New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-15
WASHINGTON.

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CEIo rsrERxAI REvENUE-TlIE MEXICAN
orFsuON- MISCELLANEOUS
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|" WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan a. 1861
c..,o+, r-occedincs were devoid of interest to- |
11,e o,ornirg hour was occupied in the discus |
10Y = t,,e hin 10 change the mode o. appointing |
~ AGENTS Aa amendment of Mr.. Summers |
-, officers and agents Of the United !
g. Of all kinds whose salaries exceed
4, ooo per annum be sent TO the Senate Tor con
Grmstjon WAS voted down, though 1t VIII
nrobablv Ice offered again with better success before
tbe fral disposition OF the bill 1t was thought that
the House proposition TO Increase the pay OF Depart
-. ol.,ts wonlI co,ae up to-day, and the galleries
ser. thronged with that Over-worked class oil cl'l-
serS from noon till adjournment. Ihey were dlSap
-, bov,ev,r - the bill wasn't mentioned.
lock the bill 10 regulate the tenure of offices
..lI,J mn and discussed sill the hour of adjourn
rreut The debate was not interesting ana ehcited
ma new points 1t is manifest that the bill VIII pass
che Senate substantially as 1t stands now
II consists az amended of nine sections The flrst
declares all persons who may be appointed TO office
except Cabinet Ministers, entitled TO hoid
their offices until their successors shall nave
boen appointed and qualified. The second
authorizes the President to remove officers
for misconduct or crime during the Of the Sem
ate but requires him to send report of the case 10
Che Senate upon it's next meeting If the Senate
.bau concur in the Judgment of the President, the
officer shall be removed II not he shall be restored
forthwith The third section authorizes the
President to fill vacancies which may happen dunng
She recess Of the Senate by reason of death or esg
aation by granting commissions which shall expire
at the end of the next session of the Senate II no
appointment by and with the advice and consent Oh
che Senate, shall be made at the next session,
ont prNNTE
arv fees or emOuments. The remaining sections pun
ish the pcon who having been rejected 10y the Sen
ale. accents an appointment to the office for which
he was rejected after the adjournment OF the Senate
Every removal disappointment or employment made had
or exercised contrary to the provisions of this act
and the making signing scaling, eountersignmg,
or issuing Of any commission contrary to this act Is
declared to be high msdemeanor punishable by
Al0OO0 fine or five years Imprisonment. The last
eec1ioa prohibits the payment Of money ont OF the
Treasury to or for any officer appointed contrary 10
che provisions of this bill.
Mr. Williams made long speech on the bill to-day.
Mr Johnson has the floor for tomorrow. The indi-
cations are that it viii be debated two or three days
longer.
The House started ont to-day promising 10 be very
dull but before the usual morning hour had expired
the proceedings became exceedingly interesting
Xelso's impeachment resolution, offered last week
came mp and his colleague from Missouri made
very foolish speech the subject. charging President
johnson with being in league with the assaSsinators
of President Lincoln aud as guilty of all sorts of
horrible crimes. Few there paying any atten-
ton to him until Hale of New-York inter
rupted him. and made the point of order that
his language was Ctisgracofld and an insult TO
the country, unless he cOuld positively prove
what he was SAYING. The Speaker overrued Ilalcs
point Of order, and the speech continued for 10
MINUTES no one apparently paying any attention
e. what he was saying. AS as he was
disposed Of a demand for the regular
order was made, and the House went
to work and first showed its temper on the Currency
question Mr. Wilson Of Iowa. offered resolution
declaring as the sense of the House. that the Conrac
ton of the Currency should not I've greater than four
millions per month, or forty-eght millions per
year and at the same time recognizing the power OF
the Secretary supply the place of the compound
interest notes with the simple cga-tenders. 1t re-
CURED two-third vote to suspend the rules 10 con-
slider the resolution, but this could not be obtained
the matter was not directly voted on, There was,
however, majority of 20 in favor of suspending the
rules.
Mr. Wilson said be offered the resolution with view
20 give the country some idea Of the views of the
House on this great question of national finances,
the Committee on Ways and Means having neglected
70 make any report on the question Mr.. Morill es
sayed TO speak for the Committee but cut off by
the rules Mr. Hooper then offered resolution, de-
claring as the sense of the House that the National
Bank currency should not be increased over three
hundred millions, but this failed to get in owing 70
the absence Of a tw0-thirs vote to suspend rules.
The house evidently is in favor Of allowing the finan
cal question TO remain where il is,
want the report of the Ways and Means
Committee From currency the House went TO the
negro, and joint resolution repeating the law au-
thOrzing the appointing Of commissions TO assess the
value of slaves who belonged to CniOnistS
In the South and who entered the Union
army. The disposal Of these matters consumed
great deal Of time, the Democrats, with their
miserable minority, doing nothing but vast
ing time in having the Yeas and Nays called
every triflng question. When these ques-
tions were settled. Ashley called up his bill
to admit Nebraska into the Union. An hour
was consumed in the most interesting debate Of
the session, which INDUCED in by some of the
ablest lawyers on the floor Blaine of Maine led
off in short speech, fercely opposing
the bill. Judge Bingham Of Ohio followed
In an able legal argument against the Edmunds pro-
yiso. stating that il amounted to nothing and was
not valid He stated however lie would vote for the
admission Of the State. Dawes Of Massachusetts
followed Bingham, speaking against the
bill Judge Shellabarger Of Ohio, followed
Dawes giving as his opinion that the
Edmundss provso could be tested in the State
courts but Congress had not the night to enforcel IT,
Ar. Shellabarger was interrupted with questions from
Bingham, Wilson Of Iowa. Stevens, and others Dur
Ing Judge Shellabargers remarks the debate
got so spirited, the legal arguments made
being of such an interesting character, that the
Judge became the center of most of the legal ability
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