Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-16
rORTaETm CONGRESS.

WAsniSGToN, March 14-SESATR.--The
Senate was not in session to-day.
HousE.-Thc proceedings were devoted
to general debate.
MIR. Highly argued that Congress was
bound 10 make appropriations for carrying
out treaty stipulatiops. He held that the
treaty making power was lodged exclusively
in the President and the Senate, and that
their action was q fnality.
Mcssrs Maynard, Wood, Washburne. OF
Wisconsin, and Cromwell. contended to the
contrary The latter also argued In favor
of an expansion Of the currency.
MIR. Dawes referred TO a proposition in
one OF the Cincinnati papers to issue 81
500 100000 in grcenbacks and divide up
among all the people OF the country, where
by every an, woman and child would have
ei00 He suggested whether the member
from Illinois would not 20 that bid and
fifty dollars better.
Mr.. Washburne. ot Wisconsin, referred to
Micawber's l. o. L. as the original author
iiy for such financial propositions
MIR, Bromwell said the question was Us
10 whether the debt was to be paid in good
faith
Mr. Dawes suggested that the question
was as to whether the debt be paid in good
iaith or in promises to pay.
MI. DEutuWcil cAiu tHbt TIC uoI uttcE III
voca,ei the idea OF paying the debt in ire
deemable currency.
Mr.. Selye advocated his bill to amend the
currency act. lie favored tho removal Of
the present restrictions on banking and cur
rency, and argued for contraction as a
means for return TO specie payments
Mr.. Jones addressed the House on ini-
parchment, arguing that the President had
acted conscientiously in the discharge OF his
duty.
Mr.. Boyer called attention TO the mode in
which tho House on Thursday last had
passed an amendment TO bill by which the
Supreme Court was deprived Of its jurs-
diction. NJ. Boyer said the amendment
was TO deprive the Supreme Court of jure-
dction in the McArdle case, and would
never have been suffered to pass without
objections had its real character been known.
Mr.. Blaine said the gentleman's position
was simply that his side OF the House was
not awake to see the point in the amend
ment.
Mr.Boyer admitted that the minority never
suspected the majority in that way would
effect escape from what would be believed
pending judgment Of condemnation from
the Supreme Court. lie contcnded the act
should have been passed openly. Blaine
said the Supreme Court obtained jurisdic-
ton by act Of Congress. Was that illegals
Boyer admitted whatever frauds may be in
the case il is mot punishable by law. He
thought the majority had no occasion to re-
sort 10 devices Of this description.
MIR. Williams inquired IL he said the
Chairman Of the judiciary Committee had
acted in bad faith. Boyer said he was viii
ling what he had said should remain. vii
liams remarked that his recollection was that
hat go nH nat =.
man from Ohio, Mr. Schenck. Bower did not
relieve the gentleman from Ohio from the
charge Of knowing the character OF the
amendment Williams understood he shifts
the charge from the shoulders of Wilson o.
Iowa, 10 the shoulders OF the gentleman
from Ohio.
Mr.. Boyer said that the gentleman could
not put words into bis mouth. What he
said Was without personal malice. lie had
great reeptct for both the gentlemen from
Ohio and the gentleman from Iowa
Mr. Schenck explained his action in the
matter.
Mr.. Boyer asked If Mr.. Schenck ever saw
he amendment before il was offered.
Mr.. 6chenck declined any admission that
le was bound to be catechised or cross quss
toned said be had never heard the amend |
nent read or seen II but be did hear mo- |
cent before that . good thing TO accomplish |
good object, just such o. was accomplish
q might be obtained by putting an amend |
rent on the bill. lie was glad of having
he opportunity OF hearing such amend
nents, and he was not 80 stupid but he
ouid SEE as soon rs il was read what liz
o)ect was. aud give his concurrence. He
sd iosl confidence in a majority Of the Su-
feme Court; he believed they had usurped
power when they undertook to settle cues
IONS purely political, and il he found them
,ouslng power by attempting 10 arroeate
,su'ction, and he could take away power
~ repeal OF the statute he would do II.
"a n boyer SAID that was = very manly
Anu courageous declaration.
MI. Holman while sami;,i,c that ,he
Amenomeos was german, asked n ~ vrs
nj. ochenck merely replied that n. -
willing that the ame ndmen, shon,s ~ cr.,s
y. anu ne thousht his responsibility 1, the
,entlemen ended there. They might % "a
heir constituents and apologize.
After further debate, Mr.. Allison forh NJ
losent colleague, Mr.. Wilson. said NO n,s
Der asked an explanation OF the ,t,.c, -
ne amendment No division was usked a.,
ma IL passed, he believed, without a divis
on ossN
i, Ar. Boyer expressed himself ,p,en, with
ne result. Enough admission had haen
made by the gentleman from Ohio IN s.sisfv
nm and the country.
Aner further debate the House sdioasred.