The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-26
CongiressionaI.

DULL IL SSSSiou' Liz el6ctlOn OF
Gollady,. from Kentucky, who was
elected " succeed ;see, I;se &c: referred
to the Committee on Elections. The
Committee entered the House at half
past II. During the morning hour,
half dozen bills we're reported and
referred, for the repeal of cotton and
other taxes.
A bill was introduced, regarding
the navigation Of rivers flowing into
the Gulf of Mexico.
The Chair announced the Commit
tee, and at half-past the report
of the Committee on impeachment
was. delayed; but there seems no
doubt'that Churchill has Joined the
impeachers. giving them five votes
and o majority.
In the Senate, q petition from Mas
sachusetts was presented for equal
male and female suffrage in the Dis
trict. nn7
The Military Committee ordered
inquiry as to the expediency of the
reduction of the regular army. A
resolution returning thanks to Sheri-
dan, Sickles, Pope and Schofield was
introduced and referred.
In the House, q resolution was
adopted, that no committee shall
incur expense hereafter without fur
ther order of the House. Mr.. Bout
well, the second member of the Ju-
dietary Committee, rose to report the
action taken by the Committee on
impeachment and the majority re-
port-Chsirmain Wilson dissenting.
The report was proposed by Viii
liams, of Pennsylvania. The sum-
mary of the majority report is as
follows: In accordance with the tes-
timony herewith submitted and the
view of the law herewith presented,
the Committee is Of opinion that
Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States, is guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors, in that,
&c. It closes with the following
resolution:
ResolOed, That Andrew johnson be
impeached for high crimes and mis-
demeanors.
The report was followed by mingled
expressions of applause and disap-
probation, the Speaker meantime
using his gavel.
Mr.. Wilson, Chairman, for himself
and Woodbridge, presented o report,
which concludes: We hereby de-
clare that the case before us, present
ed by the testimony and measured by
the law, does not disclose such high
crimes and misdemeanors, within the
meaning of the Constitution, as re-
quire the constitutional interposition
of the power of the House, and re-
commend the adoption of the follow
ing:
Resoloed, That the judiciary Com
mittee be discharged from the further
consideration of the proposed i'm
'eachment of the President of the
United States, and that the subject
be laid on the table. 4
The reports were laid ON the table,
ordered to be printed and made the
special order for Wednesday of next
week.
A bill to suspend civil officers dur
ing impeachment, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. A motion sub
sequently made by Mr.. Blaine, of
Maine, to reconsider the vote of
reference and to table the vote to re-
consider; which fastens the bill on
the Judiciary Committee, and re-
moves it from the arbitrary control of
the House; which was regarded as a
sort OF test on this question.
Blaine's motion prevailed, with but
little opposition, indicating the weak
ness of the scheme to suspend before
conviction.
A resolution was adopted, declar-
ing that in the present condition of
the finances, the further purchase of
territory is inexpedient, and the
House holds itself under no oblipa-
ton to vote money for such pur
chases.
The following are the chairmen of
the committees: Elections--Davis:
Ways and Schenck; Appro-
priations-Stevens; Banking ard
Currency-Pomeroy; Pacific Raj,
road-Price; Claims Bingham; Con-
merce-Washburne; Public Lands
Julian; Post Office Farnesworth:
Judiciary-Wilson-old Committee
continued throughout; Indian AZ
fairs-Windom; Military Affairs
Garfield; Naval Affairs-Pike;
Foreign Affairs-Banks; Territories
Ashley, of Ohio; Roads and Canals
Cook; Freedmen's Affairs-Elliot.