New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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Railroad Referred the Committee on Public Lands
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. GET2 dem, PENN rose 10 make personal cXpl
marion of tclegraphic blundc in the report of Tuesdays
House proceedings, by which some rclidIkS hauV ny
premature publication of the Presidents Message were
looked ON ana attributed 10 Mr. schenek. - ,
ErPORT or WAYS And MEANS COMMITTEE AGAINST
Mr.. SCUENCK rep, Ohio from the Committee Of
WAYS and Means reported bill repeating the authority
of the Secretary the Treasury 10 make any reduction
in te currency by retiring cancelng United states
notes II was read twice and rccOmmitted
TIE MILLIKEN HABEAs CORPUS CASE.
was directed communicate the report OF GEN. Thomas
in the Of Miken, arrested nj La Grange lenh lu
tody 10y Judge Twigg under writ Of habeas corpus
FUNDING OF THE DEBT. ,. 49,,
Mr. WILLIAMS rep, md introduced bll 10 fuhu
ire bearing debt ofthe United states, ami 10 pro
vide iGT n at WaIs ad Means ,he'GS" Nc ' 10
ARMY.
Mr.. MYERS rep. PENN introduced OH 10 increase
and fix the Subsistence Department Of the Army Re
tcrlcd to the Committee on Military Affair.
on motion Of Mr. MYERS the Committee Of Ways and
Means was instructed TO Hqui.c lhi1 me VI
eNemptng from taxation al articles tho product OF manu-
NUNS rxr,zsloN or TIN cEEErY y,, ,,. c,n,n,,,.
tee ON Way Means instructed 10 inquire INTO the
cNpcdiency Of restoring the cnuey to an amount equal
10 Inc amount retired since the Act OF Ami! H. 1906
REOONsIGtt TiuN.
Mr. ASHLEY rep. Ohol introduced bil 10 laclit.,c
the restoration OF the late Rebel States Referred 10 me
Judiciary Committee. Also biz TO hx the le ior me
deferred to Tie Committee
ASSiS~bkN
On motion OF Mr. KERR dem, lnd1 thc Co9mi'tcr ol
WAYS and Means instructed 10 inquire mo use 'A
diccy OF having the salaries ot Assistant Assessors am
Assistant Collectors Of Internal Revenue n the districts
where there are Assessors or Collectors made the
same as Assessors and Collectors
/ on motion of Mr.. WAsIIRURN rep M. the secre
aly of the Treasury directed To communicate hlU
nation as To salaries paid and fees collected under The
steamboat laws, and whether any prosecution mas l,'
instituted against persons connected with TIE steamboat
Commodore Tor violation 81 said laws and fhot Why hou
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majority OF the votes actually east snail determine th'
result Of any election held under the rcconsrncon acts
in the rcheOus States Referred 10 the judiciary com
mftee.
Mr. LOGAN Rep ~ introduced Iaownf ZEN ,c
/ Committee on Revolutionary Ie9slohs ,,. ...,,,,
Mr.. ELIOT rep Massl introduced Joint HSo'n'iHh
dccaratory Of the act of July p, lsCj relating 10 the
public schools N the District Of Columbia
Mr.. GARFIELD Qcp, ONO pncsehtcdlh, Ieuuoho l 30
persons of Ashabna asking The House OF Representa-
} lives TO impcaCh the President.
/ Mr.. WINDOW rep Mimi. having permission TO make
a personal explanation. caused be rcad the report o
the remarks OF Mr. Brooks yc,t eay rejecting upon him
and denied thar he had said anything TO provoke su'h
The STEAMER presented letter from the Postmaster
General relative to the appropriations for lhe service OF
/ the Post-OGice Department Referred 10 the COMMITTEE
riIE JOINT coMuru.E oN orDNt>cE
The question undispOscd Of az the adjournment oi yes
tcrdgy on concuirlns with the senate OH ieNNns 'he
Joint Committee on Ordnance caus nr .,...... .,i,
Mr. ROSS Dem IN remarked t19i ile country aa
inittcc pruning hooks would DC better.
Mr. LOG An spoke IN favor Of coneurung Do the fes9n
Goyc,7,mept in contracts for icayy ordnance AMI
munitions Of war; and that oh'mls ~ tlc
declared that in the late United states soldiers
ley of the enemy IIe was IN fi'or Of consedaims he
/ resolution was ooncurtd JOB. Yeas, 10 Nays, 70.
