New-York tribune., 1869-03-17
HTsr CONGRESSES SESSION.
sENATE....w WASHINGTON. March /


TIVE RESOLUTION FOR ADJOURNMENT.
The ee-President laid before the Senate
an, tIo,so resolution for adjournment on the zo'n
inst ON motion Of Mr.. sUmNER. (Rep'T MaSSl " was
laid on the table -. ~ ,,v,s
,DDov,s,oSAI GOVERNMENTS FOR VIRGINIA AND TEXAS
Mr. TRUArBULL Rep, n0 called up the 'oint resolu-
zion amendatory Of the joint resolution Sbcb
PROVISIONAL governments Of Virginia ana 1eAas' "nl0n
was passed noD,crn
Mr. HANIIN rep, Me) introduced Dill 10 lhcorPV-
rate the sY Rep Minn StFoduced bill granting
lands Minnesota 70 aid IN IMPROVING @ i9 F m w e. An
tbony Also a bill establishing Postolhce, ana 10 III
eorotHn4IT nTHSiS I'm AN e1 onio introduced joint resou
ton authorizing the recognition OF the independence u
CGg1 r PoMERoY Rep Kansas) introduced joint reso'
luton in relation 70 the burlington anu MssOuIl III
road, branch Of the Union Pacihc Railroad Laiu on
's Mr. SPENCER ep Ala) introduced bill to renew
certain p P6MFRoY introduced 6 to define the quaacs
93 Of sISFR yqfS n eG Ken MS fTo@ the COMMITTEES on
Foreign Relations, reported fayoraDy bls 10 carry nt0
Court I'm the cases OF the British steamer Labuan and
the schooner Syb Also DEGREES OF tho Louisiana DIS
trct Court the cases Of the vessels Yoan science
Dashng Wave, and Flying Seud -, /, A.,
Mr.. RICE Rep. Ark9 introduced blu to aid IN tine the
construction OF the International Pacific Railroad from
Cairo, H. to the Rio Grande an the direction GI saI S
Bias, or Mazaan on the Rsec O0aSs @ aS'nUI@s d ny @ @
vide homeseads for the aborers on their roads ~ pro
poses guarantee Of interest to the extent OF $4,000
Mr. HOWARD QRep., Mich. introduced blll 10 grant ~
lands the Northern Michigan Railroad C4mPany IN IN
extension Of the Northern Paehe Railroad Reeire" "
MT CARPENTER rep. WIS., introduced a bill to pro
vide q remedy for the loss or destruction OF JuuEnelI
tinted states ConTts 81
Mr.. DRAKE rep, MOI introduced bill to create the
the of the public lands therein and for oher
PO THE REORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY.
. On motion of Mr.. GRIMES she Senate then resumed
e consideration of the unfinished business of yesterday
fbe bill TO reOrganiZe the Navy The remaining amend
ments reported by the COMMITTEES we're agreed to- Do
Mr. TRUMBULL Rep., ILL offered an amendInehJ pro
vidng that the pay OF mldsmpmen shan DC slOOo per
Arar'"i MT cRAGiS REP, n H. offered an amendments
which agreed TO- limiting the once OF sOucIor ana
Naval Judge Advocate General until June 80 1863.
MESSAGE FROM The president
message was received from the President transmit
ting report OF the directors OF the Union Pacific Rail
road The following is the report
vads act July 2s, made the duty its
Of the Interior such information should be posses
zones com onT duty 10 report the f5ioSing fac,s!
In obedience iet Of Congress OF December 1857 the okho
ohe Union Pacific Railroad met in the Cyo EswYork and pro-
served By Judge Barnard Of the Superior Court Of the City Of
qG9 the 5 S & 81 Is o [5a % @ a ] restraining
them rom aoa gIo9ioing @ az eSo o. any S s7 for he .SspF
q which l8 were gwen FOR the ssgus@sa s & S0e % NAMES @ on
change she Under these jancons and attachments some Of
eeto I election we're advised not to aeeIe the result though
Ssw Board remains aJeyase under ra0ctou and a.
zee T ad % SS % a IslI expense Ps5s ana and fo
thns end.ager ana oos3st the progress o me i0at H.
