The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-12

20 deliver TO the Secretary OF the Treasury al the close
OF each session OF Congress- full list OF all persons who
shall have been nominated by the Pres dent and re
jected bv the Senate and ike list az all officers nom
mated and confirmed and the Secretary Of ths Trea
suy shall furnish copy Of the list % each andor and
Mr. HowARD. (repl Of Mich. contended that there
should be SOMA minimum punishment fixed by the
statute according to the amendment OF Mr. Edmunds,
the oourt might nx mere nominal punishment or none
81 all. a+#N sN ~ AtsttNt
The amendment of Mr. Edmunds was agreed to-yeas
%. nays g. se-re
Mr. LAM, srspl o. Ind. introduced blu % amend
the several acts heretofore passed provide for
the enrolling and calling out the national &c ap
proved March g. $685. The twenty first section provides
United States who shall fail return 70 the service
within sixty days after the proclamation Of the President
referred the bill shall forfeit the right Of citizen
ship and be forever incapable Of holding once under the
United States and also that all persons who may here
after desert the military naval service or who, being
trict In which be 10 enrolled or 60 beyond the
limits Of the United States with the intent 70 avoid any
s 20 sns Of The
record Of such action by the affidavit OF party to
said action, shall DO the right Of such party and the
such action certified from such court TO the District
Court Of the United States for the district In which such
20 ond vhh
action, when certified, sha bo doeAefed and tried =
other cases in said court Referred 70 the committee on
INC 'na'c'afyis sox,.xA
Mr. WADE intreduced bill providing for the organiIa
egaizng Of the third and fourth sessions Of tho Teri
toral Legislature and abe Gxng OF the salaries ~ he
several executive legislative and judicial officers Of the
said Territory. was referred 10 the Committee on
THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD.
Mr. GRIMES trep.l OF Iowa, introduced the following
resolution, which was agreed to-
Resolved. That the Committee Naval Affairs be In.
ssructed to inquire INTO the eIpedency OF iemporary
for the profession Of public property in charge Of the COM
mandanI Of the Marine corps.
On motion OF Mr.. ANTHONY, (rep) of r. l., u was
ordered that when the Senate adjourn to-day 1t be to
meet on Monday next
Mr.. FRssRypES. lrep) Of Me-. from the Finance Com
mit,ee reported substitute for the House Tariff bill;
which was ordered to be printed, with one thousand
THE BANKRUPT nnr.
On motion Of Mr. POLAND two hundred and ATTY copies
Of the Bankrupt bill were ordered 10 be printed
coSsIpEoATIoy oF THE TENURE OF OFFICE REsuMFD.
Constellation q The bill 70 regulate the ton re Of
Mr.. van wiSKIE, ,rep.) Of w. Va offered an amend
ment that all civil officers shall be appointed for four
years. unless different tenure Is prescribed by the con-
Eti,u.ion bv law, and in any until successor
SHAH be duly appointed and qualified Disagreed to
Mr. HENDRICKS moved to strike out that part or the
third section which provides that If appointment by
and with the advice and consent OF the senate shall be
made TO h vacancy. such ONCE shall remain in abey
ance uni, an appointment shall be ma de oy and with
the advice ana consent nf the Senate
Mr. HOWARD opposed this amendment in brief
speech.
Mr. HENDRICKS said his amendment was intended to
cover cases IN which vacancies occurred Immediately
before the Adjournment and when there was not time TO
send appointment the Senate foreign minister
might during the session of Congress- and the Pres
might hear Of IL until after the adjournment
The position would have TO remain vacant until the
meeting NJ Congress
Mr.. HOWARD said tina. under the constitution va
that the President could al M must hapnen dur
ing the ofthc Senate. He repudined entirely nc
said the doctrine under which the present Executive
acted that ii made difference al what time vacancy
occurred. such doctrine led to he entire ignoring or
the Senate as part of tho appointing power.
Mr JOHNSON, ldem) OF Nd, spoke against the con-
ruc,on given the constitution By Mr. Howard In this
respect ard alluded certain contingencies that might
arise under IT, by which mrortan. Offices might be left
vacant = - - =
Mr. EpNryDs repudiated the charge made on the other
side Of the chamber that the pending bill had other
than partisan object He said there attempt TO
eg:sls,e any party. Il nothing but attempt
70 the different departments OF the govern.
meut their proper functions.
- - rxECrIrvE SESSION.
Pending the consideration OF the bill and amendments
on motion Mr.. SHERMAN the Senate at twenty minutes
OF four o'clock, into executive session. and soon
after adjourned.