New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-17

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confirm them, but he should consent 70 no more comprC
I misses. .-.-
Senators said few days ago they were willing 10 CIV
notice the President that ne sent n COppereads am
traitors they would vote 70 confirm ihem fOf Mnseh
e was wiling TO give nOce tat such persons shoa no
be confirmed by his vote; he would vote however 10
loyal men lie wished to correct the msapprehensiQl
which might be produced by such remarks as tlOsc Y
which he had alluded 10y saying there were not more
than Two OF Jhfee senators VINO doeau theS hIGi No'
10 confirm no matter whom he Ifts1eht sHoulu NOM
nate. He was willing to give the President one more
days time 10 send in the names OF proper men.
MI. FEoSENDEN Rep, MED remarked no was no.
until that any Senators had given notice. as
asserted 10 by the Senator from Michigan, that they
would vote to confirm Copperhoads or any other oDJec
tionabe persons He supposed II there were any such
Senators, the Senator from Michigan would name them
Mr.. CHANDLER said he meant tire Senator from
said intimated such thing and If the Sena
tor charged that lac Mr Fessendenl had declared ne
would vote for COpperhcads or traitors hc (Ar Chandler
had stated what was not true.
Mr. CHANDLER said the senator from Maine had IN.
formed the Senate that II the President sent in improper
men he should vote TO confirm them.
Mr.. FESSENDiN replied that he could expect nothing
else from Senator determined TO draw wrong c0ncl
sOns Nothing like such remark as that atli9uIed u
could be found in the recorded proceedings lie aG Sa
IL the duty Of the Senate TO remain here until te
vacancies were filled. and that il the President sent IN
proper men he should vote for their CONTINUATION e
did not intimate that he would vote lor any man
who had opposed the interests of the country. ne 10
PEELED the mputatOn with the scorn ana contempt Will
he felt The Senator from Michigan must not assume 10
be the leader that side Of the Chamber but must con
fine himself to facts and proper inference nom Iacts
TO agree with the President lest The country would
hold them responsible if they deserted Their post Con
the President from doing what had hitherto Deen uonS
namely: filling vacancies in the recess OF the senate anu
dents veto. If they went away now WIN
out the offices being filled. on the Senate would
rest the responsibility. There other persons con
erned beside the President and If the Senate shut up the
postofces, what would the people say II wonlu naVe
Senator's might talk about political effect they could NOT
by refusing 20 confirm pOsmaSters throw the RESPONSE
their acted
personal convenience 10 the dcrllnent OF cLes lhey
oud hold the senate responsible for neglect of duty and
saw Ii was more important the offices should be filled
than the Senate TO blame the President or Tor the lT
dent 10 blame the Souate Nor could they escape tho
responsibility if they did not fill the vacancies In the Gus
tom-hOuses. The advice or opinion ne had mere
tofore given ne gave now. 1t their duty TO
STAY until they had agreed with the President IN
in the matter of appointments. Let them looh
officers and Of this number some 80 or 60 vacancies only
remained untitled; perhaps not so many The other va
cancies have been filled 10y men whom the Senate nd
confirmed The President had nominated about 400 men
acceptable to the Senate While these things were g8ng
could the Senate say the PRESIDENT was nor Mks
an effort to with the Senate They had rgh 70
reject such they could not approve ne Iepeated
they could show 10 the country the fault was not with
them The President not their friend ana they must
sccept the situation They must 40 thc Dest ey c9u,
under the circumstances Some time ago thcy raised
their salary to 5000 year Ihey TOOK Coca care 70 pay
themselves well For tins he was not 10 niaie Dut Win
others he accepted that situation His time was at tue
pleasure Of the public ana Therefore ms private con
MrCHANDLER replied, the Senator from Maine desired
him 10 be modest Now he had never asprcu 10 pe tne
leader on the Republican side. He had been content To
he an humble follower Of the Senator'S leadership He
had followed the Senator far he could, or up 10 the
time he desired to adjourn Congress while ne lNlr
Chandler was against an adjournment He had wished
keep Congress in Session in order to remedy any III or
crime: but the Senator was all powerful. and by his in
flueuce an adjournment was carried he dlu nOt polI
this leadership until then. The Senator had invited him
10 look at the record for his remarks How could he
They were uttered IN secret session.
