The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-21
ON the National Capital
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ru.r.rnrnx Eth l2. 1881.
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Ms SUBSTITUTE IN THE HOUSE.

ANS SUBSTITUTE IN THE HOUSE. .
rning's Chronicle has faint appro-
bill adopted yesterday, in the early
the Sabbath morn. Its leader is en-
...- tactical Reconstruction" and contains
this sentence This fresh history of legisla-
ton is only another evidence of the folly OF at
tempting to restore the Union by any but thoi.
ough remedies, and we shall be re]oiceu -
notwithstanding the bitter persistency Oh S
opposition in the Senate, the recent rep 'ar an
quiesce in what must now more 'h ,ortion
near to them inevitable" The closins rho+
contains the "nub" of the entire Ps;saroa a fa.
it gives leave to "acquiesce is
al objection to many. - o,rront of ex
There was manifest s'ions Gu,
-0 w" r.,Iipo for and against the Sher-
49,, In chen the House assembled TINS MORN
- members gathered in knots about Mr.
cte.-o,,o sbeuabarger, Blaine, Bingham, and
,thers who had pronounced for or against the
conate's amendment When asked what
course he should pursue, the Pennsylvania
distinctly declared his intention to move anon
concurrence and the appointment of a confer
ence committee. The majority of Republicans
were against the bill, if judgment could be
made up by the opinions expressed in CONVEX
sation. 1t did not follow, however, that a ma
iority would vote against concurrence, because
there was feeling of doubt about getting any
thing this Congress. -r,...5I rD .ue
The Blaine amendment, whether regarded
as plan of reconstruction or simply as
means to relieve the Military scheme from
some of its objections, is alike unfortunate
Its introduction will in all probability kill the
bill, as there are enough Republicans who re-
gard it as Objectionable in its present shape, to
prevent its passage over the veto. Had not
this plausible scheme been offered, presenting
peculiar fascination to the men who dare not
meet the real issue, which is the destruction of
the rebel State organizations, the Military Bill
would have been thrown aside and the Louisi-
ana bill amended so as to be made general
This would have been acceptable to nearly all
Radicals in the House.
The objections made to the present bill are
not only those which rested against the militia
ry bill pure and simple, but are increased be-
cause the methods by which the reorganization
proposed is to be effected, can only work
through the present rebel machinery, since it
is not likely that Andrew johnson will allow
his subordinates to do otherwise. .sF e.0
In the Senate some of the best men are at
heart hoping for non-concurrence, in order
to effect the substitution of the Louisiana BILL
Tho caucus which was held by the Republi-
can Senators on Saturday morning and after
noon, was very animated, the discussion at
times becoming acrd and almost bitter. L un-
derstand that your Senators were divided, Mr..
Fessenden taking ground in favor of the
Blaine amendment, ION which the present one
is based) and Mr.. Morrill, against, because in
effect it recognized the right of the rebel gov
eminent to organize loyal ones,-the logic be-
ing that the present organizations being I'M
lawful, because based on Executive usurpa-
ton, therefore we will allow them to "acqui-
esce" in certain conditions and be empowered
to control the whole work of reorganization
tits pretense at accomplishing reformation
without regeneration; any callow divine will
tell you that is spiritual impossibility. Hen
derson and Brown of Missouri Fowler of Ten
nessee, Sumner and Wilson, Edmunds, Yates,
Wade, Frelinghuysen, Pomeroy and Ross,
Howard and Chandler all opposed the propos-
ed amendment. Sherman and Fessenden
Conness, Williams, Stewart, Cattel, Fogg, Ora
GIN, Morgan and Harris, with others. favored
it. .l1i e' a.'+s
Mr.. Sumner was almost insuted by CONFESS
of California, who has several times taken oc
casion to oppose the Massachusetts Senator in
manner which indicated personal resent
ment of some kind. am sorry to say that
there is too much feeling of this character
Much of the delay made in the House is due to
rapidly developing spirit of rivalry against
and jealousy of Mr.. Stevens-a feeling very
strongly developed in the hearts of several
members of the Ohio delegation. They are all
like Haman; their honors are as gall and worm
wood while Mordecai the Jewsits in the Kings
gate and the passers-by do him reverence.
A Committee of seven of whom Sherman
was chairman were appointed to prepare plan
on which all could agree. The one adopted
was their report. The caucus vote stood IA to
l5.-Senator Anthony, who was chairman. Civ
ing the decisive vote. Senator Sumner was
much dissatisfied, regarding it as virtual sur
render to the President of the fight made
against the rebel organizations
The telegraph will give you a statement of
to-days' proceedings. yeast" is the most ap-
proprlate word to express the uncertainty
which exists. l cannot better illustrate the
danger felt as likely to follow the success of
the measure than by relating little incident
which occurred when the House took it's recess
till this evening. A fine soldierly- looking man
was pointed opt to me as an ex-rebeI colonel
In passing down the stairway, was close be-
hind him and a companion and could not avoid
hearing the conversation. 1t related to the
pending bill. The Colonel said, as if replying
to question ~ -
Yes, that's all We want. Give us that and
then good by to the Jack Hamilton party. ''o3
Il hope the Democrats will vote for il. What
will they do?''-said the ColonePs COMPANION.
oh! they know what they're about They
understand it alr'-was the confident reply.
1 do not believe however that they will vote for
the bill, but will on the contrary 80 fibuster as
10 defeat it. Here Ileave it tonight Ta,e31
THE BOUNTY BILL. Jafe ID.
Your representatives voted against this
measure, not because they were opposed to the
proposed equalization, but because under the
provision which takes local bounties into ac-
count, the soldiers OF Maine will not be benefited
as much as by the present law-the one passed
last winter That gave bounty of 800 for three
years service to the early volunteers, without
regard at all to the bounties paid through local
influences. "a .rdo1 ..G.seH aoT1l-@ D.
ONE OF BRowNINGs APPOINTMENTS.
7. j. Kenney was appointed Chief Justice
OF the U. .. Court for the Territory of Utah in
the early part of Buchanan's administrations.
Soon after his arrival there he went in with
Brigham. There was schismatic faction of
Mormons known as Monisites, who were op-
posed to the Prophet. Kenney turned over
his court to Brigham in some way for the per-
secution of these people and under
pretended process their leaders were
murdered by a Mormon sheriffs posse
For this Kenny was removed. Then
Brigham had him sent to the 10Th Con-
gress as aTerritorial Delegate. Since then be
has resided in Nebraska. About year ago he
came here. AT the pro-rebel Grover's-Theatre
meeting, last ed of February, Kenney spoke
for Andy. Since then he has been an active
Bread and Butter" man. s'A" = ~ i-ii
Secretary Browning has just appointed this
sweet specimen a commissioner to proceed
west and investigate the Fort Phil Kearnev
Indian Massacre % ft-'.s Haa
THAT SPECIAL AGENCY
l see that Col Mann has been anno;ntad a
Special Agent of the Treasury Bepartment
There are some facts connected with this trans-
action which shall furnish in my next
THE CANCELLATION RUMoRs.
These all resolve themselves into a copfas-