Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

disability until the Constitutional amendment shall
have been adopted.
Memorials on this subject were referred 10 the
judiciary Committee.
Mr. Sprague moved to take up the bill to fix the
time at which the bankrupt bill shall go into effect
at the first Of June
Mr.. Edmunds moved to lay the bill on the table.
| Disagreed to, to 81
! Amendments to the bill were considered
The House proceeded TO the business on the
Speakers table and passed after debate the Senate
joint resolution in reference TO the collection and
/ payment of moneys due TO colored soldiers.
WAsmNGroN March 30.
In the Senate, an effort was made TO extend the
session ill three O'Clock for the purpose Of taking
notice Of Mr.. Riddles death, but failed
On motion of Mr.. sherman, the rule Of the EN-
ecutive session, requiring nominations not acted
upon to be returned to The President after the
close Of the session, was suspended so as 10 allow
nominations pending in Executive session to
/ be continued until acted upon.
Mr.. Sumner gave notice that on the first Wed
nesday Of July he would call up bill for universal
| suffrage throughout the United States He had
reason to believe he said, that there would be a
! quorum present on that day.
/ At l046 the Senate went into Executive ses-
/ sion.
/ At12 O'Clock the doors were reoponed and the
/ President pro TEN. declared the Senate adjourned
! under the resolution of yesterday, until the first
I "Wednesday IN July.
The Commercials Washington special says the
President has signed the Tennessee army bin and
/ also the deficiency bill.
| The President has communicated 10 the Senate
a treaty with Russia by which that power surren-
ders to the United States its sovereignty over all
! Of Russian America and the adjacent Islands thus
/ excluding British America and the Pacific Ocean
The treaty will be taken up next week.
| There rs great excitement among the British
diplomats.
In the House. Mr. Thomas presented memo
rial from the Mayorand members Of the city Coun-
ell Of Baltimore asking Congress TO assist the pco-
pie of Maryland to form State Government
/ Republican in form and IN unison with the spirit
of the age. Referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Mr.. Benton asked leave to offer resolution
rendering thanks to Gen. Sheridan for the removal
of the Louisiana officials from the places which
they disgraced, and the appointment of loyal
men.
/ Fernando Wood objected andt resolution was
/ not received.
/ Speakers table and concurred in a number OF
Senate bills and amendments.
MIR. Latin offered a resolution that the report
| OF the Congressional printer on the purchase of
paper be taken from the table and referred to the
| Committee on Printing. with power TO investigate
the same and to send Tor persons and papers and
to sit during the recess of Congress. Agreed 10.
The Speaker presented message from the
President in relation TO signing the bill appro-
/ priating the money to carry out the Reoonstruc-
ton bill
Laid on the table and ordered to be printed
Twelve O'Clock having arrived the Speaker an
nounCed, IN accordance with the concurrent resolu-
ton. the House adjourned to the first Wednesday
| in July next, at noon applause and capping
/ OF hands the floor aud in the galleries.
The members and officers exchanged parting
expressions OF good will and separated
WAsHNGroN. April /
| The Senate organized and went at once into cx-
ecutve session, several leading SENATORS having
determined that public business shall transact
! ed If 1T cau he avoided
The Presidents friends assert that Gen Buffers
statements about the pardon of dee erttls are in
correct, and that the men were not released until
the Secretary of War had examined the case near
ly month after the election.
The Senate Committee ON Foreign Relations
were in session tive hours this morning on the
treaty with Russia. Maps were consulted and
documents, showing the value of the fisheries of
the Northwestern coast, were examined, but no
conclusion was arrived at.
MORE OF BEN. BUFFERS REVELATIONS.
WAsHNGroN, Friday Night, March n.
Ben. Butler startled the House in the debate
upon Mr. Clarke's impeachment resolution, by
charging tlc President with pardouing one hun
dred and ninety deserters, on the condition that
they would return home TO close congressional
district and vote the democratic ticket. He
charged that Tom. Florence of this city conducted
the negotiation, receiving for it the sum Of $1,000
1t is understood that the judiciary committee has
had evidence to this effect presented to them
through TON. Marshall OF Illinois. member of
the committee minated that there was another
side 60 Buileris story
by the rules of the House, no member Of com
mittee can divulge what irauspres in a committee
room and Mr. Marshall was not at liberty to deny
Buffers allegations
The impeachment question got into the House
again this afternoon, and feebly discussed in a
rambling manner for about an hour and "A half
Mr. Woodbridge OF Vermont who is on the Judi
cary committee, made brief speech without
communicating anything more than conveyed
in the assertion that the committee would report
in favor of impeachment when they had evidence
Of the Presidents guilt Mr.. Wood undertook to
twist this into direct admission that no such evil
dence has yet been taken. Mr.. Woodbridge de-
MED that his words would bear such n construction
and some sharp cross questioning followed. The
general impression seemed to be that Mr.. Wood
bridge substantially admitted what Mr.. Wood
drew from his first remark though he denied it to
the last Mr.. Butler urged immediate action in
! his usual manner, and sustained by Messrs.
/ Stevens, Farnsworth and Clarke of Kansas, while
Messrs Garfield and Bingham wanted that the
matter should be allowed 20 stand till the commit
/ tee makes a report Mr. Clarkes resolution for
Y
action thereon, put through by yeas So, nays
/ 80. The Senate of course will not act ON il, and
/ II will therefore TO nothing.
The adjournment of Congress has finally been
! fixed for tomorrow at noon. The conference
committee, ordered last evening, were in session
for over an hour early this afternoon, but failed to
reach agreement The Senate then took up
the question again a resolution passed by the
] House yesterday and the House also took Il up
again on resolution. Each branch after q
struggle of an hour came TO II conclusion The
! Senate agreed by 25 to Is to adjourn from to-
morrow noon till the first Wednesday in July,
when, il a quorum is not present in both bodies,
an Adjournment shall take place till December
I A sharp struggle ensued when this came to the
House. but it carried through late in the eve
ming by yeas So. nays IS. 1t is not believed that
/ quorum OF the Senate will be present in July,
/ unless the emergency is very great.
The Booth diary of which much has recently
( been said is ordinary morocco covered book
for the coat pocket mostly filed with matter usu-
ally put into such books. There is also something
in it concerning his flight and his condition on
/ Friday night subsequent to the assassination. -
Judge Holt says the pages now missing were mis-
sing when 1t came into the control Of his bureau.
They might have been cut out by Booth himself,
as some persons believe, or by soldiers through
whose hands the book passed, or, as MIR. Butler
believes, by some one high in executive circles
Mr.. Riddle, Senator from Delaware, who has
been in very poor health all winter died this eve