The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-27


Hawell may be, as it will soon tell o story that
l@illb be utterly at variance with the views the
entertained. [Desisive laughter on the Re-
publican side Of the House.] Part Of the
speech of the gentleman would be very well in /
a political elcctionecring room, ard part Of it
would hfye beeG Sery well inI the Year of the
French revolution, but it does not fit the tem-
per of our times IF there bes ,anythingpof
constitutional liberty Left, that lS gsnsleaan
occupying the position he does, and under such
oiFecq9p~asff'HFees9 is " af'gF Pr9pqlgp'eI aaa @ seh
The fall of the Speakers hammer here In
dioqted the close qfith five minutes all9wedto
Mr.. Pruyn.,
Mr.. Wilson (of Obi59 isaid id-ET did not in
tend to occupy one moment of the time Of the
House on this question, until it, seemed to be-
rende ID necessary by the irregular course
which has been pursued by yAtwo Of my col
leagues of the Judiciary Committee (Butler
and Willia,ns), and some of the words which
have fallen from the lips Of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Stesens) - *s,gsahsa
When tho House of Representatives charged
the Judiciary Committee with the investiga-
ton of this case, did not understand that
majority of the House sent the case to the
Committee for that Committee to act upon it
wholly as partis.ns. I understood that SO far
as it imposed an obligation upon me, it was to
fearlessly and faithfully Investigate that case,
! .?t as q member Of tho law committee Of the
House Of Representatives, of the United States:
and, let mo say, that have pushed the.ihves-
tisation inthat light, Ind affirm hsrs tos ysa
that no amount of political pressure shah Turn
me aside from tho conscientious discharge Of
my duty as 4 find the ease. controlled sbysthe
laws aud and the facts. [Applanse on the Demo-
cratic side of the House have no sympa-
thy with the course or political conduct of the
President IF the United states But, sfr, he is
entitled to have the charges made against him
investigated according to law, and to have tho
case returned to the House, us the facts aud
the law will warrant. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania (afr. stevcns) has said there are
secret Influences at woik..d t is easy for any
man togcast suspicion upon all other men, when
it is necessary to carry BY force Of party or
sanization anything which he may desire to
PROVE successful, / dolnot know toswhat In
aucnccs the gentleman refers. not only control
ling, as he says, the ACTION, Of tle. membcrs of
vHe House. which wiz. prevent articles Of i'm.
pcach,.. .ent being presented to the 9cnatS, but
controlling .,so members nf Tic Senate who arc
to sit as high Z, ut Of impeachment, under
the solcmaty OF their oar. : Sir is every :.ars
to be run down because lio cal..ot look ntpom
| questions just as somc Other, mon view them :
is every man to be bounded dJwn I'M thi..
country because he will not surrender tho ri.,ht
Of private Judgment. Have we come tptKat!!
Here the fall Of the Speakers hammer aa,i nor tindi-
Gated the termination Of tho gcut!eHian's i've
minutes. "'.N .1ff'S' - 20"
The House then proceeded to vote upon the
r'ss'sc of the bill By Yeas and Nays, !. !,
The vote resulted in--Yeas, 100; Nays.
q fsfrSi14a -es! a, ,s. r,-.
The. Speaker announced that two-thirIs hav-
ing voted i'll the affirmative, the bill had again
passed tho House, and, with the objections of
the President would be transmitted to tile
Senate for its like consideration p t'i
july l9.-In the Senate the veto message
was read and the Second Supplementary Bill
was passed over the Veto by vote of 80 to s.
The Chair announced that the Bill; having
bee, passed, over the veto by vote, of two.
thirds ofeach House, was alaw.e Z y s.as
july 20-In the Senate there was an r.
regular discussion regarding adjournment ii
which the President was denounced as ,contu.
macious, and Mr.. Chandler said there was 3
sort Of hybrid concern in the Senate called,
conservative Rcpublicanism.i spp-s ~.
Mr.. Fcssenden took further remarks of Mr.,
Chandler as personal, and said be had but one
thing to say The Senator from Michigan
says what is not true ." I i1y@e(,
Mr. Chandler hurled back Mr. Fesse daci,'s
contcmpt with scorn, when the amiable contro-,
vcrsy was interrupted by motion to go into
executive session. -" y
The Senate adopted the report of tho Com
inittcc Of Conference, anQ adjourned to the
21st Of November E i''s7' y =
In tho House, the d:iary. Committee ,Has1
authorized to send for persons and papers. on