Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-26
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WARRINGTON.
List of appointments by the President
Bib 20 EquaIize Ihe CUTTeacy-
Georgia Reconstruction.

List of Appointments by the PresidenI
Bib 20 EquaEize the Curreacy-
Georgia Reconstruction.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The Presi
dent has nominated Edward 3. Plumb
Consul General at Havana; r. w. Clark,
Third Auditor Of the Treasury; ". B.
Cornell, Surveyor Of the port of New
York; L. N. Coy, Collector of Internal
Revenue, LIST district of Arkansas; Jos.
A. Cooper, % district of Tennessee; ].
Il. Smith, ID district of Mississippi; Mrs.
}. p. Norfolk, postmistress at jackson,
Tenn ; A. R. Smith, postmaster at Can
ton, Miss.
Secretary Borie has gone TO Annapolis,
accompanied by Admiral Porter, to in
spect affairs at the Naval Academy.
Gen. Eli S. Parker has been ordered
to report 20 the Secretary of War for
duty.
Admiral IIoff, in the dispatches res
Gently received, inclOsed 4 memorandum
Of the military executions by the rebel
authorities at Aux Gays, Hayti. They
exhibit barbarities and cruelties without
parallel. .Et rt.E#EE
The House discussed the Senate
amendment TO the bill repeating the
tenure>of- Office act.
Mr.. Washburn was opposed to the
Senate amendment lie hoped that the
House would not concur, but refer it and
insist upon the unconditional repeal Of the
law. That law was passed for particUS
lar purpose-tO check tho usurpatiOns Of
wicked Chief Magistrate. 1t had an
swered the purpose Of its enactment, and
should pass away with the cause
that brought it into being. The Presidel
was responsible for the execution of the
laws, and there had never been a time
when there was the Same necessity for
the President to have ample power to
remove dishonest and incompetent Of
ticials. 1t had been said that the Presi-
dent was satisfied with the Senate's
amendment. While he Washburn
knew nothing about that, he did not bes
lievc it. If the President was satisfied,
he was not the man whom he
had taken him for. But they were
not legislating for Gen. Grant. They
were legislating for the country, which
was nearly unanimous on the subject.
lie hoped the house would insist on an
unconditional repeal. The President
might be satisfied with the amendment,
but he was not. lie believed he repre-
scented all his constituents 10 demanding
the repeal forthwith, and argued in ia
Vor Of concurring in the amendment,
which he explained.
In reply to a question by Logan, Mr..
Butler declared the amendment was a
new tenure>Of>ofice bill more wrong in
principle, more fatal in action and more
destructive to the privileges of the
House and the people, and was cOnferr
ling more power on the Senate than the
present bill. 1t letters the Executive
more. If he Butler were to vote for
either, he would vote for the one now on
the statute book in preference to this.
The Senate was an irresponsible body,
and an irresponsible body is ever danger
Gus.
Mr.. Poland inquired how the gent.Cs
man from Massachusetts, justified the
passage of the tenure -of>office bill origi-
nslly ?
Mr.. Butler replied that he had no
occasion to go into such a justification.
Laughter on the Democratic side.
Mr.. PolaRd-But the gentleman's po-
litical associates have abundant reason to
go into that justification.
Mr.. Butler said there were many
things we had to do to save the life Of
the country in war, for which justifica-
tlons cannot be found IN the cOnstitu-
ton. There were many things we had
to do under Andrew johnson which had
better never be done again, and better
be got rid Of as soon as possible.
Mr.. Butler went on to characterize
the Senate amendment as a declaration
Of want Of confidence in the President.
What good had the law ever done? Did it
curbed bad President Ruth>
lessly and in defiance of it, Andrew
johnson had turned Stanton out of office
and when the House impeached him
therefor, the Senate had him acquitted
and set free.
Mr.. FarnswOrth suggested that Sem
ators who had voted to convict him had
voted for this amendment.
Mr.. Butler did not know who was in
favor Of the amendment. 1t had been
passed in the recent caucus, but he knew
the vote on the repeal of the law did not
bear out the gentleman's statement.
Mr.. Farnsworth-The vote on The
Senate amendment does bear me out.
Mr.. Butler-Oh, bah FiddleSticks
Laughter. Ii was made matter o
caucus dictation. 1t was agreed 10 rs I
compromise and all compromises in leg
islatlen are vicious have been too
the President is satisfied with the law
do not preteLd to have any knowledg
about that but have no doubt if tn
President said anything about il
it was under the circumstances {
Senate committee going TO hH
and saying "Sir, you are our President
We are in trouble in the Senate; if 20
do not agree to this we shall have diff
Guilty among ourselves" And the Pres
dent may have said, 81 agreetO that o
any thing else rather than you shoul
have trouble. | don't mean to put my
self in your way. l do not mean
raise any difficulty in your party, but
! SAID so, it was because l relied on Il
sentiment of the country" He relic
on the House Of Representatives; he r
lied on our sense Of our own dignity; {
our sense Of our own rights. on our sen
Of our own consistency, TO save him fro
the disgraceful law by which his han,
are TO be tied.
Mr.. Davis moved TO amend the m,
ton to refer by adding instructions
the committee 10 report provisions Vi
der which the constitutionalitY Of Il
tenure-oi-otiice law could be dete
mined by the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Butler moved the previous que
ton.
Mr.. Bingham appealed TO the Hou
e. not to second II. The House, hoWey
did second it-ayes 80, nays 80.
Mr.. Bingham called for the yeas a
nays on the ordering OF the main gu,
ton, but the House refused to orc
them.
A motion to adjourn was voted doy
and the main question was ordered.
Mr. Davis amendment was rejected