The New York herald., 1869-03-19
NEW YORK HERALD FrlDAT, MARCH 49, lse9-TRPLE SHEET

vide for the construction Of military and postal
road from Galveston Ie1as % to 70 e Rock ~ I ae
Referred to the Committee on Post omces ana foss
Roads.
Mr.. HARLAN introduced bill TO provide ior .ne
erection OF market house In Washington: heierreu
10 the Committee on the District OF Columbia.
GUARDIANS FOR INDIAN CHILDREN.
Mr.. Ross, (rep.) Of Kansas, offered Joint Iesoin-
ton authorizing the Commissioner or indian Anaiis
to appoint guardians for minor Indian chdren, Wno
mittee on Public Lands.
HEATING. LIGHTING AND vENTILATING THE SENATE
CHAMBER.
Mr.. NyE offered Q concurrent resolution, which
was agreed to- for the appointment OF . select com.
Chamber, as regards heating lighting and ventila-
tion.
PRINTING SECRET DEBATES OF THE SENATE.
Mr. EDMUNDs, (rep.l OF VT, offered resolution
directing the Committee on Printing to inquire into
the expediency OF procuring ana printing the jour-
sylvania, containing sketch OF the secret debates
OF the Senate. He had been prompted to offer this
Harris, respectable and venerable citizen Of Harris
burg setting forth the value OF the journal and CIV
ing an index 70 Its contents.
journal was like the extracts read by the Senator
from M Eaward the other day the
worth publishing. lLaughter.)
The resolution was agreed to-
RELIEF OF ORLANDO BROWN.
Mr.. WILSON, (rep.) OF Mass, called up the bill for
the relief OF Orlando Brown which was passed.
THE SUPPLEMENTAL CURRENCY BILL.
On motion Of Mr. SHERMAN (rep.) OF Ohio, the bill
supplemental to the act TO provide national cur
rency secured by pledge Of United States bonds
Mr. WILSON offered an amendment, which was
read.
The expiration Of the morning hour put the bill
over, and brought up unfinished business
THE BILL TO REPEAL THE TENURE OF OFFICE ACT
Mr.. MORTON, (rep.) OF Ind, resumed his argument
any force eIs aSe against but
II there was any force In tnem they were equally
good against suspension. If those arguments were
sound, then the law was an admirable and neces-
sary 0ne and ought to be left unchanged. but the
proposal 10 suspend 1t was really confession that
there was no Constitutional principle underlying
the law and that whether 1t should be repealed,
pended or retained was merely question OF ex-
pediency.
Mr.. DAVIS, (dem.) OF KY, was in favor Of uncon-
diti0na repeal He had always been opposed to the
law, the purpose OF which, he understood to be- to
taton Of the radical majority OF the two houses Of
Congress- He would vote for the repeal OF the law,
for ne had none, but because he believed 1t to he
unconstitutional and void. To prove that 1t was SO
Mr.. Davis spoke for two hours and half.
moor. He was too feeble to read his remarks, so
they were read by the Secretary. The passage Of
the Tenure Of once act, he said, marked an i'm
portant era in the history OF our govern
ment. 1t had imposed long needed check upon
the usurpation OF powers by the Executive and the
be yielded up. He was, therefore, opposed to the
repeal OF the law, although willing It should be
The CHIEF given for repeating it seemed 10 be
the confidence of Congress and the people In Pres-
dent Grant; out that seemed to him no reason At ALL
No one within or outside the chamber had higher
estimate nan he Of President Grants character but
in considering such proposition as the one now
pending he could not nor should the Senate, be
governed by anything so unreliable as individual
character or SO evanescent rs individual life.
Mr.. SCOTT, trep.) OF Pa, next took the floor, but
Immediately after yielded for motion to adjourn.
Mr.. TRUMBULL, (rep.) OF Ill, announced that he
would press the senate to vote before adjourning
tomorrow.