Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-03
TELEGRAPHIC.

/ WASHINGTON, July 2O,-Gen, j
! \. McClcrmond, of Delaware, w0'
nominated to the McXican Mission
and Attcrburg, Secretary OF th'
Legation,
Ii is stated that in the Cabinet all
except Stanton approved the Mes
sage, Some passages were striken
out during its consideration in the
/ Cabinet.
The Postoilicc Department has or,
dcred contracts to bc made for mail
/ transportation from Brashear by
Sabine Pass to Texas, by Beaumont
and Libcr y, to Houston and back,
six times Il week, by steamboat and
railroad, on n schedule Of hours.
NEW York, July 2O,-Stocl< strong;
money SC; gold 1893; 'G2 coupons
1lg; Tennessee and Texas cX-cou-
pons lGs; new issue, 1876. Flour
dull and dropping. Wheat II shade
firmer. Corn lo TO &c lower, Pork
steady at s22 95 to S23, Lard quiet,
Whisky dull. Cotton quiet and
steady; Middling Uplands 264c to
27c. Turpentine So. Rosin steady.
SEYATE.-Thc House amendment
allowing negroes to serve on jurics,
was adopted.
A Joint resolution from tho House
nullifying the DEGREES Of the Court
of Claims, was severely denounced
by Trumbull.
Sumner introduced bill to strike
the word white from the naturaliza-
ton laws. Referred to the Judicia
ry Committee.
The veto Of the President was
read and the bill passed nOtwith-
standing, 30 ayes to 6 nays
Bayard, Buclsalcw, Davis, Hendricks,
johnson, and Patterson, Of Tenncs-
see, voting nay.
The Chair announced that the
bill was law.
The reconstruction appropriation
bill was passed over the veto.
The Senate passed a resolution to
adjourn tomorrow, at three clock,
to the first Monday in December, 22
ayes to Is nays, tho latter figure
representing the impeachment Gle
mont in the Senate. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The assassination COM
mittec was allowed to take evidence
by sub committee and administer
the oath.
A special committee of five was
appointed to investigate the Post
Master Generals department. The
preamble to the resolution alleges
that frauds exist.
The Veto Message received covers
three columns, and elaborately ar
gucs against the unconstitutionaIIty
and tyranny of the act, alluding to
the declaration that State govern
ments are illegal. He says sing
ular contradiction is apparent here.
Congress declares these local State
to be illegal govern
ments and then provides that these
illegal governments shall be carried
on by Federal officers who arc to
perform every duty imposed on its
own officers by this Illegal State au-
thority. 1t certainly would be a
novel spectacle if Congress would
attempt to carry on Il legal State
agency Of it's own Off
GERS. 'Tis strange that Congress
attempts to sustain and carry on
illegal State governments by the
of federal agency. With re-
gard to title by conquest, he says u
new title acquired by war applies
only to the territory for goods and
movable things regularly captured
in war call booty, taken by indi-
vidual soldiers as plundor There
is not foot OF land IN every one oi
these ten States which the United
States holds by conquest, save only
such lands as did not belong either
to the States or any individual own
er-I mean such lands us did belong
to the pretended government called
the Confederate States. These lands
we may claim and hold by conquest.
AS to all other lands and territory,
whether belonging to States or in
the Federal Government
has now no more title or right to
them than it had before the rebel
lion. The message concludes that
within a period less than a year, the
legislation of Congress has attempt
cd to strip the Executive Depart
ment of the Government of some of
it's special power. The Constitution
and oath provides that it shall de-
volve upon the President the power
and duty to see that the laws be
faithfully executed. The Constitu-
ton, in order to carry out this pow
er. gives him the choice of agents,
and makes them subject to his con
troll and supervision, but in the ex-
ecution of these laws the Constltu-
tional obligation upon the President
remains, but the power to exercise
that constitutional duty is etfectual-
ly taken away from the President,
and the military commander as the
power ofappointment is made to take
the place Of the President, and the
General of the army the place Of
the Senate, and any attempt on the
part Of the President to assert his
own constitutions power may, un-
der pretenee of law, be met by Off
cial insubordination. 1t is to be
feared that there are military officers
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