The New York herald., 1868-02-23

Zach. Chandler, who q chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce and as up lively interval Executive nom
nations. especially those of a consular character
sroled up to the desk Immediately after the Executive
documents had been laid down upon 1t and he and old
Ben Wade, with the interpolaed democratic assistance
of Senator Dixon began to open the Executive envelope
IN which all this element Of excitement was confined
like in the physical and scientific world the terrible
nitro.gycerne which people persist hoardi ng as
bottle OF beer.
Chandler when he saw the name OF Lorenzo Thomas
losming upon the Execu document the
Of f. NJ stanton let his speotacleJ tail TO the extreme
Zip Of his nose and without deeming is necessary to
Time looking at the paper, fastened away to
the consenal atmosphere Of sumner, Howard Ramsey,
Drake and those Other bluehghts Of raucalism
his own side Of the chamber. There a great deal
OF convsrsation IN the vicinity OF Ben Wade Tor little
while, aud though the President pro very vigil
ant at all other times IN prociaming lhe obse Of
order and quiet in the Senator al chamber he seemed
this occasion forget the enforcement The rules ad
down for his guidance and appear to take lively
summers remarks upon tue nomina sent in
approval. 4, is needless To say Sumner amusing BY
tho very veheinence OF his denuncasion and the
character OF his expressed indignation. tonklng
induced TO ronqulsh his Grafton, and Morton the
shepherd Of the radical dock, moved 10 60 INTO execu
Tue snddonness aud the immature earliness oc this
motion took everybody by SURPRISE and each one IN
quired OF his neghoor nat particular business could
galleries were not veiy much crowded and were soon
relieved OF Their occupants in fact the waole process
Oh clearing out Mo general pubic scarcely occupied ten
minutes.
When the Senate had assembled in executive session
the Presidential oocumonGs aid before The body,
and senator ayard Of Delaware took the door Tor the
hrsl time since he returned, opposilon ~ tho resou
ton dsspprcvng OF the Presidents action and arraign
Ing him for actiag opposition to tbs law,
and argued at length upon botn tho unconst-
tutiOnnniy Of tho Tenure of Onice bi, ana
upon ils enrr ineiiciency then admitting ITS
any member OF 1lis Cabinet Mr. Dixon followed, and
took we ground that the President had the right 10
remove from positions his Cabinet those he
doomed were Neither friends advisers The Tenure
Of Once bill conicuraied nothing than the pro-
mated enemies Of the Executive MIR. stanton
was included mors especially in the number,
ana radical iriendship Tor him sought even at the eK
penbe Of harmony ~ the government TO re,ain him In
defiance OF law, common sense ana good taste as So
called adviser, but really spy upon The Executive
MT, HENDucKs sp ke IN very strong terms against
what he designated imposition OF the co-ordi-
nate branches Of the government to winch neither OF
other wouic tamely submit, He instanced the
extraordinary change OF sentiment which repubi-
can members of TIE Senate had undergone OF late
an alteration OF tfo political position seemed impending
Senator SHERMAN, as chairman OF the committee Of
conference the part OF the House when the
oace bill was under consideration reported tnat the ol
as amendsd and approved by botn houses did LOT
attempt 10 restrain the Prescens from changing his
Iebinent
Mr. DooLrTrLE asked Mr. sherman If the bill left the
PRESIDENT power 10 remove Stanton
Mr. SHERMAN replied that IL did.
MI MORTON interrupted and SAID at the time of the
passage OF the bill was admitted the power to remove
Secretary Stanton away from the President.
MIR. FlssFApsN interrupted, and said nothing OF the
Kind understood by MIN and If he had thought the
bill meant TO effect sucn object taking away from
the Executive one OF It's principal elements OF unity
ana effectiveness he should have voted against 1t.
great deal OF confusion here ensued, wide differ
ence of sentiment being apparent among the Senator's
Mr.. HOWE got the floor and argued very logically,
no power to curta The organic privileges of the Execu
Se ye though he opposed TO the general scope Of
the policy emoraced Ia the Tenure Of Once bill he was
unaoe % decide Ia this Instance who most to blame,
Congress or tho President
Me,srs 1RCsBru, FEssESDES and DRAKE followed,
and each turn confessed his inabinty to give an
opinion the law which would favor The construction
OF the resolution ofered that the President had violated
the law.
Mr. FEssrspES said he desired to read statutes more
fully, aud ,na, lie had itde doubt he should lind some
law which would justify tire President in his present
course.
Mr. Drake aslopshcd every by his conscrv Att M
He, Ike tessenden, was unable TO form opinion Ia
voIaole 70 the resolution; neither could lrumoai
Ine whole debate occupying II did, over six
hours, was long and exciting Tor the sole that
Greek met Greek, in other words, radical p,ed
against RADICAL whiie the handful OF democrats dsap
pearsd IN tflc conflict
Howard, Chandler, Sumner on the one side, Trum-
bu, Howe, Fessenden the other, made the chamber
ring with angry contentious Old Garret DAVIS would
have given something 10 set chance Of breaking
lance in the a1o,ng contest but the tremendous cur
rent oil radical e1suiaenr lett him he pess and swept
away even moro strong minded orators After s.
most incredible amount oil talking over tho oonstu-
,onality and the reverse Of the Tenure OF once Law
the Following resolution was adopted
Whereas con sidered the oominunca.
ton VI the fresdent stating that he had
NJ. stanton, Secretary Of War; he designated
tant General OF The army 70 act OF War
Interim; therefore,
Resolved by the Senate of the United States. That
under the constitution and United
states the President has power the Secretary
Of War aud designate other ocor TO perform the
of that office dd ,ssertn.
The yeas and nays were not taken the passage Of
this resolution The vote is reported to have stood
twenty -egnt for and six against. Edmunds WAS the
only repuD,lean said to nave voted against It