The New York herald., 1869-02-21
THE FoRTIErH CONGRESS-
SENATE.
Third Session.

Third Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 90 1859.
CREDENTIALS OF EUGENE cAssERLy.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the creden-
tials Of Eugene Casserly, Senator elect from Cali
fornia.
PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. COLE, fep.) OF CAL, presented the petition OF
citizens Of California praying for woman suffrage In
the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. SUMNER, rep.) Of Mass, called up the Joint
resolution authorizing the Attorney General to nves
tigate the claim OF Mott Co.. for damages for the
seizure OF the steamer Neva by the Chinese govern
ment, and providing for their indemity. Passed.
Mr.. MORGAN, (rep.l OF \. ", presented the res0lu-
tions of the New York Chamber OF Commerce rela-
tive to the bridge between New York and Brooklyn
Also application Of citizens OF Virginia praying for
the ratification OF the constitution adopted by the
convention IN Richmond In lsoI; anu soemnly pro-
testing against the removal OF political disabilities In
that State.
BILLS REPORTED.
Mr. MORGAN, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported, with an amendment the House bill TO repeal
the act approved March q 1867 regulating the dspo
son o. hnes and penalties and iore,,1res m received
tain acts for the prevention and punishment OF frauds
on the revenue, and for the prevention Of smuggling.
The amendment restricts the repeal to the second,
third and fourth aecti0ns OF said act.
Mr.. MORGAN reported also favorably the House bill
to ne e Me-
district OF Newark, N. j., which was taken mp and
passed.
on Finance reported bill to allow the City National
Bank OF New Orleans and the Second National Bank
Of Plattsbure to change their names.
MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY LANDS.
Mr.. RAMsIY, rep.) OF Ninn., introduced bill
authorizing the claim Of Minnesota to lands for the
support Of state university.
PRIVATE BILLS PASSED.
On motion ol NJ. SHElnAN the bull for the relief
him % 5000 iof tSe u use % o. his invention utiaing @
steam as q means Of naval warfare.
On motion Of Mr. WILLIAMS, rep) OF Oregon, the
bill IN relation to certain private land claims In New
Mexico was taken up and passed.
REGISTER TO THE SHIP AGRA.
authorizing the secretary q the Treasury 70 issue an
which was pat under the protection Of the british
Mr.. NYE, (rep.) OF New. said he was strongly op-
posed to allowing American shpowners who, fron
selfish motives had put their vessels under foreign
nsgs bring them again under the protection the
American nag
was made without the consent Of her owners. He
called attention to the statement In the memorial Of
Mr. NYs said that II that were so the transfer was
illegal, and legislation necessary to renstate
the vessel In her former position.
MT i r n asOs
be given again the protection Of the American aG,
and until such bill could be passed he would have
Mr. SUMNER said the Senator from Pennsylvania
forgot that these gentlemen had already waited q
good WHILE ne' TO- Wa WAS 10 iay0r OF a general bi;
vfdual cases and deal with them on their merits To
let this bill wait would be TO kill It.
Mr.. NYE read the statement OF the memoriallsts
that the transfer OF the Agra had been made against
their wishes, but that as the person who made II
a a 70 dS % Of a.
legally the act OF the owners and that therefore he
opposed TO admitting the vessel again to the
rS.Fek ekA Aun Rf I'm
Bill should pass II would be the precedent for the
restoration Of a vessels transferred the protection
Mr.. SUMNER said that this was an exceptional
case.
Mr. NYE insisted that there was nothing excep-
tional about II, and moved an amendment, extend
ing the provisions Of the bill to all vessels similarly
The discussion continued until the expiration OF
the morning hour, which brought up as unfinished
business the
BILL TO RErrAL THE TENURE OF OFFICE ACT.
Mr. CHANDLER, trep.) Of Mich, made an unsuc-
cessfu effort 10 have II set aside for the purpose OF
taking up the business Of the Committee on Com
merce but the evening session OF Tuesday next was
set apart for he consideration Of the business OF
that committee
ON motion q Mr. WILSON, repl Of Mass, We'd
nesday evening was set apart Tor the consideration
OF the business from the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Mr.. FRELNeHuysEN, rep.l Of y. J., moved to set
aside the bill temporarily, that he might move to
assign next Wednesday for the consideration OF his
Mr.. HTSpRnKs. tdem., Of Ind., opposed the mo-
tion. because no regarded the bill which, n
passed. would make naturalization very expensive
The motion q Mr.. FreIinghuysen was lost and the
senate then proceeded to consider the bill TO repeal
the Tenure OF 0fice act
Mr.. CoNKLIN, rep) OF n. Y, said that II gen.
orally believed thar any human action could be justi
ned by proving II the best alternative, and In that
way the passage OF the Tenure OF once act could be
easily and lplly justified II had been enacted to
meet an attempt Ia the interest OF slavery and trea-
OF the country and OF the integrity OF its citizens
and TO employ the purse OF the nation 10 enrich and
aggrandlze the nations foes Now, however the exi-
was about to be entrusted 70 one who had never set
himself above the law. but who everywhere had
sacn ens,ed sim me
dence Of Congress and the people. The
question was how to dispose OF 20 much or the
Tenure Of ONCE act rs was now needless and ncon-
merely at the requirements Of the next four years he
would have no objection 10 the repeal OF the law or
Its complete suspension. But neither was necessary;
IN the modified form in which II viii stand II the
port OF tie Judiciary Committee should be adopted.
The great merit OF the nc and the great reason for
true theory OF the constitution IN regard TO the re-
spective rights OF the President and the Senate IN
filing the public ofIlces and denied the right
sometimes claimed by the former G 70 make max
II the proposition Of the Judiciary Committee should
be adopted Il would be ''lawiu for the President
during the recess Of the Senate, whenever In his
opinion the public good should require 20 remove
and appoint officers" The law, therefore,
would really impose no restriction whatever
upon the President, while 1t would assert the
point--a construction which has already been as
serted by large majority OF both Houses OF Con-
grcss, and which could not with consistency or
Mr.. Monros. lrep.j OF Ind. said that inasmuch an
the law advocated by the senator from New York