The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-26

reference and to table the vote to recon.
slider, which fastens the bill in the Judi
ciary Committee and removes it from the
arbitrary control of the House, was re-
garded as test vote. The motion pre-
vailed with but little opposition, indicating
the weakness of the scheme to suspend
before conviction.
The rules were suspended and resolu.
ton adopted declaring that, in the judy
ment Of the House, it is unnecessary to
proceed at present with the building and
equipping ofwar ships.
The rules were suspended and resolu-
ton adopted declaring, in the present con-
dition of the finances, the purchase Of ter
ritory is inexpedient, and the House holds
itself under no obligations to vote money
for such purchases.
A bill declaring st. Louis port of entry
was referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
Adjourned.
The Impeachment Report-General Grants
Evidence.
General Grants evidence covers three
columns, but the following tells the story :
QueStion.-By Mr.. Woodbridge: I un-
derstand your position to be this: That
you did not assume to originate or inau-
gurate any policy, but that when any
question came up, and your opinion was
asked as to what the President was going
to do or had done, you gave an opinion ?
Ansrer.-That is it exactly, and l pre-
sumed the whole committee so understood
me. have always been attentive to
my duties, and tried not to inter
fere with those of other people. l
was always ready to originate mat
tiers pertaining to the army, but l
never was willing to originate matters per-
tanning to the civil government Of the
United States. When l was asked my
opinion about what had been done was
willing to give it. originated no plan,
and suggested no plan for civil government.
l only gave my views on measures after
they had been originated. 1 simply ex-
pressed an anxiety that something should
be done to give some sort of control down
there. There were no governments there
when the war was over, and | wanted to
see some government established, and
wanted to see it done quickly. did not
pretend to say how it should he done or il
what form.
Standing Committees.
The chairmen OF committees appointed
by the Speaker to-day are as follows
Elections, Dawes; Ways and Means
Schenck; Appropriations, Stevens Bank
ing and Currency, Pomeroy Pacific Rail
road, Price Claims, Bingham Commerce
Washburne; Public Lands, Julian; Post
office, Farnsworth; Judiciary, Wilson
(the old committee of Judiciary was con.
tinued throughout Indian Affairs, Win
dom; Military Affairs, Garfield; Nava
Affairs, Pike; Foreign Affairs, Banks
Territories, Ashley of Ohio; Roads and
Canals, Cook Freedmen's Affairs, Elliott
Education and Labor, Baker Patents,
Jencks Printing, Latin Retrenchment
Van Wyck.
The Points in the Majority Report.
The majority of the Impeachment Com
mittee, in their report recommending i'm
parchment, lay great stress upon the
alleged usurpation by the President of the
pardoning and veto powers; also the au-
thority to make removals and appoint
ments; and particularly refer to what
they call the fragrant violation Of the con.
stitutional powers by the Executive by
organizing governments in the southern
States at the end of the war, without ask
ing the advice Of Congress, as they assert
for personal purposes. They refer to the
pardoning of 1913 persons in West Virgi-
MIA, dcserters from the army during the
war, which they state was in behalf Of pri.
vate and interested parties, and in order
that they might vote in accordance with
the Presidents opinions; this restoration
to political rights causing great depletion
of the treasury.
The. tenor Of the Executives offence
throughout the entire report consist:
in alleged usurpations of the powers above
mentioned. They assert also that by
various official and other public declara
tons the President has sought to obstruct
the laws of Congress for the pacitication o.
the States, with particular reference t.
constitutional reports approved By Con
gress. The report is very lengthy, and il
signed by Messrs. Boutwell,, Williams
Churchill, Thomas, and Lawrence.
Report Of Iessrs. Nelson and Woodbridge
The report Of Messrs. Nelson and
Woodbridge, of the committee, assert
that there was no evidence presented
which demanded Impeachment, but the.
condemned the Presidents political views
and were willing to censure him.
The Minority Report.
The minority report Of Messrs. Marshal
and Eldridge strongly defends the Presi
dent from abuse by his political enemies
and asserts that his only fault consists il
not holding to the political views of TIT
party which elected him, in subjugatin
the people of the South. The report i
extremely caustic, and abuses harshl.
some of the witnesses who testified befor
the committee. Detective Baker is accused
of perjury. They conclude thus:
"The President will be held in respec
by his countrymen when his calumniator
are piloried in the undying scorn and in