The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-19

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fered his feelings to lead him astra.
and to pronounce sentiment in thi
chamber to-day that will render it i'm
proper for him to sit as q judge upor
such case.
Mr.. johnson regarded the tone Of TIT
Presidents speeches on the 22d of Feb
ruary, and on his trip to the West as be
meath the dignity of his Office; but thai
did not prove him untrue TO his coun
try or usurper. In concluding, he safe
the biographer of President johnson
would say no President ever labored
more zealously to cure the wound which
secession had inflicted on the country
or more honestly endeavored to plac.
the country on o footing to command
the admiration of the world not only
to work out for us o national reunion
but for that greater virtue of securing
to every individual citizen the rights
which the Constitution has conferred
upon him. :,
Mr.. Howe spoke briefly of Johnson''
speech as committing him (Johnson) as
much in favor of the President, in case
of trial for impeachment, as Sumner had
himself, against him. -, S. Re
Mr.. Lane protested against an at
tempt to abridge the fullest liberty OF
debate in the Chamber; while it may
not be proper to speak discOurteOusly
of heads Of the Government, he claimed
the right to criticize the actions OF such
officials, when measures were under
consideration regulating their powers
Mr.. Lane then proceeded to consider
the necessity and propriety OF the pas
sage of the bill.
Mr.. Sumner offered modification OF
his amendment to make all appoint
ments of saleries of 1900 or upwards,
either by the President or other heads
of the Department with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and no ap-
pointments can be made without such
action of the Senate.
Mr.. Howe renewed his amendment,
rejected few days since, to strike out
the exceptions Of Cabinet Ministers IN
the first section of the bill, he had found
strong argument for it in the announce:
ment that Cowan would DO rendered
the Secretaryship of War; he would op-
pose any such appointment.
Mr.. Cowan said there was not o par
ticle of foundation for the story.
Mr.. Howe's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Edmunds offered the following
amendment to the 18th section, provi-
ding that the President shall have pow
or to make and deliver, after adjourn:
ment of the Senate, commissions for all
officers whose appointment shall have
been advised and consented to by the
Senate, and adopted, aud the bill passed,
yeas %, nays 9. -r- --r-- .-
Mr.. Grimes rose to personal eIpla-
nation. He read an extract from the
Iron Age newspaper, charging him with
endeavoring to influence the Finance
Committee from interested motions,
and insinuating that it was on account
of his connection with the hardware
business and in cutlery shop in New
York. Mr.. Grimes denounced the state
ment as a gross Islander. He was once
engaged in the hardware trade, but had
no connection with it since August
18th, 1864, and had never been interested
in cutlery firm.
Mr.. johnson and Mr.. Fessenden spoke
ON this subject, sxhonerating Mr.. Grimes
entirely from accusation. Mr.. Fessen'
den, in the course Of his remarks, spoke
of newspaper attacks made upon
Special Commissioner Wells, and said
they were unqualifiedly false and ma
liciOus.
Mr.. Poland moved to take up the
bankrupt blk The motion was agreed
to, but before proceeding with its con-
sidcration the Senate went into e1ecu-
tive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Epson, the Post
Office committee was instructed to en-
auire into the eIpediency of establish
ing certain post roads in Michigan.
On motion of Mr.. Ritter, the commit
tee on Agriculture was instructed to en-
auire into the expediency Of reporting
a bill prohibiting the Commissioners OF
Agriculture from the purchase OF dis
tri5ution seeds, plants and flowers COM
mon to the United States.
The Speaker presented executive doc
uments, &C., as follows: ga
From the Governor of Kentucky, an
nouncing tho rejection BIZ that State OF
the constitutional amendment. Laid on
the table. r.
Mr.. Hill gave notice that he would in
troduce q bill for suspending for two
years the further retirement or cancel
lation of U. S. legal tender treasury
notes.
The House then proceeded to the con
sideration of Stephens reconstruction
bill.
The. pending question was MIR
Bingham's motion to refer the bill tc
the joint committee on Reconstruc
ton.
Mr.. Donnelly spoke in favor of the
bill. The Government had some RICH,
to subordinate the wishes of rebels t.
the welfare of the nation. 1t was the
duty of Congress to commence at the
yery bottom and build up. The word
slavery having ceased, the blacks be
came instanter a part of the people, and
Congress should recognize no attemp,
at reconstruction which ignored them
sooner or later. The American people
would reach tho reconstruction OF the
rebel States on basis of impartial jus
tice and equal rights, and all attempt
at reorganization on different bash
would he but Temporary and destruc
tive. The American people would no
long tolerate the carnival Of yiolenc,
and murder now raging in the rebe
States.
Mr.. Eldridge spoke in opposition t.
the bill. He knew it was of LITTLE
avail to offer any resistance to the set
tied decree of the majority Of the House
but it was sad to sit silent and see TIT
republic 60 to ruin. With the passag<
of this bill must die every vestage Of ,
constitutional government. If the bill
itself did not proclaim the fact, its au
thor, Mr.. Stevens, had boldly pro
claimed that if was revolutionary ant
submissive, and rs Stevens will ap
peared to be law to this House, would
Congress and would the people submit
to such dictation. No constitutional
power or authority for this bill, abso'
iutely none. Its provisions were false in
theory and in fact, and as destructive
of the Federal power ss of the States
there never was more abomnible doc
trine than that which asserted the fighi
Of the Government TO hold the late re
bellious States rs conquered Territory
II persistedSin and scquiescd in by tn
people it wouldgoverthrow the Repub
lie and establish despotism on it
ruins. ..---
Mr.. Randall, from committee on Cur,