The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-03-08
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WASHINGTON, March I'm accordance
with the action of the caucus last night
Mr.. Pomery, of New York, to-dtiy proposed
a concurrent resolution in the House, that
Congress adjourn on Monday next TO meet
on the sth of May. IL was passed by q
party vote and sent to the Senate, where It
was order red TO lie on the table, to be de-
cided on In what Is now the Congress Of the
Radical Government Caucus.
A surprisingly unanimous sentiment was
developed against the impeachment move
ment and especially against any recess or
adjournment which would bring Congress
back here igain in a short time for the ex-
press purpose of considering the question
The only Senator who spoke uuequivo-
cally for impeachment was the gentlemanly
and classical Chandler.
1t Is discovered that large number Of
the reflections recently made by the Senate
were procured directly or indirectly by the
very men who now apply to be nominated
| to fiji the vacancies themselves have made
| by their presentations or Misrepresentation
| to Senators This "swell-mob" filed the
corridors Of White House tonight, as full
as did the lice the palaces of Egypt but the
President gave them no audiences.
The Senate committees were appointed
Mr.. Sherman Is chairman of the Finance
Committee, Vice Mr.. Fessenden, who de-
clined on account of i'll health. Mr.. Morrill,,
of Name Is chairman Of the newCommittee
on Appropriations. Mr.. Harlan Is chair
man of the District Committee. Mr.. Yates
is chairman Of the Committee on Terri
tories.
Ashley was up again to-day, on the i'm
peachment business, in half an hours
speech, charging the President with cor
ruptiOn, usurpatlon and crime, and iutimat-
ing that he gained the Executive chair
through completely in the assassination
plot
At this point Speaker Colfax called him
to order, on the ground that he was going
beyond the limit of debate. Some OF the
Democrats, at this point, inquired If there
was not an insane asylum In which Ashley
could be placed.
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Judge Spauldng, of Ohio, In five min
ute speech, denounced the whole impeach-
ment movement as piece of consummate
folly, and insisting that two months Of in-
vestigation had virtually proved nothing.
MIR. Butler then took the floor for eight
minutes, and urged Il vigorous impeach-
ment investigation. maintaining that the
House. as at present constituted, was legal
, ly competent to proceed with the matter.
Messrs. Brooks, Wood and Pruyn, on the
Democratic side. continued the debate
Fernando Wood said that when the i'm
peachment report should be made, he could
r submit some facts showing the motives
p which nstigated the matter, and which
would startle the House and the country.
SENSATIONAL CAUCUS
:. Was held this afternoon to consider the
House resolution for an adjournment Of
G Congress from Monday to the Sth of May
A general expression of opinion in the eau.
a Gus seemed to be that the Impeachment
y matter was dead, fnd that an adjournment
should be made until October.
e Senator Fessenden suggested November
o but without action the whole matter wa
, laid on the table. The Senate will of courst
= sustain the action of the caucus.
y Irregular Dispatcn
s. In the short debate on the Impeachment
s question. Judge Spaulding, of Ohio, let hi
fine legal mind play on his Radical brothe
/ Ashley, to the utter confusion of the char
atan. Said Mr.. Spaulding, after denounc
NJ ing the whole scheme as one of "consum
ID mate folly ~
Z mo one act amounting TO q crime o
misdemeanor has yet been proved agains
the Executive of this nation, and chal
lenge any man to reply to me when max
N the averment, say mOre-l say it Is no
n required by some of those who charge thi
Executive with high crimes aud mlsde
! meanOrs that proof shall be obtained, |
X is not only necessary as has been said II
n high places within the past week or tel
r days, that IL shall be known that th,
President was an obstruction in the way o
e what gentlemen call progress, and that
h therefore, the Radical majority Of the coun
try must remove him.
'Sir, claim to hold to no such doctrine
and | say to my associates of the grea
Union party that they must look well t,
s. their way If they suppose the intelligen
,e people of the United States are going d
= uphold them in the promulgation and prac
II tice of any such principles. have the ut
N most confidence in the Judiciary Commit
tee as constituted In the Thirty ninth Con
IN gress. doubt not shall repose an equa
: degree of confidence in any committee tina
n shall be constituted by our present Speaker
ID ~ have no objection to this investigation
being pursued through the channel of tina
. committee, but at the sane time to be con
~ sistent, must say that | do oppose, AM
of shall oppose it, until have some evidence
al TO my mind to show that we make an ap
70 peal to tine conscience of this great natiol
when we seek to deprive it of Its executiv
head.n