The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-04-12
XLth O0NGRESS---Executivs Session.
WASHINGTON, April IL.

SENATE.
Mr.. Bayard appeared as Senator from Dela-
ware, and was qualified.
Mr.. Sumner offered a resolution thai the
President of the United States be requestcu
to furnish the Senate, if in his opinion IL IL Is
not incompatible with the public interests,
copies of any official opinions which may have
been given by the Attorney General, anu 30
licltor of the Treasury, or any other oihcer OF
the Government, ON the interpretation OF the
act of Congress regulating the tenure OF office,
and esneciaIlv with regard to appointments
by the President to office during the recess of
CONGRESS-. Mr. Sumner said he understood
that opinions had been given which went far
to nullify the recent act OF Congress IL Womb
thus seem that we have notification here il,
Washington, in the Executive branches of the
Government. lie understood that accordiuo
TO these opinions the President was to exeI,
else the power OF appointment during the re-
cess OF congress, Notwithstanding the recent
ACT OF congress which undertook to regulate
tine tenure OF office. Now they all know the
'scuIehess OF lawyers, and it was sometimes
sad that lawyers can drive a coach aud six
Through an act of Parliament or even through
an act OF Congress Perhaps the admiuistra-
tion Is about to drive "a coach and six through
the recent act of Congress; i'll other words,
tiiat 1t was about to force on the country off
GERS who cannot be officers under the existing
laws. 1t seemed to him important that before
the Senate adjourned they should know the
precise state OF the question. They should un-
derstand whether any such opinion had been
given, and the reasons for it. On that account
$500 uceu 'ne resolution now before 'h'
W. ro,o,... j 80. a.,
60 was tneh agreed 70, anu aile.
some ummportant business the Senate went
INTO executive session.
Alter the Senate had been in executive SEES
SUN Se.efa hours, MI. w iiiiaihs oaeo up oiie
!esoiioioii oiieaeu ny MN Plo'iuhS ~, eno '
JouTInieht ol the oendOe sue ny ~ was iasl
on euhesuay one ivtn ilst., az . u. anu ne
now moved 70 islliehu INC resoiu'ion ny SUI
st,tuting oaturuay neAe. Al.
hr. 1o"e suSSes eg INT 'iohuay 1o Ihe
tinie. ne wanoeu ene ques ~ on seo.ieu now
when tnere was = quorum UNI Vi senators III the
cry, ior III slort lll'e .nere ~ouio DC none
MT. essen9eh was opposeu 10 tne 1esolu-
uon. lie dld DOT peheNe the hepuDlicans
couh answer TO tner cohstituencles II th,y
went nome without waiting 1or vacancies TO be
III 5u. ~ W1 , oe no EXCUSE 10 say they could
not re1iiaih mere.
M. onanaier was wiling 70 take the respon-
sloii,.y Oh auJ4uin i now W. II andrew t,9hh-
son was an ops,acie IN .ne way, IL would pe
Ioui :. GUY ny ouly Whe.ner OF noe tney Couid
run ie Tue ooNerlnielit wilnout nih' roI nilli-
SCH, nc "ouiu hoC NC u,'Fch ih'o Sohhi "inS
copperneads ana reoeis because o'her"ise 'iie
Vacancies wonlu Remain un IN
VII. fessehueh TePheu oiiao Oie EAeou.iNe
va, !" 80 'e niion a. pay " VI eio ToN
;,,st n o eni a. anu ~ siiS ht.u
iueo % nAuOn iiSn'" soy 'no oeh@'ec scoou III
ms way, Do io5 .he oehaoe ~ say us stooa III
Ileii sy anu as niuon Ilsne 70 say .iiat NE
si M, ~, u u my u .iie iiiacnie
Mi. .ih9 the oenite, az tney iau 10 say they
wouia hhu OUT Whether they could not
fnn .ie Iiacnihe Wienout nun. Inc
~ leorie . uIu no1 eoise any inpeacha-
:e I ~ noIa.iiS oihcers' put ne would
10 ~ u ne i.leu 70 hoihiiiate theih. 90 long
80 n,e r W iohiinaee MS own
Poil.ie !, iLIehus' Ihe senate had the right 10
feIS ~, slien 4.
1vi.;i. IaI;.s, ~ iePiy " MI. I.oWe' S;tiu'
.I - ioohisi ~ INC iansuaSe OF the CohsSi-
ho oI9iu see no reason why iess tnih
IL - .'ii oo.ilu noe 'eIouih WithouI oi5. Anete
~, 49,: s.oauctes ior more tiiai year which
,o ,;iI;,i', y. s hoe SeC sought 10 MI ne
,aaa > ~ S.'y hoio s io1s as ~ hiiSht DC
hao go " 9 oi ooiu ip3: tne rreslaeht 10
aLo., ooo ~ iol Puoio IhCerests III Che
t e =: sno inei "nohi nc SEM 10 the oeh-
s'' ~ ~ 9 Iouni ,is''ioi'
t;aa 90, sI"Id H. t;aI WING tlt oI Two
preSidant I'D ~ "e.ianIs 9 pI i9nu VI .lie
ha IA ,,at onu ~ put
,n;n;o 49, si,,,ia IL ''o 'nS iesiuehc was
H.. ear,co 81 H. 10 l'ne' nc uiu lot see
NC ioioS VI VIC REMARK OF Tine senator IRON
pras;dsa,, 80 tisa wnoh was II Ine
ali that IaS raan;rod ~ ~ Hs9;I nc eiu
;Jant u,ontad 80, 81 IN, u, w my my o ne rec
ito ,yantaJ o,,othnr u o''o 'ii"i'0'o'' 'no 'eii
Hf -" - e
fc+ tbat a. pras. i' 'e oeHtoi % tiIe
t;on af ~, tioa 81 ~, ses IN tle
of ponnsrnan d;oo1 ti ''on uis.iIos
iaotod ~, i''o 'e anu 'he oeu'''e IT,
Mr. Have ro,,;aa +bo+ no Woo 40. e,.,;,;
III tha+ dt;tt - . p nc vac iioC it'iiiii
VIZ VIZ IN. eiS.iiS' pu. NC oouio say WHAT hsid