Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-08
XXXIXth Congress Second Session,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 1857.
SENATE. Iftt ~ % I'

On motion of Mr.. SUMMER, the Presi-
dent was requested to communicates any re-
cent correspondence between the DEPART
ment OF State and the Minister at Stock
holm in relation to the report of his traps-
fer from Stockholm to B0gota. ~
MIR. WILLIAMS called up the resolution
giving 20 per cent. Increased compensation
TO clerks and other civil employees Of the
Government at. Washington for one Year.
ending June lst,. 1867, which was discussed
till ] o'clock. when w., - XXI, ,.'...i,o.,
Mr.. FESSENDEN called up the legisla--iI,
!iye, executive aud Judicial appropriation
Debate occurred, Mr.. SUMNER charg-
Ing the Secretary OF, the Treasury with
controlling col his CLERKS on political considT
Mr.. FEssENDENi disagreed with The
Senator, Other members joined the dis
cussion.. Finally the question was taken
on the apendment appropriating $4,000
partment, and authorizing the Secretary to
classify the clerks according to the charac-
ter of service. It was, adopted. 90 a.
Recess until 2 O'Clock, LII, ,,a",' ~,
l.yIom7 HOUSE. adi .1oe ai ,'rd
On motion os Nj. KAsSON, tho com
mittee concerning weights and measures
were instructed to atteDd the annual assay
at the United States mint on Monday, and
examine the Infringement and economy
thereof and report what measures, If any,
would tend TO greater economy and eff
cheney in the system of United States mint
age or Improvement Of coinage. lot q 70,
| The House took UP the bill reported yes
terday from the Reconstruction commit
tee, providing more efficient government
for the einsurrectionary States. After some
discussion as to how long debate should
last, without action, ~ QUO. b -.y'
Mr.. ASHLEY, rising to a personal quesH.
tion, sent to the Clerks desk and had read
the correspondence from the Cincinnati
| Commercial, protesting to give circurn-
stances connected with the Offering Of Mr..
Ashley's impeaehment resolution. The
reading caused much amusement. Mr..
| Ashley said of all falseho6ds manufactured
and sent from this city by reckless, stupid
maligners, this story was the most silly.
He had never had, up to the time of Offer
ing his resolution, any correspondence or
conversation with General Butler on the
subject, nor had he known what his views
We're except by newspaper reports. He
had his own views since his first interview
with the President-correcting himself the
acting President. After the assassination
Of Mr.. Lincoln, the first gentleman to
| whom he had read it was Mr.. Washburne
Of Illinois, and no one would accuse him
| of want of friendship for General Grant.
| He had also shown 1t to Mr.. Ste
vens and two or three other gentlemen.
| Certainly nothing was further from his
| thoughts or the thoughts of those he had
consulted, than the idea of stabbing Gen.
| Grant in the dark. 1t was well known
no officer of the army could be impeached.
| Therefore the story on that point was so
| stupid as to be only worthy contempt. AS
| to the language alleged to have been used
to him by his colleague { Mr.. Bingham), no
such language was ever used. He would
not have risen to personal explanation on
his own account, but he had yielded to the
| Judgment of others. a .lHG7 lfE
| r.STEVENS, resuming the floor on the
bill to provide for insurrectiOnary States,
prefaced his remarks by stating that the
reference made to him in the correspond
enee just read was wholly false. He sup
ported the bill, and said he would move for
the previous question at o'clock to-mor-
row.
The debate was continued by Messrs,
Brandegee, Hicks and Farnsworth in sup
j port, and Messrs. LeBlond and Finck in OPP
i position. 2t".-'
1 Mr.. LEBIOND said the adoption of this
4 law would bethe death knell of civil Iliber-
4 ty on this continent and the establishment
of military despotlsm over the continent.
| He opposed the bill as Unconstitutional.
| Mr.. FARNSWORTH said if civil liberty
! meant tile right to slaughter and destroy
4 at pleasure, then no trusted this was its
death knell. The bill was framed for the
/ purpose of protecting all people, in
insurrectionary States, and the, necessity
for it was found in the. fact that
there was at present no protection in those
disorganized States afforded by courts and
civil tribunals. He believed the bill was
in accordance with the views of General
| Grant. .,,,'.. -.tyf
iIn reply to question, Mr.. FARMS
| WORTH said he did not claim
| personal knowledge to that effect.
| Mr.. BINGHAM rising a few moments
before the hour for recess, declared he was
not going to yield to the proposition of
Mr.. Stevens, that one rood of territory
within the lines Of ten States was conquer
| ed territory. Voices from the Democratic
side-"That's right."l A government did
not conquer territory that owed it ale
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