The New York herald., 1869-03-30
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Continued Illness of the
President.
THE TENURE OF OFFICE LAW
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The Senate Refuses to Recede from
Its Amendments.
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A Conference Committee
Demanded.
xemodelling Of the Judiciary System
In the House.
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THE TENURE OF OFFICE LAW
A Conference Committee
Demanded.
xemodelling Of the Judiciary System
In the House.
Probabilities Of an Early Ad-
journment Of Congress.

Probabilities Of an Early Ad-
journment Of Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 20. 1862
Continued Indispositi0n OF the President-He
II Unable to Receive Visitors or Transact
Business. .
The President is still suffering with neuralgia in
his face and was not in his ONCE at oil to-day. He
gave directions early this morning that nobody
should be admitted, and Senators, Representatives
and even Cabinet Ministers called in vain. An ap-
pointment had been made yesterday with delega-
tion OF gentlemen from Montana who had some i'm
portant communications to make in relation to Mon
tana Affairs, and the delegation was to call few
minutes before three O'Clock but the President left
word that he would be unable to see them.
Tho Senate Refuses to Recede from its
Amendment 10 the Bill Repeating the Ten
ure or Once Act-A CommIttee Of Confer
ence Appointed.
The discussion on the everlasting Tenure Of ONCE
law ended for the present this afternoon in the ap
pointment OF Messrs. Trumbul, Edmunds and
Grimes as Committee Of Conference on the
part Of the Senate. The motion to recede
received, contrary to expectation the votes
Of only twelve republicans. which, together
with the eight democrats made show Of twenty
against thirty-seven. Fourteen Senators who were
hitherto counted upon In favor OF repeal went for
the conference which but another way Of voting
against repeal. Garrett Davis spoke for tile demo-
Gratis, and was unusually brief, scarcely taking an
hour to state his twenty frst view Of the case.
TrumbuI again stated that II people would only take
the trouble to look carefully at the Senate amend
ment nothing could be found therein Objectionable
Or unconstitutionaL Norton asked where was the
use Of retaining the shadow Of law the substance
had been already extracted. Mr.. Sprague made q
few OF his characteristic remarks, expressing dis
gust with the action Of Senators and warning them
Of the fate Of Charles l., chapter from whose un-
happy history he read nom David Hume Howard
insisted supporting the Senate amendments on the
score OF principle, high and mighty principle, OF
which he would fain give people the impression he
Y the living perSonincation. Howe followed suit In
Howes peculiar way. which consists in . spasmo.
dc style Of jerking commonplaces to the level OF
dienined reasoning. .Pomeroy explained that he
should vote for Q conference committee, though he
had previously favored repeal; but he hoped the
committee would not turn out like previous ones,
and leave matters worse than they found them. Cor
oett stood up amid many cries OF Question, and
said something similar to Pomeroy. warner argued
for repeal. and made his speech somewhat sensa-
taonal by repeatedly asserting that the Tenure Of
once law was enacted BY party to keep friends OF
tnat party In ONCE. Then the vote was recorded
with the result mentioned.
Senate Connittec of Conference on the Re.
peal Of tho Tenure or Once Act. ..-.
Senators Trumbull, Edmunds and Gfimes com.
pose the Senate Committee Of Conference upon the
disagreeing votes OF the two Houses upon the
1enureeDS Ofnce oct. The House had not up 20 the
time Of adjournment been INFORMED OF the action OF
the Senate.
|. Nsniaatiens se.i to the Senate.
Tne President this afternoon sent the following
nomlnanops . the Senate:-Georee Earle, First AS
sstans Postmaster General in place Of General Skim
ner. Also tas following to be postmasters:-
- ". Keyes Madison Wis; William c. Cowley,
Eamei Fisher, Fernsndins, Fla LstSoria B. CocEern
Carthage, ILL.,; Hugo Wsngelin, Bellvine, H.; John
%s% h cenIs so
Benjamin H. Campbell marshall for the Northern
District Of Ilinols Alfred b. Meacham, superintend-
SCISSOR Of internal revenue Of the Twelfth district OF
Ohio; II. e. Aeeklenberg, collector Of internal reve-
Ocntian, collector OF internal revenue for the Sec
ond district Of South Carolina; P. Read, OF
internal revenue the second district Of Alabama;
Francis Widmer, collector OF internal revenue OF
Alabama
First Assistant Postmaster Generals
George Earle, who was nominated by the Presi-
dent to-day to bc First Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj. was formerly Clerk of the Maryland Court OF
Appeal and late law partner OF Postmaster General
Cresswell.
Nominations Cennrmcd by the Senate.
The Senate, in executive session, this afternoon
confirmed the following nominations:-
H. +. Muhlenburg collector OF internal revenue OF
the Ninth district OF PENNSYLVANIA; E. NJ. Hayes
postmaster at Madison, Wis.,; Alfred b. Meacham,
". Huntington, removed; Captains Thcmss Il. ste.
vens, Thomas II. Patterson and Edward Nichols
TO take their former positions on the ,ister;
list to be captain in the navy on the active list to
take rank next to Captain Fablus Stanley.
The New York Collector Of Customs.
The Commissioner OF Customs to-day sent to New
York blank bond for Moses II. Grinnell, in order
that 1t may be executed while his commission as
Collector Of the Port is being prepared This was
done to save time, as the new collector desires to
take possession OF his once on the LIST proximo.
George A. Halsey, Of New Jersey, to be
Rcgisser Of the Treasury.
At the urgent solicitation Of Secretary Boutwell,
George A. Halscy, formerly member OF Congress
from New Jersey, has decided to accept the position
Of Register OF the Treasury. It s probable his nom-
nation VIII be sent to the Senate tomorrow. This
is the nrst instance under the present administra-
tion wherein an ONCE has been literally forced on
man.
Early Adjournment Of Congress.
The House Committee on Appropriations having
finished up all the business before It. authorized Its
chairman to-day TO report resolution providing for
an adjournment Of Congress on Tuesday, April 0.
the majority Of the members Of the House arc
anxious TO get away, and when the Tenure OF once
act 10 disposed Of nothing OF pressing Importance re-
mains to be done. A few members under General
Buffers lead, want to remain to watch the senate,
but they are so numerically small that
slney cannot make any successful opposition
70 an early adjournment. It is known
that the President would like to have
Congress adjourn a. soon a. possible. The various
committees are not taking any action on the bills
1srred TO them, because there n no hope Of them
being called for reports. Everything now looks like