Mr. FESSENDEN. Mr. President, the Secretary admits unquestionably, in the communication he has made, that he did undertake in certain cases to appoint men, and did not require of them the oath prescribed. He has won his reasons for that course. We must reect that this act of the Secrets was. done during the recess of Congress; an so long as we be ieve, as I truly do believe, that the SecyTreasury is a most patriotic gentleman and desires to do his who o duty, and has taken this responsibility under the pressure of what be conceived to be the necessities of the case, and has laid the facts frankly before conv ess, I do not feel that it is necessary to go any nrther than we have one with rerd to it. He has stated the fact; he has stated is reasons for his conduct, and although those reasons might not besatisfactory to the honorable Senfrom Massachusetts, and might not he satisfactory to myself, yet he says very frankly, “I deemed it better to a point, if possible, men that I could trust to collect the revenue in those States, and I found it impossible to a point men of that description who could ta e the oath. I concluded, therefore, to take the responsibility, which I have taken during the recess of Congress, because I deemed it very important that the revenue shouldbe collected.” He has laid that before Congress, and he has presented to Congress his recommendation that the oath should be varied, if possible to meet certain cases. I would say urther that I understand the Secretary warned these gentlemen that if they took the offices under these circumstances it would be entirely dependent on the action of Congress whether theywould be paid; that they could not be paid until the matter was legalized and authorized. Having done that and frankl laid what he has done and his reasons for oin it before Congress, if Congress, after having Iiad an opportunity to consider the subject, shall take no such action as he advises, o course it will be his duty to yield at once and checrlhlly and decidedly to the decision of Congress, and I have no doubt he will do so with great readiness. He is already “reminded” by the call which Congress has made upon him to lay before it the facts in the case, and he is aware of this discussion. I do not deem it necessary therefore to give him any further reminder. But at any rate the words proposed to be inserted here by the honorable Senator are merely a reenactment of what is now the law of the land. Its adoption secures nothing more than we now have on the statutebook. If we desire to do anything more, if we desire to censure the SecyTreasury for what he has done, this is not the way to do it. The adoption of the amendment will merely embarrass the passage of this bill by requiring it to be sent back to the other House. I hope the Senator will consent to withdraw his amendment, the reminder having already been given, and let the bill be passed as it has been sent to us from the HoRep.