The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-01-10
THlRTY-MTH CONGRESS.
WAeaIycroN. Jauuary

w A8HiS6 iON, A0laty
In the Senate 10 day, the bill directing |
the Commissioners appointed under an
act q few years since to appraise the
value of the slaves Of loyal shareholders
mustered into the army of the United
States to report to Congress instead Of
to the President or Secretary of War.
was passed.
+ A toint resolution authorizing the
State of West Virginia to send, free Of
postage, through the mails, to discharged
soldiers, medals voted them by tue Legis-
| lsture. was passed.
The COMMISSIONS, Of Agriculture was
directed to collect specimens Of the
cereal products Of all the States and
forward them to the Paris Exhibition.
| Tue veto came at 1910, and was read
soon after. There was very little ex-
citement on its passage. The vote was
quietly taken, and resulted-yeas %,
1 nays 10, nine more than enough
| As was fully anticipated, the impeach-
ment question came up IN the House
to day. in the shape of preferred char
ges, drawn mp by Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio,
and authorizing an investigation into
the same by the House Judiciary Com
mistee. There was an attendance on the
floor of over one hundred and fifty mem
bers, while the galleries have not been
SO crowded since the first day of the
session.
There was great interest eyinced on
every hand to see the strength which
could be developed in favor OF inaueu
rating Il movement for impeachment of
the President, and considerable surprise
was manifested at the large majority and
the almost solid vote of the Republican
party in favor of the project.
Mr.. Spalding, of Ohio, moved to lay
the whole matter on the table, but this
} commanded only thirty-nine votes.
The preamble of charges and the
resolution authorizing an Investigation.
were then adopted by 100 to So.
: The republicans who voted with the
: Democrats against it were: Eessrs.
Davis, of New York; Hubbell, of Ohio;
Latham. OF West Virginia; Phelps. OF
Maryland; Raymond, of New York;
J Spalding, Of Ohio, and Whaley, OF
: West Virginia. Mr.. Chanler, Of New
, York. q Democrat, voted for the reso-
> luton.
: There was no debate, as the whole
matter was carried through uhder the
3 previous question, the House voting, 10y
IS to 40, to cut Off all debate.
l Thad. Stevens Enabling Bill fol
3 Territorial Governments in the Southern
States was taken up in the House, and
. postponed until one week from to- NOR
, row, when it is intended to press it to s
? vote org --l-
8 Mr. Ingersoll, of Illinois, introduced
: a bill to sell all the gold in the Treasury
| over $50, O00, 900 to the highest bidder
the bids to be received after thirty days
: public notice have been given.
|
: THE point upon which Chief Justic,
3 Chase and his associates, Wayne, Swayn,
> and Miller, differ with the majority of til,
5 Court is thus expressed in the opinio,
submitted Iy shosn-
1--WE could not agree to the opinion o
: the majority that not only was the Mill
tary Commission not authorized by Con
e gress, but that it was not in the powe
of Congress to authorize it, from which
It may be thought to follow that the dis
. senting Judges maintain that where peace
= exists, the laws Of peace must prevail
j. What we do maintain is that when tn,
4 nation is involved in war, and some por
e tons of the country are invaded, and al
are exposed to invasion, it is within III,
power of Congress to determine in which
States or districts such great and immi
i nent public danger exists as justifies tht
:. = authorization of military tribunals fo
the trial Of crimes and offences aeains
:, the discipline or security Of the army O
: against the public safety. We canno
it doubt that in such a time Of public dan
. ger, if conspiracy exist in Indiana
> Congress has power, under the Constitu
n ton, to provide for the formation of :
J, Military Commission in that Stat e, an,
for the trial by that Commission of per
!; sons agreed on this conspiracy
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