The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-11-27
The Fortieth Congress.

~DOGy commences CO-udy, q 1eH
J facts concerning it and it's special
sittingsfor special party purposes
may not be uninteresting to oul
readers. ,:.-@-:''sH
! The first session of this body
was, by,special Act, held Oh the
fourth OF March last, for if this
had not been done, there could
have been no session until the 74th
/ of December next, the day ap:
pointed for the, regular session oi
Congress. The March session ad
I t;journed oyer until July, when Con:
| ,gress re-assembled, it was under,
stood, for theexpress purpose oi
inpeaching the, President. This
movement failed, when. after many
| disagreements- between the TIVE
houses, theyagreedto adjourn un.
il,thes 2lst of November, when
fstheys8ere to meet for-the avowed
purpose to receive and consider
| the report ofthe+ Judiciary Com:
mittee, on the subject of impeach'
ment. - >SHI2
This sessionxcan only last nine
I days, and wezpresume no legisla-
Ition of 4 general character will
Etakerplace.!ssl1ould theomajority
I.efthe judiciary Com mietee: refused
to present articles of,impeachment
it is thonghtthe father:of the pro.
posed onslaught on the, Executive:
| Mr.. Ashley, Mr.. Boutwell, and
others, will attempt 70 force it up.
on the House, Independent Of the
Committee. The aebatesou such
a proposition would ! necessarily
consume the whole time of this
short session, and nothing what,
ever would be accomplished by
this ninesdays' sitting at a large
expense to the country. 1T is
stated in some quarters, that if the
schemes Of actual b eimIaeaehmen enst
should fail, q resolution Of eensure
Fsupon thesaP resident viii be pro
posed, as q substitut ter for that sex-
| trenis measure but even if this
should be passed and 60 upon the
records Of both Houses, it could
be; "expunged' from tho journals
at any subsequent session Of Con
gress.:a~>-F y >:na:s,f 8 s'::sr-.-z :...-.5
leasThe President, as the National
Intelhqeacer has authofHatfvely
announced, viii. not. communicate
his annual message TO this ad:
ieuaned session. He sent no mes
SAGE in sIalyseforathe session was
not aeia sfor ahy gS4ssitnt ntional
objects, nor under any law er
-asage.E The { presents session is
likely to be devoted I'd caucussing
and maneuvering, and discussing
tie 6estmode of future action in
view:ot the,results sof the lateselec-
| tienss if the North ands West
probably resulting in the, concoc-
| tons Of some new party schemes,
The Standing committees. Of the
House were not filed at the, pre-
ceding session, and, Of course, un-
! tif this is done. .sno general Slegisla;
I tien ean be perfected Seven 'Tthe
Speaker were, directed to fill the
] committees, the work, would con,
sua1e nearly The allotted duration
Of the, session, Co.,, q, X; ,-:,.. -. !.
tn addition to these obstractions
to impeachment and. general leg.
! islation, the National IatelLiseacel
says that it is well understood that
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa: 1.-the Chair
man of the Judiciary Committee
persists in the sound legal opinion
| that the United States Courts
! have no criminal common jurisdic
| tion, and the United States Senate
as court Of Impeachment, ha:
none. In addition to this opinion
of;the Chairman of the Committee
there is the fact that there. is ne
stated law giving the, Senate
court jurisdiction over alleged
high crimes and >misdemeanors
Congress cannot now pass an "a
post facto law which would apply
to their present purposes against
the President. 1t is, therefore
very likely that the, majority o
the Judiciary Committee will b
opposed to presenting articles O
impeachment. =,
Such are some of the facts con
+nected with ;the. history of thi
body. Under existing Heireum
stances, with>the general condem
nation they have received at th'
hands of their constituents, ant
with their party distracted and di
I gided, what their future actor
will be, time alone can develop.
Mr. Charles R. Decker, one O
the smallest.men in the world, i
now in Nashville. His height i
only thirty-one inches, his weigh
forty-ive pounds, and he, is nine
teen years Of age. He is as smar
as he is . little and good-looking
] and;is a gentlemen Of most pleas
i ing address and courtly manners.
Rents are falling in Macon
! Stores which last year :brough
!. 49, .-0.s- , , -'-.-e, ILL.,. =.