New-York tribune., 1867-02-07
WASHINGTON.

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WASHINGTON Wednesday, Feb. O. 1867
In the Senate to-day the House amendment TO the
Tenure of Office bill was disagreedto. This compeis
the House to reeede or agree to o Committee OF
Conference The point in dispute is the right Oh tne
President to remove a Cabinet Minister WITHOUT .no
consent of the Senate. The House desires ana tho
Senate opposes this right. The debate to-day was
devoid of specal interest except for the introduction
Of thePrcsidents new plan of reconstruction by Mr.
Dixon and It's utter indignant and unequivocal re-
pudiati0n by Mr.. Salisbury Such o split IN the
johnson household wasuneXpected asst had Deeh re-
ported that the Dixon proposition was er odthedfd' ana
had the assent of all the Conservative brethren. Mr
Dooittle in discussing the Office bill, again prom
iscd TO prove one of these days that he and the
President stood by the Baltimore platform and that
It was rot they butethe Republican party who had
deserted it, TheBanlkrupt bill is certain to on
the motion to reconsider. telegraphc error IN yes
terdays dispatch to THE TRIBUNE made 1t appear
that Mr. Harris had entered the motion to reconsider
Mr. Harris changed his vote for this purpose, but Mr.
Wilson, who lad expressed himsef opposed to the
bill, and had voted against it, anticipated him in
entering the motion. The reconsideration of the
Colorado and Nebraska bills has been postponed to
await the arrival of Mr.. Nye who Is Oh his way here
from the Pacific. They could probably be passed
over the veto now but it is Thought better to make
sure of it, witieh can be done by a few days delay
The first portion OF the session Of tho House today
was occupied In the consideration of she Indian APP
priatioh bill. This bin has been before the House
daily since last EFiday and was to-day disposed OF
for tho present After q sharp debate between Kas-
son, Window. Thayer and schofcld, who told fear
ful stories Of the sufferinqs OF the Indians, and
the barbari,s of their white oppressors, the bill
WAS recommitted TO the COmmitee, with instructions
to strike out all appropriations excepting such
as arc for carrying out existing treaty stipuia-
tons. aud TO maintain only such Indians as are
new in the custody Of the tho United States.
Jenckcs's bill, regulating appointments in the
civil service, was next taken up, and thoroughly
discussed Just before the previous question on its
passage was about TO I've ordered Mr.. Mckee offered
an amendment to exclude from holding office all
persons who had engaged in the Rebellion. Mr..
Humphrey also presented an amendment to prevent
sfficeholders from using their offices for political
purposes. McKee's amendment nettled the DeInoe-
racy, and when Sehenck was about demanding the
preyious0ueston, LeI}ond and other Democrats rose
to debate the amendments. Points of order were
faised on both sides, and considerable squabbling
ensued when Stevens moved to lay the bill
on the table. This agreed to 10y the close
vote Of Il Yeas to 67 Nays The objection 70
the hill among the Republican members was that
its provisions were impractieablc. When the
vote was announced, Jenekes changed his vote
from NayitO Yea, in order that he might move re-
consideration of the vote and Brandagee immediately
moved to adjourn so that the bin might come up for
action the first thing tomorrow, when there would
be hope Of its passage. At this point very in
teresting maneHSering IN Parliamentary tactics oe
cured Stevens was very anxious to report to'thc
Fs,uee the bill flom the Reconstruction CV'3nfttec,
"To provide for the more efficient Government of
the insurrectonmy States7 He had Lgade several
efforts TO get the report before the House. but
through the activity of the Democrats failed in each
and he was about giving up when the friends OF the
sseasure resorted to little coup detat which
proved successful. The Democrats were &lxious,
not only to prevent Stevens from offering his
report bat also to kill Jcnckess bill; 80 while LIE
Blond. Fmck Niblack, aud others Of the nteuified
we're raining points of order and squabbling with
Jerckes'tO prevent him getting reconsideration OF
bis bill, Stevens man approached Jenckes ana tod
him what Stevens wanted, and asked him to Withdraw
his motion to reconsider. This Jenckes did, and
immediately afterwaTd Brandagee withdrew has
motion to adjourn. This left nothing IN the shape OK
business before the House. and before the Democrats
could see into matters correctly Mr.. Stevens rose
and was recognized by the Chair, and presented
his report thus oltwtting his Democratic brethren,
vho were thus fortunately prevented from giving
The House a siege of filibusterng, which they evil
5ently intended doing. During tho reading OF
gteyens's bin the members gathered around the Old
man and crowded the aises and listened with great
attention The bll seemed TO give entire Setlstaf-
zion TO all the Republican members, excepting, NAY
be- BiaehaIn, who tried to offer an amendment, but
failed Even be is iu favor, of the bll whether OF
not his amendment is adopted. Le Blond was the
Dnlv Democrat who stated his disapproval Of the bill
He asked Stevens when no intended asking Yole on
The massage of the BILL Stevens replied that he
would press vote tomorrow after an hours depate
% pond then went off into one of his spread-eagle
Io,nonts over the suffcrngs of the patriotic Democ
rocv IN which he implored Mr. Stevens not to press
throngb sueh an important and vital measure with
ont allowing ample time for debate and for the
Ime,can people TO see and read it. Mr. Stevens re-
pl;ed. in effect, that before noon tomorrow the
American peouIe will have read it, and if the gentle
man II BIondl should receive any toieerams from
the American people objecting to the BILL he would
before pressing il TO passage, hear them read and
debated and also that if the gentlemen of the House
were willing 20 have re-read 10 them tho thousands
of columns of speeches in The Globe already made
on the subject he would yield. When lie Blond had
finished the ItOnse adjourned.
The House Ways and Means Committee to-day
again resumed the consideration of the Tax bill, in
cluding the Whisky tax. The Committee hope to
flush the bill and have it ready to report by Friday
or Saturday. Notwithstanding there has been strong
pressure brought to bear upon the Committee to
secure a reduction Of seycnty-fve cents or dollar
per gallon Il was opposed by Commissioner Rollins,
md the measure was finally carried through the
Committee They have agreed TO an important pro-