Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-22
WASHINGTON.

The President to day sent message TO
the House OF Representatives vetoing the
Arkansas admission bill. He says his AZ
prevail of the bill would be an admission
that the Reconstruction acts oil Congress
were proper and constitutional His opin
ions, he asserts in reference % those meas
ures have undergone no change, but on
the contrary lave been strengthened ly
the results which have attended th,ir exc
cuton.
The President goes on to say that If Ar
kans IS is not j. State in the [ mon THIS bill
does not admit il as n State. II on the
other hard il Is a State IN the Union no
legislation is necessary 10 declare it enti-
tel to repfesentatl0n.
Mr.. J ahnson says al that ia necessary to
secure Arkansas in oil ls constitutional re-
lations 10 the government is a decision by
each House upon the eligibility of those
presenting themselves for admission To
Congress from that State. This. says Mr..
johnson. is the plain and simple plan of
the constitution. and he once more ear
nes,ly recommends that II be adopted.
The President quotes from the bill the
prescribed fundamental conditions upon
which Arkansas is declared entitled to rep
resentation, and says he is unable to find
in the constitution any warrant by which
StDHI0hS ulty useuuic yOWSi W iiuIOCC Iuu-
damental conditions on q State which has
been duly admitted into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States in
I'll respects.
To give Congress the power to regulate
the elective franchise would be to reverse
the fundamental principles Of the Republic.
After referring TO other Objectionable
| features Of the bill, the President concludes
by asking. Would 1t not DO the part OF
wisdom to take for cur guide the Federal
Constitution rather than resort TO measures
which, looking only TO the present, may in
q few years renew, In an aggravated form,
The stIiie caused by legislation which has
been 81 ill-ilmod and unfortunate
The taA bill reported IN the House to day
xes tie tax ON whisky at 60 cents. The
| iiper qualities Of tobacco are reduced from
80 10 50 cents TL.fe Il not much change
on e.her kinds The bill is leng, embracing
| Tie administrative section On the subjects
| contained In the Tax bill heretofore reported
| The President to-day sent 10 the Senate
| the following nominations. VIM. w. Moore,
| who is the conservative member OF the
| Board of A Aldermen, to be Postmaster Of
| Washington, IN plsce of Sayles J. Bowen,
whose commission has expired Annrcw j.
Monlder. Surveyor General Of California;
John l.. Framer, Assessor Of Internal Rev
cnue for the Fifth, aud Thos 5. Petit, As
SCISSOR for the Second District Of Kentucky.
The President pardoned II. Heth, vino
| was Major General in the rebl army, upor
the recommendation Of General Schofeld
| and others.
| Gen. Grant gave q private reception to
Minister Burlingsmc and suite. at his resi-
deHce, this evening.
| W. NJ. Evarts has formally declined the
| position VI Attorney General offered him
by toe President. II is understood that he
has written letter on the subject.
Secretary McCulloch stated to . member
| of Congress to-day that he had no intention
a present Of resigning; he had had no init
nation from tho President that his pres
eucc in the Cabinet Was not wanted.
The leading financial men Of the Senate
and House are preparing IN important
financial measure, which will be reported
early next week. Il 10 designed TO meet, in
some measure, the difficulty which now ex-
lists relative to taxing United States bonds