Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-13

en the amendment. He desired to see il the
senate would lay down the principle tha: ene
man could hold a multituds Of onices
Mr.. Nye thought sucn was the Democratic
doctrine.
Mr.: Hendricks.-NOt so: in the good old Dem
on our sta,ute-book prohibiting q man from
holding more than one ONCE of profit.
Mr. Nye.-Why don't the Democratic party
extend the principle TO nominations for ONCE.
and say q man shall not be q candidate for one
ONCE and prospective candidate for another.
Mr.. Sumner.-For Governor Of a State and
President, for example. [Lanehter.l
Mr.. Nye then stated that Mr.. Bowen's COM
mission as postmaster expired In March last,
and he held on by reason of the President not
seeing Mt TO appoint another man In his place,
and the Senator tMr. Hendricks) had so much
influence in that quarter that no doubt he could
have new appointment made at once.
Mr.. Thayer said the whole matter was in the
control Of the President, who could remove
Mr.. Bowen when ever il suited him.
Mr.. Hendricks.-Well, then you believe the
tenure. .of-office act unconstitutional.
Mr. ThayeTINo; l have my own private
punish him for violatingit.
Mr.. Morton asked what officer had the power
70 issue certificates Of election, and whether
there was any remedy row provided in the
courts for the adjudication OF contested cleo.
ton cases.
Mr.. Harlan said the Register of the city is
sued the certificates, and he then read from the
eqnate remedy now existed.
Mr.. Bnckalew explained why he should vote
against the amendment. He knew a member
of the Committee on Contingent Expenses that
Mr. Bowen only acted as one of the clerks here
during the recent investigation into the ac.
counts, and that he had no idea Of remaining
In regard to the Postmastership the explana-
ton which had been made was satisfactory.
Mr.. Davis then withdrew the amendment
and offered another, that the Mayor of the City
OF washington shall not receive the pay or
emoluments Of any other Office.
Mr.. Fessenden asked if the same set of men
acted as registers of voters and commissioners
Of election.
Mr.. Harlan understood different sets acted.
Mr. Harlan further stated in reply to Mr.
Fessenden that between the time of making
the registry and holding the election. Congress
passed law deprIving soldiers Of the right to
vote in the District 1t was understood that a
number of soldiers of the 18th in nfantry had
been registered, who by this law had not the
night TO vote. They however presented them.
selves on the day OF election, and their votes
were received, but on the returns made to the
Register their votes being deemed illegal were
left out on the count, and the certificates were
then issued by the Register 10 those having the
majority, when the soldiers votes were ex
cluded.
Mr.. Hendricks would like 10 know how il
was ascertained who these soldiers voted for,
as the vote was in this city by ballot
Mr. Harlan.-The commissioners checked
The ballots as they were deposited.
Mr.: Hendricks.-Was there any authority of
law for this
NMr. Harlan.-l cannot say as to that
Mr.. Fessenden did not understand how the
Commissioners or the Register could presume
10 60 behind the ballots, as their duties were
purely ministerial He desired to be informed
II there was any law allowing them to exam
me the ballots.
Mr.. Howe would ask another question. Was
there any law preventing them from doing 1t.
Mr.. Fessenden never knew of its being done
in any place that he had heard of. The list of
qualIhed voters were made out by the Regis
Ter, and the Commissioners had no power
whatever TO revise the list. As he understood
it, the Commissioners OF Election had ass umed
70 be the Judges OF who had the right TO vote.
and the Register, instead OF taking the
whole returns as made TO him by the
those ballots which had been marked by the
commissioners, and then in the partial returns
mad issued certificates of election to another
set than those to whom they must have been
issued il the marked ballots had been counted:
and this legislation proposes TO Ike that action
OF the Register conclusive. The idea of the
secretly and independently, il soil
dier,s vote can be marked, my vote can be
marked, or any mans vote can be marked. 1t
is palpable violation of the whole doctrine
and idea of the vote by ballot, and if this doc
trine is TO prevail we cannot limit it,
Mr. Howe argued AT considerable length in
favor OF the receivers OF ballots to examine
mem for the purpose of throwing out illegal
votes. 1T
HOUSE OF RHPREsENTATIvRs-Th House
was called 10 order at n O'Clock, evidently no
quorum present, and after twenty minutes had
been consumed in vain efforts to get up sundry
private matters, the regular order of business
was demanded, and the Speaker called com.
mit;ees for reports of private nature
MI. Eliot, Mass from Committee on Freed.
mems Affairs, reported a bill for the relief OF
Samuel Carter, sub assistant Commissioner
of the Freedmen's Bureau in Texas After de.
bate,
Mr. Williams (Tenn) demanded the yeas
and nays upon the passage Of the bill, and the
vote being taken, no quorum was found.
"A call OF the House was ordered, and a quo.
rum appeared, when the question was again
taken, and the bill passed-yeas 20. nays 2S
Mr. Clarke (kan. introduced the resolution
which was objected to the other day relative
TO the treaty for the Great and Little Usage In
dian lands, and requesting the President to
withhold the treaty until after IN investigation of
the whole subject. Passed.
Mr.. Logan (Ill.) said he did not now desire
10 take up the time OF the House, but he wanted
10 give notice that he would on Monday next
oHer a resolution to appoint q committee TO
locate the capital Of the United States else.
Where, in consequence Of the disregard of the
laws OF the United States and the dlsloyal feel.
Ines manifested by the people of Washington
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole and resumed consideration of the
tax bill, the question being upon Mr.. Prices
anne endment to make the tax on bank circula.
uon one-twelfth of one per centum each
month. The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Schenck moved to amend by imposing a
TAX Of one-fourth OF one per cent. on deposits
Mr.. Griswold n. Y y moved to amend by pro-
Nidlng that that tax shall only be on deposits in
excess Of S26,0OO in amount. Rejected.
MI. Schencks amendment was agreed to-