
not nave restricted himself to 4,5oV remoE-
ais had not the Senate stood IN the way.
Mr. D00LITTI4E favored 4 tenure OF Of.
fce during good behavior. The power Of re-
moval. whether placed in the Senate or Ex~
ecutive. was liable 10 abuse. As to the Phil
adeiphla Convs ntion. and the gentlemen who
participated IN it, he claimed. for himself and
those who acted with nirn, the most patriotic
motives He would not speak al length on
tins subject now, bnt at some future time be
expected TO prove that the palicy of the Ad
ministrason was the policy of Mr.. Lincoln,
and from which the Republican party bad de-
parted.
Mr HOWE said that. .nasuauch as his col
leagne had spent good deal Of time IN al
tempting TO demonstrate thst problem already.
and as about swo thirds of the people had
faiied 10 see ir. ne da.d not think ii would paw
for him to try to demonstrate amy moro.
Mr. D00LITTLE said ne could demon.
straie il from his colleagues speech ON the
question of admitting Kansas to representa-
ton.
Mr.. HOWE denied that any such thing
could be proven from the speech referred to
Mr. SUMNER replied 10 the remarks OF
several Senators against the pending amend
ment, which was an amendment offered hy
him. He congratulated the President on
having found so able defender aud champion
as Mr. Hendricks, and would say that. before
this controversy was ended, the President
would need all the ability, all the experience
and all the powers OF debate Of the Senator
from Indiana
M-, SUMNER advocated his amendment
H He said it was the dnty Of Congress to pre-.
teci the loyal people against the President Of
I 81 Efasa D.
, dent Of the fathers Of the country could not
be quoted, nor WAS such the duty against our
fathers. The President bad become an
enemy 10 his country.
Mr.. McbOLGAL rose to question d.
privilege, and asked Mr.. Sumner If the words
written By him Sumner were ''have We
never before had President who was an
! enemy 70 his country.
The CHAIR decided this did not go be-
r yond the general bounds Of debate
? Mr.. McD0UGAL appealed, but after
some depale, and a statement OF Mr. Sumner
. that MeDoagal had not quoted correctly. the
latter Withdrew, remarking that he had very
bad pair OF ears and y bad memory.
Mr. ST MINER proceeded with his argu.
ment There was no such duty imposed on
our fathers. there was no such duty imposed
on predecessor IN this particular. because
there was no President Of the United States
; who had became enemy to mis- country
Mr.. D0OLITTLE rose 10 question o.
order. that such language towards the Presi-
deut was not permissible IN the SENATE
The CHAIR decided the words did no. ex-
ceed the limit Of debate.
, Mr. D00LITILE appealed and moved. in
order that Senators might have an opportn
nifty to consider the question, the Senate nd
iourn.
/ Mr.. LANE moved TO lay the appeal or
the table. Carried-yeas % nays 10.
:, Adjourned.
The House went into Committee of thf
Whole on the Legislative Appropriation Bill
: The paragraph approprialing S4u. .OOO 70,
|, facilitating teiegraphic commnnica.ion be.
i tween the Atlantic and Pacific. was struck
out ! he paragraph appropriating Sl0,0of
for collecting statistics and information in re.
: gard to the mineral resources OF the North
western States, was struck out by vote of @
against 81
Mr.. COOK introduced q bill to enable the
Uuited States to recover property formerl,
belonging to the Confederate States tina. hac
been lost or smuggled away. Referred.
The Judiciary Committee of the Housf
then considered Stevens Recons,ru ctior
Bill.
Mr.. BAKER spoke against the bill in il,
!. present form, ob.ecting to several points in
it, and expressing doubts on the consti,u
tionaiity Of the third section His substant-
n i've objection however was the sixth section
L in combating which he denied that the peo
pie Of the sousherR States we're aliens, O.
/; eoald be made SO by law of Goaercss the,
had never ceased to be citizens of the United
It States their government had never been re
! cognized by the United States or any othe
o country. He objected to other sections o
the bill, and desired it referred to the Com
e mittee on Reconstruction
n Mr.. GRINNELL supported the bill. Il,
d VAS not prepsred to yield up III his judrmeu
to the Committee on Reconstruction. Tn,
!. session was wearing away. he wanted th,
! matter disposed of by Congress. Consrcs
would deserve the reproach of the world II i
did not see that She friends Of the nstion Il
the rebel States ha full profession sxtende.
over their lives and political and civil rights
He would not advocate the execution or ban
iahment of rebels, but would placs blaek me,
q ~ their side with equal rights. NJ
nl Mr.. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, stated he N
= unayoidahsy absent the last three days of tn,
e week. IL present he would hase voted 70
the hills adu1Yttiuc Nahr~sku ~rd r,ix-~d.. :.