The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-18
CONGRESS. Hd SESSION.
SENATE.


the delay experienced in collecting
bounties and back-pay.
Mr. Ramsey, from the Post Office
Committee, reported House bill, fixing
the compensation of post office and
route agents at not less than $500 nor
more than $1,000 annually. 1t was
passed
On motion OF Mr.. Chandler, the Sem
ate, by a vote of 20 against 10, took up
the Niagara Falls Ship Canal bill, of
last session.
Mr.. Edmund's moved to strike out
the section providing that the act shall
not take effect unless the Legislature
of New York give its assent within
two years.
The bill was made the special order
for tomorrow.
House bill to amend an act authori-
Zing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
to construct a railroad from a point
between LennOxville and Monocacy
Junction, Maryland, into the District
of Columbia, by a provision that the
extension into the District shall be on
such line and to such place as author
lied by Congress and no other, was
passed.
Mr.. Morrill, reported bill to prevent
illegal voting in the District of Column
bia and for other purposes, with amend
ments. The amendments provide for
the appointment by the Sunreme Court
lions for the city of Washington and
three for the city of Georgetown, whose
duty it shall be, biannually Snd prior
10 each election, to prepare list of per-
sons qualified 10 vote in said cities.
Mr.. Lane called up the bill to regu-
late the appointment Of Pension agents.
Mr.. Fessenden said he objected to the
kind of legislation contained in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all offices filled
since the 1st of October.
Pending the consideration of the bill
the morning hour expired and the
regular order, which was the bill 10
regulate the tenor of office, was taken
Mr.. McDougal spoke against the
! bill.
Mr.. Wiley replied to Mr.. CONFESS
remarks oil, yesterday, stating that the
| President had appointed in West Va.
! those who abused him most. One
man named Long had been appointed
Postmaster at Wheeling; he was editor
| of the Wheeling Register. Mr.. Wiley
read extracts from the paper named,
| dated March 18th, l4th and 18th, 1865,
in which the President is denounced as
a drunkard, idiot, &c.
Mr.. johnson asked when that ap-
pointment was made, and if it had been
confirmed.
made in August, and had not been con-
tirmed.
Mr.. Cowan said it was impossible
when so many appointments were 10
be made, to avoid an occasional mistake.
Mr.. Hendricks replied to the former
| remarks of Mr.. Sumner, defending the
| President for removing men from Office
who were opposed to his policy, and
placing in Office men who were in SYM
| pathy with him. He said that in nine
cases out of ten where the President
had removed anybody. he had ap;
pointed in his place man who voted
the Lincoln and johnson ticket in 1864
Abiding to the alleged remarks of the
President, that he would kick certain
men out of office, he expressed his
doubts whether the President used it
though he had not taken upon himsel
the task of reading all the speeche:
made by the President on his way t
Chicago and back.
Mr.. CONFESS reviewed the political
difference between the President anC
Congress, saying the responsibility wa
not with Congress. The President, b,
said, would not have restricted himsel
to 400 removals had not the Senate stoot
in the way
Mr.. DooIittle favored a tenure of OF
fee during good behavior. The powe
of removal, whether placed in tn
r hands of the Senate or executive, wa
{ liable TO abuse. As to the Philadelphia
Convention and gentlemen who par
ticipated in it, he claimed for himsel
and those who acted with him, the mos
patriotic motives. He would not speal
at length on this topic now, but at
future time expected to prove that tn
| policy of the administration was tn
! policy of Lincoln, from which the Re
publican party had departed.
Mr.. Howe said that inasmuch as hi
colleague had spent good deal of tim
= in attempting to demonstrate that prot
lem already, and as about two-third
of the people had failed to see it, he di
not think that it would pay for him t
try to demonstrate it any more.
Mr.. Doolittle said he could demon
strate it from his colleague
speech on the question of admitting Al
kansas to representation.
Mr.. Howe denied that any such thin
could be proven from his speech refer
= red to.
Mr.. Sumner replied to the remarks {
several Senators against the pendin
}. proposition, which was an amendmeI
,s offered by him. He congratulated ii
l. President on having found so able
defender and champion as Mr.. Her
bricks, and would say before this col
troyersey was ended the PresideI
would need all the ability, all the exp
); rience and all the powers of debate
q the Senator from Indiana.
al After further debate the Senate al
d journed.