Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-07-26
xLth coNGRBs Adj ourned Session.


WASHINGTON. July %, 1867 The prin-
cipal feature of he week S Congressional
proceedings was nc reception Of the Presl-
dent veto messae of the supplemental re-
construction bill. Ii was considered IN the
regular Cabinet meeting on the 10th, and
sent to the Houb, the body in which the
bin originated, pout 2 p. NJ. on that day.
1t is asserted on Bxcellent authority that an
elaboration Of tB Presidential views on the
southern debt qestion was cut of the mes
sage at the cablet meeting. The reading
of the documen in the House was listened
to throughout With close attention, every
member being ~ his seat. No demonstra-
tions of assent or Dissent were made, but a
severe onslaught bllowed its reading.
Thad. Stevens took tie floor in denunciation
Of it, and vas succeeosd by Mr.. Boutwell,,
who proceeded in an earnest and excited
manner to state that the President had de.
family declared in the message that he would
not execute a law of Congress-. despite the
fact that Congress would make the bin to
which the President objected the supreme
law Of the land. This was sufficient, he said,
even L no other reason existed, why this
House should continue in session, and pro-
ceed at once to inpeach the President Mr.
Boutwell, proceeded in this strain, and in
sisted that if the President were removed
but for an hour before his term of Office ex-
pned, that Congress aud the nation would
be vindicated.
The Democrats occupied ten minutes of
the hour debate; the vote was then taken
aud the bill passed over the President S
veto, by a vote Of yeas 100; nays, p.
1t was then sent to the Senate, where, to
the surprise Of many, the bill was passed
over the veto without any debate, the mo-
ment the message was read, by thirty to six.
Rcverdy johnson voted to sustain the veto.
As soon as the House disposed of one
veto, another came in, refusing Presidential
approval to the Appropriation bill to carry
out the Reconstruction act. This was
speedily passed over the veto in both houses
without debate.
Both Houses Of Congress adiournsd at
half past four on the afternoon of the Goth
to the Dist of November next There was
a slim attendance IN each House on that day
which fact In the lower branch, gave the
friends Of impeachment an opportunity to
accomplish something After q spicy de-
bate between Mcssrs Wilson, w .lliaIus and
Woodbridge, areS0lutIon was offered requiV-
ing the Judiciary Committee to submit the
testimony taken on impeachment forthwith
to the House The vote was 81 to 10, and
the absence Of the Democrats, together
with number Of Republicans, gave the im-
peachers a decided victory. The result.
however, surprised every one, and created
no little sensation about the capitol Mr.
Wilson, chairman of the judiciary, imme-
diatelv summoned the menbers of the Com
mittce to their room, where the evidence
was gath~-as}, -sesaa Aft being la large pin
slae,
Of manuscript The Committee held a brief
meeting and hurriedly brought the evidence
in the hail 1t then wanted but a short time
of the hour for final adjournment and seem
ingly by concerted movement on the part
of those opposed 10 having the testimony
submitted, the floor was occupied until the
Speaker hammer fell announcing the close
of the session. The Committee, therefore,
had no opportunity to comply with the or
der Of the House, and the evidence was car
ried back by armsfull to the committee
room. This sharp practice was not discern
ed in time, either by the committee or its
opponents, for no ono seemed to doubt that
every moment would bring the presentation
of the important documents pTqto3mu from
the Speakers table The members Of the
had even commenced to give the
representatives Of the press such portions Of
the evidence as had been printed and there
were lively times among them as they rush
ed around calling in the copies they had fur
nished. In some cases the copies were re-
luctantly returned, but the committee feel
assured that none of the evidence has leaked
out. The result seems to be that no report
Of the evidence will now be made until the
meeting of the House the last of next No
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