The New York herald., 1869-03-27
NEW HERALD SATURDAY, MARCH 27 sss-TRPlE SHEET

III SHEET.
Of the minority. submitted some special views
All the reports were printed.
THE TENUNE or OFFICE ACT
Mr.. BUTLER, lrep) OF Mass, called up the motion
TO reconsider the vote OF yesterday by which the
81 0es Repeal bill was seerFss frs, 70 the J
added to the House repeating bill an additional sec
tion requiring the President to return h,s nomna-
made.
Mr.. wooD-Does the gentleman nom Massachu-
setts refract his position OF yesterday on TINS ques
Mr.. BurLER-Not the least in the world.
Mr.. wooD-Well SIR, you know, and we know, mat
committee OF conference ls designed as com
mlttee Of compromise. by which the rights Of the
House may be jeoparded and forfeited.
Mr. BUTLER-I am not going to ask any committee
OF conference; assume that the Senate VIII concur
N that proposition. ! am sorry that the gentleman
lrom r New YORK should have found i necessary to
ask whether j had changed my opinion. am not
very likely TO do 30 where have well considered 1t.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE. tdem.) or wis.-we understood on
tleman from Massachusetts, that the matter should
60 to the Judiciary COMMITTEES
regret that the friends Of the President have fallen
out uaughter)
Mr.. BuTIEa--i shah be very glad to have it go to
the judiciary Committee; but the request OF many
gentlemen OF the House who think that the course
propose VIII be acceptable to all who desire 70 pre-
serve the rights OF the House and the integrity OF
the constitution on this subject propose to take
this course and save time.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE-The gentlemen on this side OF the
House desire that the Judiciary Committee may act
on this DILL. but they supposed that the gentleman
rom massachusetts, himself desired 1t.
Mr. BUTLER-I do; but the only action that would
desire The committee to take would be rhe action
which have praposed. Does The gentleman from
Wisconsin d, sire TO have II deferredY
Mr.. EIDaDGB-Certanly; that is what we voted
for YESTERDAY We desire the action Of the Judiciary
Mr.. BUTLER. think that what have proposed is
better way 10 meet the wishes OF the gentleman
nom Wisconsin and the wishes q the House.
from Massachusetts, yield to me moments
Mr. BUT.ER-Yes, sir.
Mr.. GARFIELD-If the allied parties have settled all
their matters Of difference desire to ask question
did not yield for that.
Mr. GARPIELD-Ahi
Mr.. WooD-rhe gentleman from Ohio must under
stand that we on this side suspect desertion.
temen from Limos and OHIO Messrs. g Farnsworh r. rs or
and Garfied that their insinuations made here are
unworthy OF members OF the H0use-their insinua-
lions about allies IN reference to this or any other
matter.
Mr. FARsswoRrH-when think that lecture
from my colleague win be Of any service to me
VIII give him due notice; but am not yet Of that
opinion.
Mr. LOGAN will only say TO the gentleman that |
am not lecturer in the general acceptation Of the
term. always submit to his lectures with good
grace-as did yesterday rough they may
be and however unc0mely as coming from him.
Mr.. BUTLER resuming the moor, said-I do not
think this discussion so valuable as to warrant one
tleman from Ohio (Mr. Gar6eld) that have as much
right to speak for the republican party as he has.
am as firm an advocate OF republican principles as
he ia. and when he undertakes to say that / have
allied myself with the democrats want to say to
him that whenever they or he are right on ques-
they are wrong on a question am not his or their
ally. will deal with them always on that PROPOSE
tt0n.
Mr.. GARFIELD am quite willing to concede that
the gentleman from Massachusetts is always right.
and that those who differ with him are always
q HIM vUo nh
he intended to have any debate on the question:
Those OF US who are decidedly in the wrong would
selves In the wrong In the Globe.
Mr. BUrLER-That is always 80 evident that do
Taughterj win now yield to the q gentleman from
Ohio tMr. Blngham). How much time does the.gen-
Mr. BINGHAM. rep, of ohio-Ar the time am
entitled to; ask the favor OF the House indepen-
IDENTIFY Of the gentleman's leave.
Mr.. .FARNswORTH-That's right.
Mr.. BNGHAM-I do not understand this thing OF
farming !I out the moor IN this way. II the matter
WIN bear discussion let 1t be discussed. under
take to show to the House, II have the liberty TO
be heard, that the Senate amendment about which
so much ado has been made. does substantially re-
Mr.. BUTLER-I have offered courtesy to the gen.
temsn from Ohio. ! am sorry he does not recog-
Mr.. BNaHAM-I recognize the courtesy OF the
gentleman; but ask, az matter OF justice which
rises above courtesy, to be heard on on this BILL
and he win get his due when he gets Justice. oars
Of laughter.I N
having been made TO the democratic side Of the
House It would not be improper for him to define
10 be the position OF his associates They mad always
opposed the Tenure OF ONCE act They believed that
Il an
the Executive Department OF the government, and
that Its % tendency was to weaken that branch
consistency and as matter OF principle, whenever
the question Of the repeal Of that law was proposed
vote for nothing but an unconditional repea OF the
law St they were IN no hurry TO do It just at this
exist as best II could encumbered py the Tenure Of
once law, they were little curious TO how the
present administration would get along hampered
the repeal Of the law under the ead OF the gentle
man from Massachusetts, ldr. Buter under the lead
Of the gentleman from OHIO (Mr. Bingham), under
the lead OF anybody He used to prefer and would
generally prefer to follow the lead OF the gen
teman from 90. Ono IN all contests SO Of , THIS
chusetts but in this particular instance the gentle
man from OHIO was not proper leader for the demo-
have to transfer their allegiance for the time being
to the gentleman from Massachusetts. he hoped
he sey SDscE Sng GSn %a e
Mr.. WOODWARD, tdsm.l OF Pa. said that he never
spoke for the GemS;ratis pa party on this oor He
not concur entirely IN all that the gentleman from
Indiana (Mr. Niblack) had said on behalf Of the
Mr.. NIBlicK disavowed having spoken for the
party.
Mr.. WOODWARD went on TO say that for one he
was IN hurry to get rid OF the Tenure OF once bill.
He had voted against II last Congress for reason
which would appear ridiculous TO some gentlemen,
namely-that 1t was unconstitutional He did not
know whether 1t was going to benent or to embar-
rass President Grant, but he knew that the act was
the same snake as 1t had been then, and he was In
favor Of killing. not scotching IT, II anybody doubted
its unconstitutionality he would refer him TO the
report OF Senator Spragues speech In the Senate,
where there was demonstration OF Its unconstitu-
tionality as nearly absolute as any moral PROPOSE
ton could be made. He did not know whether
Senator Sprague originated the proposition or not
II had been intimated that he had not; but he did
not care who originated IT, Senator Sprague had
Il to the prayerful attention Of gentlemen who
were conscientious about violating their oath to
support the constitution. According 10 political
science, In all times and IN all countries, the re-
moval OF executive officers was an executive trust
What did he care that o parcel OF Senators, ami
mated by q patriotic motive, or any other motive,
came together and declared that the executive
power shall be executed by bvanch OF the legisa-
ture THAT the peOple knew that that not the