The Hickman courier., 1869-03-27

THE rENuEE-o OF OFFICE.

States found itself in such close quarters
at the end of the debate, on Saturday
| last, on the House bill for the repeal OF
the civil-tenure law, that, IN order 10
save itself from the alternative OF sur
rendering Internationally to U. ). Grant
Cor placing itself in open antagonism TO
him il was decided by the leaders yes
terday to submit the entangling question u
to the disgraceful dictation OF party
caucus. Messengers, therefore, Ne"
about the streets last night notifying
Radical Senator's to be on hand at the
Senate chamber at 10 o'clock this NOR
ming to decide what position the party
/ should assume to save themselves aud
vet not strike down the President. AT
that hour nearly every Radical Senator
was on,hand, the doors were closed and
no one allowed to be present unless he
was a Senator. Mr.. Anthony presided,
and those Senators opposed to the repeal
being satisfied that with the Democrats
absent they were, able to. carry the day,
at once precipitated resolution offered
by Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, to this
effect: f, b8aaslsl ~
= Resolred, That it is inexpedient to re-
peal the civil tenure-of- Office law.
This was sustained by Mr.. Edmunds
and others, who lave opposed the repeal
in the Senate, aud much of the discus
sion of last week was repeated In the
caucus. Mr.. Thayer and others favored
the suspension for four years The de
,.-ssSs at times grew furious. Tne absence
of spectators aud reporters enabled Sen
ators to talk pretty plain. just before
II o'clock, when the Senate was to meet
it was decided to take vote on Mr.. Ed
| munds resolution !; whereupon Senators
Morton, Grimes, Sprague, Sherman, and
one or two other repealcrs, got up and
left the caucus. There was no time tC
lose, and rather than foment further
trouble, Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada, moved
that the caucus adjourn until p.
This was carried, aud after a two hours
session of the Senate, the body adjourn
ed, and the Radical portion of itresumeC
in caucus. Conkling took the floor in :
violent speech against the repeal of th'
law, aud in the course of the discussion
directed his remarks severely against Mr.
Morton, who he intimated was controlled
in his championship of domineerin;
President BY anticipations of patronag'
and power. s
Mr.. Morton retaliiated, full of wratl
and in denunciation of Mr.. Conkling
and said that the law was infamous
) the situation of Mr. Stantons suppress
sion under it and also that on the i'm
parchment trial. He Mr.. Morton wa
opposed to it, and although he believe,
that Mr.. johnson acted wrong, he VIC
lated, nevertheless, bad law. TIL
points for and against the law were bu
repetitions of previous arguments unit
D. m, when Mr. Warner, of Alabama
proposed as substitute for all tina
had been said and done, to repeal tn
!, first two sections of the law. This wa
! carried by a small majority and ac
cording TO the rule of the caucus i
hound to be carried out In open ses
17ssfon of the Senate, the disaffection @
T6nnesp, Grimes, aud Sprauge, ct ais, t
.ter nlcontraE5 Notwithstanding. Accord
saieiary Com
I'd. ns Il6ESl sent to re
"a 2 as refcrre1 to. 'Chi
will leave the law somewhat ac
ng to the old practice of the Pres
) \. @ q - sszsIIe can make re
3 hes2 b,5S s. pames to the Senat
- ohtments will fail ;
5Sesi "a. reassembled Sc.
81 II III propably repe;
est1ops 10 o-morroy
1t Is not believed that the House wi
eyer accept the substantial repeater
the old law, but will insist that ever
4 line of the obnoxious statute shall b
{ wiped out. Many Republicans denounc
= the caucus decision as mean surren
der, and declare that it would hav
been more manly to have repealed al
: the law or stood by it. aas5af
$ - rod ssiss DISABILITIES s4 ,n
: The reconstruction committee refuse
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