The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-12-13

and that the United States Government
will at all hazards protect the rights of
all citizens, whether at home or abroad.
The bill abolishing the internal revenue
tax on cotton grown after the year 1867
was, after a lengthy debate, agreed to.
DEC. 6th-In the Senate yesterday n
resolution was adopted requiring the
Secretary of War to furnish the num-
ber of colored and white voters in the
South who had registered their names,
the number of those who were incapaci-
tated from voting, and the number of
these who failed to apply for registra-
ton. Mr.. Summers proposition to strike
out the clause in the resolution provid-
ing for the printing of extra copies of
the Presidents Message, was lost by a
vote of 8 to SO, and the Message ordered
printed. Mr.. Sumner then called up his
bill, passed at the late session, but not
signed by the President, giving further
security to the black race in the District
of Columbia, passed finally by a vote OF
80 to 5.
In the House, Mr.. Schenck from the
Committee on Ways and Means, repor-
ted a bill repeating the authority of the
Secretary Of the Treasury to make any
reduction in the currency by retiring or
cancelling United States notes. After
the expiration of the morning hour, the
Speaker announced the business in or
der to be the majority report of the
judiciary Committee, recommending
that the President be impeached. He
also announced that if any demonstra-
tions of applause or dissent were made
by spectators during the debate, he
should order the galleries to be cleared,
and that if members of the House Often
ded he should present their names to
the House that they might be dealt
with for contempt of its rules. Mr..
Boutwell, then addressed the House in
favor of impeachment, having first OBJ
ttiped permission tospeak two hours ,in-
stead Of one. lie then proceeded to
consider the facts in the case, analyZed
the charges against the President--his
acts, his Cabinet advisers, his speeches
and messages, his interference to pre-
vent the adoption OF The constitutional
Amendment, his surrender of abandon
ed lands, and his removal of Stanton,
Sheridan and Sickles and concluded by
declaring himself in favor of impeach-
ment, and called for the judgment of the
House. Without having concluded his
remarks, Mr.. Boutwell, gave way to q
motion to adjourn, and thereupon the
House ADJOURNED.
DEC. 7th.--Mr. Edmunds' bill l,pledg-
ing the faith of the United States to the
payment of the public debt in coin, was
taken up. Mr. Hendricks offered a sub
stitute providing for the payment of the
public debt in lawful currency, except
in cases where the law specially pro-
vides for payment in coin. The whole
question was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Mr.. Boutwell, resumed his speech in
favor of impeaching the President. Mr..
Boutwell, spoke for upward of an hour,
when he was informed lhat the time
granted him had expired. He was, how
ever, granted another hour, and contin-
ued his remarks. Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa,
Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee,
who prepared the minority report, re-
piled ut length to Mr.. Boutwell,, In
concluding his remarks Mr.. Wilson
msved that the subject be laid upon the
table. This caused considerable excite
ment among the members, and, as the
motion was not debatable, the friends
of Impeachment commenced "tillibus-
tering," in order to gain time. y mo-
ton to adjourn was lost by yeas 81,
nays l07; this vote showing the relative
strength of the friends of impeachment
and their opponents. The yeas and nays
were then called on all sorts of dllatory
motions, and much time consumed. AT
length motion to adjourn until to-day
prevailed by vote ofyeas so, nays II.
DEC. 9th.-The Senate was not in
SESSION. In the House resolution forthe
impeachment of the President was the
first business in Order,t the pending ques-
ton being the motion to lay thesubject on
the table. y number ofdilatory motions
from Mr.. Logan followed. Mr.. Logan
then said, ifthe Chairman Of the Judi
ciary Committee would withdraw his
motion to lay on the table and allow
the vote to be taken on the impeach
ment resolution, the minority would
withdraw all opposition. Mr.. Wilson,
asserting to this, withdrew his motion
to lay on the table, and moved the pre-
vious question on the resolution of i'm
parchment. The vote was then taken,
and resulted, yeas 81, nays lOS. Pend
ing the vote, number of statements
were made in regard to the opinions OF
absent members. Mr.. Schenck, from
the Committee of Ways and Means, re-
ported back the bill declaring that the
authority Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury to make any reduction in the cur
y
sion, Mr. Schcnck moved the previous
question on the bill. 1t then passed
yeas l2S, nays 32. TO u proposition to
refer q portion of the message 10 the
Committee on Reconstruction, Mr.. ROs,
objected. us no such committee was in
existence, and moved to strike out that
part of the resolution, but his motion
was lost
DEC, l0.-The house, yesterday by
q strict party vote, passed the Senate
bill, striking out the word "white''
wherever II OCCURS in the charters OF
Washington and Georgetown, respect.
lively, and in the laws relating to the
District Of Columbia-thus giving the
herd Of contraband negroes in this com.
munity the privilege of holding office
serving as jurors, and entering the pub.
lie schools. This is substantially the
same measure that passed both houses
last spring, but failed TO become law on
account Of the adjournment Of Congress,
| before the President could return II
with his objections. There is no doubt
now that he will promptly veto it, but
the two-thirds Radical majority in both
houses will enable them to repass il
over the veto. 1t Is n noticeable fact
that the Republican members from
the States which have first repudiated
negro suffrage, voted solidly to force the
Infamous measure on the unprotected
aAd unrepresented people of this Dis
| trlct.
DEC. 1.-THE only matter of interest
in Congress yesterday was the reyiva
of Thad. Stevens conflscation project
and an agreement ON the part Of the
House to adjourn from the 20th inst, I,
Jamry, 9th.
THE New Orleans Republican, state'
that Judge Durrell of the u. $. Court