Mr. CONNESS. Mr. President, it is a matter of regret to every sincere citizen that such a condition of relations should exist between the Executive and Congress as should call for such legislation as is now proposed in the Senate. I think that it can be said with entire truthfulness that the responsibility for such legislation does not lie at the doors of Congress. One short year ago there were no needs for such legislation; there was no exer. cise of the executive power demanding it at the hands of Congress; but in an evil moment, under as I believe bad auspices if not corrupted advice, the POTUS permitted himself to receive the suggestions of men who could net rise above the position of partisans and whose highest aim was to bif up a new political party in the U.S. And singularly enough the chief engineers that took charge of the business of the construction of the new party had been prominent members of the then dominant party in the U.S. the party that had. the country through 4 years of terrible war the party that had under all circumstances stood firm and true to the flag and the national unity the party that fought the open: handed rebels of the South and “Sons of Liberty” organized as cowardly cabals in the free States of the North, and overcame them all Out of this party sprang the engineers of the new political combination. I trust that it will not be considered out of place if I deal aiiulo candidly for the few moments I shall speak on the originnators of this movement and the of it. How was it, sir? The Republican or Union party of the U.S. was considered as a tree in the forest that was the broper object of disposition thesepersonS.R.less prominent a man in the countrythan the distinguished SecyState pointed a wedge at the trunk, while a political leader from the State of NewYork took the maul to drive it in and drive the tree. And in distinguished Senators that made themselo leaders, and whom it is unnecessary to men” here, undertook the lopping off of the brancho and putting them into the market for immo". ate consumption. I think it ill becomestho gentlemen to come forward at this poin'." time, responsible as they are for all tho' taken place, and complain that we stood. exercising the legitimate powers of this body to hinder their carrying out of this plan they.undertook. honorable Senfrom Indian? " marked in the course of his speech that "certain proportion of officers had be:. moved by the President by the advice oft. bad advisers. I ask him how many "o" have been removed by their advice if the President would consent to the act, if the Soo had not been known to stand between appointments and their confirmation.