The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-11-28
Gono,asuional Proceedings.

Canersss met on Thursday last the 2lst
inst and after the transaction Of business on
that day, adjourned over to Monday laS'
For first days proceedings. see hrst page
Of this paper.)
On Monday both Houses met pursuant 10
adjournment. The interest was intense
from the fact of its being the time liked Tor
sbs reports from the Judiciary Committee
on the impeachment of President johnson.
The report Of the majority of the commit
tee which favors the impeachment OF the
President was not read through; the time
necessary for the reading Of the entire report
would have been about FIVE bours. The
specifications made against Andrew John
son, are drawn out at great length, 80 that
the limits of our paper will hardly warrant
their publication entire The following
members of the committee sign the report
which is accompanied with the resolutions
found below - Gat
Gro S. BOUTWELL,,
FRANCIS THOMAS, D5Is
-. WILLIAM LAWRENCE,
THOMAS WILLIAMS,
JNo. G. CHURCHILL.
Resolution providing for the impeachment OF
the President Of the United States.
ResoLved, That Andrew Johnson PRESIDENT
of the United States, be impeached for high
crimes and misdemeanors.
Two Republican members Of the commit
tee, Messxs Wilson and Woodbridge present
cd minority report They argue that
Mr.. johnson, although guilty OF great
number of political offences. has no charges
proved against him, which can i,npeach
him. That to impeach,i it il necessary that
nothing short of an indictable crime should
be proven The conclusions vi their report
is as follows -
ssWe therefore declare that the case be-
fore us presented by the testimony and
measured by the law does not disclose such
high crimes and misdemeauors, within the
meaning of the Constitution, as 10 require
the Intervention of the constitutional power
Of this House, and recommend the adoption
Of the following resolution:
AC60Epeus 1HAb bUo va WIZ -
dietary be discharged from the further con-
sideI ZION of the proposed impeachment OF
the President Of the United States, and that
theSnbject be laid upon the table.
(Signed,) JAMES t. WILSON, ~ ~
FREDK E. WOODBRIDGE.
The Democratic members Of the commit
tee, Mezsrs. Marshall and FL
dri dge, also presented minority report in
which the President is exonerated from
any WRONG acts Of any sort. They laud
him as one Of the greatest patriots of the
age, who has saved the constitution from
the assaults of its enemies. ,s,s.s
In the House of representatives, Speaker
Colfax announced the standing Committees
for the Fortieth Congress. Several impor-
tant changes are made in some Of the more
important committees, from this arrange
ment at the last session. A great number
Of bills and resolutions were introduced
among which were the following:
Bill pledging the faith of the U. S. to pay
in coin the 20 bonds bill to repeal the
tai on cotton bill in reference to addition
81 Soldiers bounty; bill relative to the pay
ment Of the public debt; bill to prevent the
further contraction Of the currency; bill de-
claring the effect of impeachment by the
House of Representatives. ON the President
and other officers or the United States.