The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-01-15
WAsHINdToN, Jan. Z.
SENATE.


of pay of army officers, against increas-
ing duty on steel; favoring tariff bill pass
ed last session; against cur.ailment Of Ma
tional currency.
Bills were introduced to protect the
rights of married women; to amend an
act, for the temporary government of Ida
ho. The report is approved by Congress,
read three times and passed. 1t goes to
the House.
The joint resolution to distribute med
ais to honorably discharged soldiers was
passed.
At 10 O. clock the Presidents veto mes
sage was received and read
The Senate refused to postpone the
consideration of the bill until to o-morrow,
and to print the bill.
Mr.. Wade presented petition asking
that soldiers who have lost their dis
charge papers, should not be deferred
thereby from receiving the bounty.
HOUSE,,
i The following bills were introduced:
To establish territorial government for
Indian territory; to repeal the act ceding
the city of Alexandria to Virginia; to
amend the Homestead law oe 1862, grant
ing land to Kansas; to aid in erecting a
deaf and dumb asylum: to amend the act
organizing the territories of Arizona and
New Mexico; bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to sell all the gold
in the Treasury in excess Of fifty mil
lions, at discretion, with thirty days pub
lie notice. All were referred.
j A message was received from the Pres
/ ident transmitting copy of the CORES
! pondence between the Secretary of State
|, and the British authorities relative to the
occupation Of the Island of San Juan,
was read and referred to the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
! A message was also read from the
, President transmitting additional infor-
nation Of the arrest of Surratt, which
) was referred to the Committee on Judi
ciary.
) Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio, rose and asked a
question of privilege, and said:
rise, sir, to perform painful duty,
and duty which deem imperative up
on me; duty which I think cannot be
further postponed, and which cannot
without further criminality on our part be
. longer neglected. had hoped that this
: duty would have devolved upon an .older
and more experienced member of this
r House than myself. Prior to cur ad-
! journment, asked number of gentle
: men to introduce the resolution, which
failed to obtain suspension of the rules
: confident that the loyal people of this
q country demanded at our hands the ac.
d ton provided for in the proposition that
: am now about to submit
Mr.. Finck, of Ohio, rose to question
n Of order that there was no question be-
: fore the House.
The Speaker decided the point of or.
q der to be well taken and said that if il
9 we're insisted upon the gentleman from
!: Ohio (Mr. Ashley could not be permit
: ted to proceed.
Mr.. Finck insisted upon his point oi
: order.
Mr.. Ashley-Then, sir, on my respon-
: sibility as Representative in this House
S and in its presence, and before the Amer
e lean people, | charge Andrew johnson
$ Vice President and acting President oi
S the United States, with the commission oi
: high crimes and misdemeanors, and I now
propose resolution (applause in the
6 gallery
Mr.. Finck rose to another point o. or
der, whether the question raised by Mr.
Z Ashley was properly question of privi-
6 lege.
The Speaker decided that it was, that
: it had been so decided upon a point Of
order raised by Hon. Horace Everett, oil
Vermont in the Twenty-seventh Con.
gress.
Mr.. Ashley then presented preamble
I and resolution as follows, and demanded
!. the previous question upon its passage:
/ 1 do impeach Andrew johnson, Vice
President, and acting President of the
United States, of high criminal misde-
meanors. l charge him with the usur-
e patton of power, and violation of law
In that he has corrupty abused the ap-
pointing and pardoning power. In that
he has corruptly disposed of the public
. property of the United States. In that
he has corruptly interfered in the elec-
+. tions, and committed acts and conspired
with others to commit acts, which are
high crimes and misdemeauers. There
: fore, be it
Resolred, That the Committee on Ju-
dietary be, and they are hereby author
/, lied, to inquire into the official conduct
Of Andrew johnson, Vice President dis.
charging the powers and duties of Pres.
ident of the United States, and tc
: report to this House whether in their
o opinion, the said Andrew Johnson, while
e in said Office, has been guilty of acts
A which were designed or calculated tc
n overthrow, subyert, or corrupt the Gov,
: ernment of the United States, or any de.
e partment or affairs thereof, and whether
$ the said Andrew johnson has been guilty
: of any act or conspired with others tc
: commit acts, which in contemplation o.
the committee are high crimes and mis-,
demeanors, requiring the interpositiou Of
/, the constitutional power Of the House
!. and that such committee have power e
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