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Monday Morning, March "a. 1859.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 2O-Mr. Fenton intro
duced bill to prohibit secret sales of gold
Referred to Finance Committee.
Mr.. Abbott, from the Military Committee
introduced bill to declare and fix the status
of Judge Advocates OF the army He asked
its immediate consideration.
On motion Of Mr.. Grimes, who said it pro-
posed too large number of Judge Advocates,
the Dill was Indefinitely postponed.
MI ramsey introduced bill TO amend the
act aiding Minnesota railroads with grants OF
public lands
Mr.. Robertson called up his resolution to APP
point a committee of nine to consloer applca-
tons for the removal of political dlsapiities.
The number was made seven and the resolu-
ton adopted.
duce ocean postage to land rates. Referred to
Post Office Committee.
MIR. Stockton offered a joint resolution to inn
prove the Delware between White Hills and
Trenton, N. j. Referred to Committee on APP
proDriations.
Mr.. Wilson introduced joint resolution au-
thorizing the President 10 place the name of
Brevet Maj. Gen. 6. p. Hentzleman on the
retired OF the army with the full command held
by him when he was wounded, in accordance
with orders 16 and IS and the act of August,
1861, and sect 80 of the act of July %, 1866
Referred to Military Committee.
The bill to repeal the tenure of office law was
then taken up.
MT Vickers advocated the bill
When Mr.. Vickers concluded. Mr.. Tha-er
addressed the Senate. He modified his sub
stitute for the report of the Committee on the
judiciary, so az to give the President thirty
days after the commencement OF session
of the Senate within which to report the
names of officers removed during the preced-
ing recess, and added to il proviso that
person rejected by the Senate in session shall
not be appointed t, Office during the following
recess. He had offered the substitute, he said,
with the hope OF getting direct vote upon
the question of repeal since such vote could
not he had at once upon the House bill. One
reason for which he desired the repeal OF THIS
law was, that it would leave the President free
to remove the johnson men and Copperheads
still in Office throughout the country.
Mr. Thurman did not know any such party
as the Copperhead party, but ne knew whae
party the Senator from Nebraska meant, ana
he supposed that the Senator would hardiy
expect the Democrats in the senate 70 Vote Ior
repeal upon the ground that 1t would facilitate
the removal OF a few remaining Democratic
Office holders. In his own State (Ohiol he
knew of only two Democratic office holders.
Oue Of them had entered the army as pri-
vate and came up to be colonel, and the other
had left the army with the rank of brigadier
general and with a wound that would afdict
him for life.
Mr.. Thayer said that in using the term Cop
perhead he had made no allqsion to War Dem
ocrats.
Mr. Drake was in favor of repeating the law,
but would not vote for its temporary suspen-
sion.
Mr. Morrill, would rather modify the tenure
of office act than repeal or suspend it, and he
believed that the Senate could reach vote
upon the question modifying it as as upon
its repeal. Every Senator who HAD voted for
the impeachment of President johnson on ar
tcle third, had thereby declared il to be his
Judgment that in disregarding this act the
President had been guilty of violation not
merely of the law but also of the Constitution.
How, therefore, could those Senators vote now
for the repeal of the law.
Mr.. Casserly would vote for the absolute re-
peal OF the law.
The Vice President appointed the following
Committee on Political Disabilities:
Messrs. Robertson, Osborn, Harlan, Howe,
Ferry Boreman and Vickers.
At445 p NJ, the Senate without taking
vote on the bill adjourned.