The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-16

floor yielded few minutes TO Mr. NcuoIsos, ldeml
OF Dol, who expressed briefly bis condemnation OF Tue
proposed measure and had read by tho CLERK an exacs
Of lser bearing on tue consttutonal power q Con-
gress from Governor Morris to Timothy Pickering
Me- WOOD then took the door and addressed the House
momap, was the crisis Of the country II required very
| and humiliation. Since last Monday what had the
coustry seen An attempt lay sacrilegous hands on
the Supreme Court of the United States. That Judiciary
department. had hitherto remained free from potcai
p.uieons. by little further advance in carrying cat
noples Judicial bin Congress might declare
that the Supreme Court could decide against act
OF Congress- There had bcen three other propositions
made any one Of which was calculated to alarm the
one OF the most llustrous officers OF the army.
that The from New York should eosne S
sell 70 the subject under discussion The House had
General Hancock was not up at all.
the SPEAKER pro tenn (Air Gafdeld) in the chair over
Nr. WooD proceeded and enumerated number three
the unprecedented and remarkable transactions which
nad occurred IN the Executive Department In tna'
connection he said that without the consent OF the Pre
dent and in violation OF implied pledge on the part
OF the incumbent OF the War Office Mr.. stanton mad
been thrust back by the Senate the position from
which he had been displaced The fourth measure was
the bin under consIdaraton-a bin without title
child without name and probably without father
a monstrosity--a measure The most infamous Of the
many infamous acts Of this Infamous Congress-
Mr.. BINGHAM trep) OF ONO. made question OF order
on The last expression Of Mr. Wood.
The SPEAKER required the words excepted to to hs
Tho expression written out by the Go,s reporter
and read from the Clerks desk.
The verbs having been read Mr. R'ss tdeml 9. ILL.,,
suggested ocuiary that Mr. Wood use the words $50
| called" loud laughter.l
was order. and had read by the Clerk zoe sixty
first rule OF the House. to the effect that ii when
he ssall be liberty proceed; il otherwise he snail
DO permitted to proceed in any member object
Speaker added that the gentleman from New York had
| the right TO proceed II no member objected.
aks hack sss S ms see an M
MANY members the republican sde-"Tnat vi
The SPEAKER aga in informed Mr. Wood that If he De-
sired to explain he had the opportunity to do 50.
Mr. WcoD rose and sad-Mr Speaker, have no ex
The spkAxER-Then the gentleman can only proceed
with his remarks by the consent OF the House
The SPEAKER put The question whether the gentleman
from New York should be allowed 70 proceed and there
Mr. ELp:ipGr, dem. Of Wis, called for the yoas and
inc question was taken by yeas and nays. and 70.
suited yeas, 80; nays. lOs. SO dr. Wood no& al
| lowed 10 proceed.
Mr. DAWES, lrepl Of Muss, then moved sbo following
Resolved, That Fernando Wood, r,embec Of the House
rs na the Ssa q the SsM HOUSE, the @ N
tosity measure the mos infamous OF e,nany Infamous
This HOUSE, Slender i forth.
pronounce at the b4y of ilouse
Mr.. aLDElpcS moved TO lay tho ressiut ron The
| sable
The motion was decided in tho negative
| The previous question was thea seconded and the
House proceeded tovoe by yeas and nay tho adop
ton OF the resolution The resulted ioiows:-
Yeas, I'D; nays 3Sa strict party resoll-
| toa was adogtoa.
e The SrEAbaR, accordance with resolution, pro-
csacd to administer TO Mr.. Wool in fol.
| lowing wosi3:-Mr. Fernanco Wood Nays treaties
| laws privileges usages Parliament from
which We acrvo Sne fundamental principles Of par.
