The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-16
CoNGREssIONA-L.
xLth CONGRESS TuIRD SESSION

SEN ATE..... w AsHINGToN. February %.
Several petitions were presented. includ-
Ing one from the citizens of New YORK. for
the Canadian Reciproc1ty Treaty.
Cameron introduced a bill to authorize
the extension, construction, and use OF he
lateral branch of the Baltimore and Po-
itOmac Road. Referred.
Morton. from the Joint Select Commit
tee reported the fuIfillnent of their mis-
sion to notify the President ana Vice
President or their election, u nd submitted
the following reply from Gen. Grant:
GENTLEMEN: Please notify the two
Houses OF Congress of my acceptance of
the lm portant trust which you have Just
notified me of-my election as President of
the United states and say TO them That L
shall endeayor tnat they, and those who
elected them, shall have no cause To regret
Also, the following from Mr.. Colfax:
GENTLEMEN: Please convey to the two
Houses OF Congress my acceptance of the
office 10 which 1 have been elected by the
people OF the United states, and assure
them that [ shall endeavor TO prove WOr-
Thy of this mark OF confidence by fidelity
10 principles and duty.
gent Expenses of the Senate, reported ad-
VarSeiy, and moved the IndeHnite post
ponement of the resolution provldiog Tor
PAYMENT. during recess, of the messe myers
and clerks OF the senate.
.Conness objected to the present consider
Howard, from the Joint Committee on
Ordnance, made long report, accom-
D lnied by u bill, to abolish the ordinances
nance Department with the Artillery.
Morton offered joint resolution, requir-
ing parties desiring To be relieved OF pOilt-
tcatl dtsabJiities, to make application 10
Congress in writing, over their own sigma
lures, setting forth the grounds upon
which relief is asked. Referred to the
Con- fnittee on Judiciary. -
Welsh Introduced a bill to provide foI
tb,s renaoval 81 the Spanish archives at st.
! Augustine. Florida, to the United states
On motion of Sawyer, the Senate took
an. fsxss. H.. FH.sa # a.
Officers a nI;ointed in the Southern State
bv the SSecret> t>qTy of the Treasury, ana wht
could not take the test oaIn. ne aaV2ea 1e
TED the bill. These men had been empiOy
ed and had in goOd fatth, performed th'
| services enjoined upon them py Inc N, 019H
ernment, and, therefore, ought 20 pc pAlu
CONFESS said that II he could be shown
that there were good and loyal mel
among them, he would vote 20 pay tnet1
but he would oppose any proposlGlon Y
/ nav those Officers lndiscr1mtnately, be
cause they had been appointed py In
Secretary of the Treasury not oniy VIII Y
out authority OF Law, DuG III uenAhco ~
SAWYER stated That the officers had beel
| app ointed before it was known IN MS par
! OF the country that there was any breacl
1 bet Ween the Administrator ana Son8fes
al / of them before the assembling q
Con gress- before Decen ber, 1860.
&c SnneSs said that during that month
was already well known here that tn
plaI was lad for the creation OF neN
poi teal party, to be composed OF the reo'
eIeu tent Of the South, and that persons
Ala oama were then experimenting III
"a wyer was aware that certain men
the south who ought not to have lnnuent
viii 4 the Administration, dtd obtain sue
inIil Ience, 5uI ne diu hOb iegsela I, enIS q"
?esas on why discrimination shoulo
mao q against this particular class, Wnl
thR.r q were others no more Worlny or 10y
Who were drawing pay from the Cover
raen 4 because the nature OF their ON
nap ,ens not to require that they Shout
( take the test oa h.
M e said that if the officers in questio
i zert as capable as represented by the Se
atOr from south Carolina (Sawyer), tn'
kne' at the time Ghey Iook bno OiiSSS' "A
tnsy did so in violation of law.
