Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-03-06

template first of all a payment into the
Treasury of the full amount of duty which
hss been withheld.
The Committee say that in the hasty pre-
paration of the report they have not noticed
any judicial deliverance from the evils COM
planned of The reports is signed by Messrs.
Hurlburt, Broomall and Rollins.
I REPORTED IMPEACHMENT.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, Chairman of the
Committee on the Judiciary, which was in
structed to inquire into certain alleged mis-
conduct of the President, submitted a report
after reading Mr. Ashley's impeachment res
olutions. They say:
The duty imposed upon the Committee by
the action of the House in referring the res
olution to them was of the highest and
gravest character. No Committee during
the entire history of the Government had
ever been charged with more important
trust. The responsibility which it imposed
was of oppressive weight, and OF most I'M
pleasant nature. Gladly would the Com
mittee have escaped from the assiduous
labors imposed on it by the resolution of the
House, but, once imposed. prompt, deliber-
ate and faithful action, with a view to cor
rect results, became its duty, and to this end
/ it has directed its efforts.
Soon after the adoption of the resolution
by the House, the Hon. Jas. NJ. Ashley com
muncatcd to the Committee, in support of
his charges against the President of the Uni
ted States, such facts were in his posses
sion, and the investigation was proceeded
with and has been continued almost without
days interruption. \ large number of
witnesses have been examined, and documents
collected, and everything done which could
be done to reach conclusion of the case
But the investigation covers a broad field
embraces many novel; interesting and impOr-
tant questions, and involves a multitude of
facts while most of the witnesses are dis
tant from the Capital. owing to which the
Committee, in view of the magnitude of the /
interests involved in the action. has not been /
able to conclude its labors, and is therefore
not prepared To submit a definite and final |
report. If the investigation had even APP /
preached completeness the Committee would |
not feel authorized To present the result t. /
this House at this late period of the session. /
unless the charges had been entirely neg
atived as to admit of no discussion. which, in
the opinion of your Committee, is not the
case. Certainly no affirmative report could
be properly considered in the expiring hours
of this Congress.
The Committee, not having fully invest-
gated all the charges preferred against the
President of the United States it Is deemed
To submit any conclusion beyond
the statement that sufficient testimony has
been brought to its notice To Justify and de-
mand further prosecution of the investiga-
ton The testimony which the Committee
has taken viii pass into the custody of the
Clerk Of the House, and can - into the
hands of such Committee as NAV be charged
with the duty of bringing the investigation
10 Il close, 50 that the labor expended upon
It may not have been in vain. The Commit
ee regret Its inability definitely u dispose
If the important subject committed T. it.
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and for the additional purpose
If notifying the succeeding Congress of the
ncompleteness of its labors, and that they
hould be completed
Signed by James F. Wilson, George ).
Boutwell,, Thomas " Hams. Barton e. Cook.
\ lillian Lawrence. Francis Thomas Daniel
Doris and Frederick Z. Woodbridge.
MINORITY REP oRr.
Mr.. Ancona of PENNSYLVANIA said Mr.
'ogers of New Jersey, the minority of the
'ommittee, had left in his hands minority
eport which he would submit
Mr. Rogers says in his minority report
hat the Judiciary Committee refused to al
Nv report 10 lee made giving To the House
Il the detailed testimony taken in the case
n grounds satisfactory to themselves, and
leretore he could not give the testimony
illnesses had been examined daily. and vet.
| the opinion of the minority. nothing had
zen developed that would lead to the con
uslOn expressed in the report of the major
Y Not particle of evidence had been
reduced TO warrant further Investigation. \
would justify impeachment and in spite y
all the efforts made the case Is utterly void
proof, and most Of the testimony was of -
condary character and such as would not R
admitted in any court Of Justice There {
as no necessity for further consideration.
Both reports were laid on the table and or '
red to be printed.
THE TORTIETH CONGRESS
SENATE--the Senate assembled at noon. on n
e 18th of March, with Senator Wade, Presi- {.
mt pro fenpore, in the Chair. Committees
re appointed to notify the President and
e House, of the organization of the body ~
HoUSE--The Clerk called the House to or )
r at l2 O'Clock Monday, and called the roll. b
:. Brooks. of New York. made his presence q
own by declaring the Congress a revolu- F.
mary body, and offered protest ON the rart ~
himself and tie minority to any proceed p.
: IN the absence of the representatives of
athern States. The House. notwithsIand- ,
: the protest, elected Mr. Colfax. Speaker. Z
d Mr. Mcpherson, Clerk. No further
siness done
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