The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-30


cles > during the week has been the war o
words between Butler and Bingham. W.
give copiOus extracts elsewhere, a. well a;
some comments on this jolly set-to between
these eminent radical bruisers
The Southern relief bill, out of which the
quarrel between Butler and Bingham grew
Yves virtually defeated NTH House. The Sen
ate appropriation of $1,OOOOOO was stricken
out, and in lieu of it provision inserted that
whatever surplus funds may be found in the
freedmen's bureau shall be expended 10 re-
lieve the destitute whites of the south In
other words, after the negro is fed, the white
man can have what is left
The President, on the Esd, sent to the
House his veto of the supplemental recon
structiOn bill. His objections are principally
to the registry feature. AS the registering is
to be done purely under military authority,
the General in command can register, or omit
to register whom he pleases. 1t is thus really
in his power to adopt or reject any constitu.
ton the southern states may frame without re-
gard to the real wishes of the people. The
President looks in vain to the constitution or
the genius OF our institutions for authority in
Congress to confer on military commanders
such powers. The bill, however, was passed
over the veto without word of debate. In
the House the vote stood ia to q, and in
the Senate 40 to,
Mr.. Wilson has introduced resolution in
the Senate in reference to jeff. Davis which
attracts some attention. 1t is, that as Chief
Justice Chase refuses to hold court in Virginia
while that state is under military domination,
and As therefore there is no means of bringing
jeff Davis to trial, he be released forthwith on
his recognizance. The belief is strong at
Washington that Davis will be released within
the next ten days.
The operation of the bankrupt bill will pro-
badly be suspended until the LIST of June. A
resolution for that purpose has been introduced
in the Senate by Mr. Anthony, and meets with
favor.
The two houses are at serious l0ggerheads
on the subject of adjournment On Friday
night it was about agreed in caucus to adjourn
on Tuesday Of this week over to December
But Stevens, Butler, &c, who hold that such
an adjournment would be fatal to the impeach-
ment project, tiibustered in the House on Sat
arday against the resolution to adjourn on Tues.
day, 80 that no vote was reached The Senate,
however, passed the resolution, and sent it to
the House. On Monday, however, in conse.
quence of the active -hoIing of the i'm
parchment party over Sunday, the Senate re-
called its resolution. The House then, on
Monday, passed a resolutiod to adjourn on
Thursday Of this week, to meet again June,
September, October and November 1st, unless
the Speakers of the two houses shall declare,
by proclamation, that there is no necessity for
meeting on any Ofthose days. The Senate re-
jected this resolution, and adopted substi-
tute to adjourn on Thursday over to Dec lst
The House refused on Wednesday 10 concur
and insists on its own resolution. And thus
the matter hangs. 1t is said the President
will in few days prorogue the two houses
over to Dec. 1st, as he has the undoubted
right to do by the constitution, in case of their
inability to agree on day to adjourn.