Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-18
EST ABLIsHED MARCH 80. 1895.

its provisions, and thus might gaurd
against the abuse OF executive power by
improper rewards. II it was right to
suspend a law for a year, it was of course
equally so to repeal it. II the law were
repealed for year, Grant might, if he
choose, remove every body now in Office,
and after that should be done how could
Congress deny the same right to the
succeeding administration Public
opinion Of the country, demanded the
repeal OF the law. The House of Rep
resentatiyes, which had concurred with
the Senate in passing it, had already man
Tested It's willingness to repeal the law,
the occasion for it having passed. The
Senate, in considering the question Of re
peal, was really sitting as Judge in its
own case, and if it insisted upon the law
remaining in force, it might be accused of
doing so from design to maintain for it,
self exceptional powers conferred upon it
two years ago to meet special emergen-
cy now happily passed. The Senator from
Vermont (Mr. Edmunds) had spoken
much of the danger to the liberty Of the
country from the love of power in the
Executive, but it should be remembered |
that Senators were no more willing to |
yield up power once obtained. He (Sher- |
mani thought it wrong to refer in the |
discussion OF this question to the charac~
ter OF General Grant or his wishes on
the subject. The Senate was not required
to grant him any special favor, but only
to put him in this respect upon
the same footing with all other Presi-
dents, from Washington to johnson.
Mr.. Cole spoke in advocacy Of the sub
stitute.
Mr.. Carpenter spoke against repeal,
saying that it was the duty Of the Sen
ate to preserve this law because if once
repealed, no matter how great the neces-
sity for it might be at any future time,
1t probably could never be re.enacted.
lie would vote for its suspension be-
cause he thought it required certain
which could not be con-
sidered this session and not at all for
the reasons given by other Senators,
that if the law were left in
orce it would embarass the President
because he did not believe that either
with the law or without it the President
would have any right to make removals
turing a recess of the Senate.
MIR. Morton thought all the arguments
n favor Of the law itself far fetched, based
Olely upon technical grounds, and suffiN
iently answered by the history and
Practice of the government for =
eventy-eight years. The position of !
senator's who made long and ingeni-
JUS arguments to show the constitution
lily, wisdom and necessity of the law, t
nd then announced that they were will 5
ng to suspend, reminded him of the well
-nown gentleman who was strongly in n
lVor Of the Maine liquor law, but OPP
'osed TO its enforcement. Laughter. c
The Senate confirmed only two unim- b
ortant nominations. The President
ent several nominations TO the Senate,
mOng them that Of Elizabeth Vanlew &
S Postmistress at Richmond, Virginia.
The first section of the amended bill
0 enforce the fourteenth constitutional a
mendment in Georgia, reported from n
he Judiciary Committee by Mr.. Trum- 0
ull, repeats so much of the act Of June I,
3, 1868 as relates to Georgia. v
Section two reyiyes military govern a
lent in Georgia.
Section three continues the govern a
lent Of the State as provisional and de- r,
lares null and void the expHlsiop of Al v
can members Of the Legislature and re- ii
torres them TO their seats Persons Ad~
litted to their seats are 70 vacate the ii
ame. The bill prohibits any person a
is laaLfied under the 18th amendm snt II
a seat in said Legislature
Section four makes it the duty of the
he President to station such portion of
md and naval forces Of the United
tates in said State as shall be sufficient al
, carry the act into full execution, and
Il officers in command of such forces al
nall on demand of the acting Governor al
snder military aid and assistance in the
administration of the government, and IN
to life and property and ad. =,
Of Justice. -
The President and family will cons T
renee their occupancy Of the Executive =,
lansion tomorrow. a
This evening very large number of =
isitors called upon the President. \
Senior Garcia presented his credentials =
D the President to-day as Minister to D
he Argentine republic. .
Mr.. Washburne retired from the State y
department at noon tO>day and Mr..
'ish took possession.
The resignation of S. W. Clark as dis
ursing clerk of the construction bureau =
q the Treasury Department has been \
eceiyed aud accepted by Secretary Bout ',
Tell. This act closes the official action y
{ Mr.. Clark with the Treasury.