New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-29
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Pending the consideration Of this the Senate ADJOURNED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The SPEAKER proceeded as the first business Of
the morning hour 20 call the states for h Tor
only. Under the call bills were introduced ana reierIeu
by Mr. TRMBIE Dem, KyA blll to repeal the tax
cotton and sugar; which was referred 10 the Ooi'
by Mr.. NoELL Dem, Motto regulate the Suffrage
bin Of the District of Columbia by abolshng all dSqua
ifcatlons from voting on account OF sex
Mr. NOEL moved 70 refer TO the Select Committee OF
Five, but II was negauved 40 10 10 was leeii'u ~
nv Mr.. FARQUHAR rep. Ind.)-Drectine all writs
and processes issued the United states Courts 70 pc
in the Of the People Of the United states ana inc
forms OF ws and peang nfsSuG n e rs of the
United States. IL was referred to the Judiciary CON
BY Mr. ROSS Dem, Ill ITO repeal so much of the act
Of the last session authorizes the secretary OF rne
Treasury redeem four millions OF legal tender treasury
notes nor month Referred TO the Committee on ways
"a biii was introduced by Mr. BTINDY rep, Ohio to
suspend much Of the act 10 provide ways ana means as
authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury TO retire United
states notes, and making u unlawful Tor tIe seeleI o
fEc Treasury 10 retire withdraw any part of the United
states notes from general circulation except ,r %
notes II referred to the Committee Oh ways anu
Means. ...
The etates and Territories having called for bile.
the next business in order was the call Of states M
resolutions under which call the resolution Ny MI
Kelso ON the 7th inst. came up ne follows IL,
Resoirod, That for the purpose OF securing tAe fruits
the late war Wagcd by Rebels and Traitors against the
life Of the nation and OF giving effect TO the VIII OF INC
people 40 expressed at the polls az the last election by
maoriiies numbering in the aggregate more than 10000
votes is the imperative duty OF the XXNNth congress
tn take without delay such action as VIII accomplish e
following objects; FIRST: To mpeach the officer now eH-
ercng the functions pcra9ing 20 ne oi d ~ 'e
from office upon the conviction 10 due FORM OF the
aud high misdemeanor Of which he Is manfesy and no
torousy guilty and which render il unsafe longer 10 per-
NIT him 20 exercise the powers he has unlaMIGLy as
enmed Second To provide for the efficient adnnst-
/ az
member from the West moved TO refer the resolution
10 select committee OF seven with power 10 stnd LOT
persons and papers, urging that were referred to ne
Judiciary Committee there would prohabyowing 10 the
amount Of business before that Comnittee-be no report
w" Mr., c0NKITNG Rep.. " " inquired whether the
me mber had his motion remembering that the same
matter had been already committed TO me JuuiSlaiy
Committee and whether he deemed II wise for the House
To institute second investigation and TO have TWO com
mittees acting on The same SUBJECT 7 % as
of these facts but remarked that the Judiciary Commit
tee had been areadS called ana h III Iepo' "'
| Mr. CONkLING suggested that this was question OF
privilege and could be reported by the Committee a any
The Western member said he had forgotten that
| The SPEAKER remarked that the resolution had bcen
entertained as question Of privilege and the Committee
would have Tght TO report AZ any Tune; given nv the
western member for reference TO Select Committee,
might be very good for taking the subject nom
the Judiciary Committee but were not good reasons ior
duplicating the investigation. ,,,.
MIR NIBtACK Dem, Ind inquired whether The fruits n
The western member replied that they did not.
Mr. LIE BLOND dem, OHIO favored the motiont Iefer
TO Select Committee In order that prompt action ihBt
he taken I'm view of the assertion SO often made by
beers in the House and elsewhere that the President had
been guilty OF usurpation o. power lie reierieu spe'
ham in the last that he would mot give sleep TO
his eyes nor slumber to his eyeds uni ne had ied ar
cles OF impeachment against the President -
tunity of correcting that report Ii had been stated In
articles of Impeachment charging The President with
completely IN the assassination Of Abraham Lincoln
Nothing further from the truth than that statement
The expression attributed 10 him was spoken In connee-
ton with statement made by the President in which the
ersatng In Congress was not the Congress Of the nation
but assumed Congress hanging the verge OF the
Government. He had said, and did say now, that inc
President OF the United states had uttered officially what
he had m14esy declared was an ,ns
not believe that any representative would dare 10 vote
Mir LIE BLOND in support Of the statement made in
the public papers, sent up TO the clerk desk and had
Clarsyile IL is giving the substance Of Mr. Bnghams
speech there in September 1906 that the PRESIDENT was
that hse Who We're supporting him were engaged
with traitors and had struck hands with treason and that
give sleep TO his eyes nor flunbcr TO his eyeds until he
had filed articles Of impeachment against Andrew John.
SON" ana that ne had dehoaueeu ING fIesluent as
lie BoSB SddeSS that the men who had signed
that ppef were officers OF the County and men OF strict
MI BINGHAM stated that those men had very greatly
against him at the time IL very easy for the House
aud the country 10 understand that men ON the other side
OF the question had very apt way OF msiepresentng
and very short memory.
Mr. LIE BLOND went ON TO say that another reason
why he was IN favor Of the Western members motion
was that lie wished ali the facts TO come before the coun
try He believed that the President Of the United states
had been malned and that improper attacks had been
made upon him for sinister motives and he Wished the
facts be brought before the country, even though the
Western ebef were TO be Chairman OF the Select Com
mite order that the friends OF the President might
yndcate his course and brand those attack with namy
He the defender Of the President. The Republic
had elected Mr. Johnson but the respect due TO that
high position sufficient TO make him request that
chargesbe made good that the persons making
them should back out from them They had had enough
OF those charges He challenged them TO the proof
The American people demanded the investigation The
gold speculators even, demanded the investigation Tho
financial interests OF the Government demanded II. lie
cared not whether the Committee was partial or I'm
partial The only thing that could be proved against Mr.
johnson was that he had removed from Office men who
did agree with him In politics. and given the offices
10 men who did For that and that alone had this ter
rble raid been made upon him.
Mr. WILSON Rep. Iowa. Chairman OF the Judiciary
Committee, remarked that part OF the business In THO
hands OF that Committee tho identical subject which
the Western member proposed to send TO Select Com
mitteo. . 49,
Mr. LIE BLOND inquired what progress the Committee
was making In ts examination.
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