The national Republican., 1867-07-20

again aings defiance at Congress, and he would
ask II We were now prepared to adjourn when
We have before US the utterances OF the minister
Of the will Of Congress declaring that he will not
execute that bill. From the experiences Of the
past, what are We to expect In the future from
this man He has again appealed to the peo-
pie. Has he not had tho decision Of the people
time and time again He agreed with Mr.. Ran.
dali that the House seemed too timid to try i'm.
peachment. II was said there was no case yet
upon which an appeal could be made to the
people. He believed there was q cause. He had
studied, with some care. the history Of nations.
and from the days Of King John, when tho Bar.
ons OF England wrested their great charter from
him, to the present time, there was no case In
the parliamentary history Of England In which
could be enumerated so many enormities and
crimes as In the case Of this President Of the
United States and when the proper time came,
he was prepared to mako good all that be now
asserted here. The time has arrived when q
direct issue 10 made, and tho only remedy that
can be applied must now be applied, and that is,
to remove the present Executive and put In bis
place Q man who will execute tho DEGREES Of
Congress.
Mr. scbsnck, Of ohio said that upon one oc.
oasion, In q speech delivered to a mob In this
city, the Secretary Of the Treasury had said that
all the members Of Congress were tinkers, and
he was almost compelled to admit that the Sec.
Rotary was correct. We have passed laws, and
they have been stricken down and defed, and
now the only true remedy Is to remove tho oh.
stacle In the way Of q proper execution Of the
law; TO put him out Of the way and to degrade
from his high Office the President who thus de-
hes your laws He did not know what proof the
Judiciary Committee had before them, but ho
did know that there are opinions enough Of the
President spread upon the records Of the House
to assure any one that he has assumed position
Of hostility to the people and to Congress, which
amount to positive crime
Mr. Stevens, Of Pa said he was tempted 10
agree with Mr.. Randall that the House did not
dare to impeach the President, and those hero
who were urging impeachment were urging II in
vain. There seem to DO invisible influences at
work, which, when called up, can and will pro.
tect the President from all Impeachment here.
He was sure there was enough Of that invisible
influence In this House to prevent q vote upon
impeachment, and even II q vote were had here,
there was enough to prevent Q trial elsewhere
and he therefore thought II . useless waste Of
me TO say anything more about impeachment.
He Mr. Stevens) contended that the Constitu.
tion was not in operation In tho South They
were conquered provinces, and II that idea had
beon operative from the beginning there would
have been no difficulty In the way Of reconstruc.
tion. II would then have been ms easy as the
alphabet He could not deny but that Congress
was In some measure responsible for tho error
into which the occupant Of tho White House had
fallen, but hc hoped Congress would speedily
correct all abuses.
Mr. Pruyn, of N. Y, contended that the Presi.
dent had as much right to judge Of the conSti.
tutionality Of q measure as the House, and that
ho was not to bo oensured for his honest con.
struction Of q law.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, said that owing to the
remarks made by two members Of the Judiciary
Committee, be felt bound. as chairman of that
committee, to say something upon the subject.
He did not profess to be familiar with all the
laws Of nations. His colleague on the COMMITTEES
avowed that he was, however. familiar with all
Of them. He (Mr. Wilson, would not therefore,
enter upon o discussion of the question Of the
laws Of nations, but when the subject Of impeach.
ment was entrusted to the Judiciary Committee,
he did not understand that the committee was to
aot merely as partisans or In q partisan spirit.
He understood that they were to investigate
foarlessly according to tho law and the facts,
and he had not entered upon tho Investigation
as . member Of the Republican party. but as 4
member Of the law committee Of the House, and
be would hero assert that no amount Of political
abuse or political urging would induce him to act
upon that case other than as the law and the
facts demanded He had no political sympathy
with the Presiden, Of the United States, but he
the Presidency ought to have his case adjudged
according TO law. The gentleman Mr.. Stevensl
says there is an Influence at work here. It is
easy to make such an assertion as that when a
party measure Is to bo put through; but, must
men be driven about and bounded because they
cannot see questions In the light that other gen.
tlcmen sec them, and beonuse they will not sur
render the right to their own Judgment
Hero the hammer fell, Mr. Wilson's time hay-
ing expired.
The previous question was then demanded,
and tho bill was passed by a strict party vote
yeas 100, nays "a.
The Speaker announced as tho select commit
tee on investigation OF frauds in tho Paymaster
Generals Office, Messrs Lincoln, Of New York;
Soodeld, Of Pennsylvania; Cobb, of Wisconsin;
Buekland, of Ohio and Holman, Of Inuiana.
Senate amendment to the bill for the better
security Of equal rights In the District Of Colum.
bia was agreed to, and the bill passed.
A message was received from the President
his disapproval of the act making
appropriation to carry into effect the reconstruc.
tion bill. He simpy said that he vetoed the
bill for reasons heretofore stated. The question
was Immediately taken, and the bill was passed
over the veto.
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Mass, offered the following
Joint resolution, which was passed under sus.
pension Of the rule:
RssoiVed, That no District Department Com.
mander shall be relieved by tho President from
the command to which ho has been heretofore
assigned, and now exercised by him, without the
advice and consent Of the Senate, unless the
change Of command shall DO recommended by
the General commanding the Army.
The House then, at 4.50 p. m, adjourned.