The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, JAY H.
SENATE.


The reconstruction bill was taken up.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Messrs Hubbord and Barnum, OF Con-
at;omt anneored and took oath as
members.
CLINTON. instructing tho Committee on.
Commerce to inquire into the causes OF
the present collapse in the ship
building interests in America, &c, but
Mr.. Allison objected.
On motion of Mr.. Moorhead, the Com
mittee on military affairs was directed
to inquire into the expediency OF
amending the bounty act of July y,
1866. so as to provide that in case OF
the death of the soldier after his dis
charge, and before receiving the boun-
ty, it shall be paid to his heirs.
Mr.. Fox asked and obtained perlnls-
sion TO record his vote against the re-
construction hill passed on last Tues
day. .,oo
Mr. Ward presented a petition OF "o
citizens of Maryland asking Congress
to pass a law abolishing all distinction
in suffrage on account of color through
ont the United States. Referred 10 'ne
Judiciary Committee.
The House resumed the consideration
of the concurrent resolution offered
Yesterday by Mr.. Boutwell, providing
for an adjournment till October.
Mr.. boutwell, SAID that as the action
of Congress on the proposed impeach-
ment of the President would stand
either for good or evil as precedent, 1t
was due to the character OF the House
and to the high position Of the person
accused, that in this grea, proceeding
which must remain in history after
they had all passed away, that they
should command all the time necessary
for fair, just and judicial consid,
Grafton of the questions; they shonld
not let the matter be mislaid in the
measures of party welfare which would
exist dnring the next twelve months.
They should see that the time was free
from all controversy about other mat.
tiers.
Mr.. Pike asked Mr.. Boutwell, TO let IN
amendment De offered for adjournment
until Wednesday. the 18th of Novem-
Der.
Mr.. Boutwell, declined to do so.
Mr.. Pike said he proposed that amend
ment without reference to the question
of impeachment. He did not believe
the House should hasten its session one
day in reference to that question. lie
did not believe that the Country 80
sired to be involved in that question.
The country wanted peace; 1T wanted
time to recover from the waste of war
So far as concerned the punishment of
the person in the White House, it
seemed to him that after having de-
stroyed him politically the only ques-
ton was whether they should manglc
the corpse. Laughter. He (Pikc)
should not vote for impeachment.
Mr.. Stevens said, in his opinion, the
whole country believed that articles of
impeachment should have been report
ed long ago. He wished that the House
would order the Judiciary committee to
report at this session, ut least partially,
with leave to make Il further report at
the next session, So that the country
might understand whether there was
anything III the conduct of the Presi-
dent that deserved impeachment.
Mr.. Spalding gave notice that If the
previous question was voted, lie would
offer us an amendment resolution sim
liar to that under which the present
session was held, that Congress meet
on the 10th of October, if there was il
quorum i'll both houses:
Mr. Pike said it was one question
whether the President had fifty dis
charged the duties of his office, and
quite another question whether Con-
grcss should enter upon this game OF
President making. He WAS entirely
willing 10 leave that TO the convention
that would be selected in the proper
way, instead of eudeav oriug to prCcipi-
tate movement here i'll favor OF one
man and another man, and it was that,
which III his Judgment underlay this
most intense action or question of mn
peachment.
Mr. Broumall, of Illinois, assured the
House that it could not console itself
with the reflection that this subject
could be passed over; it had gone too
far for the House to ignore the proceed
ings of the Judiciary committee: the
House had got to Sft the evidence and
take some action for OF against impeach-
mcnt.
know of no one district of country
where the people consider the matter as
dead or unworthy the attention of the
House. The people had chafed under
the delay: they were angry that the
House had not shown sufficient energy
in enGuiring into the merits of the con
troverSy: they We're weary with the
delay in hunting mp sprcialitieS and
trifes where the glaring facts
stared them in the face that the Presi-
dent met the last Congress- 1T his first
session with the assumption of complete
legislative powers and every attri-
hut of Il despot. He could not concur
in what the gentleman from Maine,
(Mr. Pike, had said that he could draw
the conclusion that the people would
be satisfied with the gnnrimg Of the
question OF impeachment. The House
could not ignore it.
Mr.. Boutwell, insisted ell the previous
question: the House refused to second
the previous question, Mr.. Pike then of
fered his amendment substituting the
18th of November for the 10th of October.
Adopted.
The House resumed the consideration
of the bill for the relief of rcpented de-
serterS, which was up yesterday.