The evening Argus., 1867-03-25

WASHINGTON, March %
THE RECONSTRUCTION BILL VETOED AND PASS
ED OVER THE VETO.
ENQUIRER.

THE RECONSTRUCTION BILL VETOED AND PASS
ED OVER THE VETO.
Congress has been to-day full of interest.
The Presidents veto message of the supple
mental reconstruction bill was received in
the house at two o'clock, being the twelfth
veto message received from the President
within ID months.
The Presidents objections were generally
to the provisions of the bill, and especially to
the registry, no persons being permitted to
vote whose names are not recorded. He says
as the preliminaries to holding conventions
are under martial law, and conducted by
commanding officers, and as there is no ap-
peal from the registry, those in control of it
may SO act as to prevent the election of such
delegates as may faithfully represent the
wishes Of the people of the state, in the con-
vention to be called to frame new constitu-
tutions No consideration could induce him
to give his approval to such an election law.
He speaks of the reconstruction bill, and
this supplementary one, as establishing under
martial law military coercion, and as work
ing political Acknowledgement. He then re-
fers to the remarks of Daniel Webster
against military governments founded on
force. and mock elections, and takes occasion
to reiterate his views heretofore expressed in
relation to the restoration of the Union, ex-
pressing the hope that, eventually, all the
states will be admitted to the enjoyment OF
their rights under the constitution. zt
The message was carefully listened to by
the house, and, without one word of debate
or dilatory motion, the bill was passed over
| the veto, by party vote-ll4 to II. II
| was sent to the senate, and there passed wltk
| out any debate, by q vote of 40 to T.
1t was then declared by the president ot
the senate to be the law of the land the OBJ
jections of the President to the contrary not
withstanding.
| THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS
WHOLESALE PERJURY.
The evidence inculpating Senators Patter
son and Doolittle in the New York custom
house frauds has just been read in the sen
ate. The former pronounces it wholesal
perjury.
Mr.. Howe defends his colleague, and als'
pronounces it false, and that the senate ough
not to consider it.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
An attempt was made in both houses, tc
day, to effect final adjournment from Tues
| day until December. In the senate it wa
| uSiOCo w W 81 W III the mouse d UeS
vote showed q majority of 20 in favor of I'D
journing until November, but Messrs Stevens
Farnsworth and others fllibustered so that
final vote on the question was not reached
twill be taken ON Monday A spirited dc
bate, however, took place on the question
Thaddeus Stevens intimated that a
adjournment till fall would b
an abandonment of the impeachment of tn
/ President. ST..
) Mr.. Blaine, of Maine, replied that the i'm
peachment matter was all nonsense.
Mr. Blaine offered a concurrent resolution
that, when the house adjourn next Tuesday
, it be to November IL. A debate followed
in the course of which Mr.. Blaine said, at
settled that on any showing, and as bad
man as Andy johnson is conceded to be, an
whatever he may have done, the people
not believe it worth while to upturn the four
dations OF government by having the extraol
dinary spectacle here of getting him out Q
office In that way" b
Mr.. Eidridge expressed his anxiety for al
adjournment. He understood the gentlemal
from Pennsylvania Mr.. Stevens) wishe,
congress to remain in session to impeach th
President, because he made appointments OF
political grounds, while the senate reiecte,
them ON the same ground.
) A discussion arose, which, at one moment
threatened to be unpleasant, between Messr
Eldridge and Garfield, on the latter
statement that he .obtained his information
Ian regard to the Presidents anxiety for a