The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-26

that he obtained his information in regard
| to the Presidents anxiety for an adjourn
ment Of Congress from gentlemen on the
Democratic side.
This idea Mr.. GARFIELD subsequently
explained to mean simply that he became
aware of that feeling just as he was aware
from the light that it was day, or from the
darkness that IL was night.
Mr.. SCHOF1ELD, of Pennsylvania, ia
vored the proposed adjournment. He did
not wish to be detained here by what look
ed like false pretences. IL was not neces-
sary for the House to remain in session to
look after some little appointments or small
appropriations and II there was any Sc
| rious intention to impeach the President,
| why had not some move been made within
| the past three weeks.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, expressed the wish
| hat Mr.. BLAINE would withdraw the reso-
| luton till Tuesday or Wednesday next.
| The majority of the people South and
North-black and white, loyal and rebel
had lost confidence generally in Andrew
Johnson-in his wisdom, if not in his hon.
esty.
Mr.. BLAINE inquired whether Mr..
boutwell, thought that the fact of the
House remaining in session would restore
that confidence.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, thought not but the
people looked to Congress as the only
shield which could avert the woes which
they apprehendcd, but which they did not
plainly discover or understand. For him
self, so firm were his convictions as TO the
danger of adjourning till October, or No
vember,.o or December, without power to
rc;isSemble, that he would never hold him.
self excused if he consented to it. This
was a proposition to leave all the political
interests of the country to the control of
one man in whom the House had not con-
fdence, and to leave the great financial
Office of collector Of the port of New
York in the hands of q man who was
charged before the House and country
with being guilty of corruption in office.
He declared for himself, as a member of
the Judiciary Committee, and he believed
that he also spoke for the committee, that
that committee was proceeding earnestly,
seriously, and deliberately, on the question
of impeachment, and would report with
pers or people.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, chairman of the
Impeachment Committee, favored the re-
solution OF adjournment. 1t seemed to
him that members were to take their
choice between adjournment till the fall
or a perpetual session. If he were to
choose between these W alternatives, he
should vote to adjourn till the fall. As to
the danger to the country spoken of by the
gentleman from Massachusetts, (Mr. But
LER) he (Mr. WILSON, thought there was
more danger to the business and CONNER
cial interests Of the country to be appre-
hended from the House remaining in its
present condition than from adjourning;
every person connected with business and
commercial interests was kept in an IN
settled condition, as no one knew at what
time important measures might be
launched into the House that would affect
the general business of the country diSaS-
trouSly or otherwise. AS to the impeach-
ment question, he would confirm what Mr..
boutwell, had said "The committee had
been diligently pursuing that subject, but
it could devote only a small portion of it's
time to investigation"
Mr.. BUTLER asked why.
Mr.. WILSON said it was because men,
bers had to attend to their business in the
House. 1t was for that they were sent
here. If the House were to adjourn, then
the Judiciary Committee coIld investigate
the matter thoroughly.
After some further debate, Mr.. BENJA-
MIN moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Negatived-yeas, 50 nays, rs.
The previous question was seconded,
and without disposing of the subject the
House, at quarter before 5 o'clock, adj
journed.