New-York tribune., 1867-04-13

20 in ie"t a%y cf the senatelSpe die. ,..o |
n9lN,FR Rep Mass thought IL would be petter
H lay for the dp s 0S SRs TBs G GS to
ss even III he should be detained In washington ~
s SUMNER They s SpeT to o Ne OS Ss kicking Of
ss and which the senate had endeavored to arrest
ne Vas not disposed surrender the rights OF the
1I1der the Counsuton and allow the oo6dSe 70 the
,,soy He would prevent any such pIoceeu@h @ needed
fsSt moment. and stay here as long as might Vo
20; Ih1 ASTHoNY ep r. ~ said that the senate ma dS mao
ten rejected three or more Nom nS mo- progress
Mr. SUMNER would make progress every u"''
Mr. AHTHONY-I don't see IT, -, - M ohiection
a rihr On the resolution Of senator from Maine
Mr. MOrrD. There was nothIhs the ~ confirmation OF
1@ 9s nomnSes Sns though they differed from him in PSbs
and would do so again. tney wer ere were some nOm
s,ia"" ,iy Tor Missouri for which ne SSOun MUM
not vote IL Wou6 b Po oneer they should fix day, IN
order that the Departments may AnO" """' '"''
NO No. coNKL1NG Rep N " did not agree with With the
senator from Missouri I He1ders0 sol dynmeDt s@T and
% nos spS on the President for Information to show az
what time they were nSe o 70 To- decide the cause
We should like 20 the resolution OF the senator io
msine adopted in order that the country might know
tho country to know IL the vacancies IeIoln % iu @ % W
whom rested the responsibility. He had no doubt as TO
ere n heoned lie had ldea that belonged 10 the
enSte For months offices had remained vacant ana YET
- Iras Tesponsble for this but the President Day
NV Nv nominations In dribets, eight or 10 at time were
sssnf here RumOr, meantime was informing them tnat
hnndres of Offices were vacant He knew of instances
where agreements had been made between persons ana
sryed days ago, and presented TO whleh there
eOIld be no objection He would be glad 70 nave nse
resolution Of the Senator from Maine pass WIN Am mI a
cation let the country know that the senate hau Dee
atng four five months but the President, III ni'
q ses, would not send nominations here. -, A., c..
Mr. YATES Rep, nl) said it was the duty OF the zen
ate to remain here until they had completed ie inS pu
ness 81 & inc PTdept as the President did of the senate
ifthe President would advise with the senators I ON h
X ferent States there would be no difcuty Dut ne na
persistenty and for party purposes appoteo ~ men n9 o.
bs own political faith without regard 70 thS1 Si t ~
the names Of persons objectionable ana oDnoX9us 10 %
Che country, men who opposed the ~ dot NJ The
Mr HOWE ep Wis thought yesterday and to-day
.t BIZ tbe sSbate oRght to fix time. He not SO
sure lie learned that there was preliminary T
as to whether the Senate had the power 10 adjourn he
understood they were waiting the President because
be told them they were 70 stay w ne p om Maine was
right in asking the President whether they were 10 stay
here nOt, -
Mr. Dixon johnson. Comm said the Senator INT
Howel YESTERDAY remarked he would have done precisely
what the President had done under similar ciTginl,
,ssSs s@s @ass Sss %aS what the senator said
te r Dixon had no doubt every senator wSnG appS ppSn
ment After heSenator had made that deGlala,9n % the
Senate that the President had rsn, 10 hoIn'e M wnon
he pleased. and had constitutional rsht TO 90
firm THE nominations are incomplete aud the nonina-
tiaus fall unless the Senate confirms The President
esce as the senate say they would adjourn before the
business for which they were called was con, com
aiosi niencei It was their duty to remain here, II
the President should say ne was our -. u, I1;n nesS' @
Mr ANTHONY Rep r. ID had no doubt they woud
areak up for want OF quorum He moved TO proeeed to
tho consideration of Executive business. ...s
sense that they knew they detained here TO
confirm certain nominations OF the President. thoy y
could be made a very brief space OF time aud inc
action of the Senate could soon be accomplished III
Shci would operate a notification TO the President
1f the President did not perform MS d1ly 9nS country
Mr.. CHANDLER Hep4 Mich) said when II was pro,
posed 10 adjourn he opposed the resolution by vote and
speech While Congress was in session they had remedy
for any ills that might pefa the but the senate were
Senators who voted TO adjourn Congress voting
TO keep the Senate in Session. The senator from SOnnec
done what the President did under similar circumstances
but be r Chsndler did not think that every senator
Mr.. DIXON (lnteTrupting said he spoke Tor hmselI.
Mr. CHANDLER had no doubt Of that, but he wanted
20 take himself out Of the catalogue There were very
few who would turn traitor to the party who elected
tTy Every hour they delayed voting resolution
they delayed the time OF adjournment lie had no ogee
We had rejected may of them. and he ready TO
reject many more, " they were sent IN fast enough Kc
been reaoved by President Johnson and tile vacancies
filled NTH corperheads on Bread m ard Bternen lie
Mr.. CRAGIN rep, " H. was as anxious as any other
Senator 70 adjourn but before e %sS NI .nd ransae T %
tho business which the President convened them TO per
AeTIl IN extraordinaiy session This President had
right They had been Ia session ii days 50 lar As
io,,rnmsnt until Committee Of the Senate
tho President asking him whether he had any hrthSr
COMMUNICATIONS 10 make. Suppose they agreed 10 ad
journ next Tuesday II the business was then finished
nie fres.aent eVad s, '9e @ adoSIeS as foiloWs
Esref That cn;'ss te appointed to at upon me h
Senate ready 10 close tle present. session: -,
no ceady vote for IL unless they did So he was OPP
pc:ed 70 ilxng IA DAY OF 9alouTnnen&a TIi IT, ,,,,o ~ y,
the question s to informing the President when they
ready to adjourn. he wished 70 say that III our
senate had ever rejected men on political grounds.
When n was nominated. the question
nd Tod snbsSe the public Interests But it was said
we wcrsin an o SiS mg ao ao
think there was any thing 70 the case 50 az
opinions Il was known that there had arisen differ
eRoe of opinion among those who elected Lincoln ana
Johnson 1853. and in this difference gentlemen were
lust az sincere the side the other Because
men differed from him. he did not charge them with
"Ms sYE y ep Interrupted by the Senator
had remarked that he had high respect for men who
and voted another. Now he wished to refer TO singular
when the b1teaa ue be S and
said he bad been present nc would have yged @ ior te
tbe Presidents veto Of that bill Mr. Nye answered
part on Mr. Dooittles remarks about conrmations say
differed from the dominant party had been confirmed
Mr. DOOLiTrLE inquired why they were confirmed
aud others rejected
Mr. NYE replied that the queston was asked centuries
ae0 why one was taken another left and had never
been answered. iLaughter he would say to the
Senator that those confirmed were in luck and those re-
locted were not in luck.
Mr. DOOLiTTI.E inquired why the majority confirmed
the Generals and took on the heads Of the little
Mr. .NYE replied, the soldiers mostly are killed in
battle. not the Generals Laughter Officers were not
always where there danger and were not as numerous
the riyates soldiers are cut down aDd rest where
their friends know not. II he had his way, not man
who pat his head IN the Philadelphia Convention shoud
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