Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-20
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-Among the Eom-
inations rejected by the Senate yesterday
were II. A. smythe. Minister TO Austria,
and A. X. Dallace, Postmaster at Nation,
III. The President has nominated II. r.
Hay Secretary legation al Florence. The
Senate confirmed the nomination OF +. &.
Sherman, postmaster al Chicago.
10 compliance With an act of Congress
the President hiss issued proclamation an.
nouncing the ratification Of the fourteenth
amendment N the Constitution by the L.
rislatures Of South Carolina and Louisiana.
Last night Minister Burlingsme literally
entertained the representatives Of the Pfcss
Ia this city al the Metropolitan Hotel. 1t
vas intended % . mark OF bis Appreciation
of the kind term 10 which thep have hereto.
fore spoken Of him In cosncctton with bic
er,at miesion. General Banks occupied The
line.me. and on his right and leit at Chin
and san. who are next in rank to Mr.. Bur.
lipgame
The President this afternoon sent q mes.
sage TO the two Houses of Congress, sug-
costing the desirability of certain amend
menis 10 the Constitution Of the United
States. He said u must be conceded that
time hat developed imperfeetions In tue
Constitution, the reformation Of which has
been demanded by the best interests Of the
county.
The first defect the Presieent.calls st,eu.
ton to IL In the clauses providing for elect.
ing President and Vice President and he
deems Il important TO 30 amend these
clauses - to secure thier election by direct
vote Of the people.
such an amendment. be says, was urged
by President Jackson during the eighth year
Of his administration, and the President in
support Of his views quotes at some length
from Jackson's state papers.
Mr. Johnson proceeds 10 urge. that under
the party organizations which have pre-
vailed for years, the essential rights Of the
people have been - efiectuauy cut OF and
destroyed % II the Consultations had prohib
tied their exercise. The danger Of ) defeat
OF The popular choice In ~ election By the
House Of Representatives u NOT greater than
In an election made nominslly By The peo-
pic themselves, when BY laws Of party or.
ganization and BY Constitutional provision,
requiring the people TO vote for electors In.
stead Of for President and vice President,
IL made impracticable for sny citizen to
be candidate except through the pressure
Of party nomination, and for any voter 70
cast his suffrage for any other can.
didats than the one thus brought forward.
Parties may be . valuable safeguard Of pop
ular liberty, but when they are perverted 70
purpose of bed ambition, they Gro liableto
become the dangerous instruments for over.
throwing the Constitution itself.
The President then prcceeds 70 urge thai
recent events have shown the necessity Ol
an amendment 70 the Constitution distinctly
defining tho persoss who shall dischaeel
the duties Of President Of the United States
In the event OF vacancy In that once By
death, resignation or removal Of both thu
| President and Vice President.
The next point 10 that 1t would b NOR
consistent with the services Of our form .
Government II the Senaton Weoo chosoG
| The President COntends that The O6iectioD
demand argument.
The Prestdsut next sukgeees IN amend
meni to limit the teDurc of the Ju6icia
Offices OF the United States to . term of :
years. He makes NO argument In suppol
Of this proposition.
Accompanying the message The Preoider
furnishes full text Of amendments, whic
he proposes be adopted To the C0nsaituti0l
The President makes An argument In suE
port of his views. that such vacancy shout
be filled from the Executive departmer
rather than from either the legislative q
judicial departments. lie says: "Havin
been brought almost face TO face with d
question, it seems an eminently proper tin
for us to make the legislation conform 10 Ii
language. intent and theory Of the Const
tuition. and then place the Executive Depar
ment beyond the reach OF usurpation. On
re move from the Legislative and Judici
; departments every temptation TO combil
tor the absorption Of all the power Of Il
Government"
The Senate Judiciary Committee ha,
agreed to report back the House bill fixir
the time for holding an election In the Sta
of Virginis. The Committee maintain th
Z no further legislation 10 necessary TO NAL
valid the 14th amendment TO the Constii
tion. They hold that no State can VT
. draw Its ascent after having adopesd IT,
. The President still delays his veto messaa
CoDgre0men ere generally anxious 70 q
. ish the business Of the session and get ava
An adjournment, however, will not pro
, ably take place before saturday of ne
week.
I WASHINGTON. July ia large Dem
cratic Mass meeting was held in TreI
City Hall last night. A salute of 100 guI
was fired. while band of music Was pla
ing. Speeches were made BY Senator Do
! little, Representative Trmble Of Kentuck,
Gen. Ewing and others. Other Senate
were prevented by inpispositiOn from a,
DRESSING the meotipC