New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-12

the person IN the White House seemed 90 him that
n ntSsr 1 wa. sSese9y they
Langhter He for one mad no disposition 70 ,a not m
saying tRis, mean q preclude himself from voting his
judgement would direct ON the facts as nsy FAR ss
public developments are Yet concerned he believed ne
acted in with the sentiment Of the eShsiy
when he said that he should not vote for an mpeaaer
% ho go ne Of n e aSSsae Of
ting in November and December rather than IN june anu
Mr.. STEVENS Rep, Pa) said that there seemed to be
idea growing in certain quarters OF the House that ING
man that the country sympathized with him, and that
Congress had been wrong all the time IL was coming 10
e a S en man in Se wSe who had
refused to execute the laws and who wosd re,use 10
bad the opportunity When the gentleman from Maihe
ment he must have meant the country away Down East
SO the country about Lancaster was coneernea
opinion the whole country believed that articles OF i'm,
parchment should have been reported long ago. He dd
q hundred MsSd Re oPsr sSs IN
dietary Committee to report at this session. at least
TALLY 10 make further reports at the next ses
son that the country might ha d
served Impeachment o,,o, cav. no,,co that - tho
previous question were voted down he would offer an
amendment a resolution similar to that under which the
81 October II there were onorunls in both Houses.
Mr. PIKE, abiding Mr.. Sevens's remarks informed
and that the constituents Of such had almost the
right to be heard here as the constituents whom 10
Mr. BRoawELL Gsep, M assured the House that Il
could not console itself with the reflection that ls SUI
Honse 10 ignore the proceedings OF the Judiciary Com
miitee the House had got to st inc anu ne w
district Of country where the people
House The people had chafcd under tho delay they.
| angry that the House had not shown sniicent
they were weary with the delay In hunting up speciaes
and rcs when the garng fact stared them IN the race
that the President met the last Congress ~ ne rst seq
sion, with the assumption Of complete legislative power
and Of every ali5ers % desP9 Il seemed that the
first duty Of the House was TO require the judiciary Io
e to TPo nS aa s ose and Ta the country
might form judgment in regard to H. Inc next duy Oh
poptnny Of examining the testimony so that they might
come together duly informed In relation TO the facts
MI q t eeRems SP from %nc Mr Pike nmang
that the proposition of Impeachment was simply scheme
terly lnfoanded He might make the same allegation
with quite much truihfuness ~ reference 20 those VINO
oppose the Impeachment How did the gentleman uikel
what would be the opinion Of the people when they
should have read and considered all the testimony on me
COULD be STAYED a They might as well prepare face
tie mqse now at any other time N, o,oo0 that the
time had come when the question shoud be brougnt DC
prcend TO saw what his action IN the ease would be- and
he did not think that any one could ineligeny tel wat
his might be before he had opportunity to read
| Mr.. BOUTWELL, insisted ON the previous question.
The House refused second the previous question,
| sc TO e.
Mr. PIKE then offered his amendment, substituting the
| 18th Of November for the 10th Of October.
| Mr.. sPALDlNG moved as substitute eonenrIens
resolution similar 10 that under which this session Is
Mr.. scHENcK Rep., ohiO) made the point Of order on
Mr. spaIdngs substitute that II was not In accordance
with parliamentary law the Constitution, and NJ the
o. he Speaker stated s 0 osTs s o Se Snd said
that he differed ia toto from the conclusions OF the gen
csnssiuion provided that the majority q each HOase
shall constitute majority 70 do business but smaller
asthored 10 compel The attendance OF absent members
In aud under snoh penalties each House
House shall constitute quorum do business was the
broad character given in the Constitution by which
That Included. q course. within Its range Of Of
the ssay 70 lay dOwn GS9 0ra should d
meet. and what business II should or shonld not
quorum could only under the Constitution
compel the attendance Of absent members In such man
have previously provided IL followed therefore, that
minority OF each House could not have the argument
majority sitting IA legislative body. II tke point OF
order correct, then less than quorum would have
| more power than quorum-an anomaly neverfecog-
nized by Parliamentary law conferred by the Consti
tuition The Limitation OF inc power OF iess n tna guS
and form and under such penalties as each House
had previously provided The point OF order there
fore overrued on the grounds first that both Houses Of
Congress had considered this provision OF the Constt
when they passed RESOLUTION
lar 10 that now offered. That Parliamentary pre-
cedent which had not been questioned at the time IN
either House, and had only been spoken OF
latterly when It was supposed there might
not be q quorum present on the 3D. or July.
Second that majority OF each House when there was
quorum present had determined that there should DC
no present the sd Of July the absent members
should be cOerced but that the presiding officers OF
both branches who simply the organs and servants
OF the Houses TO execute their order should tcn
adjourn Congress without day Third that 10 frequently
happened at the conclusion OF long Sessions that when
had nxed certain day and hour for adjourn
and had finished all legislative business before the
hour members left the City leaving less than quorum
to 40 through the formalty OF having bills enrolled ana
signed but IL the position IL the gentlemen from ONO
were correct that movement could proract the Session
beyond the time fixed by the two houses for adjourn
ment. .
Mr.. sCHENcK appealed from She decision Of the
Chair.
Mr.. WILSON Rep, Iowa. called for the Yeas and
Nays
The vote was taken by Yeas and Nays and resulted:
Yeas, 1876 Nays, H. The Nays being Messrs Ashley OF
Ohio Benton, Boutwell, Butler, Clark Of Kansas, Coburn,
Judd Kelsey, Lawrence of Ohio, Lynch schenck,
shanka Van Aernam, and Williams, all Republicans.
Mr.. Pixies amendment adopted Yeas 80; Nays, 80,
as follows: