Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-23
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Yerdy acknowledgements OhIce Act
lis Probable Fate.
New YORK, March 22-The Herald s
Washington dispatch says the delay in
Il e nomination Of Minister to England
vice ReVerdy Johnson is attributable the
fact that the President has been carefully
considering what policy will be best to
pursue in regard to the Alabama claims.
lie has resolved to adopt very decisive
course with England, and the amount Of
his diplomacy will be simply the sending
of bill to the British government asking
payment for the depredations of the
pirate ships on American commerce.
Caleb Gushing is among those now
mentioned as likely to be honored with
the appointment to England.
The same dispatch says if the rep; al
OF the Tenure~of- office bill comes to
a vote and fails, many Of the
Senators now favoring repeal, willvOte for
the next best thing-the four years sus-
pension. Ii is stated that Nye and the
Southern Senators have agreed to vote
against the repeal Therefore, no doubt
exists any longer that repeal will be dea
teated. President Grant is very much
ineensed ut the conduct Of some Senators,
and determined not to make any further
appointments, should the civil-tenure
restraint he still kept over him.
l.. Bigelow Lawrence, Consul General
to Italy, died at Washington yesterday
morning. lie was the son of Abbott
Lawrence, of Boston.
WASHINGTON, March pa Senate,
rial Republican caucus of two hours on
the tenure-of office bill adjourned till
evening, without action.
Senators Morton, Grimes, and Sprague
withdrew, refusing to bind themselves TO
the action of the caucus. 1t is generally
believed now that the bill will be suS>
pended for four years.
Capt. Albert Thomas has been ordered
TO the naval station at Mound City, Ill.
Commander Jas. T. Foster has been re-
lieved from that station and placed on
waiting orders.
The Senate adjourned at two O'Clock,
when the Republicans, by previous ar
rangement, resumed their caucus on the
subject Of the tenure-of- office act, with a
view to accommodate their differences.
The President sent in no nominations tC-
day.
A dispatch was received from Rear
Admiral Radford, dated Lisbon, March
2, announcing his arrival at that station
on the Franklin on the 2Sth ult. The
Franklin, the TIconderOga and tbs Frolic
will return to the United States, in ODE
dience to orders from the Navy Depart~
ment, as soon as the necessary repairs
are completed.
The following discussion took place in
e the House to>day, on the resolution to
recall the concurrent resolution Of adj
jourEment
Mr.. Butler gave as a reason Suppose
the Senate should pass the resolution to
suspend the tenuTe~Ofeofiice act, and then
adjourn on Friday, before the House
could consider it. The whole question
would fall to the ground between the two
Houses. Therefore, he desired the House
shoald have the control of the matter in
its own hands. The Indian appropriation
bill had not been considered by the Sen
ate, and various business required the at
tention Of Congress.
Mr.. Farnsworth thought it far better
Tor Congress to adjourn after the passage
Of the Indian appropriation bill and the
bill to repeal the tenure-olrofiice act than
TO act upon the many bills already intro
duced at this session.
MIR. Dawes opposed the resolution. lie
I.ltaNaI I tho Horla 10 nj
a career Of legislation it would be fraught
with any thing but good. There was
nothing in the way Of adjourning next
Friday, if they were to address them
selves to such legislation as was
absolutely necessary. He had supposed
II anything were understood by the
rSAouse, and by Congress, and by the
country it was that we should do very
little more than organize the Congress al
this time. No such unfortunate thing
in his opinion, could occur to this admin,
istration at the beginning Of it, than Il
have this Congress legislating at the out
start.
Mr.. Brooks believed it for the interes
of the country to have an early adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Butler urged that there were thre
States in an unrecOnStructed condition
where a mans lie is not safe-where
clergyman is shot down as he perform
the marriage sacrament, and when me
are taken out of Jail and hanged and sho
We are paid by the year, and should nc
90 home now and leave the country
that condition.
Mr.. Dawes inquired whether the o
fees in the unreconstructed States wei
not to be filled by commanding General
and whether it was not just as well
hold those States under military rule
bring them into representation under ii
unfortunate circumstances with whiC
Georgia had been brought in.
a Mr.. Butler agreed in the matter
Georgia. Congress had made haste sloV
w, but this was a question of life al
death TO the RepubliCans-the Uni,
men Of the South. Who would not IS
an adjournment of Congress now wou
be a deseTtIon of them, a turning
them over to their enemies, besides
Congress adjourn now the Senate wou
remain in session as last spripg, and Il
effect was, no sooner had the house ]
back turned than Alaska was thrust
the country. He thought, therefor
under the circumstances, it was the du
Of the House to remain in session.
Mr.. Dawes And take care of the Sc
ate.
Mr.. Butler-Take care of everybo,
that the peoples interest requires TO
taken care Of No man frightenS me
saying, Take care Of the Senate
desire TO keep within parliamentary Ia
gpage, therefore / say, we should ia
care of everybody that wants taxi
care of. Laughter. The poweri is I
in our hands. We, the reprcsentati1
Of the people are entrusted with it,
are paid for doing it, and we are ia
to our duty if We go away day in
vance of the time we should leave.
Nj lawrence The objection made