Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-01-17
SENATE.

House at $40 p. m. adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan IA.
In the Senate to-day Messrs, Wade,
Sumner and others presented petitions
from the wool. growers and cigar makers,
&C, complaining of the increase in
revenue laws.
Mr.. Ramsey presented a memorial
from the Minnesota Legislature praying
for improvement in the navigation OF
the Mississippi which was appropri-
ately referred.
Mr.. Harris presented a petition from
Mai Gen. Sickles and others for the re-
peal of the law abolishing regimental
bands referred to the military COM
mttee.
Mr.. Morgan presented number Of
petitions relative to duties and the
tariff: which were referred to the f.
nance committee.
| MT Cragin from the committee on
srritories reported a bill to set apart
the net proceeds Of the internal revenue
! in the Territories for the years IS, 81
/ anu SO for the erection of penitentiaries
which passed and goes to the President.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The first business in order being the
call of States for bills and joint res
olutions bills introduced and read
twice, and referred as follows by Mr..
| Taylor of N. Y, a joint resolution d.
recting the President to cause discharges
written or printed to be furnished to all
volunteer commissioned officers who
surved in the army or navy and have
been honorably discharged referred to
committee on military affairs.
By Mr.. Hart, bill providing for the
payment of bounties to the representa-
tives of soldiers who were killed or who
| died in the military surViCe of the
| United States, whose term of enlistment
was less than one year referred to the
same committee.
By Mr.. Shellaberger, declaring the for
FIXTURES of certain privileges OF citizen
ship for acts of rebellion against the
United States, and providing for the
restoration of those privileges in Ger
tain cases, to the judiciary committee.
By Mr.. Washburne of Indiana, to re-
establish the civil government in the
States lately in rebellion, excepting
Tennessee, to the joint committee on re-
construction.
A resolution offered last Monday by
Mr., Loan and afterwards by MIR. Kelso,
came up as follows Resolved, That for
the purpose of securing the fruits OF the
victories gained on the part Of the re-
public during the late war waged by
rebels and traitors against the life OF
the nation, and Of giving effect to the
will of the people as expressed at the
polls during the late elections by ma
iorities numbering in the aggregate
more than four hundred Thousand votes,
it is the imperative duty of the 39th
Congress to take without delay such &C
ton as will accomplish the following
objects
FIRST, The impeachment Of the officer
now exercising the functions pertaining
to the office of the President of the
United States Of America, and his re-
moval from Office upon his conviction
in due FORM of crimes and misdemeanors
Of which he is manifestly and notori.
ously guilty, and which renders it IN
safe longer to permit him to exercise
the powers he has unlawfully assumed
Secoad To provide for the faithful and
efficient administration Of the Execu'
tive Department within the limits pre-
sCribed by law.
Mr. Kelso withdrew the previous ques-
ton in order to allow his colleague, MIR.
Loan, to address the House. Mr.. Loan
thereupon proceeded to read a written
speech in which he arraigned the Presl-
dent for acts of his administration and
suggested that he was privy to the as
sassination of President Lincoln.
Mr.. Hale desired that Mr., Loans
words be taken down and asked il
, charging the President with completely
in the assassination of President Lin
{ coin was in order. A page of Mr.. Loans
manuscript was accordingly taken from
the desk and read After lively debate
, between Messrs. Hale and Loan, the
Speaker decided the point Of order raised
by Mr.. Hale in saying this resolution
makes a general charge of high crimes
and misdemeanors without specifying
what those crimes are. The resolution
, is now open to debate. If the member
in debating it charges that the President
was an accomplish in the assassination
of President Lincoln, that is certainly
in order, both under the Constitution and
the rules Of the House. Mr.. Loan theE
? continued his speech to the end.
The morning hour having expired the
resolution went over till Monday.
Several resolutions relative to the
currency were passed, but the House re
fused to suspend the rules to admit any
of them.
Mr.. Cook from the committee on tbs
, judiciary reported bill suspending the
law allowing payment to owners O
, slaves who volunteered, passed.
! The bill for the admission of Nebraska
; was then taken up. The bill providing
for impartial suffrage in Nebraska wat
debated until the close of the days sit
ting. The House seconded the previous
, question by a vote Of Is TO 81, and thei
, without coming 10 vote on thy bill
, adjourned At 4.4J ,. N.
sENATE.