Mr. DAWES G.cp, Mass. Chairman OF the Committee
Elections called up the report Of c cr 81" The MA
luton that Geo D. Bllhic wa. not entitled 10 his seat
and that the oatn of office should now We administered
Mr. Dawes explained the history OF d'' edse and ju'ti
In BlaRe the contcstani was permitted to addre, ne
House in advocacy of bis cld-. Mr. Golladay also ad
dressed the House adj, ococy Of Dis right 10 s seat
/ g Mr. COBURN OF.p Ind asked Mr. Dawes 10 yield 10
motion To rccOmmI tnc case 10 Tie Committee of I''
Sr DAWES declined TO DO So and moved tae previous
question on the 10 niutiots
The resolutions were adopted, and NJ GoIadd! sworn
mHor,,fs ,vp coulryctrlo>s.
Mr. PILE ucp, LlJ presented memorial Of tie
Chamber Of Commerce oi NcW-OucaBs asking aid FOR
river in ie6Giidn% The cyoe removing 70
navigation in the Mississippi, Missouri, aud ONO Evc-,
Istnnus OF Central America Referred 90 the Committee
The sPEAIiEE presented The report Of the COMMITS
sioner Of Emigration. Referred 10 the Committee ou
Also communication from me Attouc, General with
au abstract Of the tito Of The United >tues o tlc prop
erty ~ Halpq,s Ferry, Win lls opinion thereon. L.
icrrcd 10 the Judiciary Committee
IVTEttInusI.
The sPEAEFR Then announced the hcNt business 100
10 De Inc question uI IiflfEc lb 10" proposed
Impeachment OF The President OF Tie United States.
The SPEAKER took Occasion ~ the same time 10 m
nounce that IT, during The important debate about to Doc
entered upon. there should bc any manifestations Of APP
prevail dsIpprOva such had taken place Last week
when The report Of the judiciary Committee was made
ne wOud cause the galleries 10 be cleared c knew that
he was determined tat She order Of tc House shoIid De
toit by chose Who Witnessed ITS proceeding Tine Speaker
aso stated that If Manifestations ,,, iIr I, a,er.
on the hoo rs had hecn made last week, De- would state
% the House Tie names OF The members offending The
eject oil which would De 10 bring the natter before tbc
House Tor such action the House light Gt to take
for contempt " lis rules.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, rep, Mass, the member 81 the Judi
ciuy Committee Who made the majority report, recon-
uendpg the impeachment Of the President took thc
door 10 opcn no debate m support Of that report Before
commencing biz speech he asked, matter OF favor an
extension Of tle hour to which The rue % the House
NJ. ELDmDGE Dem, Wiz said that be presumed
there womb be 10 objection to e extension 81 time, but
hc first preferred hear the gentleman hours speech
and sec how he conducted hnseli--Hhetler with his
usual Kind heart and good nature, or with much abusive
Mr.. boutwell, submitted that tho gentleman from
Wlsconsn should not ask him 10 speak under durcss
MI t-plIi)tE NlthdIeW ms Objection, ana the time
extended for two hours
dress the House lie said that IN opening this cause 10
the House, hc shouq coniue himself to u concise pre-.
-ctatiOn OF the views which the occasion nporaicIy
demanded at lis hands, not aiming at those Efforts and
forms Of speech which other men IN similar circin
stances had employed with great prOpIicty aud power
The gravity ot tho OCCASION ne said il unusual leading
as rs u oughi TO exercise great care ia speech and
action, but not inducing us 10 n any manner from
The ine OF duty II is of the incidents Of public life
that pDnc men are called 10 take responsibility, but 10
!, OF The achievements OF life To meet and hear sue
cessfuy such responsibility, when rendered by crcim
stances 81 events; ~ Is NOT strange that sens
solemn in IFS character The cnd Of wnic, man cannot
IofG ec one scale thcy pae" an lhe present material
h, project OF tlie memorial 81 President WHO has j.
Oi hc case and there consequences 10 evil likely
lo loow, certainly should NOT hesitate to yicd 10 tie
De A I'm the first place. the Impeachment Of the PrFs-