Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-07-19
ForIeth Congress.
July SESSION.
Washington, July 10.
SENATE.

Mr.. Sumner made another effort to have tn
resolution Of Friday, regarding the order q
business, rescindel, but the Senate would no
agree.
Mr.. Trum' ull's Reconstruction bill was taken
| up, and Mr.. Howard made lengthy speech in
| favor Of its passage
The amendment Of Mr.. Wilson allowing COM
handing generals to appoint civilians 10 Office
| was agreed 10, 20 % -, Scuator Elnuuds yot-
ing ''nay.''
An ameDdueu. offered by Mr.. Drake, aad
modified by Nlr. johnson, Of MARYLAND, provid-
ins for the exclusion Il all who had held exscu-
tive or public cficc in any rebellilus State.
whether holding such cii-e at the time Of the
rebellion OF not, vas also agreed 10.
Many other aualiu-rts were cfr-i anI re-
Jected, and during the discussion the Iaa.h Of
Congressman DcDisol was announced from the
House and the scus'c ii1uraai.
HOUSE.
\ preamble and r,s- -lu'ion appointing a com
mittec Of i've 10 investigate the treatment Of
Cnion prisoners by the rebels during the war
was agreed TO-
Il res0luc'n directing the committee on For
elgn Alllrs 90 report whcther any American
citizen had been arIel..l, tried, convicted OF
ssnte cei IN Great Eritsiu as a Fenian, was
adopted.
Ar. HliscI, froL. the judiciary c.uuittce. an
nouncei that it was not prepared to report ou
l-e 4-t-tcl Of the impelcLmEnt of the Presi-
deut az present. that lge Of tie members on
posed and lJIr favored such action.
Mr Boutwell, CE-r,l q concurrent resolution,
providing that when Congress alj1urus it shall
be until the 10Th dsy Of October next 4 long
debate followed, IN course Of which Mr. Stevens
said
''If be understood tie character Of that COM
uit;ee, there is nothing now before them which
vii Justify an Impeachment, AMI that they have
1ean six months attempting 90 fni ground fr
an Impeachment. Then, sir, the whole qs.s-
ton Of Impeachment lies in a nut shell IF
nothing can be found which sufficiently impl.-
ca.es him 90 pl, h..l on his trill tefora the
country, il is due 90 lim.it IS due 70 tbs House
AL 90 tle country. that that G. umi;tse should /
Dc Dis s-alfg-i, and tlis matter should be- aban- |
deIri. VIA f1y that 1 am Mt /
SATISFIED DO lo, believe tie country Is satisdel |
with the course taken in regard % Impeachment. |
DO net mean thereby 90 ceusure or blame arv |
body, but j. seems TO me there is an error Of |
Judgment as % what is required by the law to !
found su Impeachment; 1 think that ought 10 /
be submitted 90 the tribunal u this House. and 4
20 the tribunal which Is u try u; and ii the 1
motion cf the gentleman from Massachusetts,
should prevail, / shall ask leave to test tbeseuse
1f the House on the question Of directing that
tie committee shall report now"
Il sharp and persona. iiscussi5l fli1Fei. be-
tween Mr. " i.li4us, Mr.. N0cilrl-c AMI Mr.
" l-s ll, members Of tle committee. which leve,-
Ipel quite fully tie want Of harmony among
.hez-. Ita-s5 aproar,I that tie minority were
.ea.ly 20 report in tE- days il favor Of imfsach-
neut.
Pending tls discussion, she death Of Hon
las D-aIslu, from t-1 l-jh Pennsylvania
strict, was announced. resolutions of regret
ae-, pied, 1r- tie House alj .u.leI
TIursu.r, Ju'ylI.