Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-07-18

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Mr.. ROBINSON assetted.
Mr. STEVENS expressed the hope tina
). they would not adopt the principle here o
&c trying judgments of British courts. Thes,
e were matters which every nation managed
e for itself, and he should be unwilling to al
low any other nation to decide an actor
\ OF any American court against rebel who
might be a native of such nation, but as il
It was a simple resolution of reference ht
;, could see no objection to it.
e The resolution was adopted.
e Mr.. WASHBU RNE offered resolution
= declaring that the burden of the Govern
4 ment taxation should be in proportion to
y property; that the exemption Of any mate
) rial portion of the wealth of the country
q from its due proportions, is wrong and
: should be avoided, and to carry out these
views, the right to tax Government bond;
should be given in any future system OF
;. funding the bonds.
: The House refused to second the rre-
S vious question on the adoption of the reso-
lutions, and they were referred to the Com
mttee of Ways and Means.
Mr.. ADAMS presented the protest Of J.
+. Knott. member from the Fourth Dis
! trict OF Kentucky, against the action OF the
House in his case. Referred 20 the Com
mittee on Elections
Mr.. BARNES asked leave to offer a
joint resolution to reduce the tax on dis
titled spirits from $500 to seventy-five
cents per gallon
Mr.. SPALDING and others objected.
Mr.. SCHENCK introduced bill for
granting honorable discharges to soldiers
classcd as deserters.
Mr. ASHLEY moved his bill as introdu-
ced few days ago, as a substitute for It,
and moved that the rules be suspended to
consider l..
Mr.. STEVENS asked of the Speaker
whether the resolution adopted by the
House did not prevent the consideration of
the BILL
The SPEAKER replied that the resolu-
ton simply operated as a rule, which
could be, as well as other rules, suspended
by two-thirds vote
Several amendments by Messrs RAUM,
COBB, GARFIELD and others, were all
ordered printed and the consideration of
the bill set down for to morrow
Mr.. WILSON, rising TO question of
privilege, said: "The Judiciary Committee
were directed NJ the last session TO make a
report this session on the impeachment of
the president. | am directed by the Com
mitiee to state that it is not prepared now
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to submit a report on that subject at anv
session that may be held on or after the
10th OF October next. have been also re-
quested 10 state the position occupied by
the committee this question. Five
members of the committee are of opinion
that such high crimes have not been prov
en- against the President would call for
his Impeachment: four members of the
committee occupy the position of believing
that sufficient matter has been developed
in the case as To- call for an impeachment
of the President. That IS all am directed
to state, and | believe that statement coy
crs I'll the information given me-"
Mr.. BOUTWELL,, ia connection with
the subject. offered motion for an ad-
tournament of Congress till the 5th OF Oc-
tober.
An animated debate cnsued between
Messrs. WILSON. BOUTWELL,, Will
LlAMS and WOODBRIDGE, which closed
ut 2 o'clock.
Mr. BOYER rose at p. m. to announce
the death of his colleague, Mr.. Denson.
The Impeachment matter went over un-
Ill tomorrow.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July II Tile Reconstruc-
tion bill was under consideration i'm the
Senate all day long. anil action thereon
was not concluded till near eight o'clock
this evening, when il was passed with only
six negative votes, Only one amendment
Was adopted to-day, viz that proposed by
Nlr. Sumner giving District Commanders
express power to put negroes on Boards of
Registration. with this amendment and
the two adopted yesterday excepted, the
bill passed as reported by Judge Trunlbull
Ii was taken up in the House as soon as
the eve9ing session began, at s clock.
and Governor Boutwell, said that five mem
bers of the Special Reconstruction Com
mitiec, being a majority were satisfied with
IT. This being the case the House was
about to agree with the Senate bill, when
Thad. Stevens came forward and suggested
its reference to the committee, though he
said he would not Insist or llis motion lift
was objected to. Debate hereupon sprung
up, in which Generals Schenck, Butler and
Logan pointed out certain clauses not ac-
ceptable TO them, and General Farnswortn
finally moved the reference Of the bill 10
the committee, which motion prevailed by
a to 80. The committee will meet in the
morning, and be ready to report when the
House meets at noon The general opin-
ion is that bill in some shape will pass
both Houses tomorrow, and the Senate
bill is likely to be taken without much
change.
HOUSE.
Messrs. HUBBARD and BATeNUM, of
Connecticut, appeared and took the oath.
Mr. ROBINSON moved TO suspend the
rules, to enable Mr.. Barnum to- record his
vote on the passage of tn, Reconstruction
bill on Tuesday
The SPEAKER suggested that there
was no precedent for member voting be-
fore he has been qualified
Mr.. ROBINSON withdrew his motion
Mr.. PHELPS asked leave TO offer a res
olution instructing the committee on Com
merce to inquire into the causes of the pres
ent collapse in ship building in America,
but Mr. Allison objected.
On motion Of Mr. MOREHEAD the
committee on Military Affairs were direct
ed to inquire into the expediency Of amend
ing the Bounty Act of July, 1866, so as TO
provide that in case of the death OF sol
dier after his discharge, and before receiv-
ing his bounty, it shall be paid to his heirs.
Mr.. FOX asked and obtained permission
to record his vote on the Reconstruction
Bill
Mr.. WARD presented petion of nine
hundred citizens of Maryland, asking Con-
gress to pass law abolishing distinction
in suffrage. on account OF color, through
out the United States. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the concurrent resolution offered yesterday
by Mr.. Boutwell,, providing for an adjourn
ment till October. Mr.. BOUTWELL, said
that as the action Of Congress ON the pro-
posed impeachment of the President would
stand either for good or evil as precedent,
and it was due to the character of the
House, and to the high positiop Of the per-
son accused, that in this great proceeding
which must remain in history after they
had all passed away, that they should COM
mand all the time necessary for fair, Just
and indicial consideration of the nuesfion