Mr.. FESSENDEN-My language was uttered III open
Mr.. CHANDLER allude to was in secret SEES
MI. FESSENDEN-The gentleman has no right 70 allude
to having declared would confirm improper per
Mr. CHANDLER did not allude to you. told you
meant you. ] would not have sad so II you hau not
asked me am always ready 10 give the reason for the
faith that is in me- am now glad you are not ~ favor
Of confirming improper men, but III favor OF confirming
loya men, The President thinks he can worry ~ ont or
50 perseyere IN nominating mproRsr persons as 20 e''
the senate without quorum VINE 1 t f Is VI
President Good trust worthy Union men appointed by
President Lincoln and confirmed by the Senate have been
removed to make room for improper persons
here as long as the public interest required but thing
ne did not consider il his duty 10 do namely 10 remain
here IN reject time after time the nomination OF ind
vduas repeatedly sent here for the office. He did
not consider his duty to remain here Tor an INDEFINITE
@ aud ~ worry tbe Senate into confirming his nomi
nations. When the President sent suitable nominations
he would vote to confirm them
Mr. ANTHONY rep, X. H. thought they had better 20
back to the original resolution. To adjourn ON Wednesday
Mr. DAVIS Dem XVI said the offices do not belong TO
the President the Senate but to the country IL was
FOR the interests OF the country they should he filed and
proporv filled before the senate adjourned There were
two coordinate branches Of the appointing power-ons
was the President and the other the senate Ihere n1d
been parties the country ever since the origin oil e
Government When before was the proposition lald
down before the senate that the President must nominate
such officers they desired 20 be confirmed FROM the
time Of Washington 20 the election Of Lincoln and Joh
SON every President had exercised the discretion OF ap
pointing his friends 10 Ofhce lie ala hOt KNOW
whether the President had any particular friends Du II
he had he had been acting on uniform principle II the
President however sent IN the name OF any incompetent
and dishonest person the duty OF the Senate 10
reject him; but "A new qualification had Deoh lhteIpOseu
Radical He then proceeded show that appontees for
district had been rejected because they qua h0t peog
10 that pary-en true to the Union and TO the star
and Stripes and who had perled their Ees IN deie9st
the other states had Kentucky he entitled
TO praise II any censlre was 10 ia u shou De vi 'h'
Senate and not on the President.
Mr. YATES Rep Ill was unwilling to abide by the
rule which had been just laid down by the senator IRON
Kentucky He unwilling that the rule should 20 o9t
admitted that it held good where man was elected Pres
his own party friends office respectable worthy ant
competent and that It was the duty Oh inc ma0ly
verdict and the people had so decided The present eas
was different lie found the senator from kehtngky her
! firmed a President Who had left the popular party
President who had been elected by the hadca i0tes Dh
who had proved renegade 10 his party; President WIZ
had abandoned and turned his back to his party VINO re
pudiaed the voice OF The people ana rcpreSened Dl
miserable minority and he fOrsOOh 10 send In his nom
nations for Radical Senate This Radical parry ila'
swept the country By 1l91e so a nS a. % S
complete their banner everywhere In the ascendn'
and now according TO the Senator from Kentucky TN
Senate which represented the popular voice wefo 10 81
here and confirm the nominations OF Democrats OF 1as
Republicans Was he 10 sit here as asked by the senate
from Maine and mis- nominations treated with con
tempt and vote whom he did not apprOyef Tn
President booked soldiers who had turned renegades am
when they were rejected, filled the country with the cry
that the Senate had rejected men who had fought 10
their country The Senate had right TO reject nominee
| who were not Radical. .
| MIR HENDERSON rep, Mo- did not see how the
could adjourn to-day; they would do injustice TO then
| saiv hpV 10.
offices remaining vacant would attach 70 them Some
the most important offices remained TO be fled anon
them the Collector of Customs at Philadelphia III wa
| very important TO have them filled now.
Eanate Dassed A resolution, extending tnc tDnc