The New York herald., 1869-04-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE


into executive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON March 81, 1869.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. POLAND, (rep.) OF VT, introduced bill to ex
tend the provisions Of the act OF the Goth OF August
1s42, to provide further remedial justice In the
United States courts. Referred to the Committee on
the Revision Of the Laws.
Mr.. BINGHAM, (rep) OF OHIO, introduced bill ex.
tending to corporations the privileges and immuni-
ties guaranteed by the constitution to the citizens OF
the respective States. Referred to the Judiciary
COMMITTEE.
mtttee on Public Lands to inquire Into the expe-
diency Of amending the Homestead laws 30 as to
e pal Hdoed
Mr.. DAVIS, trep) OF N. introduced Dill to pro
hloit secret sales or purchases OF god or bonds on
account OF the United States Referred to the Com
mittee OF ways and Means.
PREPAYMRNT INTEREST on THE PUBLIC DEBT.
Mr.. cCHENCK, (rep.) 0i OHIO, from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, reported Lack tine Senate bill
to authorize the prepayment OF the Interest on the
public deot aud asked that the committee be dis
Charged from further consideration OF IL.
NJ. GARFIELD rep.) Of OHIO, inquired whether
there was now q law making the same provision.
Mr. ScHEScK said the gentleman was right in his
impression. There was joint resolution for the
same purpose passed III 1864.
Mr. GARFIELD inquired how much gold could be
MIR. scmENCk said iS was impossible to state the
amount, but mentioned an accumulation OF
sso.oOo ooo In gold IN tue Treasury, beside. the daily
receipts from customs He had no doubt mat profit
able use could be made OF q portion OF such god In
the way proposed.
The committee was discharged from further con-
siderauOn OF the bill.
COMPLETION or THE BANGOR CUSTOM HOUSE.
on Hppropriat,ons Sl reported bi III AUTHORIZING an
appropriation Of e2500J, made for the Bangor, Me-,
Custom House for the next fiscal year to be ex:
nd dnri fha nrQ n n nod
inst the work could be completed next May. aud
referred House TO the assurance given at the last
session by the member from that district mr. Peters)
that no further appropriation would be asked for the
purpose. Passed.
resolution postponing the elec ion in Texas. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Reconstruction.
CALIFORNIA LAND DISTRICTS.
Mr.. JOHNSON (demj OF CAL. introduced. explained
and mad passed by the House bill transferring LIE
district the Maysve Laud district and the county
Ol Mendocino from the Humboldt Land district TO
the san francisco Land district
DIRECT TAXES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Mr.. JULIAN, lrep.j OF Ind, offered resolution IN
struetns the Committee OF Was and Means . ~ IN.
the direct tax Ia the States lately in rebeion.
Adopted.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BY THE American
sTiruTg NEW YORK.
Mr.. CLEvELASD, (dem.) OF N. j., offered n resolu-
Institute nold international exhibition Of "a,
industry OF all nations In New YORK IN 1876, al in-
as to the proprieiy OF rendering government. ad t.
such undertakings. Adopted.
The House tnen, at one O'Clock, proceeded 10 the
consideration Of the bill reported from the Recon-
struction Committee for the organization Of
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT For MISSISSIPPI.
Mr.. FARSswORTII, (repI Of ILL.,. q member Of the
Reconstruction Committee, offered a substitute for
the bill, proposing q resuDmlsslon TO the
peop % S votes Ha sas on o no
able features lie argued against the bill reported
from the committee which proposes TO reasseinbie
nts ion nH A "a N n
visiorai governor with power on his part 10 MI all
the other state Offices. That conyenton, he SAID
was not pJpular with the best classes or In Oh
people Misssslppi; to revive 1t would be to throw
fresh apple OF ulscord and 70 proiong instead Of
70 quiet the disorders reign.ng there
Mr. SCaENCK, .rcp.l oi Uhio SAID he would vote
for the p0stp0nement Of the whole subject I'LL tie
next session OF Congress. II It were not postponed
he wcl a be wiring to have the Constitution Of MIS-
sssIppl again sabmuted TO the peopie eitaer VIII ,e
o. IN J.rl. if that coud not be done then he would
against the bill before the House IL seemed to
him that that bill involved great deect-namey the
governing OF state by a convention, the worst
iorm OF government-a hydra- headed government.
lie preerred very much that simple and more eiec-
tive government, government by the military arm,
until the people oi Mississippi were really to come
In under tue reconstruction acts.
The casslol was interrupted ut two O'CLOCK.
wuen ar iiurLE., repl OF ,-sss.. rose and made
the report from the conference Committee ON
the TENURE OF oFrlcE BILL.
The bill as proposed to be adopted re2eals the first
ass o. ID %arcn 1861. iRe frst section of The sense
amendment is lelt uutodched; the second section
~ 8..endei SO "a 10 real Us foows:-
That durns any recess Senate Prcs 10 here.
sp2ontca " AMI WIN he sdsce aud consent ihe Senate
,ae nea, scsson 9! The Senate and 70 designate some
the alon oher peroru, tae duer OF such ,us.
pended oncer in the meantime and such designs.
law es ',hsr and sysn Sy nc 'SspsndeS .h,
salary emoum ts Of such officer no part OF which sa
trone the ocer Suspended; aud sha be the duty
Of ssna ..cs sof sny omen which i, IN
To % al M IN no os % Which Vi 70 % Ss n %
seuae, wleher temporarily hed NOS and 50 10
shall rsscto advise and in pcia,aen in
hs rsS 'en sna 40,
tcaoe TO said sesson Of the senate for said oiice
Mr.. BiSGuAM, one OF the conference committee,
made explanation OF the report, and sail IL would
be acceptable " the republican party and 10 the
coun:ry.
yielded To the senate In leaving the trst section o,
Its aucndincni untoucned which forbds the removal
u officers vi ithous the advice aud consent OF The
SeDac.
Mr. BurLER, Of Mass. chairman Of the conierci ice
Committee. also made an explanation Of the rcpors
which struck out, he said, everything that gave
the senate the power to reinstate the suspended
officer lie was bound TO say that he thought the
section on the removal and eiWtatement Of ollcers
repealed the renure OF ONCE act as though lt had
never been passed.. lie did not think IL altered the
power OF the PRESIDENT from what he had under the
ilr LOGAN, trepl Of ILL.,, suggested whether the diff
ference nst.eel @ tne repeal OF the ienu.e Of once
not the difference between tweeiedala aud
tweedtrdecf
Mr.. B,rLER said he would not put II 90 strong.
He thought the difference was right the other way;
IL the difference between tweedledee and
twcediedum. (.auynter)
Mr.. BASE tgep. OF Mesa, sta'cd wha he unier.
stocd to DC tue effect OF th5 repVr,. NY tue irst
section, Ii the President made removal of an oii.
Ger. calling II removal and n the Sena.e reiu scd
to confirm the nomination Of the person designated
10 I'LL the ONCE, then The removed officer was re.
stored.
Mr. lrTr,ER-No air
Mr. BASss-But II the President remove an officer
and calls u suspension and " the senate refuse
confirm the nomination MADE In the place OF that
oilcer then the suspended officer ~ restored;
aud II the senate fail 10 confirm nomination at the
end OF the session the President can make auother
nomination during the recess9
Alr. hu ufiER--lie has the same powers that he now
has under the constitution.
M BANKs-And ..auspensionw In q aYnnnYni for