Sa wyer replied that the test oath was p p
imir ied1ately or generally Published IN u
Sou ohern states. In evidences OF Whlch,
ssald he had never seen II before IL Was pi
sent ed to him for his signature.
Fs ssenden said on former occaslo
WIN lie a member of the Commit ee on I
nan< e, he had reported Dill Tor the I, II
of Tn sSe officers, and he was IN IaYor OF l
| 'nassa sc OF such BILL The appo1nimel
had d. cen made before there was anythl
! Tn@re than a vague fear of differences |
| 1xHaan fi1e President and Congress in
| gard to reconstruction, ana nao been ma
With the ge ne al assent OF tue CABINET o.
GERS VINO performed tAsAI o0SASs1 Sthe' 'A
/ OSls.t4t 10 S5s sea iu-
! Harlan coutLrmed the statement Lnat
| {, Eabin et.llad ,soA lcurred with the PresiGe
| / the view tLat IL was lhe auty ot tne , p
| = gtsary and IRE ASH ,"er to enforce the re'
/ n u.e laws IN tbe south, bee use iG was
| ti e interest OF Tue county az Ia So u ~
/
/ ID, ar share OF the pubic buTtnenss a
| tina E if the officers to b. appolntsu c%ot %
! MOI, IJe Da13 unCier the existing laws, Ct
| gres IS would not neS- tate to anbhoriNe 1u
pay ~ anSne- a4t1er marked that the Governme
! con ~ nar.iIz say il was wrong 10 pay Tn
| ofjiPsars E,eps .usee they acted Without
| tho ritv of / aw after having connI!l
4 the II c,fflei.sI acts and taken the DenEAt
| tne4En. ,a. o.,,,. Il
| osse.ss '',,a,sa - ID in favor of the Governm'
| T,ayI,9e, rahelS when Ii had employ ell tne
| mi d,J non 5hinK the claim OF sucn
/ 6csrS 10 he ,.s lid for their labor, any m
| ac,,jtsalsIa tbtp. the claim of loyal cltiZ
| fse she Mimi ey TO be paid tor her Pr
| erIv taken NV the Governments.
| Hendyiclxs "a id tn at as Senator, v
| had indjvidua tfy employed man 10 u
| rartain work a nd received tne Denent
| his Ia nor ooui1 without diShOnOr,a M
aDv faehnica1 > round, refuse TO pay
eo tbe TTnitadi states Government co
| not b0narabtx~f lr honestly refuse TO
| ofiicers VIM ISsss been employed by II, Q
| mad l1nrfornaea.N 1 1elr duties.
iit19 "a ipn,IndS Tbon ght the most import
eaottIre J., : ~, 80 e was the acknO Wled
faft Than the Ses ireCary of the Treasu
/ with The assent % bne obucE men s
the Cabinet ana ne IreslueHSs mac NC
erately yioIafed n law Of Cong esS.
| simmer said tha act so violated by
President ami ms Cabinet, was the I
| great act of tlsa sorner stone of rec
struction and tina in his Judgment
President and Se0i etary OF the treas
ought to have been promptly impeaS
for such violation. -.
On motion Of MOI rltls OF Malnes Iurl
consideration OF. tn Dill was postpoI
and the Senate tO0A up the 1nalan Apl
Triation hill whichr was read. TIE nun
| 66nS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES orted by the Conn
80 we've agreed IaE also an aI-endm
| o5parsi nv RamSaN. extending AN apl
| priation for the 1naA "a VAT m I 100 IN Ia :. =
aesota, and 10 expRD 1AIuieS IOr She s'
| purpose in 1858. -..,.. -, -,
Harlan said the I'm I'M g - - = Z
amendments befo rel nSta Is, y ~ 49, ', 10y ~ :
not ready To repo Il, uo ~ - o a, MS
bill was laId over unit - -. ", ,Sass,d
several private bills t3,pea VIZ ps,'Sse - fsoy
Drake, from II ie Co u11l1 tt s,Sy = :, :. -