Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-11-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. &c, 1867.


Speaker Colfax has announced seven com
mttees in the House, the chairmen of which
are as follows: Eections-Dawes, Massa-
chusetts. Ways and Means Schenk, Ohio.
Bingham, Ohio. Commerce..
B. Washburne. p. and p. Roads-Farns.
worth. District of Columbia--lngersoll.
Pacific Railroad-Price, Iowa. Judiciary
Wilson; there is no change in the rest of
this Committee. Public Expenditures
Hubbard, New York. Private Land Claims
Orth, Indiana. Mauufactures-Morr Penn
sylvania. Agriculturc-Trowbrdge, Wis.
consin. Indian Affairs-Windom, Mime
sofa. Military Affairs-Garfield, Ohio
Militia-Payne, Wisconsin. Naval Affairs
Peke, Maine. Foreign Affairs Banks, Mas
! sachusetts. Terrtories-Ashley, Ohio
| Revolutionary Pensions Loan, Missouri.
/ Invalid Pensions-Perham, Maine. Mines
and Mining-Higby, California Freedman's
! Atfairs-Eliot, Massachusetts. Education
and Labor-Baker, Illinois. Coinage,
. Weights and Measures--kelley, Pennsylva-
mia. Patents-Jencks Rhode Island. Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds-Covode. IN
finished Business--Poland, Vermont. Mile
age--Anderson, Missouri. AccoCnts-Broom-
all, Pennsylvania. Expenditures---.
State Department-Arnell Treasury De
partment- Upson. Michigan. Postoflice
Department-Pile, Missouri. Interior De
partmcnt-H Hubbard, New York. Retrench
ment-Van Wyck, New York. Enrolled
Bills--Wison, Pennsylvania. Printing
Latin, New York.
IMPEACHMENT REPORT.
The majority of the Judiciary Committee,
to whom the impeachment question has
hoo,, rnta how
by telegraph yesterday, reported in favor of
Impeachment and their report discloses the
following facts, Wis
All unconstitutional usurpation of the
power on the part of the President to organ
ize and recognize civil State Governments
the denial of the right of Congress to control
the work of organization, and the exercise OF
power and omission of duties in support of
this usurpation and denial; the williul and
unconstitutional assumption of power to
suspend the operations of the acts Of Con
gress, and the corrupt, williul and uncon-
stitutional refusal to execute the laws; the
unauthorized and illegal surrender and sale
of Government property, and the fraudulent
breach of the public trust, wherein the action
of the President in relation to the Southern
railroads is detailed at length, and much eyi-
dence is given relative to the sale and sur
, III
other property in which It is shown that all
this property was turned over against the adj
vice of the Secretary of War, and Quarter
master General. 1t is also shown that the
President extended the time for the payment
ofinstallments of principal and interest on
the railroads purchased by .he rebel compa-
nies. The evidence further shows tina: at
the same time these railroad companies had
a sufficient amount of money on deposit to
meet their indebtedness BY his connection
with the Southern roads, it shows that he
realized profit of over eighteen thousand
dollars.
The other grounds of impeachment are
the corrupt and unconstitutional abuse of
the veto power; the abuse of the pardoning
power the surrender of property to rebels /;
the disregard of the rights of the property
of refugees and freedman, and of the United
States, and the unconstitutional and corrupt
exercise Of the appointing power. Under
the latter head, vast amount of testimony
has been taken relative to the suspension
and appointing of civil officers, and the
cause therefor, in direct violation of the
law.
The report ends with the resolution:
"ReSOiced That Andrew johnson Prcsi-
dent of the United States, be impeached for
high crimes and misdemeanors."
The reading of the resolution was greeted
with an outburst of applause from certain
parts of the galleries, clapping of hands on
> the floor, ETC., while counter demonstrations
of Kissing were also made on the floor and
galleries, the Speaker all the time hammer.
ing with his gavel to restore order.
PROBABILITIES OF IMPEACHMENT.
Every indication now points to o majority
r for Mr.. Boutwell's report when a vote is
, reached, which will be not later than the
, middle of December 1t is the opinion OF
several members of the committee that the
/. whole trial will not occupy over two months
{ AUTHORIZATIONS.
1t is ascertained that the new Committee
on Ways and Means, as appointed by Speak
or Colfax, is opposed to the contraction
: nOliCN of SpcrrtnrN McCnllOcl.