Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-06

| OF the kcueiana Uoosiitstonai ttoayeutiou,
Mr. Mcrrsn prs.n,ed I.ss,S % ,oSs q, N.
Nw forf Ohsmosr OF Oommercr, assius toe
/ r.peal OF the tay on cotton, Sno 10 rela.i0n 10
T ses soseed oesG witch were referred to ne
/ Mr.. Patterson (Tenn. presented tue memo.
rIal OF toldiere OF The Wsr ~ Ist2, s~king q o..
piaeed en- the pension roiis. Referred 70 the
/ COMMITTEE on Pen ions.
| NJ Upton offered petition OF certain en-
| p'eyess OF The Iuter,or Department, astise
| toa1 u e ipeTested iwsuty per cent. conp-n-
sation be extended 10 al The employees OF tee
Ir'eritr department; n f. rred % Ihs ComnIt
ts, on Appropriations.
Mr. Harlan iatrcdu ced bill 70 provide for
| i, dian reservsiisns. Rrferred % CONN 4 =.
| on Pubic Lanes. q ~ -
Mr., 1rspssn iutrodu, "a q bill 20 carry into
ef-cf Judgment OF the conrt Of Oiaiuns 10
iavor of me late Asoury Dfcbep.. Referred 70
CcuBist on (HaiDe. 80 TT
Mr. Eapunds offered resoiutop calling on
the Secretsry Of the Treasury 20 uheiher
Snee June %, Isec, any suexp~uoed ssIancss
tf srprt priatlons for any par tcular ootecf
have been eteo TO sspr,, d@scsene eae. IN e'her
apprcprlafioss; andn 90, nndsr whaa atnor-
MrGrimes isirod uosd bill mahiss farmer
provision for the widowe and heirs Of OH GERS
val life Ipsnrance. R=ierred 70 Commitlee on
NAVAL Afairs.
Mr., Corbett oasr.d resoipnon in.trnc,ine
the Comnl'tee on Finance % inauire inro TOE
e1I Ieoienry Of reportins bill 70 ~ ths rize the
Secretary OF the Treasury 10 contract loan :,
sno iss ne BOMBS iheref for psyabfe witntu forty
yesrs' and redee mable at the pleasure OF the
SoveIh nent In twenty one years, bearing ave
per cent interest, and pi incipai ard iniere.t
payable In coin, the proceeds Of spch laan 10
Be applied to redsemise s-2o bouds as they
MT Corbett eSpiained thA. as there seemed
TO Be Do aets abon. the 20 bonds, he Thought
II prcpet that . loan OF this hind should be
subelituied for them ~ q low rate OF interest
and pay . BE in coin.
The resoluises Was referred 70 the Committee
Mr. Drake called up his concurr.p. reso,u.
ton delarlns the language Of the President, In
MS annual message, where reference is made
TO the reconsiruction legislation Of Congress
% being dtrofatory 70 the dignity of Con gress,
And deserving ofreprehension, and or his me.
lion its further consideration was set apart for
tuesday next, ~ one O'Clock.
mr.. CatfelI introduced aresolution rspealios
50 much Of the act Of April, 1850, as authorires
the Secretary Of the Treasury to CANCEL 8 .OOO,
100 OF United States rndebtedness Der month
Referred 10 COMMITTEE on Finance.
Mr.. Thayer called mp his resolution askire
OF the Secretary OF the Treasury by what au.
thoriy and law Edward Cooper was allowed
to a.eeme the duties OF Assistant Secretary of
Mr.. Thayer offered an ameudment inc u,rins
the dates OF the commissions issued 10 MI
Cooper, and the length OF time his csmmission
ie 70 rup, and whether be has been appointed
~ tne present session Of Oon gress which was
Mr sherman called up the bin piedging the
fafh OF the United States to the payment of
the public debt In coin or its co QuivaIent
MIR. Hendricks offered a Substitute, that
whereas the pnehc debt, except where other
private debts rsSeemsSe in isnea lawful %os.y m,e
declared by Congress to be q legal tender for
all debts, public and private and whereas IL
W S0usa no so, Ss neither soOa policy or Iust
onrdensome 70 the people than the law
re9Ires therefore, ResOlved, That the
public debt Of the Unired States, except
wnere the law expressly provides hat il
snaIl b payable in coin, is due In the lawful
money OF the United States, and the faitn OF
tne Government is hereby pledged to such
ferred 70 rne Com on Fiaance
Oa metion OF Mr sherman, the SECRETARY OF
Slate was fequseted TO c0mmunicate 70 the
senate copies OF any corre.p .pondence betw
the Government OF the United States ana OF
Ssa 81 shi Pan. IL Jss.
