New-York tribune., 1869-03-26

clothed With power name those wno wDlI h TIo,ted
States Senators and members OF COhgress, & sncb
posed to giving SuSS Snn Of about 5000 votes at
that election there were about VOo wte po so|
any D9rcinaton In the election of members OF that
vention The natural antagOnsh 9otwIe 1 tha hte neo
1e abstaIned from a recognition OF the ehanged eonai
lion which this policy had made IN sne o' ht onera
of life These the influences Una. opeLa
ted over the minds Of the people OF AZ one
election for delegates to that Ia
and the result was stated, an improper anu hSop
tent body was selected entirely unworthy OF tne
SION and which by its acts, and especially oy tne oVns
tution adopted by t. had shown that lt SHOULD
never again be reeOnyened. But tho Con, con,
vention cannot be revived The people eeG.eu cae,
pishe doings rejected by the popular yere %
This bill proposes 70 give them the dgeT T SSsaon
compromising almost every subject orihS al e and
conld not be done consistently with the act OF March -
isC7 While the military commander should not pe az
lowed apy civil authority yet he would rather trust
soldier with the custody of personal rights
than the class Of people whom IL is now sougno ~ P p
yjsonal Governor who to appoint the judges ana
registers of election the creature OF the FrssdS % 1na
af snch body In the of his remarks, Mr. WoOu
referred TO the fact that President opposed to re-
vvpg the Constitutional on 0, hs SsSoT Of an
interview had yesterday with the PRESIDENT ~ ~ that
ton Mississippi in which he gave " 'n
Mr. BUTLER ep Mass denied that the report NGfha In
question was correct, and oneIeu W ""'0 i'"N
Mr. WOOD declined to yield for that purpose and re-
m
norts received by him from the military authorities IN
Mississippi He went TO show the Injurious effect
and social interests Of the state
At the close of Mr. Woods remarks, the bill was lald
aside and the House, at 81 O'clock on motion OF MT
BUTLER ep Mass proceeded to the business on IN, t1o
Speakers table, the first business beihg the 'en""
amendment 10 the House bill repeating
THE TESURE-oFoFFIcE ACT A., IN, o,d
ndents to the Jndiciarv Committee, and that he de-
Mr.. FARNswORTH Rep, Illl desired to enter mo-
tion 10 concur n the Senate amendlnent.
Mr. RISGHAM rep, Ohio said he had risen himself
Mr. Butler declined to yield for that motion but he
Mr LOGAN Rep., ILL who moved to amend tho bill
by provso that all civil officers, except Judges OF the
United States Courts that were filled by Oh
the President OF the United States by and with the advice
and of the Senate before the Atm OF March 1867
shall become vacant on SOh June lso' ne s1o h nc h e
opinions OF its own. He knew there had been good
@ G9 G Nave e Amendment concurred In by nsnuang
that was agreeable TO the President III members had
minds OF their own II they were 70 DC esgJ
He insisted that the Senate amendment made the IenuTe
declared that this was struggle for power between the
Executive and the SeDate that was all there was OF IL
and now the senate Vas determined hold the power in
| its hands Did anybody believe that the Senate was
giving IN upOn amendment one ota OF us poWerf
For his part he not to be swerved from his duty
by the nsnnaon that somebody eonse1te4 & 70 ene
to stand by the bill repeating the law' OF 10 adopt MS
Mr.. WAsHBURN Rep. wis) opposed the Senate
amendment. He hoped the House would not concur in
tiona repeal of the Tenureo Office law. That law was
passed for particular purpose II had answered the
The cause that brought it iuto being 1t had been sad
that the President satisfied with the Senate Amend
that he did believe it, II the President were satisfied
he not the man whom ne r Washhmr @ nm mao IaEen
they were legisatng for the country which was nearly
| unanimous the subject He hoped the House WOud
Mr. FARNsWORTH (Rep., M argued in favor of con
% reply 70 q questions put to him by Mr. logan
Mr.. BUTLER rep. Msssl declared that the Senate
IN principle, fatal in action, and destructive
eopferine more power on the senate than the present
TenureofO Ofce bill; it fettered the Executive more III
he (Buter vote for either he would vote for the
one now book in preference 10 this The
Senate irresponsible body, and an irresponsible
| Mr. POLAND CRep., VII inquired how the gentleman
from Massachusetts justified the passage Of tho Tenure
Mr. BUTLER replied that he had occasion to go into
such Justification Laughter Oh the Democratic sde
Mr. POLAND-But the gentlemans political associates
have abundant reason 10 go into their Justification
Mr.. BUTLER-There were many things we had 10 do 10
save the life OF the country IN the for which ustnca
tOn cannot be found in the Constitution There were
many things which had to do under Andrew johnson
which had better never again augher and had
better be got rid Of possible Mr.. Butler went
on OF to r. enc Sf ke What good had
RathSssy is and IN defiance Of It Andrew Johnson had
turned Edwin Nj. Stanton out OF Office and when the
House mpeacbed HIM therefor the Senate held him acqu
Mr.. FARNSWORTH suggested that the Senators who
had voted TO convict MI johnson had voted for this
amendment
amendment Ii had been passed In caucus, but he
knew that the vote the repeal Of the law did not bear
out the gentleman's statement
Mr.. FARNSWORTH-The vote on the Senate amend
ment does bear me out.
Mr.. BUTLER-oh bah hddlesticks. lLaughier.l 1t
made matter OF caucus dlctatiOn; IL agreed 70
compromise, and all compromises IN legislation are
vicious Ihave been told that the President Is satisfied
with the law do not pretend 10 have tho knowledge
about that which others claim to have, but have no
doubt that II President Grant said anything about It, IL
under the circumstances OF the Senate Committee
going to HIM and saying Sir: You President;
this shall have difficulty among ourselves" And
President Grant may have said ~ agree TO that any
thing else, rather than you should have trouble. do
not mean 70 put myself In your way do not mean 10
raise difficulty In your party" But IL he said 30, 1T
because he relied the sentiment Of the country
our sense OF our own dRny-On sense OF rights
Of our consistency, him from
the dsgTaceful law by which his hands TO be tied.
Mr. DAVIS Dem Ky) moved to amend the motion 20
refer by adding Instructions to the Committee
provisions under which the constitutiOnaty Of the Ten
ureofOfice law II retained, can be determined by the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. BUTLER moved the previous question.
Mr.. BINGHAM Rep, Ohio appealed 10 the House not
TO second the previous question.
The House however did second II, 90 to 50.
several dIatory motions were voted down. and then
Inc main question ordered.
Dir. Daviss amendment was reiected. Tho Senate
amcndment was then referred Including Mr. Ioeans
"a the Judiciary CommtteeYeas SO; Nays
~ 9y Sei voting in the negative and then