The New York herald., 1869-03-27

medy9 Could the House OF Representatives impeach
the Senator Could 1t send the gentleman from Ohio
tMr. Binghaml 10 try the Senate as It had sent him
some months since TO try the Presldent2 No. The
Representatives or the people would be in that case
remediless and powerless The Executive would he
powerless and there would be placed In the Senate
unimpeachabe, Irresponsible not TO be reached
under the constitution or laws-all that executive
power which the constitution had declared that the
President should take care faithfully to execute.
Mt BINGHAM replied TO the objections ana argu-
ment OF Mr. Davis
Mr.. HoTCHKIss, trep) OF N. Y. argued In support
OF the Senate amendment.
Mr. GARrrEip also supported the Senate amend
Wousa tha, nn" reminded @ the repuelcan sac OF ane
was oased principally on the constitutionaity OF
the Tenure OF ONCE bin. still he was IN favor OF
removing tne most restrictive features OF the law,
and that was what the Senate amendment proposed
TO DO Ihe newspaper press had facetiously divided
the parties on this question into 'repeaersn and
s.suspenders.n He was neither a '.repealer' nor o
''suspender;'' he was mender.
Mr.. HoAR, rep.) OF Mass. inquired OF Mr.. Garfleld
than the constitution gave T. and whether It would
not retain al taas power 4 5ne law was absolutely
Mr.. GARFIELD replied that the people had for sew
enty years slept on their rights; but that finding
its power was abused had passed the Tenure OF
once law. He should vote against referring,
against non-concurrence and In favor or concur
Mr. scHEScK, trep) OF Ohio, declared that like his
colleague (wr. Garfield he was neither q repeater
nor q suspender but was an amender. when the
bin repeating the Tenure Of once act was sprung
upon the Honse he had in his drawer dill to modlfy
Mr.. BLAIR, trep.l OF Mich. opposed the Senate
amendment, and remarked that by the Tenure OF
once act the Senate had captured an entirely new
power, and the question was whether the House
would let that power remain with the Senate. DE
was utterly opposed tCit
Mr.. DAVIS again obtained the floor, and made
another argument against the Senate amendment,
declaring that under 1t the President would come to
that would be Il to I the Executive Constant cause
OF embarrassment contest and strife, and would
ever disturb his peace. and that It would give to the
Senate power which would not only be depriving
the President OF his power, but would be putting
him constantly on trial before the Senate. Finally.
at rve O'Clock, the debate was closed. the vote OF
reference reconSsdered and the motion OF reference
The question was then taken on concurrlng in the
Senate amendment, and the House refused to
concur BY a vote Of yeas 10 to NAYS 90. So the Pill
Tenure OF ONCE act
The following is the vote in detail:-
Y.As1Messrs Amss, ARMSTRONG Asper, Bailey Besman
q
DS1ey Drva Ella Farnsyorh 1 Ferris rntsnbgrg Car
stS nsTsS %
ksfsy kssy sss kDAR
Moore q
Sharks Smith Of Tenn smyhe Of Iowa. Stevens ssoushon
Wiser Of Sss wRnns H.on Amber. Archer A.e Banks
ssss
SsJ H.s si ss % h.s
klns Hoy, Hesson; H9ag Hosr Holman Hopkins John
oss
Orth, Packard, Paine, Palmer Phelps Randall Reading,
Ohio Smith OF Oregon Stevenson swaine Sweeney Tam
ner Townsend. Trimble. Tyner Upson, Van Horn, Van
Trump, Washburn Of wis. washburn Of Mass, Wells,
whitenore, Wilkinson, williams, Wilson, Winchester,
witcher, Wood and woodward.-99
REORGANIZATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Mr.. KERR, (dem) OF Ind, was excused from fur
ther service on the committee for the reorganization
OF the civil service, and Mr. NIBLAcK was appointed
In his place.
WASHINGTON DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTION.
Messrs. DAWES and KELSEY were appointed as
directors OF the Washington Deaf and Dumb Institu-
ton.
SCARCITY OF COMMITTEE ROOMS THE CAPITOL
The SPEAKER called attention to the want of COM
mittee rooms in the Capitol stating that there were
several standing committees that had no rooms, and
that in some rooms there were two or three COM
mittees.
The House then, at halfpast five, adjourned until
Monday.