The New York herald., 1869-03-21
THE F0RTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
First Session.
SENATE.


Mr.. CATTELL. Vepl OF N. j., presented the memo
rial OF the Mayor and Common Council Of Atlantic
CITY, N j. relative to the dangerous condition Of the
lighthouse at that place. Referred to the Committee
on Commerce. I. 4-,.ss--- --..-~
R1lOvAh or POLITICAL DISABILITIES
Mr.. FERRY, Nep.1 Of Conn., presented some petitions
for the removal Of political disabilities. and as the
House was not likely, m hs opinion to concur In the
tee to Consider pet petitions on ts subject he moved 70
refer them TO the Committee on the Judiciary Yhey
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Columbia Lying.In Asylum. Referred 70 the Com
RAILROAD.
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Ohio and Mssissippi rivers in Missouri to the boup.
or near Preside Del Nofte on the Rio GrAnde In the
direction OF the harb0r OF Atata on The Gulf Of Cali
w,a branch - m some ION pSnt east Of the
Public Lands.
RETIRRMR,sr OF GENERAL HENrzELxAM
MI. WILSON introduced Joint resolution author
izing the President to place the name Of Brevet
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by him when wounded, in accordance with sections
1e and II Of the act OF August 1891 and section 50
Of the act OF July 2S, 1896. Referred to the Military
Committee
PROHIBITING SECRET SALES OF GOLD.
prohibit secret sales Of gold. Referred to the Com
mirtee on Finance.
THE srATus OF JUDGE ADVOCATES.
Mr. ABBOTT, lrep) OF N. c., from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported and asked the tmme-
diate consideration OF bin to declare and fix the
status Of Judge advocates Of the army
Mr.. GRIMES, (rep.) Of Iowa. moved its indefinite
postponemen' because IL proposed TOO large num- nm
motion to postpone was agreed to.
MINNESOTA RAILROADS.
Mr. RAMSEY Tep.l of Minn. introduced joint
granting lands to aid the State Of Minnesota in the
construction Of certain railroads. Referred to the
COMMITTEE ON APPLICATIONS FOR REMOVAL OF DIS
Abilities
Mr. ROBERTSON, lrepl OF s. G., called up the resoIu.
tion offered some days since, directing the President
Of the Senate TO appoint select committee Of nine
to consider applications for removal Of political dis
abilities. .s+ 9.s tt+
Mr. TRuMBUIL. trep) OF H., was in favor OF the ap-
pointment OF such committee III order to relieve the
The resolution was modiiied. making the number
OF the committee seven instead OF nine and was then
REDUCTION OF OCEAN POSTAGE
Mr.. SUMNER, rcp.) OF Mass, offered Joint resou-
ton TO reduce ocean postage to the rates OF postage
on land: Referred TO the Committee on Post Offices
IMPROVEMENT OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE DELLA
WARE RIVER.
Mr. STOCKTON, tdem.) Of N. j., introduced joint
resolution relating to the Improvement OF the navi
CATION Of the Delaware river between White Hills
and Trenton N. ]. Referred to the Committee on
THE TENURE OF OFFICE ACT.
At the expiration of the morning hour the bill to
repeal the Tenure OF ONCE act came up as unfinished
business.
Mr. yIcKrns, cdem.) Of Nd, made an argument in
Mr. THAYER, lrep.) OF Neb., modined his substitute
for the report Of the Committee on the Judiciary 50
mencement OF session Of the Senate within which
to report the names OF ofcers removed during the
preceding recess, and added TO It provso that M no
pointed TO ONCE during the following recess. He
had offered the substitute, he said, with the hope 6f
since such vote could not be had at once upon the
House bill. He had listened liz vain throughout
ne tenure o ce aca no be
pealed. The law had been passed solely to check
the career OF Andrew Johnson after he had
treacherously abandoned his party, violated his
pledges and foresworn his principles He (Mr.
rhayer had voted for the law originally because 1t
was necessary; but he would not now vote to put
upon an honest President the manacles ne had
helped TO Jorge for dishonest one. He had no GU
thoritv 70 speak for President Grant, but from his
knowledge Of human nature he felt satisfied that
the President must desire the repeal o: the law and
he believed that II any Senator occupied the place Of
had been said that the Senate had not time at the
present session to consider properly the question Of
and could Continue its sesson until tts WORK was
done. One reason for which he desired the repeal Of
this law was that t would leave the President free
TO remove the Johnson men and c0pperheads still
ONCE throughout the country. The Senator from
Missouri tMr Schurz) had denounced the system Of
curses but he lMr. TRayer believed the true doctrine
to be that the patronage OF the government right
T. the party IN o ne
this view, but he would like to Senator who did
not seek TO exercise the right Of dispensing patron
would soon be without friends, ana would deserve
to be 30; and the political party that refused TO
70 to The w wa, and would deserve to DO So o'' '0O"
Mr. THURMAN, tdem.) Of Ohio, did not not know any
such party as the copperhead party; but ne knew
he supposed that the Senator would hardly expect
the democrats In the Senate to vote for the repeal
moval Of the few remaining democratic once.
holders In his own State t0ni0) he knew OF only
two democratic federal oice-hoIders; one OF them
be colonel and the other had len the army with the
| rank OF brigader general, and with wound which
Mr. THAYER said that In using the term copper
head' he had made no alusion TO war democrats.
the law but would not vote for is temporary sus.
| pension. The proposition OF the Judiciary Commit
tee to suspend the law was only way Of saving to
the President, We VIII try you until the next ses
sion OF Congress and what USE you make Of this
power; n you use IL to suit ms the repeal may
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shall into force again. lie was not prepared to
say this 10 the President and In his Judgment the
President did not deserve TO be addressed by the
Senate. He proposed to leave the Executive free
to turn out corrupt oicers ana others unfendly to
the republican party He had no hesitation IN avow
Ing himself q party man. His party had saved the
country. and as he believed, that its continuance In
power would promote the welfare Of the country
he was in favor Of using Executive patronage to
keep 1t In power.
Mr.. MonRlLI, Ilrep.) Of VT, would rather modify
the Tenure OF Once act than repeal or suspend H.
and believed that the Senate could reach q vote
upon the question OF modifying IL as soon as upon
repeal Every senator who had voted for the I'm
parchment OF President Johnson on article third had
thereby declared IL to be his judgment that In
dsregardng 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 He de-
MED that the purpose OF the act was merely to check
Mr. johnson. reference to the record would show
that II had been distinctly advocated not as tem
porary device, but as part OF the permanent policy
OF the country. The proposition 10 suspend did not
strike him favoraby In any view. He dissented, at
least In part fOm the view OF the Senator from Mis-
aonrl Mr Drakel In regard 10 Qoyernment patronage