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Mr.. Boutwell-Nor or do i wish to pursue this
branch Of inquiry. / Will say now, on my
own responsibility and Judgment. that the
and the ee
House. The report Of the committee will be
made; it will be discussed it will be considered
aud time will be required for that considera
with w hat we know Of the possible business
of the next session, setting aside all Other
general considerations, that the two houses
ought TO meet as early as the middle of October
for the purpose of attending to this business
and to discharge their duties IN reference to
other matters II the session is delayed until
December or November, and il we are to &c
through with this inquiry on the floor Of the
House. even If the matter goes no fnrther. II
will occupy several weeks oftlme. We know
there is 70 be . presidential election next year
1t would be for the public interest and con.
iyenience of members that the business of the
session should be closed, il possible, before
the country is involved in that struggle.
have: therefore, named the 18TH day or Octo.
her, q time beyond tina October elections, al.
elections are to be held IN sNevember.f And il
we postpone the session until November, II
would be substantially. postponing 1t until
the annual meeting in December. / may say
question which is to come before Congress al
ats next session is one which specially pertains
70 the House Of Representatives. primarily nm
der the Constitution OF the United States, we
uHy lS0SOu0USy 0ApcCl th0t tu0 OtuOI UfhuCu
Of the legislative department OF the Govern.
ment Will net, under these circumstances, un-
dertake to exercise an independent judgmen,
on the question Of the reassembling Of DoA
gTess. as 81. !. ss e#.-
Mr.. Spalding sa,d do not think It is the
sense OF this House, or of majority OF this
House, that an adjournment shoald take place
till the 10th OF October, with view then to
through the winter and through the next
spring and summer: but do believe. that q
majority would be prepared to join with the
gentleman from Massachusetts in resolution
similar to that under which We are now as.
sembled-to meet again the 18th Of October,
provided quorum of each House shall then
appear: il not, to stand adjourned till the flrst
Monday in December. move, therefore, that
the judiciary, with instructions TO report it
back, with resolution framed similarly to
that under which We are now con vened, ad
journing Congress till the 10th sof October, to
meet then, provided quorum Of each branch
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, said: do
not see why this adjournment should take
place, 1nlees we are TO have a report now from
ken by it. II / understood the chairman of
that committee, there - nothing now to justify
Impeachment. That committee has been
s1 n. + find
ton, Of his impeachment lies in nutshell. II
nothing can yet be found suaciently i'm plica.
ting him, and juetifylnE his being pnt on trial,
1t 10 due to him, to the House, and to the coun.
try, that he should be discharged, and that
this matter should be abandoned. believe
that the country almost unanimously thinks
there ought TO be artic of impeachment re.
ported and acted upon, and the only condi.
ton on which j would vote for an adjourn.
ment till October IL the condition that this
committee shall report now. and that that re.
port shall be printed and ready for action when
we meet. do net think the country Is salts
fed with the con rec taken in regard totmpeach. j.
rnsnt. Edo not mean, In saying 60. to censure or
blame anybody, but It seems to me there Is an
error ofjudEmeBt on the part OF the committee
as TO what is req uired by law to found articles
OF impeachment upon. That Question, I think,
ought to be submitted to the tribunal of this
House and to the tribunal " hich IL to try him
Mr.. Williams said As q member Of the
Judiciary Committee, feel constrained to say
that do not agree that there is any reason why
that committee could not have been prepared
to make lis report at this session.
Mr.. Woodbridge (another member OF the
committee) asked Mr.. Williams whether the
committee was not now expecting witnesses
who had been subpGnaed at the instigation Of
himself, (Mr. Williams.) gH
Mr.. Williams replied that the witnesses to
whom Mr. Woodbridge referred had been ex-
amjned this morning, as the gentleman would
have known Ii he had been there ELaughter I
After further debate, Mr.. Pike made the
point Of order that it was not in order TO dis.
cnss in the House the proceedings of q com.
mittee, and the Speaker sustained the point Of
order =.