The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-03-27

m Hyp1tor oYytcH MI

49, tS S~HNO SnsU0<aSy 90 80 xsn.SoS1
puppsrting the law l. y stands. BY Saturday,
hiehk hswsyss, IL bsssass appszsnt that the re-
psalsts, Viii IL aid At the dsnosrsfs,s and the
outside peesSprs Of the oface seekers, were by
one a. TIVE vstss In aths majority, and now the
fntisspsslsrs were willing to come to terms.
They proposed caucus, from which Of colrse
the democrsts shopld be excluded; and the eau
Gus bsing assented to, assembled at 10 o'clock on
1aSaday nsrning. The Arst attsnpt IN the cas-
sus was = obtain pledge from the ninjlity to
abide ~ ~ dssiaion, and then. the majority Of
the cspcge bsiag opposed to'a repeal Of the law,
would pas resolution against its repeal. This
trick was 70 clumsy and transparent that the re-
Pealfrs refused to assent 70 it. Then the anti.
fepsslsss propossd to oonpromise They would
sops,et b rpealr part Of the Law, IL the repeal
4n wouM let part OF it stand. Tits was final
y agzssd TO- aad when, on Tuesday morning. the
9snate aet the law was sent back to the iudioia.
y committee 70 BE- patched up in accordance
With Tie agreement IN caucus. A committee
vas slss appointed to wait on President Grant
IN st his consent to the caucus arrangement.
TO Grant The argument ssed was. that although
the rspealers were probably strong enough in
The senate 10 pass the house bill, they must do
u with the help Of democratic votes, and that
would give the democrats all the credit Of the
rspsal and plscs many. republican senators in
- awkward position So the President asssnted
~ the csncps arrangement, which was, so to
Asdsfy The lsw q to allow the President to re-
nsvs o&cers without cause during the rsoess Of
The ssaats, but 4 the senate, on rs-assembling,
rsfased - a~sat to such renewal, then the on
oers removed are 70 be re-instatsd This is little
bstter than the law - it stands, but the presi.
dsns sass his consent, and on Wednesday the
bill Thus modiAsd passed the senate. ~ ~ q
Whsa, however, on Thursday, the bill thus
patehsd mp was rsportsd in the houss, IL was
sscn spparsnt that il stood NO chance there.
Ben Butler sot the floor arst and moved its re-
fsrence to the Judiciary committee, first taking
occasion to denounce the senate bill himeeM.
md then giving wsy to debate Logan de-
nouncsa II - worse than the original law.
.Waahburns, q Wisconsin, denounced it. Farms.
worth alone apolsgised for the action Of the
senate. After good deal of wrangling Butler's
motion prevailed By 80 to 90, which is regarded
a. equivalent 70 the death Of the senate project,
and to indicate that nothing short Of total repeal
will satisfy the house.
POLITICAL DIsABLITIRs. ad ,si
The recent military order to remove all officers
10 the south who are unable to take the iron clad
oath has left the south without competent men
enough 70 All the Offices, and created necessity
for more liberal policy in the matter Of remov-
ing political disabilities. The first sffsrt made
in the house was 70 hunt up enough ..scalawags"
IN the south to all the offices. and remove their
disabilities, 70 the exclusion of all democr.ts.
but u requires two-thirds vote to do this, and
fortunately the democrats are numerous enough
in the house 20 leave the radicals shsrt Of the re-
qpihts two-thirda So some other plan became
necessary, and the plan now likely to be adopted
has been devised by Butler, and is, in effect that
any person at the south. except such as held OH.
essia the Us s. army before the war, or held
cabinet and some other Offices in the confederaoy
daring the wassnsyg go before county clerk i'm
any southern state and make oath accepting the
situation, negro suffrage and all, and thus be re-
stored to citizenship This plan is favored ~
good many rspublielas ard most Of tho demo.
Gratis, but ssit 60 sths businsn Il renovinr
dissbiliiSf x tAs hssas X soaezsss, i op.
posed bys sla.s 81 rIdissls Who have
besn mad easy II the bpsl 49, frequent.
y wealth. ensr. are Nilli1e y ~ large
sums 10 u III politi6nl diashk1fkias renewed