The New York herald., 1869-03-29
Probable Action OF the Senate
To-Day.
President. Grant Tired of the
Discussion.
The, Charges Against Ex-Governor
FentOn.
Comm fsgions for President Johnson's
.Appointees Withheld.

WASHINGTON, MaIcu 20, leovs
vho<TeHsre Of Once struggle in the Senate
S&cbab lirics Of tho Fate Of the House Mea.
snrc.
The no n-concurrence OF the House OF Representa-
tives I'M the Senate substitute for their bill to repeal
the law In relation to the tenure OF civil offices re-
turns ne bill for further action According 10 the
rules II the Senate the question will come up In one
Of t1 rec forms-on motion to insist to recede or
asku ~ o committee ef conference. The motion to
reco 10 takes precedence OF all other motions. 1t is
und erstood that such motion will be made. which
vii have the effect OF bringing the Senate to direct
vo e. In the event or the passage OF the
M otion 10 recede 1t Is understood that
q lis win be equivalent to a passage OF the
1aouse bl to repeal 1t is stated that during the last
session Of Congress motion to recede was made,
and the ruling was that the motion being carried
the bill passed, requiring no direct vote upon
ITS passage An appeal was made from the decision
Of the chair, and it was decided that further vote
was required on the passage. Parliamentarians,
however, do not agree in this, and the decslon II
the case comes, viii be in accordance with the ad-
mitted rules. The motion to insist and ask for
committee OF conference, two methods Of disposing
ora question usually united would result in bringing
committees Of both houses in consultation on the
subject. The action OF such committees will be
governed by the character Of the persons selected
case OF this committee being in favor or undeter.
mined in regard to the Senate amendment it is
probable the report viii be favorable TO the action
of the Senate. Such report to the House viii
certainly be carried and will then be outside the
Jurisdiction Of the House Committee on the Judi
ciary, where Butler seems TO have prevailing in
uence. IL is said by Senators conversant with the
feeling OF their body that at least six or seven who
voted for their amendment willing II the ques-
fion comes up in that form, to vote 10 recede. In
such case the House bill will prevail. The action
OF the Senators is undecided until the question
comes up, there are several forms in which
IL is likely to present itself. The motion to
recede VIII probably be made by one OF the
democratic Senators or by Senator Morton, and the
motion to insist by Senator Edmunds or Senator
Trumbull Senator Warner considers that repeal Is
inevitable; but should IT Unexpectedly turn out that
the Senate insists on committee Of conference, he
thinks the amendment proposed by Thayer OF re.
quiring the President TO send in the OF all his
appointments made during recess within thirty days
after the assembling Of Congress, and OF rendering
those who are rejected by the Senate Ineligible to
second appointment for the same place. win be
adopted. should the motion TO -ecede be put
he believes all the original repealers viii rally
10 Its support, and, having heretofore had a
conceded majority, the motion viii be sus-
tanned. Senator Hamlin considers that Ii
the motion recede Is carried the bill becomes
pcaled and the whole trouble Is over. senator Kel
Iogg is OF opinion that committee OF conference will
be called for and another modification made in the
amendments, which Will render them acceptable to
the President, Congress and the people. He VIII
vote for repeal, If the question presents itself
such shape that decisive vote one way the other
may be demanded. Senator Howard viii insist on
the Senate amendments, as he believes concession
sites OF the Executive and il Is only spirit OF cap
tiousness on the part OF the House that pre-
vents an immediate settlement OF the yexed
question Senator Patterson thinks there is
no necessity TO apprehend any difficulty
between the two honses in disposng OF the subject.
should the House still preserve its attitude OF oppo-
son he believes the party OF repeaiers In the Senate
will he reinforced and tho statute wiped out OF ex
istence. Senator Harris has idea that better
understanding by the House OF the real nature OF
the Senate's amendments would have insured their
adoption, ana speaker Blaine Is reported TO have
said that II the bill had been referred TO and reported
favorably IRON the House Judiciary Committee II
would have passed Immediately. Senators Osborn
and Rice voted for the amendments In the hope that
II was The most expedient, satisfactory aud harmo
nious method OF reconcling the two houses; but IL
u becomes Impossible agree they intend TO take the
ground OF total repeal, or, In other words receding
from the Senate amendments the easiest solution
of the entire drlcuty. The ant-repeaers insist
that the republican Senators are stll bound by the
decision OF the republican caucus which agreed
upon the measure that passed the Senate such
men Morton, Sherman Thayer Grimes ana
spraguc argue tnat the action OF the caucus has es
hsnsted Itself and they no longer bound by i,s
decisions. AS the anti-repeaers depend 10 a con-
siderable extent upon the 10 hold the repeal,
cr so the Senate amendments, the que stion az 70
whether the latter viii win recognize Its dec
zion still binding is regarded as quite important
or eonrse III the repealers are st bound by the
caucus their hands are tied and they must
vote upon the senate amendments TO the bin. IT, on
the other hand, the caucus action has exhausted
Itself they are free TO move and vote for recadng.
Tue repeaers contend that the House having refused
90 concur In the Senate amendment, the question
has assumed new phase and IL win require the
consolidation and decision OF o new caucus before
there cau DC anything binding upon the republican
Senators IA party. The antrrepealers, on the
other han, hold that the question is still the same
that the otiy proposition before the Senate Is the
amendmeras to the bin agreed upon In caucus and
that until they are either successful or
deceased every Senator who participated in
The eucus in which they were agreed
rpon isDonnd 10 adhere 10 them. Individual sena.
tors wiu few exceptions, are uncertain as 10 what
cnnrse they viii pursue. Those who supported the
senate measure wi first OF all, 10 insist upon
- and 20 azS the House Tor q committee OF confe.
renee. sh"1id the House refuse 10 grant comic.
renee. and sail insist upon total repeal, few Of the
iess stussDorn OF the Senators who have heretofore
acted with the autrepeaers and the modifiers viii
probably yield 30 far as to adopt Buffers propo.
alton. weica IL 20 amend the House bin bx
aiding au6sher clause providing that the Prcsl.
dent shall sssnd TO the senate all the nomlna.
tious made curing the recess within thirty days
after the senate meets. II Is not thought however,
shat this can cdmmand enough support in the sem
ate TO succeed. The only difference between this
and total repeal s that the President cannot Keep in
offioe obnoxious men without giving the Senate a
chance to REJECT them for period longer than thirty
days afer the Senate meets or while is in session.
The President Advising Recession from
vRufser,s Position.