The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-23

WASHINGTON, February q = The
caucus OF Republican Senators was
held this forenoon at IL o'clock to
consider the question: of repeal of the
Tenure-of OHice lay. S@EF,#
Edmuuds and Conkling spoke
against the repeal. -
the existing law, and Frelinghuysen
favored its suspension for four years.
Thayer, Morton, and ERebertson
were for its immediate and total re-
peal, and insisted that the subject
was not one properlyto be decided by
a caucus, and intlmated that they
would not vote on it or abide by its
decision. 2 AZ ~ W tT.
No decision was reached, and the
caucus session was resumed at half
past twelve O'Clock. k.sAEH aFA
Wilson favored deferring the repeal
until Immediately alter the 4th ca.
March, because johnson 10 approv- !
ing either a repeal or mo iihcntIOn,
would take occasion to give the Sen
ate disagreeable and rsareasticy leg
ture.
The caucus remained ia session till
about twenty minutes past three, at
which time less than one half the
Republican members were present.
On vote for pOstponing the con-
sideration of thegquestIon Of repeal
until after the 4th of March, y were
in the affirmative, including several
who have heretofore proaOunced In
favor of repeal. Other members of
the caucus then present refused to
vote, and announced their determine
tion not to be bound by caucus, aud
withdrew t*Ah b89taaA
The President to-day communicated
q message to the House of Represen-
tatives, returning the bill regulating
the duties on imported copper and
copper ores. In his message he says
Its immediate effect will be to di-
minish the public receipts, for the OBJ
ject OF the bill cannot beaccomplished
without seriously affecting the impor-
tation sf copper and copper ores, from
| which a considerable revenue is, at
present, derived, and thus impairing
1 the resources of the Government. Ii
| imposes an additional tax on the
already over burdened people, who
should not be further impoverished
that monopolies may be fostered and
corporations enriched" A''H 2aa
After dwelling at some length upon
the reason for his veto, the President
concludes his message as follows: q
Especial or class legislation cannot
remedy the evil which this bill is de-
signed to meet. They can only be
overcome by laws which will efec
wise, honest, economical adminis-
tration of the Government, an estab.
hshment of the specie standard oi
value, and an early adjustmento of oul
State, municipal, and national taxa
ton, especially the latter, on the prin
ciple that all taxes, whether collected
under the internal revenue or undel
a tariff, shall interfere as little as pos
sible with the productive energies. o
the people. This bill is therefore re
turned, In the belief that the true In
terests of the Government aud of th,
people require that it should not be
come law" sFss -.
The Mayor of Baltimore and a com
mittee of the Baltimore City Counci
called at the Executive Mansion thi
morning for the purpose of presentin
to President j ohnson the resolution
passed by the Council of that city
rendering to the President the hospi
talities Of Baltimore, during his pas
sage through that place en- route t
3 Nashville, at the close of his admin
+ istration. Representative Phelps, &
f MARYLAND, accompanied. them. b -
' To Mr.. j Johnson Mayor Banks rea
| the resolutions and addressed th
E President in few brief remarks. Th
0 President expressed his gratitude q
: the compliment Of an invitation. Ii
: would be glad to accept it, and woulC
: at future time, designate day whe
g he would visit Baltimore. whicl
!, would be satisfactory to all con
|. cerned. bsI lsa.ss
n Some of the Executive Department
a observed to-day by closing at an ear
t lier hour than usual. The Treasur
|. closed at / o'cloC K. The War Depart
8 ment was closed all day, rs far as th
q clerical duties are concerned,
a Gen. Grant has been at his head
}. quarters all day. Several visitors cal
e ed, but nothing of special interer
It transpired. s.s.5 ..s.
n Cabinet officers Wells, Scofeld an
% Evarts had a long interview with tb
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