The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-08
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Congressional.


wAsHrSGroS, January 7-SRSArR --Messrs.
Chandler and Morgan presen ted petition for
the passage of the House tariff bill Of last
session.
A bill was reported to allow the hdjutant-
General of West Virginia TO send free through
the mails medals for Union soldiers.
A resolution for collecting products OF the
United States for the Paris Exhibition was
adopted
The Presidents veto OF the Negro Suffrage
bill was then read. THE message will DO
found helow.l
Mr. Morrill, and others attacked the Veto
and smoke I'm favor OF passing the bill over IT,
Messrs johnson, Cowan. aud Doolittle re-
piled. supporting the Presidents position.
The bill was passed over the veto by a vote
or 20 to 10 Fifteen members were absent
example OF the Senate.
HorsK.--The following resolutions were In
troduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Rice, of Maine.-A bill to divide the
western districts OF Arkansas into two ju
diCal districts.
by Mr.. Walker.-To repeal the bill retro
ceding the county Of Alexandria 10 Virginia
BY Mr.. Kay kendall.-To provide for the
true national currency. and for the collection
and distribution of the revenue.
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, then took the floor
He said he was confident the loyal people of
the country demanded the action he was about
10 take. He charged President Johnson with
high crimes and misdcmeanors, and intro
duced resolution calling upon the Judiciary
Committee 10 inquire into The same, with
power 10 send for persons and papers.
Mr.. McClung offered resolution 10 repeal
the act compromising tho owners whose slaves
We're in the United States service.
Mr.. Loan, of Missouri offered 4 resolution
TO the effect that il was the duty OF Congress
to impeach the President, abridge the Execu-
tive power, effect n perfect reorganization of
the southern States, and secure by direct
Federal legislation the right of negro suffrage
in the southern States. The resolution went
over.
Mr. Ashley introduced n paper and resolu.
ton mpeachins Andrew Johnson, VicePresi-
dent and Acting President of the United
States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, in
that he had usurped power and violated laws J;
that he had made corrupt use of the appoint
ing, pardoning, and veto powers; that he had
corruptly disposed of the public property of
terfered in elections, and was guilty of other
high crimes and misdemeanors.
The resolution ins;ructs the Committee on
Judiciary 10 inquire whether in the exercise
of his power Andrew Johnson was guilty of
acts designed TO subyert the Government of
the United States, or any department thereof,
or whether he had been guilty of such acts as
in law would be denomnated high crimes and
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ton of the House; and that the committee
have power to send for persons and papers
Mr. Spalding S motion 10 lay this resolution
on the table was defeated-ayes, 80; nays, 100.
Mr. Ashley demanded the previous ques-
ton on the passage of the resolution ana the
resolution was then agreed to-ayes, LOG nays,
IS. Among the Radicals who voted in the
negative were Davis, Dodge, Raymond Of
New York, Latham of West Virginia, and
Spalding OF Ohio.
The Senate bill providing aid and facilities
for a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien
was referred.
| Mr.. Kasson offered resolution explaining
the thirteen In amendment to the Constitution
10 mean the prohibition of sale into slavery
for crime. Laid over.
Mr.. Stevens called mp his amendment TO
provide Il legal government for the South,
providing no person should BE- deprived of the
right 10 vote by reason OF conviction or pun
ishmeut for treason or suspicion thereof. he
said he offered the amendment because ne
heard reliably from North Carolina and other
States, that the people there, in anticipation
of the passage of the bill, We're preicrrIhs
charges and having the negroes whipped, III or
der that they might be disqualified from vo-
ting. The bill was postponed.