The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-11
Eow CONGRESS- RECEIVED THE
MESSAGE.
The Wrath of the Senate.
JonuSon'S Republication Scheme De-
nOunced.
The Wrath of tn,



The country may properly coDGratu-
late itself upon having got the last of
Andrew JOhnson'S annual messages.
II Is such document rs was never be.
fore sent TO Congress, and it received
such treatment Ms no other message eV-
er received. The indignation it excited
at the Capitol WIS something with
which the people cannot help sympa-
and tue condemnation poured
upon the head of the bad man whose
name il bears will doubtless be echoed
from one end OF the land to the other.
The Senate received the message from
the Presidents private Secretary at ex-
many persons in the galleries, for the
populace expected scene at the other
end OF the Capitol. TIE Clerk began
its reading just rs the printed copies
were distributed among the Senators.
lie had read about ten minutes, not
having reached the atrOcious paragraph
in which the President advocates repu-
diAttOn through non payment OF inter.
est on our bonds, when Mr.. CONFESS
rose and Indignantly moved 10 dispense
with the further reading of the dOcu-
ment.
The wrath and contempt OF Senators
had been granually rising. One could
see that easily enough from the gale
ries. The proposition to quit reading
was, however, no less novel than as.
founding, at fist decided majority of
Senators seemed to be opposed to such
severe treatment OF the emergency.
Garrett Davis caught at his brenth.
and managed TO say that the motion
Was most extraordinary.
YES" responded ConneS5, "and the
message IS most extraordinary; such II
one no other President ever sent 10
Congress-" Warming to his subject,
he went on to say that it WAS TRADE OF
abuse, an indecent attack upon Con-
Ercss, tissue of malignant fnlsehouds.
This language caused decided seusa.
ton. Several Senator's rose to speak.
Two or three appealed to COnness TO
Withdraw his motion. Others urged
him 10 pass it to IA vote, aud there was
some confusion.
Vice President Wade called for a vote
on the motion to stop the reading and
on the Uipd uOcs answer declared that It
had carried Mr.. Davis and others
wanted a yea and nay vote, and SO that
was ordered.
Meantime there had been some prI-
vate consultation, and as its result Mr..
CONFESS said he was willing to with
draw the motion If II was thought best,
MIR. Cameron replied that he would at
once renew IT, and SO it was not with
drawn. Mr.. Howe said: 1.-THE message
was indecent in its character. The Con-
stitution does not give the President
any right 10 send US such message,
nor does II impose upon MS the duty of
listening to such a!message."
Messrs Morton and Wilson concurred
In pronouncing II full of misrepresenIa-
ton, but thought the Senate had better
read II through. Mr.. Cameron charac-
terlZed Is as unfit to go on the Senate
Journal, and wanted it thrown upon
the table ut once. Governor Morton
reminded the Senate that the President
had Eht TO communicate his views
In his own way, adding TINT he hImsef
thought the message as bad one MS IL
could be. Mr.. Wilson spoke of 1t as
the rawlings OF Il bad, disappointed man.
Mr.. Drake characterized it as the last
kick of n defeated executive, which il
was not worth while to mind,
y majority OF the Senate seemed 10
think otherwise, for when at this point
MIR. EdmOnds moved an adjournment
It was carried without division. Thus
the Senate, outraged beyond restraint,
refused for the first time in its life TO
hear message from the White House.
While there was some division of On!u-
ion amoDS Republicans as TO the prO-
PTiety of allowing 1t to be read, there
was none in condemnation OF its doe
tTines, or in protest against its wicked
pie" for the late rebellion.
THE HOUSE.
,,a hns mG ,sn took the reading OF the
..,nu IaAeAlS- 4ub Iueu Rhl-
leFS was crowded, though evidently
not SO nucn 10 hear the document
reau as 10 see now 1t was received by
the representatives. Clerk McPhSrsoy
seemed impressed with the gravifv NJ
his mission, and read the pSoes n n
loud and clear voice, easily fi1iino The
Chamber. Very few members nniS
any attention TO him, however. NM
of them lett the floor; others wrote lei-
tiers; several read newspapers, litue
knots gathered for Laughter and con.
versation, and there was n buzz OF
small talk throughout the room.
As the Clerk read the last lines, sew
eral members rose. Mr.. Washburue,
OF Illinois, got the floor, and in a few
grave, measured words denounced the
message Tor Its population doctrines,
speaking OF the document as disgrace
inll IN the extreme. Fernando Wood,
th9t plnk OF propriety, called him TO
oEueE' hoIulng that he had no right TO
use the word disgrAceful in connection
with any message from the President.
The Speaker ruled OF course that snv
member had n right to speak of IL as he
pleased 80 long rs he kept within tho
bounds of decorum. Messrs. Wood
randall and Eldridge all tried 10 sneak
at once, all evidently meaning 10 raise
further points OF order. Mr. WISH
6nrne refused to yield the floor and the
speaker was obliged to BharpIv r0n
them TO order and direct them 10 take
their seats.
Mr.. Broomall wanted the floor 10 of.