The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-12-12

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the House. At the request Of DIR,
Logan, tho motion to lay on the Ia
bio was Withdrawn, and the ques-
ton taken directly on the adoption
OF the resolution reported by the
majority Of the Committee, viz
"ResolUed, That ANDREW JOHNSON,
President Of the United States, be
impeached for high crimes and mis-.
demeanors." The vote was 10 Ia.
ken, and resulted Yeas 1903; Nays
81.
The Ohio members who voted in
the affirmative were Mcssrs. Ash.
ley, Clarke, Eckley, Lawrence, and
Schcnck-5. 10 the negative were
Messrs. Bingham, BuckIand, Cary,
Eggleston, Garfield, Morgan, Nun.
gen, Plants, SpaldiDg, Van Trump,
and Wilson-1l.
On the 9th, in the Senate, on mo-
tion Of Mr. Trumbull, a resolution
was adopted calling upon the Sec
retary of the Treasury for the
names Of all persons to whom cap.
tured or abandoned property has
been released, its kind and value
with all tho circumstances attend.
ing such release.
Mr.. Ramsey offered a resolution,
which was ordered TO be printed,
in reference to treaty with the
dominion Of Canada, for u cession
to the United States of the terrific
ry OF British America west of lon.
gitude 800, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice of bill
to remove political disability from
Two hundred aud ninety.four citi-
zens of Alabaml !, recommended by
General Pope and Judge Swayne.
The list includes Governor Patton
and General Longstrcet.
Mr.. Chandler's resolution dc.
claring neutrality as to the war be-
tween England and Abyssinia was
taken up and debated, without
coming to a vote.
In the House, bills were intro.
duccd authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to use s4,OOO,O0O in
green backs, monthly, in redeem,
ing bonds aud destroying them;
TO provide for the resumption
of specie payments;
To provide against an undue ex
pansion or contraction OF the cur
rency;
10 authorize State authorities TO
tax non.intcrest bearing U. S.
notes.
Mr.. Van Trump introduced q bill
to amend the National Currency
Act by rendering absolutely void
all contracts for charging q greater
rate of interest than provided in
the thirtieth section of that act.
Messrs. Washburne, of Illinois,
and Butler, of Mass, announced
their intention to oppose payment
for the territory of Alaska. The
question, however, was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on For.
eign Affairs, which is said to be in
favor OF such payment.
Mr.. Hooper submitted the fol-
lowing resolution, which seems
about as sensible as anything that
has yet been proposed:
"ReSolued, That in the opinion
of this House the amount of reve.
nue. annually collected by taxation
shall not exceed three hundred
millions of dollars; that the Com
mite on Ways and Means be in
structed to report bill 80 modi-
flying internal taxation as to re-
duce the revenue from internal
taxes and tariff duties TO three
hundred millions of dollars: and
that the Committee on Appropria-
tions to be instructed not to ex-
ceed that amount, including inter
est on the public debt, in the ap'
preparations reported to the
House.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.
Hooper said the only way to secure
economy in the expenditures, is to
diminish the supplies, and in do
ing that, the heavy burden of tax
alton which is now weighing on
the people will be lightened. The
best way to increase the amount of
money in circulation, is to dimin-
ish tho amount exacted from the
people, by taking off fifty millions