#mentarg Jaw, IN speakias ct occurrences ike
| teat whsVh has caused the vote the result
| az which his jest been announced thus speaks
| 1t IS obviously unbeccmng pormit Often
EXPRESSIONS against tho caarncttr and conduct
Parliament be used without rabuSc for they
tlot oniy contsmpt OF that high Cours, bat calculated
90 degrade LEGISLATURE tbs estimation tie
fcope II directed against The other House and passed.
over wishontctDsure, tncy would appear to duplicate
| One Hn~se IN sscouresy to the Other II against the
aonse which tho words spoken il would be impos
sibc t. overlook The dissespect q onr OF rs
1 bcrs Words ot objectionable character are never
SPOKEN but anger and when cai!ed 70 orc The
mus see the error into which ne has been mlslcd
should he all to satisfy the Hc.so he
; win Se punished by rcprimaador by commitment
Having violated this, the universally recog nzed
parliamentary law, the House ordered us censure
10 b. pronounced upon you 10y resdng cicer 1nis
daty having been performed You viii your scat
M. Ross inquired wholber Dr. Wood having paid the
| penalty not entitled 70 tbs bcauco OF his hour
Tho SPEAKER replied that tho Aeuso had decided other
iir woeo sad he werld ike the House 10 permit him
osdns BIS remarks. ,tDcrsivc laughter FROM Tie re-
fhc se,1KER said that could arly be done By recon-
sHerasoa o. The vote resiny e lot the gentleman pro
coed.
Mr.wooD sad:-sr i shall finish them before the
Nj. RoyER. tdeml Of Pa, moved that the gentleman
ir5p NeN York SHOULD haze leave 70 print his rcdlar1S
| The srgA1lG sad That would require unaninoa
| sent OF the House.
| Unanimous objection came from the republican side
Mr. gscK tdem) of KY. one OF the two minority m N
| beers of the Reconstruction Committee, floor to
argue against tho bill he coul, understand tue position
laAenby the gentleman from Pennsylvania Air. Svsnsl
tnat nc Reconstruction acts wcre entirely OUTSIDE OF
constitution but he ceua net understand the gentleman
from Ohio (r Brgha,n In announcing that Ia suppari
ing TIE OH he vas entirely Ia accoriaace with
,stuiion. II bold had been ars ucd
that because Congress might reduce The number OF
Judge 10 three u ceud also dictate to that
decide constitutional question. Sir
keck reed an extract from arg ment OF Mr. Bingham
before ne Assass nation Military Commission prove
eoms Inconsistency between aud bs present potiIiou
Sir. BIsGn4a declared mat what he said thar &C.
casion was quite consiAen Wiih AIS present position
nr DICK SAID he had read u part OF the gentemaus
argument,
s,r. bisGHAx declared that the language imputed to
him was nos in that argument N me connecton Il,
which the gentleman ffonl Kentucky was using IT,
Dir haeAi say y IS IN tae Speech and nave read il
bir MOOD made the point Of order that Mr. Bingham
Aaa ueod uupaFiialnenary language ana had charged
LIE gentleman IRON Kentucky wisa Issenood.
fie SPEAKER pr ieEl. Cir aribgrd. o, \. " in tic
Sir. BECK remarked taat h. saould have answered in
very different Ian IL sacD charge mad been made
III. Beck continued hs argument against the bin a. "a
tie republican sue d the House the great principles On
WHICH Tue democratic party p4Gnts0 Itself. laey were
equal exact jaslce 70 81 men. support Of the
safe guvcfnmens al Their iih.s Us The srcst bai-
,garg pst antl.Tenuucsa Ter lenries: Tho upr,n,sr
81 military authority; freedom oi resgion X
,he pres aid o. persop. GnAsr sae protection OF zoe
nabeas Carpns nrn trial ~ iuros. iinfartliy selected
~. fAsAsH 9Rrd, Cep3 y H., addressed the Eouss
ia a.ppgI 81 tic bl!L Tat b! pcfsogal
lNerv freedom gpeecl !fo2-pui U. the pres free
loui d. person AID lar tlai ~ jury. NJ par Of tho
t.l ,r1n1sN NitH tnpse c1usututona principe. OF
which the house mai h4arl lnacA la quolei from
iAr OF the reiteIne gOurt N the Q. tue
Brilliant, " the pg.as cases - sO~ that the Court
ara recognize as o. the inEIrrecuOu4 fy states az
aUt8Uty eAistag states. lbey nd acted jnis
cai0td uGyicua, bus AS states, ad haa DIS
AeNeV their connection with cue constitution .. lne
iuiggi S.aeA 1Lelr TERRITORY Gunng var IA
caeMyH territory Eseu SIR johnson haa aCcarc4 by
organization a4r tis ihat bs evil governments. II
a tiie seDei.cla States had Deen orerhr0wn Ia.
la r. c1t governments tnafs Did ihosc Slates
&c ara The suddenly us from