Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11
CONGRESSIONAL

ed long, was passed.
ar The Select Committee on Impeach
err ment reported a series of procedure.
ch HoUsE.-A bill was passed regulatin
as, the custody and expenditure of publ
an money, which takes away from the Pres
in ident and heads of Departments tn
power to transfer money from on
ad branch OF expenditure to another.
he The House went into Committee o
of me on the Sundry Appropriation
in bill. Among the items agreed to wa
Ie, one for an appropriation of SIS, 900 fo
e, a National Arsenal at Columbus, Ohio
he Mr. Schenck, from the Committee
to on Ways and Means stated that the
IL Committee were busily engaged on {
al new tax law, which would supercede
to all laws now in force relative to the
subject The Committee propose to re
ct lleve almost all domestic manufactures
le from tax; a few manufactured articles
OF luxury would be solely taxed ; hcen-
1t ces for manufacturing establishments
would be continued there would be
II no free list articles not specifically
taxed would be free, but he declined
" to state whether or not it was intended
to abolish the tax an incomes.
d SENATE, Feb. 29.-Eery little bust
ness was'done aside from consideration
d of the report of the select committee
# on rules of procedure in impeachment
trials, which were discussed at length.
Several amendments were suggested,
4 none of whichwereof much moment.
Garrett Davis had something to say
about the unconstitutonality a Con-
! gress in which ten StSte5 were not rep
D resented. when Senators johnson and
$ Bayard, both Democrats, took occasion
' to protest against any such folly.
+. HoUsE.-After some little unimpor-
tant business had been transacted, the
, articles of impeachment were reported
by Mr.. Boutwell,, and the House imme-
diately went into Committee of the
Whole for their consideration. Quite
a spirited and lengthy debate sprung
up on the articles, after watch the
House adjourned until 10 o'clock,
Monday.
SENATE, March But little had
been done in the Senate, when eonsid.
Grafton of the impeachment rules was
had, which occupied the day. They
were finally passed.
HoUsE.-The House debated the ar
ticles of impeachment in Committee Of
the Whole until four o'clock. Several
amendments we're offered, the most
important Of which was the omission
of the eth. All the articles were edopt
ed by party vote.
The vote on the articles being com
pleted, the House proceeded to vote
for managers to conduct the impeach-
Z rooaH E,for. sLa E,- II IF 4
Stevens Of Penn, Butler Of Mass, Ring
ham of Ohio, Boutwell, Of Mass, VII
son of Iowa, Williams of Penna., and
Logan oflllinois, we're elected.
SENATE, March 3.-Some Ii tile dis
cussion was had on financial matters.
with the introduction of one or two
bills on the subject. At l o'clock the
Clerk of the House announced the ap.
pointment OF managers of lmpeach-
ment, with directions to carry the ar
ticles 4 the Senate. On motion of the
Chairman of the Select Committee on
impeachment, 1t was ordered, that the
SECRETARY of the Senate be directed to
inf0rmthe House of RepresentatiVesthat
the Senate is ready to receive the man
ayers appointed by the House of Rep
resentatives to carry to the Senate the
articles of impeachment"
The bill 10 fund the national debt :
and for the conversion of United States I
Notes came up and was discussed.
HoUsE.-A large number of bills, res
olutions. sc. were introduced. Two
new articles of impeachment we're re- !
ported and sdopted-one by Mr.. Bing- ,
ham and one by Mr.. Stevens. The ,
Committee of managers were instruct ,
ed to report the additional articles to
the House. They we're also authorized {
to hire a clerk and messenger, and to :
send for persons and papers. {
After, consideration of the Post Office
appropriation bill, in Committee of the
Whole, it was passed. This bill appro- i
SI9, 5I5,0 900.
SENATE. March 4,-The Chairman Q
presented a communication from Chief C
Justice Chase, stating his opinions
with regard to the proper course for Q
the Senate to pursue in adopting rules L
of procedure in impeachment trials,
which was ordered to be printed and I
TO the Select Committee of sew Z
en-. Quite a number of small bills Of q
local nature were passed. When, at /
I've minutes past one O'Clock the man. :
ayers appointed, followed by members =
Of the House, bearing the articles of :
impeachment adopted by the House, the =
after ranging themselves outside the =
par Of the Senate. The articles we're II
read BY Mr.. Bingham, when the man. a,
ayers and members of the House re- Q,
b,
The funding bill came up and was
discussed for 3 short time, when it was Fl
ordered that the Senate proceed to con- ii
ider the impeachment OF the Presi- nj
dent at l O'Clock tomorrow.
HoUsE.-The House in Committee of re
he Whole, at nee proceeded to the CO
of the impeachment ques Z
ion, but refused to amend the sddi- te
ional articles offered yesterday. After Ia
cunning from the Senate, where the II
managers of Impeachment had report. d
ID their articles forimpeachmento of the
PRESIDENT, a resolution TO print extra VI
opies of documents was adopted. ~
further legislation was had on -
miscellaneous affairs, a few resolutions =
,eing adopted and and others referred -
o appropriate committees. e
SENATE, March 5.-Unimportant bus N,
ness consumed the morning hour mr.
t the close of which the Chairman m,
no ten, stated that according to an or en-
adopted, all legislative and execu- ba
i've business must cease and the SEN or
te resolve itself into a Court of i'm
teaehmeut, for the trial of the Presi- o.
sent. The Chairman then vacated his
eat, to which Chef Justice Chase was LAY
by a committee of the Senate. to
he oath was administered to the Oh ief ms
ustice oy Justice Wilson, and by the Pc
heif Justice to the Senators, in alpha an
etical order, until Mr.. Wade's name ass
eached, which was objected to on the
round that he was an interested party. sec
his objection was continued under nc
iscussion. without reaching a decision, ,noS
hen the Senate adjourned. -
HoUsE.-Little Of an interesting or ~
nportant nature transpired in the an
The impending impeachment ,so
'ial had thrown the House out OF the i
sual working routine and a large mum the
er ofits members had gone home. One Ag
: two resolutions were introduced and anC
eierred. On motion OF Mr.. Garfield, for
!. B. Wslcott of Wisconsin, John II. Ser
-artindale, of New York, and Hugh t1rr
b. Bond, Maryland, were chosen man Ho
gers Of the National Asylum for sol me-