Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-07
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HoCsR.-The Speaker laid before the House
In relation TO Colorado and Nevada vo,un-
fairs.
Also communication, stating. I'm reply to
aresolution OF The II ouse tina, the NJ iiIigan case
was In the hands OF the Attorney General.
Lsid on the table.
The regular order of business having been
demanded. the Speaker announced thai TO be
the motion OF MIR Wilson, of Iowa, to lay the
Impeachment matter on the table.
Mr Logan III. asked leave TO make a pro-
position
Mr.. Spaiding objected
Mr.. lngersoll asked if the motion to Law on
the table did not prevail whether IL would be
IL order 10 move pastponement
The Speaker replied afiirmatively.
Mr. Logan moved cali Of the House; and
upon that Mr.. Kelsey IN. W demanded the
which tellers were dem anded. and the yeas
We're ordered, but the call OF the House was
refu sed-yeas. i6; nays, 9S.
Mr Logan rose TO q question of prfyiIe9e
and asked 10 have paragraph in a paper read.
The Speaker There was now one question
OF privilege before the House, and another
could not be entertained.
Mr.. Logan then asked unanimous consent
Objection was madc on all sides
mr Logan, turning to one Of the objectors.)
object.
ar. Logan was then about to renew the
proposition, made last night, to allow the i'm.
pedchers five minute speeches; when Mr.
Spaulding (O.) objected, saying that he did not
w,sn to hear the gentleman's proposition.
Mr. Logan again moved that the House ad-
journ, and upon that question demanded the
yeas and nays. and The motion was not agreed
to-yeas i6, nays 106.
Mr.. Logan said il the chairman OF the Judi.
ciary Committee would withdraw the motion
to lay on the table and take a vote OF the di-
rect resolution OF the majority Of the commit
zee. durtner opposition would be Withdrawn,
as all they desired was a direct vote upon the
subject OF impeachment.
Mr.. Wilson (Iowa) agreed to accept the prop
osition provided vote could be taken az once
on tne original proposition, and without fur
Mr.. Logan agreed 10 that, and was proceed
ing 70 explain his position and that of the mi
nority, when he was called to order by several
gentlemen, and Mr.. Wilson insisted upon his
demand for the previous question.
The demand for the previous question was
tnen seconded and the yeas and nays were
Before taking the vote, the Speaker notified
the galleries tnat ii there was any demonstra-
uon oi approval or dlsapproval the galleries
The vote was then taken upon the resolution
declaring that the President should be i'm
oy vote OF yeas 81 TO lGs nays, as follows
leds- -Messrs. Anderson, ArnelI, Ashley,
(O-,) boutwell,, Bromweil, BroomaiI Butler
Churcnlii, Clarke, lO,l Clarke, Kan } Cobb,
lila, Farnsworth, Graveley, Harding, Hieby
Hopkins, Hunter, Judd, Julian, Kelley, kel-
sey, LaWrence, .O.,l Loan. Logan, Cough
Mullins, Myers. Newcomb, Num-, O'Neill,
Orth, Paine, Pile, Price. Schenck. Shanks,
Stevens. Stevens, S;,,t.J ~; H. Stevens tPs;l Stokes,
mo- Ward, Williams, Pal Williams, Ind,j
and Wilson, (Pa.)-57
Noys-Messrs. Adams, Allison. Ames, Ar
Baldwin, Banks, Barnum, Beamen, Beck,
Benjamin, Benton, Bingham, Blaine, Boyer,
Brooks, Buckiand, Burr, Cary, Chanler. Cook,
10 vUc ltvN uA<Nn~
bridge, Eliot, Ferriss, Ferry, Fields, Garfield, |
Getz, Glossbrenner, Gailaday, GrtswoId,
Grover, HaiEht, Halsey, Hamilton, Hawkins,
GowaJ, Hubbard (W Va, HUBBARD Conn,
AulbuId, Humphrey, lngersoll, johnson, |
Jones, Kerr, ketchsm, Knott, Koontz, Lafiih, |
Lawrence tPal Lincoln. Marshall. Marvin,
Morgan, Mungen. Niblack, Nicholson, Per. |
ham. Peters, Phelps, Pike Plants Poland, |
Polsley, Pruyn, Randall, Robertson, Robin |
ing, Starkweather, Stewart Stone. Taber, |
Taylor. Epson, Van Aernan, Van Anken, Van |
Trump. Van Wyck, Washburn (Wis.) }, wash |
lMass.), Weiker, wilson Gowa), w,Ison 1O.J.
Woodbridge and Weodward-l0e.
Absent or not rotina-Messrs. Bames, Blair |
Mallory, Mosrs, MorrelI, Morrissey, Pome'
roy, Ramon, Seofield, Selye, Shelabarger, |
Tage. Twitchell, Van Horn, IN Y.) Windom. |
During the roll call, it was stated that Mr., |
Cornell IN. W had paired with Mr.. CAKE, |
Pal and that the latter would vote In the az /
firmattye and Mr.. Uornell In the negative
Mr.. Brocnaall (Pa) announced that Mr. SEQ. |
field was sick, bat II here he would vote right. |
Mr.. Hooper made the same announcement |
as to MI. Twitcbell.
Mr.. Myers lPa.) said, - he was refused psr. /
mission TO o1fer q resolution OF censure, he Il
would vote nay. H3fi 1i'
Mr.. Miller (Ps.) said he voted no. because
the evidence was not suf6cieut to justify i'm /
Mr.. Eldridge said he voted no, for the same |
reason. ,--,-- -
jAftsr the vote was announced. motion % l
Reconsider and another motion TO lay the latter I
on the table prevailed, thus preventing q resur- /
rection Of the subject. -,
Under the call OF Committees Tor reports, /
Mr.. Schen CT. from Oo0Aittee on Ways and i
Means, reported hack tbe ball prohibiting the /
SecretaSy % the Treasory from further con- |
traction Of tne currency aa1W HaaFss |.
aMr. lnRerroll fln had nc objection 70 the /
proposition. bat he thought the bill Heretofore |
inlHo0bced by him was preferable, o. il re. |.
pealed the law authorizing contraction, while
the bill Of the Committee did not do 50.