.s, asa w.S any report OF the delegates from the
sion, and at i's conclusion adjourned until
Monday. .''
HorsE OF REPRIsEsrArIvls.-An the
reaoIng OF the journal, Mr.. Boutwell, teok the
Jonty OF tne Judiciary Committee on impeach-
MI. schenek tohio) appealed to him to y,e,a
.s,arrs vo.s 70 ne tassn on the bill reported
tary OF the Treasury to Contract the enrrsncr
Mf. Boutwell, declined, q he feared The s1b-
1eet weuld lead 10 debate
MI. Hooper Mass appealed to his coiieasue
70 yieio' 70 allow him TO oner a resolution de-
elaring that the amount OF revep ne derivsa
nom ta1es snould not exceed s3cO0OO.OOO per
ennum, ana instructng the Ways and Means
Commfttee 70 report q bill SO msdifyipe the
INTERNAL revenue Laws az TO reduce the ara.
t1cn 70 the above amount.
Objection was made. and the resolution u,s
Iot inuoo ueeo, and the regular order of busi
mess was demanded.
Mr.. Boutwell, then resumed his argument
upon the legal aspect Of the case of impeacn
ment. He contended that the clause about
nien crines aQd misdemeanors in the Con
sutution must be taken In a reasonable cause
an that II the President or any other ci vii Of.
neer committed acts coptrary TO good morsis
ne was liable 10 tmpeachment ana Renewal
as Lor 4 misoemeanor. British precesents
were quoted 10 show that an ON Ger need MOI
necessarily commit en- incictable offence 70
maze himself subject 20 impeachment Nor
Iison was also quoted 10 prove the same ar
After quoting from Chief Justice story. M,
boutWeil said ne here closed the AUTHORITIES
ana wonid now refer 10 cases OF impeachmen,
Ths sr.' nae Occurred sndsr the Government.
blounL q Senator from Tennessee who was
In FSS charged with exciting iusurrection
ssmSng ,ne lnoians OF the Southwest. BIount
mao not commits ted statutable ouenca NM
the House Of Represep ,aiises pre- eferred az
neles, apd Blount only escaped by q technicAl
Nkos SrJocuou tndt senator was not such a
clvi emcer as could be tried by the Seuata ON
articles OF impea nent, but The Senate srs
teihed the articles Of Impeachment ru 40 far
tnat ~ expelled Bloupt -
Tne case OF Judge Chase IN IsO4 WAS then
eueo, ana afterwards that OF Judge Pickering
OF new Hampshire. These cases he armed
were analogous 10 that under consideYst,oo
ior, IN Judge Chases case, be wae cbareea |
WIN masine pohticai harangues, ana m Pick
eIlnes case, the article upon which ne wa. 4
convicted was charge of drupkespes.
Neiihfr OF these things-Dakiug political har
anenee, or being intemperate-are ipdictahle
onences; but npon the latter Judge Pickerine
was convicted. showing corciusively ,b Ar inn
peacnment could follow from a misdemeanor
NOT indictable az common law. The last case
cited was That or Judge Humphries, OF Ten
nessee, and with that Nr. boutwell, said se
closed Ms argument upon the legal vie W OF the
case, and ne thought the position Of the ma.
prhy oItne committee was sustained.
In approaching the consideration Of the sets
compiained OF. Mr.. Boutwell, said be ahored
under That dificulty which necessariIy sur-
ROUNDS an fnveouKaroa into the couduc, OF a
public omcer: The country was no doubt dis.
spPoInted wnen the report Of the commirtee
" Ne made that some particular specific act ON
tne part OF the President was not discIossd
IN tne very nature Of the case it could
not oe SO, Xor the course OF the President
rose from number Of continuous acts These
acts ran through . long period, and they must
pc taken esether 70 show the Presidenfls