The Van Buren press., 1868-12-22
Y1ox WAsxuoTox.

IRON WAs1IIoTox.
Special Di,pateA to ST. RepslicSS
WAsnxorou. Dec o
REcErrioN or PRESIDENTS NEssAor.
The only feature In Congress to day q
interest was the reception in both Houses
Of the Presidents message.
ITS KEcEPTIoS IN TnE SENATE.
In the Senate the routine Of business
had been proceeded with for half 40 hou,
when a recess was taken until o'clock
Upon reassembling. the Presidents mes
sage was announced from the Secretary
desk just as pamphlet copies we're bein,
distributed on the desks Of Senators. Lit
lie attention was paid to the reading OF
the message from any quarter, the 6ena
tors being otherwise engaged 10 writing
reading and conversing. A. that portion
ton OF the message relating TO the mill
tary expenses was reached, Mr.. Conness.
some what excitsdly. rose and moved tina,
the further reading bs diapensed with
Garrett Davis Instantly demanded g.
know the cause Of this extraordinary
motion. Mr.. Conness replied: "The
cause 10 this extraordinary message.
The question Was then put, and there be.
ing some doubt Of the vote, M. Cousess
asked for the yeas aud nays. Mr.. Whyte,
Reverdy Johnson's successor. arose for
his maiden speech. The vote appeared
about even, and Mr.. Whyte was listened
to with much at,eation. lie admitted the
improperly Of the threatening language
used by the President, but he hoped the
Senate would maintain ito self respect and
not establish an unjust precedent. Mr..
Wilson characterized the mes age - "the
untruthful rawlings Of disappointed and
bad man." Other Republican Senators
believed the reading would do no harm.
Mr. Hendricks thought the President had
8 right to use the language referred to.
Mr.. Howe objected 10 the further read.
ing. Gov. Morton thought the Senate
would detract from It's own dignity BY re.
fusing to hear the message. Mr.. Drake
said, very probably tina As they had sub.
wittcd to SO many insults from the same
quarter, 1t was scarcely necessary to miad
the last one. 1t being apparent that the
would last during the entire
day II allowed to 60 on, the Senate. with.
out reaching any conclusion. adjourned.
ITS RECEPTION IN THE HOUSE.
In the House the excitement over the
message was considerable. The docu-
ment Was submitted soon after It Was laid
before the Senate, and the Clerk proceed.
ed to read it. 1t attracted less attention.
IL possible. than In the senate. The gal.
leries we're only partially Oiled bat the A.
tendance on the door was large. An ef.
fort was made to stop The reading by
some outsiders, and, though majority
Of the Republican members would doubt
less have voted to discontinue ito read
ing. none seemed willing 10 submit the
motion. Some Of the prcmius"s '"c's.
bers carefully scanned the message "
portions SIX or r,gut pdahteaS Nwf8te
resolutions of censurc. and, 40 the read
ing was concluded. several attempted to
obtain the door, and much confusion re.
suited. Mr.. Washburn. Of Illinois. how.
ever, was the first recognized. and, 10 .
most emphatic manner, he denounced the
message, characterizing that portion Of Il
relating to the finances ~ downright re-
pudiation." Discussion from this point
ran high. and the interest throughout the
House was intense. Mr.. Broomall, who
had prepared long preamble including
resolutions. attempting to get the door.
but was interrupted BY several members
from the Democratic side. He said he
repudiatsd the message, and the House
and the country had repudiated the 81.
thor. The objection centered IN the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Our national credit should he sacred.
" observed, but In making provision fo'
our creditors, We should not forget what
Is due to the masses Of the people. 1t may
be assumed that the holders Of our secar'
tiles have already received upon theil
bondr 4 larger revenue than their original
investment measured By gold standard
Upon that statement OF facts Il would
seem but just and right that the six pei
cent. interest now paid BY the Govern
ment should he applied to the reduction
Of the principal IN semi.annual install
ments, which. In sixteen years and eigh
months, would liquilste the entire M
tionai debt Six per cent Ia gold would
at the present TINA b. equal TO 0 per cent
in currency. and equivalent 70 the pay
ment Of the debt one and half times u
fraction less than scvsnteeN years This
in connection with oil the other advan
tages derived from their investment
would afford TO the public creditors fai
and liberal compensation for the use 0
their capital. and with this they shoul'
he satisfied. The lessons Of the past Cd
monish the lender that Il 10 not well to b
over. anxious In exacting from the bot
rowers rigid compliances with the lstts
on the bond"
Mr.. Schcnck, who took the door iron
Mr.. Broomall, spoke very emphsticall
against the message, not only - IN ind
vidual member. but ~ Chairman Of th
Ways and Means COMMITTEES. He d.
nounced 1t as the most gross. shameless
and infamous and indecent message eve
sent to Congress BY . President OF tn
United States" lie was opposed I
having IL printed, and believed Il woul
disgrace the records Of the country.