The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-05
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WASHINGTON, December q.
SENATE.


Mr.. Howe, of Wisconsin, appeared In
his seat for the first time.
The Chair laid before the senate o
from the Legislature OF
Nebraska, transmitting joint resoln.
tion ratifying the amendment proposed
by Congress to the Constitution.
On motion of Mr.. Sumner, it was re-
solved that the President of the United
States be requested to communicate to
the Senate, if not incompatible with
public interests, copies of any cores
pondence between the Government OF
the United States and Great Britain,
relating to the existing claims OF these
Governments on each other.
Mr.. Drake offered the following con-
current resolution:
Resolred BIZ the Senate, the House Of
PeDreseafaiires concuTring, That the Pres
ident of the United States, in declaring
In his annual message to the two houses
of Congress, at its present session, that
the acts heretofore passed at the pres
ent session by these: honses relative to
the reconstruction of the insurrection-
ary States are not only Objectionable
for their assumption of ungranted pow
er, but that many of their provisions
are in conflict with the direct prohibit
lions of the Constitution, and that these
acts are as plainly unconstitutional as
any that can be imagined, has trans
cended the just limits of the Consti-
tutional prerogative to give to Con
gress information of the state of the
Union and recommend to their
consideration such measures as he shall
Judge necessary and expedient, and that
the use of such language by him in his
official character is, in our Judgment,
calculated to derogate from the rightful
authority of the law-making power of
the nation, and iRcite INSTRUMENTATION,
if not violent resistance TO laws which
it is his duty, as. President, to take care
shall be faithfully executed, and that
as between Congress and the President
the former is the exclusive and final
Judge in the first instance of the
conformity of its acts to the Con-
stitution, aud that when any act has
been passed by two-thirds OF both
Houses over the Presidents objections,
any subsequent official announcement
of it by him is unconstitutional, in the
absence of any adjudication to that eff
feet by the supreme judiciary of the ma
ton, is departure from official
propriety, and a breach of official Obli-
CATION, justifying and calling for dis
tinct apprehension on the part OF the
Senate and House of Representatives,
Laid on tho table and ordered 10 be
printed.
Mr.. Anthony, from the committee on
Printing, reported resolution to print
the Presidents message and reports.
Mr. Howard hoped tho resolution
would be laid over; under the present
circumstances he could not vote for the
printing of the Presidents message; he
did not think it worthy of that atten-
ton; he considered it a wantOn libel on
Congress, so far us italluded 10 the re-
construction policy of Congress and
those who voted for it, and he would
not vote to circulate it; it was an in
sidious indication to the rebel States to
use violence in resistance to that policy;
it was unconstitutional and revOlu-
tiouary.
Considerable debate followed, partici-
pated in by Messrs. Sumner, Anthony,
Wilson, Buckalew, Dixon and others,
the two latter in defense of the message.
Pending the discussion bills were intro
duced by Mr.. Trumbull to make five
Judges of the Supreme Court quorum,
which was passed also bill by Mr..
Wilson amending bill for the govern
ment of Southern States by allowing q
majority of those voting instead of those
registered to call a Convention. Refer
red.
A communication was received from
the President, enclosing the correspon-
dence in the case of Mr.. Motley.
Mr.. Edmunds bill, pledging payment
in coin was taken up and debated until
half-past two o'clock, when the Senate
went into executive session.