The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-11-28

Observation-Disclosures Ashley, Cullom,
Marvin, Hunter. Taylor, Mullens, Taffe,
Wood and Hotchi<iss. @
Revolutionary and War Of 1912 Pen.
sions-M essrs. Lorn,s Price, Washburne,
Of Mas sachnsetts, and Miller.
Select-Messrs. Washburne, of Ind,
Burr and Horrissey.
Invalid Pensions = Messrs. Perham,
Vanaran, Benjamin, Hamilton, Miller,
Paisley, Burr and Fox.
Roads and canals--Cook, Cornell,
Wilson of Ohio, Coke, Newcomh, Dodge,
Mccarthy, Kerr and Barnum.
Mines aud Mining Affairs-Ashley, OF
Nevada, Dreggs, Ashley of Ohio, Fer.
ris, Hunter, Mallory. Woodward and
Silgroves.
Freedmens Atfars-Trimble, Loane,
Paine, Morrill,, Baker, Adams and Notch
kiss
Education and Labor-Baker, Julian,
Boutwell,. Wilson, of Pennsylvania, Cor
nell, Gravelly, Barnes and Stone.
Coinage, Weights and Measures KEEL
ly, Of Indiana, Judd, Smith, Ferris, Hill,
Carey and Axtell.
Patents---J encks, Myers, Chandler,
Boutwell,, and Peters.
Public Building and Grounds-Van
Horn, of New York, Cobb, Moore, Of
New York. and Nicholson.
Revised and Unfinished Business
Poland, Wilson, of Iowa, Pomeroy,
Windham and Marshal.
Nileage-Anderson, Plants, Van Ar
man, Getz and Boum.
Accounts--Broomal, Eckles, Arnell,
of Tennessee, Fields and Mccullough.
Expenditures of State Department
ArnelI, r. w. Clark, Finney, and Hum
phrey.
Mr.. Boutwell,, at 2:40 p. NJ, presented
majority report of the Judiciary Com
mittee, recommending the impeachment
of President johnson. 1t is signed by
Messrs. Boutwell,, Thomas, Williams,
Lawrence and Churchill.
After the Clerk had read the majority
report for a half hour its further read
ing was dispensed with, on motion Of
Mr.. Bingham, and on the staten ent that
reading all the reports would occupy two
Hours.
The summing up of the majority report,
edited by Mr.. Boutwell,, was then read.
1t declares that, in accordance with the
testimony Herewith submitted, and in
view of the law presented, the commit
tee is of opinion that Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, is guilty
of high crimes and misdemeanors requi-
ring the intrposition of the constitution
al powers of the House
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, and Mr. Wood
bridge, join in one minority report, and
Messry Eldridge and Marshall, Join in
another.
Mr. Boutwell, moved the postpond-
ment of the impeachment report until
Wednesday of next week.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, presented mi
nority report declaring that President
johnson was not guilty of high crimes
and misdemeanors. The whole subject
was postponed until Wednesday of next
week.
Congress is addressing itself yigor-
ously to the financial question and re-
trenchment measures More bills and
resolutions, directing inquiry, have
already been introduced than were ever
before brought forward in the first two
weeks of any session. All the financial
bills, with two or three exceptions, are
opposed to certain features of Secretary
McCulloeh's policy.
Mr.. Julian, of Indiana (Union), offer
ed a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Public Lands, to inquire into
the expediehcy Of SO amending the
Homestead law of 1862, as to prohibit
the further sale of public lands except
on conditions requiring their settlement
and Improvement.
The most important resolution yet in
troduced in Congress, was that presented
yesterday in the House by Mr.. Ross, in
e e -
for National Currency. The votes upon
it showed conclusively that Congress is
willing to entertain the proposition.