rse have M daty omaAe early report Of these facts to
President sud Congress tta such legislation he bad as
and to Eeep uuiliernfs tbs great national sOrs
}. /. WILLIAMS Of Indiana
- D D. WFEsTsR v5ih.laG Of Limos
H. PRICE ofIovs.
"EevYork CITY March n. ls69"
TIlE COMMITTEE on RETRENCHMENT
On motion Of Mr. PATTERSON Rep. n. HI the Sen
its
# viding for Joint Committee on Retrenchment ana
~ asked Tor committee zee M Oh Z SoIe on eIene9: nI: cr
on motion Of Mr., TRUMBULL, the bin to repeal the
Tepgyeof Office act taken up. The Secretary
TeaG the bill with amendment reported by the judi
nsls9 and instead suspended until the next
Session OF Congress" Ar Trumbul briefly reviewed the
Tcnovs from olce in tie past and said that while the
judiciary Committee were satisfied that the present Ad-
eaused by the Tenureofoacc act yet they Thought
that regard for consistency and fog the principle under
lying the bin required that should not be abolished but
Mr. MORTON (Rep., IndJ made an argument in favor
Of the unconditional repeal the act He could
any reason suspendiug until the next session Of
pending it daring the whole term 6f President Grant or
5 Tor repeating IT, The language OF the amendment re-
SpOred 10y the Judiciary Committee was the language Of
dsiTust 1t proposed TO put the President on probation
until the next session OF Congress saying 10 him, II your
conduct during the interval does not please us the law
VII then again into fun force. IL was not Intended 10
protection against the wOud-be administration OF Pres
dent Johnson The difficulty that under the act the
President could neither an officer himself ask
the Senate him, without making charges
against bin, which, il sustained, would ruin his repua-
ton and not sustained would subject the President
himself the charge O reck.cssnCss malice; that
the officer AID the President personally interested
I'm tho result ~ the law should not now De repealed the
President IN carrying ON his work Of reform would prob
ably have make many suspensions during the
that Congress ts next session, would be wholly
pied iE considering tbcm or. what was more likely !
would be unable % consider them at a Principle, expe
doncy the general sentiment OF the people demanded
that the law would be nnconduonaly repealed and that
the President would be left free to uauguatc and carry
the great reforms demanded and expected Of him by
Nj YATES Rep. Ilj expressed the opinion that it |
ought TO be uncoHtitiOnauy repealed He thought tnat
Congress ought governed by the same COnsidoIG
ons that ialuence in their ordinary bushesS trans
ECOns Where man had employed On agent the tfst |
Dg he ala was 10 try 10 satisfy that agent dat De had
confidence n him and willing 10 trust him; and /
80 The Congress Of the United states, repre- |
sentiHg the people ought to do al IN It's power |
trusted him. Tie Administration ought TO be given fair
pay the bAty for removals from Office rested
them, and then be held responsible
air EDdUNDS (Sep.. VI, Mr. Yates having tempo
Tarly yielded to him The floor called the attention OF te
hltfrt LEGAL opinion WHcg nc Ie1d ilom OG9A 70 me
effect that tie claim that the President could create
vacancies in public Offices without the advice audconsent
Of TIE Senate absurd.
Mr. YATES could not agree with that opinion.
MI EDMUNDS said that what he had read was the 1
opinion Of Of the Judges IN the Impeachment Trial,
Senator Yates Of Illinois. lLaugherl
Mr. YATES insisted that all that be had said upon that
occasion was good law. lLaughterl lie dld not now, |
however propose the question Of law He had
voted for the Impeachment Of President Johnson, and
under the same circumstances he would vote so again
and President Grant should at any time back his
party or the principles on which he was elected, he
Yates would be the first 10 denOunce him. The Pre
dent however, had shown inclination design 10 do
this and therefore there was no reason why Congress
should manifest OF confidence IN him by keeping
this law upon the statute book.
The great cyl which had attended the operation Of the
law WAS that IT had transferred substantially the power
of appointment 10 Office from the Executive the Mem
bers OF the House OF Representatives This transfer, he
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