The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-08
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SENATE......WA w AsHINGToN. February 6.
The bill giving an additional term to the
Circuit Court r. he Eastern. DISTRICT Of Ar
Harlan. from the Committee on the Dis
trfcL of Columbia, reported a bill in reIa'
Lion to the elective franchise IN George
town, and asked its Immediate consldera'
tion.
Edmunds objected, and it went over.
Howe introdueed a bill togFant lands tc
the superior and state Line RAILROAD. Re-
ferred 20 Com mitteeso on Public Lands.
On motion of Edmunds, the Senate took
mp the bill to repeal the tenure of office
law.
Edmunds said the bill as il came nom
the House, proposed 70 remove all legal
restrictions from the President IN the eN3
removal The Senate j judiciary ommittee
mad not thought it wise to do that, AID
reported an amendments 1nod1fy1nB the
bill so as TO permit the President TO sus-
pend civil officer whenever in his Judg-
ment the Public go9d nay pa G gsealTs ~ s94i @
without giving specific reasons for such
suspension. The majority of the Commlt-
tee, of which he was not one, had thought
it fit that the head of departments should
be subject to removal at the Will OF the
feeling of the President alone, aud had re-
ported an amendment to that effect.
Morton az in favor of the total repeal
of the law. He believed II was a misLak Q
In the beginning, and did not believe the
public services ever had been in any way
benefited by it, but, on the contrary, fe t
satisfied the law had Leen used, 10 some
ex en- to put thieves in ofiice and throw
u pom the Senate the odium OF Keeping
them there. He liked the amendmen5
proposed by the Committee so far as t
allowed the President to choose the men,
bers of his Cabinet. and thought the idea
of ever depriving a President of that pow er
absurd, but the part or the amenunent
which would allow the President to sus-
peId an officer during the session of Con-
gress, without giving reasons for such sus-
pension, would maEe the bill worse than
the law 1t proposed 10 repeal. Howe
did not think 1t wise 70 excapt the Cabinet
officers from general prOE1siOns- tHecould
not see any rsaSon Why q 4 4 PRESIDENT should
pleasure, when he would not, atso, be at
liberty to dismiss any officer OF the Inter-
nal hevenue Department, or any military,
naval or judicial officers.
Edmunds said he could not agree with
the Senator from Indiana lMOrtonl as
10 the effect OF the Tenure of Ofhee Bill
al honest u rssIdeIst couIi bis8 as eeaaiiys
dispose of a dishonest officer under it as
he cOutd before It's enactment.
Thayer expires. ell tie hope that the Sem
Rtor from Vermont (Edmundsl would press
the bill upon the attention of the Senate
in favor of passing il in the form in which
IL had come from Ihe House, uneondlbiOn-
ally repeating the law
The discussion continued until -tae e.z-
pfration vi the morning hour, when the
Senate resumed the consideration of The
Constitutional Amendment.
Davis was entitled To the floor, but he
said he felt 100 unwell TO speak, and yield
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EHO UsE;........... W AsBINGToN. Feb. 6.
petitions and memorials, the Military
Committee was called upon Tor reports OF
a privat character, and submitted several
bills, which We're passed; one Tor the reliei
oI Beujamin Malone, late paymaSter in
the army, and his SurrtteS, relieving them
from ability for S6S. $40 GoVernment fundS
OI W Inch PaymaSter Malone was robbed in
WashiIIgtoH, ons the 22t of ltebruarSs lsi4
without iaulG or negligence on ms part,
Whole on the private calendar. 7FiiS
Adverse reports were made from the
same COmmiEtee, 2 on G. q ms of Off -ers fOI
three months pay proper, under the ;tct 81
By the law, and on Che mehlOria1 OF the
Et'omuon Council of PIttSburg Tor the re-
Garfield, from the same eommitte re-
| ported p4ll Iof the relief taJohn ". ltel-
| sede ant Ills sub CON tcact3f, which pasSisst
7 The morning hour having expired, the
| chairman OF the COnmtttee on Ways and
Means rep2rI,sa The 4Sl 9YSing PILL ans N,
| giving notice that he would call il up mex
week: - - Lee HissaaA sAfaft& - ta iai3tss'
| A bill to prohibit the further increase o
| the public debit aud for other purpo es
| section L. Be II elactro, &c That 81
I much of any existing zias W ssutuOriz Is
| The issue of bonds by the Secretary of the
4 Treasury, eHcert fori the subsidies 10 ths
! Various rafIroad compauies now author.
