New-York tribune., 1867-04-13
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wAsmSGroN. Friday, April a. tss,
The senate sat IN open to-day fous hour.
Tho question OF fixing time for adjournment casep,
the first thing and the whole session was occupied in,
cussing the proposition The debate took vide rause
and was at times particularly interesting The final yo,
showed an attendance Of about Sonators at least tvo
thirds of whom participated in the debate Sumner and
Dixon were the principals In favor OF contlnuou.
session. and on @ motion OF the former 10 po-t-
pone the adjournment resolution, the vote was IA IN
II. On the final vote 10 adjourn on Tuesday next
the vote stood 26 10 IL. The interesting portion a.
the debate between Ferry and Nye one hand
and Dixon and Dooltte on the other Dootue led off
In of his oraoral ourishes about the great John
sonan Union Republican party. In which he laaded
johnson a model political martyr, and great
good upright pure. unselfish, patriotic sefsacrcng
and able statesman He defended all of Johnson actions
in relation to appointments TO office. and attempted to
throw all the blame Of vacancies in Office Radical
Senate. While defending Johnson he did not forget tho
first person. and IL there had been reply, would
have thought after Mr. D0olItte had finished that no
of the ceverest and most innocent OF public
His shielding himself from countenancing removals fo
office political grounds brought out Fessenden.
who quoted letter OF DOolittle's, written
which he demanded that all Government officials shouid
support the policy of President Johnson he removed
Doolitte made an eager defonse OF the Phliadephia
Johnson Convention TO which Nye replied in speeck
full Of irony and scathing satire. Nye met every ar
ment advanced by Dootle. and not only answered with
the soundest logic but with dry humor that kept Soma
tors In perpetual state OF laughter Doolttle was
unsuccessful In his defense of J0hnsonanism and of
cgade Republicans. that Mr. Dixon attempted ~ help
him out, and made speech. in which he
trumped up the late Connecticut election n
every sentence he uttered. This brought out
Ferry. who replied in fine style Dixons Con-
necticut Republicans. HIS alluson to Dixon the
Chief OF pretoran band OF officeoders In Connecti-
cut, consisting OF such English, Babcock ana
Cleveland. who ready 10 sell out to the hgese
bidder" nettled Dixon exceedingly There is know
ing where the discussion would have stopped. hsd
not point OF order been made and sustained that the
debate was Irrelevant to the question before the senate
The galleries quite full during the debate and great
interest was manifested In the proceedings.
The Supreme Court was crowded today during tho
gIuent In the Waiker-Sharkey Mississippi injunction
Great interest twas manifested, especially during
the delivery OF AttorneyGenera Stansberys able argu-
ment Numbers Of the most prominent lawyers In the
country were present among them Charles OConor.
Caleb Cushing Reverdy Johnson, Lyman Trnnbull and
Robert j. Walker The VIII he resumed on Monday.
large number Of appointments agreed upon
at the Cabinet meeting today bat not made out In
to see ssasts at sp sp aSvr to@erow There are nor
more ha ~ vacant p6stOces to 6e filled. and there ars
not than Collectors and OF internal
to be appointed All of the above appointments
can be disposed OF before Tuesday next at least
member Of the Cabinet stated this evening number Oh
Republican Senators stated tosy that they should vote
to confirm any and ali good men that the President
nominated for Collectors OF Customs and other officers oa
revenue without regard TO their politics. They 10
regard the proper collection OF the OF mucIs
Importance for the Senate to trfe with appointments %
good merely the question OF politics. especially
since the late Interpretation OF the civil tenure OF Office
bill. go n,.i -
The Senate engaged in Executive businessfor ups
ward Of hours to-day in discussing the qualifications
purveyor Of the army recently sent in by tho Secre
tay OF War; and adjourned without dsposng OF the mat
ter Hence there action the nomination Of Col
Capron Commissioner OF Agriculture. The impressions
very general that he will be rejected in which 10
stated that Frederick Law Olmsted OF NewYOrk will
receive the nomination The nomination Of Gen. Kilby
Smith Consul to Panama reconsidered. but nos
finally disposed Of The only assigned for the
consideration OF Smiths nomination is that the Senator's
from the Pacific slope claim that the appointment be-
longs to that section. 60.
Several interpretations having been given 10 the
opinions Of Solicitor Jordan the Civil Tenure Of Office
b have made inquiry, and find the following to be tho
correct The Secretary Of the Treasury having
several occasions asked the opinion OF the Solicitor
certan appointments under the Civil Tenure OF offca
bill, three decisions rendered by the Solicitor.
The first decision was that, in cases whore
vacancy in office occurred previous to the date
Of the Tenure OF Office law, such vacancy
should be filled under the old law. Second. where
vacancies under the Tenure OF Office law In colIec-
torps assessorshps andIwhere the Senate has failed
confirm nominee, it shall be the duty Of the Secretary
Of the Treasury fill the office temporarily by the
pointment OF deputy collectoror the
may be, although the jaw does not provide for sucs
action and third the Secretary OF the Treasury has
power at will remove such deputy. and appoint another
hold office until regular collector shall bs
nominated and confirmed, These opinions received the
approval Attorney General stansberry when made.
Benz. II. Mace has been appointed Postmaster at New
burgh. N. w. and Henry H. Wright at Pulaski, N " Isl
stated ongt the President will positively send
in to Senate the Brooklyn appointments anda New
York Naval Officer tomorrow.