The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-07-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

Representative Welker, OF Ohio,
has introduced another bill for the
purpose of relieving honorable sol.
diers from the imputation of deser-
tion.
The House passed Il resolution Tor
the re enrolment of the Missouri
Militia Bill, which was passed last
session, but not presented to the
President for signature until after
the adjournment of Congress.
In the Senate resolution was Of
fered, calling on the Secretary of
State for Information on Mexican
affairs, by which Mr.. Sumner said
he hoped to get at all the facts re-
garding the execution of Maximilian.
4 similar resolution was put through
the House. There Is much feeling
in Congress on This subject, and sew
eral members are primed with
speeches, to let Off when opportunity
comes.
The Senate appears TO consider
its resolution of Friday against leg
islatine on any subject but recon-
struction to be very binding, for IL
voted that under the resolution il
could not pass the joint resolution
giving the thanks of Congress to the
District Commanders, and, more
over, refused to suspend the rule for
the purpose Of passing the resolution.
A resolution regarding the state of
Indian affairs was also laid over for
the same reason. An effort is to be-
made to have this gag rescinded.
Mr.. Schenck introduced joint
resolution which passed the House,
calling on the President for the com
plete records of the Cabinet Meetings
which passed upon the opinions of
Attorney General Stanbery. This
is for the purpose of bringing out
the written reasons given Ly the Sec
rotary of War. for his votes in op-
position to She opinions of the other
members. This document is said by
those who have seen 1t, to Se brief,
clear and conclusive.
Mr.. Butler secured the appoint
ment of q Special Committee of Eve
to thoroughly investigate the assas-
ination plot The Committee is
armed with full power to sit in re
cess, examine persons under oath,
and is granted access to all the facts
obtained by other COMMITTEES bear
ing on the subject In order to OBJ
tain the evidence OF high officials,
supposed TO know something about
it, which evidence, if given, would
incriminate themselves, the Commit
tee is empowered to recommend to
amnesty any such persons who give
important evidence tending to clear
up the mystery. a.. ..
The Committee on Elections in the
House Monday reported that in the
oase of members elect charged with
personal disloyalty, or open acts of
rebellion, they ought not to be adj
mltted TO seats in Congress, whether
they come from States which were
disloyal dusing the war, Or otherwise;
but IN case of the election OF mem
bers against whom there is no alle-
CATION of personal disloyalLy, but
simply the charge that they were il
legally elected by disloyal constit-
uenccs, such members ought TO be
admitted to the. contested seats un-
til the evidence that they have no
right to them is ascertained. y
On motion OF Mr.. Kelly, in the
House, the Secretary of the Treasury
was called upon for a statement of
the internal revenue collected in each
district by taxes ON distilled spirits.
The Senate spent the whole time
ofthe session in 4 discussion of tue
Committees reconstrue-
ton bill, without making any further
progress than the rejection OF the
proposed by Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Trumbull made quite long
speech. .--- -.-...-
The Impeachment Committee has
instructed its chairman to report
that the Committee has not yet
brought to an end the taking of ey-
idence, and will not be readyto make
any report before the middle of Oe-
tober. 1t is doubtful whether the
Senate will agree to begin the next
session at that time ---
Representative boutwell,, in view
Of certain questions arising under the
impeachment investigation, address
ed letter to MIR. Bishop, the emi-
net writer on criminal law, regarding
them. Mr.. Bishop is decidedly of
opinion that an indictable ohense
against positive statute law is not
necessary for the impeachment of
civil officer, and that civil officer
cannot plead as a bar to his impeaeh
ment that he acted for the public
good in violation Of law.