The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-11-29
DoTNGs OF CONGRESS

Gong e : met Has ihufhfaN hI nOon lie
attendance of members was large while the
galleries Of both houses were crowded with
spectators. The proceedings OF the Sem .
were of short duration and we're Chiefly
noticeable for the introduction of a bill by
Edmupds, declaring that all government
bonds are payable (principal and interest)
in coin, except whore the law authorizing
the loan, provides differently, which he said
he should press to vote at an early day.
Mr. Wilson made the first move for the re-
peal of the cotton tax. MIR. Sumner again
brought forward the bill allowing negroes
to hold Office and serve on juries in the
District, which was ,assed last summer but
not signed by the President
The proceedings of the House were not
particularly interesting. A debate took
place on the propriety of admitting the
Tennessee members but they were all final
ly sworn in except MIR. Butler, from the
first District, whom the records clearly show
was strong rebel in the early part OF the
war, and whose case will be Investigated by,
the Committee on Elections. Mr.. Butler
is Republican, having repented of his
rebellion, but probably has not been pardon
ed.
Both Houses adjourned over to Monday.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Congress reassembled on Monday. In
the House the speaker announced the stand
ing committees. The following members
are chairmen of the most important ones.
Dawes on Elections Schenk on Ways and
Means Pomeroy on Banking and Currency;
Stevens on Appropriations Washburne of
ILL.,, on Commerce Wilson of Iowa, on
Judiciary; Newell of Penn, on Manufac-
lures; Garfield on Military affairs Banks
on Foreign affairs, and Ashley on Ter
ritories. Bills were introduced and referred,
to reduce the army and navy to authorize
the payment of bonnties to persons who
were rejected as volunteers but afterwards
drafted into service to repeal the taxes on
cotton and all mechanical and manufacture
ing industry except distilled spirits and
Tobacco; to establish navy yard at Oleve-
land to repeal all acts authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to retire and
cancel U. S. Notes; by Butler, to provide
for the pay ment of the public debt 10 coin
when SO expressly contracted and in all
other cases, in lawful money to prevent
further contraction of the currency.
In the afternoon Boutwell, presented the
majority report of the Judiciary committee
recommending the Impeachment of the
President signed by Boutwell,, Thomas, Will
liams, Lawrence and Churchill. The charges
made are, gross usurpation of power in re-
coguising as republican and lawful, govern
ments set up in unrecons,ructed states, and
ratifying the acts OF such governments, over
riding the acts of Congress in appointing to
Office persons guilty of treason pardoning
deserers in West Virginia to secure their
votes to sustain his policy attempting to
prevent the passage Of the Amendment
providing for the payment of the public debt
and forbidding the payment of the rebel
debt; encouraging disloyal people in lately
rebellious states 10 resist the reorganization
of such states using the veto, removal, aP-
pointing and paldOniug flowers to prevent
the restoration Of the Union, and directing
the transfer of millions of railway property
belonging TO the United States. Two minori-
ty reports were submitted, one, signed by
Wilson and Woodbridge, censuriDg the
political course Of the President, but taking
the ground that he had committed n" I" high
crimes or misdemeannrs within the mean.
ing of the constitution and another, signed
by Marshall and Eldridge, TO the effect that
the only offenses of johnson have been his
failure to follow his party in their assaults
upon the constitution, and his opposition 10
the majority of Congress- mere carrying
out of a political opinion founded on
peculiar view of political questions.
On motion the consideration of the I'M
peachment question was put over till
Wednesday of next week. Washburne Of
fered resolution that it is inexpedient, in
the present financial condition of the coun-
try, TO purchase any more territory. Resolu-
tion was adopted.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Resolutions were adopted in the House
directing Gen. Grant to send in all cor
respondence addressed by him to the Presi-
dent on the removal of Stanton and Sheri-
dan and in reference to the Baltimore diff
ficulties and the removal of Sickles for
the repeal of the cotton tax and all taxes on
manufactured articles except distilled and
malt liquors and tobacco, that the committee
on Ways and Means inquire into the ex-
pediency of tax on U. S. Bonds of one
per cent. and of the issue of new bonds
subject to state and local taxation, exchaDg-
cable for outstanding bonds and providing
for the payment of the tax paid by the
National Banks TO the State Treasurer; TO
consider the expediency of Withdrawing
public lands from sale to any out actual
settlers requesting the Committee on Bank
ing TO report bill for Withdrawing the
National Bank currency to fill its place with
greenbacks.
In the Senate, a bill was introduced to
provide for an Assistant Attorney General,
and asked for any further correspondence
| relative to the removal of Motley.
POLITICAL NEWS AND RUMORS.