lied by law, be, and the 5 tme are hereby
I repealed: RrOVided, That Tia act shall mol
eject any authority for the transfer o
n
! delayed DO. DIS; and the SECRETARY Of tbs
! Treasury may issue, upon ureh terms amt
| under sueii regulations as he may ftOn
time to time prescribe, reg isl cred BONDS t.
exchange for coupon bon s which have
been or may hereafter be lawfully issued
such bonds TO be similar in all respects tt
| bonds issued undef acts authorizing thu
| issues OF bonds orered for exc anga.
| SEC. 2. And BE- 1t further enacted, Tha
the Secretary OF the Treasury snail puo
| fish moAthly a statement of the public
/ debt as IL existed at the c.ose OF the pre-
| eeding month, in when statement tn
| United States bonds shall be classed as Lh'
| funded debt; the United states n9tes an,
1 fractional notes issued for circulation a
| money shall be clasSed as the currenc,
| debt; the three per cont. certificates shall
be classed as the temporary loan; debts
| and ali debts that are past due, or will be
come due within the hscti year, stains
the same in detail, shall be classed as tn
matured debt, and interest on such ma
tured debt shall cease after il becomes due
The state menJ shall contain the amour
outstanding OF subsidy bonds issued bl
railroad companies, the navy pension
fund, and any other recorded obif fgatio 4
of the treasury.
SEC g. A1d be IL further enacted, Ths
fsS aaa itsa 1 1as ps5sEs a. % sns st y 3
any amount or kind, be allowed TO an,
person for the sale, negotiation, or eX
change of any bonds OF securities of tb
| United States, or any coin or bullion dis
| posed of at the Treasury Department, o
elsewhere, on account of The United ) ates
and all acts or part OF acts, authorizing o
permitting, by construction or otherwise
the Secretary of the Treasury TO appOfn
any other than some proper onlcer OF nl
Department TO make such sale or negotia
tion of bonds anu securities, are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 4. 4Alld be IL further enacted, Tha
after the passage Of this act, all exchange
| purchases or sales OF the bolHltS of TIT
ment which may be authorized By Iaw
shall be made by inviting the COmptroile
| of the Currency by advertising for pro
| sale which shan be awarded pu pIfcaiy u
the best bidder or bidders, Flle ksecretaTy .
the Treasury reserving the right to rejee
any such bids should he deem il Tor TN
| public interest to do 50.
Randall would like the gentleman from
Massachusetts to indicate the tilae wheI
he would call up the bill Us ft was a very
| important one, aud there should be fui
House to consider 10. In his opinion i
should be passed. He said he proposed Il
call it up-abOut the middle OF next week
Explanations in refeEen neest TO- the seeos &
and third sections We're made by Schenck
4 TO show that they We're not plagiarism
from another bill Introduced by Judd, ant
referred to the Com mittee on banking ant
Currency;E aud by Judd, Kendall, ant
others on the same subject The bill wa
| then .ordered to be printed and recon- init
ted.
Ella, rising to privileged question, il
| reference to the assault made Yesterday II
| the Patent Office building, bX ar. Dempsey
| of the firm ord nTpsey x O'Fooie, on Ilouls
A Duncan, one OF tIe Win nesses examines
before the comm ittee On Printing. in reia
tion to stationery contracts ask ed leave {.
I Introduce n joint resolution reciGing til,
fleis, aud stating tLat there WAS good rea
| son TO believe the same coffti sactor< 4has
practiced fra uds in the pPIies To tue Post
| Office Department. and directing the Post
i master General. and all other heads of DE
i partmenfS, To reseind all cont rssets witt