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THs PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. BLAINE, (rep) OF Me-, offered question OF priv
lege concurrent resolution that when the House ad
journ next Monday adjourn to meet on Monday, No
Mr. BUTLER lrsp) Of Mass, asked whether that was
privileged question
The Speaker pro tenn. replied that il waa
Mr. GARFIELD, lrep) Of Ohio, opposed the resolution.
remarkiug that several hundred appointments Of post.
masters and others in the hands Of the President
and should be acted on before adjournment.
Mr. BLAINE explained that his resolution did not
template an adjournment OF the Senate
peared be anxious get rid Of the Foresh Congress-
Mr. BRooSs inquired Of Mr. Garfield how he came to
know that t4* Yft -
Mr. GARFIELD replied that he had from gentlemen as
intimate with the President 81 the gentleman himself
(Mr. Brooksl was.
Mr. ELpRDes, (dcm., OF Wis, suggested that Mr. Gar
field himself must be more intimate with the President
than gentlemen on the democratic side for they
not aware Of any such anxiety.
Mr. free say that he got his informa.
ton second hand. He got it from gentlemen on the
democratic side OF the house
taken.
Mr. GARF.EID said he was impressed BY what he
learned from gentlemen the other side That the Pres
dent very desrous Of getting rid Of Congress- II
the House adjourn the President could get along
very well with the Senate by delay ny important ap
pointments until the last moments Of the session. He
iMr Garedl believed thai boh houses should remain
in session tnl those important appointments were
made.
Mr. BLAINE did not understand what the House had
to do with executive appointments. The Senate could
remain IN continuous session until next December, un-
less the appointments we're satisfactorily arranged
Mr. BuT-gR, having had i've minutes allowed him by
Mr. Blame said The Thirty ninth Congress said to the
people Of the United States tha Andrew johnson
bad man. and that tue House and Senate should stay
here 10 take care of his acts In obedience TO that law
assembled here 10 day. The President has just
vetoed grounds of unconsti' utionaty, the bin to
carry the details OF the reconstruction act and
II is proposed that we shall away and leave the whOe
matter in his hands for six, seven or eight months
Thus you say he can be trnsted-that is good
man-sna. 'ns seaa aa''.n a recons',uuns c
The last House OF Representatives resolved that
there is good reason to believe that he ought
be impeached, ami the Judiciary Committee has been
instructed inquire into the matter Now there either
there Is NOT reasonable ground FOR impeachment
That should be determined at and forever,
and bc lett before the country as disturbing ele
mcnt Justice to Andrew Johnson requires that shall
be determined Justice TO the business interests
OF Tho country requires it. We act Dg ike general
Who having start critical movement 10 the field,
abandons the ed aud gets OF sight and sound OF The
action The al aud The business interests of the
country Will h0d every member responsible for what
may happen in conseq.en ence o. adjonrnment And now.
first ana lnst and all the lmp, respectfully protest
against the adjournment
Mr. E;ALE said the statement has gone SO long un-
cnradcted on the noor Of the House that the great
this House u initiate measures Of Impeachment thst
tn nix it ought 70 b conTastotsL ask the gentle
inan from Massachusetts through what convention,
through what organ sui, through what expression u
public opinion anywhere, he feels jnstfed in talking
With such confidence manfsin thar out OF the
present the loyal people o. the sOany ard which are
the-bes pdlces Of public spihan. the gentleman can
moi Ind twenty vc that reguru i'm peachnent seUrsiy
aud when the gentleman talks about our remaining and
having tho qu6ton settled tell him that in the public
mind lie question Is settled.
Mr EUrIER-What wavf
Mr. BIAisR 1t is settled that any showing that
has been had and had man ~ Andrew Johnson Is con-
cedcd be- whatever he may have done the people
do not believe worth wbie to rupture the foundations
of the government by having tho extraordinary spec
tacc here III getting him out oil "1cc In tnat way.
There has been no manifestation anywhere OF a desire
on he par OF the loyal people jastfyne the declaration
Of the gentleman.
Mr. srrvsNs, rep) of Pa-!he gentleman will allow
10 say that within the last two weeks one Of the
larg 81 meetings ever held IN the Interior OF Penn
ivania was held In sChuylk imperativey demanding
impeachment.
Mr. BrrLER-Thc gentleman viii further allow me 10
OF his State fMainc the question whether Andrew
Johnson ought 10 be mpcached, and my judgment 1t
would have oed for impeachment at once, but ADVISED
the question to b. left TO Congress.
Mr.. BLAI.E-The gentleman may be better posted
about the affair than am bit my advices from there
are that tac Legislature regarded the matter as mex
pedient
Mr. BrrlER-Lct me further say that have presented
petitions for impeachment from many parts OF the
country and when the gentleman tells the news
papers OF the country do not want impeachment, lie,
me ask him how manv Of the newspaper people have
dau hterq lax and
the federal offices Of the g,vernment?
Mr.. BLAINE-I the gentleman means TO impugn the
newspapers OF the country, take up the gauntlet and
say that better class Of men does exist in the
United States than those who rep .nt the press.
question be postponed til Monday or tuesday. There
three or our small appropriation bills and other
matters to be disposed OF. As to the question Of i'm
parchment, he had nothing to cay having heretofore
expressed his views that question. He believed the
people expected the House to examine the natter and
there was just cause TO impeach Andrew johnson. Inc
House had also yesterday instructed the Committee
Pubic Expenditures TO inquire into the impeachment OF
the ollecior Of New York He nusats that Mr. Bhius
had not sutsrained his present vies against impcach
nent Until after the sscson Of the present prcsdlug
sacer q the sssss a.a sefsued 70 rsnerk m.as Dy
in ocs rather than have ths sAslly shs,ly ways
Of the senator frsn Ohio tMr wsde) introduces isso thar
Mr BzAu denied having nAds tAs statement IN thas
way though no admitted haviag expressed preference
removal Of Presidents and he intimatsd that sas
no. exactly proper on The part Of Mr. stevens to retail
private conversations
Mr. STEVENS denied that II was private conversation
and said that Mr. Blaine expressed that idea openly
about the House In ardent excited manner, though
not iu the course Of debate.
Mr.. BLAINE said that the conversation referred was
not alleged BY the gentleman from Pennsylvania
chanced to overhear and be had heard ouy part Of il
HIS respect for the age and services Of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania forbade him characterIzng the
amenities Of debate he would under the circum.
stances
Mr. STEVENS said no mad heard nothing Of Mr. Fessen.
den's name In the conversation referred 10.
Mr. BLAINE replied that that was because he had heard
only half Of the private conversation he attempted 70
repeat this noor He denied with great positveness
that ho had uttered single word OF dsrespoct TO-
wards the distinguished SENATOR from Ohio. lie had
merely expressed his preference for the Senator from
Maine, who vas bis valued personal friend
Mt. ELpRIDoE expressed his anxiety that Congress
should adjourn. He did not believe anybody could tell
why this session provided for. Whose fault was II
that Offices not filled? The President had nom-
mated most unobectonabo men 10 various Offices but
tho Senate rejccted thcm He unders ood that gentle
a In