The New York herald., 1869-03-25


tended dismissal from the civil service 1t would pro
duce the same result
NM; NJ Towas, sp, Of Tenn e s made general arsu
He had no word Of apology for the maladmlnstra.
evils resulting from It had been aggravated BY the
operation OF the Tenure OF Once act
NJ sPR.auE trep.l Of r !. followed. 4 few days
because Of the preponderance in It or men Of one
profession, was not body Mt to exercise control
lie onicers, but in expressing that opinion he had
carefully avoided reference 70 any indi-
ysSaas sna nowsvs1 Ssaua Ths Senator SsS sm sssn
az to reply by personal attack upon himself, and
had succeeded In getting on his side the laughter OF
tne galleries and OF some OF his fellow Senators.
This being so, he mr. Sprague felt justified in ad-
dressing few words to the people now IN the gale
people, He observed that they were better clothed
than the masses--(laughterl-bu whether their
nrsss covered ,oy more Virtue than might be found
Judge for himself. He did not wonder that
tesco,ga the galleries laughed a, his warning The
to make light pf' Of serious I uuins things 'as and
mad made them OF frivolous thoughtless, senseess
mate OF a burning dwelling, who laughed at all
warning and persisted In the.names. He would, new
ersneIess. S1 repeat his warning The affairs Of the
country were being mismanagcd and ruined by men
0i the class he had spoken OF before. fne people OF
England would not tolerate such state OF things.
the men who controlled the affairs OF England,
Gladstone ana DIsrae, were not lawyers; they were
men OF wider culture, with the Instincts OF states
men, fit to control the destinies or a great nation.
He had felt deeply interested IN the success OF the
republican party In the past and mad contributed to
y he thought as mdch In character and good deal
more IN money than other Senators; indeed, he be-
lieved that ms contribution Of the latter Kind had
been greater than those OF all the other Senator's
combined. When the war broke upon the people
without warning and found them unprepared he had
been among the first to rush to the support OF the
Ing and he felt it his duty to warn the people OF IT,
He read long account OF the character and career
Of the notorious Judge Jereys and OF the condition
OF England in his time, which, he said, was very
like the condition at the present tiIne England at
that time was just after revolution, and the coun-
TRY was thrown under the control or despotc power
and Jetfreys was the eager instrument Four years
ago tins country had come out OF great civil war.
been or should have been, to restore harmony and
prosperity to the country. How had that ork been
carried onY Is there, ne asked peace at the South
ls there prosperity or cOntentment among the
people thereS Are they not rather in a state OF
chronic revolutions Is there justice in the lands
in any court In this landY Is there protection for
the rights or liberties Of the citizen in this boasted
naH Saen otr a. ooa e na ,aas 70 vea ss
would continue to fall on because the industry and
agriculture OF the country were SO prostrated at
munerative employment and II they went to
| farm in the West they could not sell their
saries OF life Whenever any one in the senate or
elsewhere asked the reason OF the depression OF
commerce and manufactures he was sure to be met
with the answer that 1t owing TO the fact that
we were not paying specie but the real reason
that the legislation and the administration OF the
to speculate upon every Industrial occupation in the
country IL this course were to be continued in
less than five years there would be camor
for tarin to keep out foreign cotton. But
great as was the mismanagement OF our ma
tonal affairs in every department. the great
est abuses were in our financial policy. That
policy was directed and controlled by the bankers;
they no doubt gave as good advice as they could,
but experience had always shown that dealers in
of
money to other occupations and interests. The
bearing OF all this upon the pending bill was this:
II the legislators OF the country had done their
work 80 badly, how could they dare 10 assume the
powers and duties Of the Executive alsoY He mad
intended to say few words about the relations be-
tween himself and certain other Senator'S by way OF
showing the unttness OF the Senate TO exercise
revisory power over the acts OF the President, but
he would reserve them for another occasion. He
must however, before closing, say word
about the social condition Of the country,
the financial condition % the rich hive were Striving i to Se
richer, and the poor were struggling 10 initiate the
somehnu ~ he caracr Of tse neone n ser
countries and ne firmly stated that there was less
virtue and morality IN American society to-day than
In any other civilized society on the face OF the
earth. The prevailing decentralization was frightfal.
What mother could send her son out into the world
the lemptresses that would surround him? what
husband could close his doorf (Laughter.) The
Unless was the On people eond te @
their apathy all was lost. He had wished
to the Presidency, because he believed that
he president Grant) mad not been contaminated by
the politicians and mad the capacity required to
through and defeat their Vaccinations. He had
listened to the inaugural address with intense inter-
est and had been pleased by the Presidents express
charge OF his oficia duties but when he heard the
passage asserting the sacredness Of the public debt
he had gone away disheartened and sorrowiu, be-
cause II had shown him that the canker that pos
sessed the American body polite hau got possession
Of the President also. Stin he not without nope.
great error into which bad advisers had led him and
would turn away from this policy as from charnel
house. W. WIN an interesting a sketch Of
The report Of the committee was then adopted as
substitute for the pending bill by the following
v0te:-
YKAs-Messrs. Abbott, Anthony, Boreman Brownow,
buckingham, Carpenter Cas,el Chandler ConkIns Grasn
Howard, Kellogg, Morrill, Osborn. Paterson, Pratt Ramsey,
Rice sawyer sehnrz see Spencer Stewart. sumner, Tip
N4IsMs';T. ssyard GSs..s,l payi: Fs.ssadsn. yow-
Stockton, Thurman, Vckers and warner-is
Mr.. rRUMBULL lbrenyDexplained the bill as re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee II was de-
Tenure OF Onlce act unchanged might throw In the
way Of the President In reforming the pubic service
anu az tne same rIae 70 preserve .ne prncpe which
cple underlying the Tenure or once act. The Sen
ator from Indiana mad said that the power reserved
to the Senate by this bill would amount TO nothing,
because II the Senaie refused confirm the suspen.
sion OF an officer, and thereby renstate him, tile
after the Adjournment Of the senate. He would ask
that Senator whether he had not confidence In the
President 10 believe that he would act according to
the spirit1of the lawf He CrrumbulD had such con-
fdence ana had fear whatever that the President
would seek to evade the law In any way.
Mr.. MORTON thought the Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committe lMr. TrumbuD ought TO have explained
the bill earlier In the debate very few Senators
yet understood its provisions. lie briefly criticized
the BILL and denied that 1t preserved the principle
underlying the Tenure Of once act The pill was
then passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate, at twenty-five minutes TO SIN went
into executive session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.