Mr. GRIMES. There seems to be some controversy between the Senfrom conuccticut and the Senfrom Maine as to what are, at this time, the opinions of the POTUS; and occupying the peculiar relations which the Senfrom Couuee ticut does to the Chief M vistrate of the country, I desire to refer, as he as done, to a news paperone published in this city, I[.iuilporting to give the last revised opinions oft ie resident, and to inquire of him whether or not they are authentic. I hold in my hand the National Intelligencer of this morning, which contains an article represented to me to have been tele graphed from the precincts of the White House to the various news apers in the country, headed, “The President and his Cabinet in Council:” “ It is understood that at the cabinet meetingyel terdnythe resident invited an expressionof opinion from the heads of Depts resiccting the propositionsreportedon Monday last ht ccongressional ComReconstruction. n interesting and animated discussion is said to have ensued, in the course of which, if rumor be true. SecretarySeward declared himself in very decided and emphatic termsagainst the plan of the committeeand in favor of the immediate admissionof loyal representatives from Setchrcelntateryl rebellious States. KIcCulloch wasas positive as the SecyState in his opposition to the plan recommended by the committee and expressedhimself strongly in favor of an immediate consnniinatipn of the Presidents restoration policy by the admission into Congressiofloyal men from the southern States "Secrelary Stanton wnse quully decided in his opposition to the committees propositions was for adheffing to the policy which had been agreed upon and consistently pursuedby the Administration and wnl gratified that the President in brought the subject to“ the consideration of the Cabi ct. Welles was une nivooally against the committees was sin nestin so ems and his support of the Presidents policy, comprehending the instant admission into Congressof loyal representatives from the Stateslatel in rebellion. “Secretary nrlan was rather reticent, and expressed no opinion. PostMGenl Dennison was in favor of ear rying out the restorationpolicy of the President. but expressed some doubts as to the precise time atwhich loyal representativesfrom the southern States should be admittedto seatsin congress. "AttyGen Spee was not present at the meeting beingon a.visit to his homein Kentucky. “The resident wasearnestin his opposition to the effort of the committee, ndse lnred himself against conditions precedentto the admission of loyal representativesfrom thesouthernStates in theshape of amendments to the Constitution or the passageof laws. He insisted that under the Constitution no State could be do rived of its equal suffragein the Senate, and that Sens&Reps ought to be at once admitted into the respective Houses.as prescribedby law and the Constitution. He was for a rigid adherence to the Constitution as it is and remarked thnt having sustained ourselves under it during a terrible rebellion, he thought that the governmentcould be restored without aresort to amendments. He remarked in general terms that if the organic law is to bechanged at all. it should be at a time when all the States and all the people can purtieipate in the alteration." Now, Mr. President, if I understand the force of language, that is not the position that the POTUS has hitherto occupied. If I understand it and perhaps the Senfrom Connecticut can set me right if I am in error the POTUS now insists that these States shall be immediately represented; that thgy are entitled, rinder the Constitution of the U.S., to immediate representation in the Senate and HoRep without any auto cedent conditions, and the most of his Cabinet concur in that opinion. I suppose that this is the antagonist proposition thatis put forth from the White House in opposition to the report of the committee of 15, commonly called the ComReconstruction the immediate unconditional admission, without any terms, without any conditions, of the representatives of those States and of the people of those States.