The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-19
HOUSE.

District Courts of the United States
who have held office eight years, the
successors to the first named to be elect.
ed by joint committees of Congress
who shall prescribe the mode of cleo
ton or appointing of Judges of inferior
Courts; to amend the homestead law
by providing that parties who procure
cancellation of abandoned homestead
entries, shall have the first right to
enter the land.
Mr.. Egglestou offered a resolution
providing for select committee to in
vestigate the circumstances connected
with the recent letter of Missouri rep
rcsentatives to Senator Henderson, and
whether it was written to corrupt OIL
improperly influence his decision, &c
Mr.. Eggleston said he introduced the
resolution at the request of the Mis-
souri, members, and desired not to bt
appointed on the committee. Adopted
The Speaker appointed Messrs. SEQ,
field, Lawrence, of Ohio, Coburn and
| Ferris.
Mr.. Banks, from committee on For
eign Affairs, reported bill making al
appropriation of s., 200, 900 to carry cut
the treaty for the purchase of Alaska
Mr.. Washburne, of Wisconsin, pre-
scented the minority report signed by
himself and Mr.. Morgan, declaring the
country alluded to of no value to the
United States, and that it was mex
pcdient TO appropriate money for Its
purchase. The bill and reports were
ordered printed.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, offered
resolution requesting the Senate tt
send to the House an official copy of the
last two days proceedings of the Cour
of Impeachment.
An excited debate sprung up, in the
course of which Mr.. Stevens said he haC
no accusation TO make against the Sen
ators, but that there had been deeT
damnatiOn somewhere no one could
doubt, and he wanted an opportunity
To see who was guilty and who was no,
guilty.
Mr.. Ross-I ask tho gentleman
whether the Senators would have been
justified in Pcrjuring themselves to Sc.
cure the conviction of the President.
Mr.. Stevcns-Well, sir, don't think
il would hurt them much.
Mr. Woodward, abiding to the re.
marks of Mr.. Stevens, said the desire
seemed TO be to influence the Senate
how to vote, and he characterized the
effort as disgraceful and indecent.
Mr.. Schenck said the word indecent
came with bad grace from a gentleman
who had said Congress was of so frag
mentary nature that it could not prop
erly prefer articles Of Impeachment
and the Senate was not \ proper body
to try them. He referred to the matter
because ut the time Mr.. Woodward
made that remark about Congress he
had prepared IA resolution for his expul.
sion, and was only prevented from offer
ing it because he understood some one
else proposed TO do so.
Mr.. Woodward asked leave to reply
to it, and was refused. The resolution
was adopted.
The House went into committee o.
the Whole on the Indian Appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Maynard insisted on the reading
of the bill at length, which the CLERK
proceeded to do, but on the motion Il
dispense with the further reading nc
quorum voted ana the committee rost
and reported the fact to the House.
On calling the roll l0i members an.
swered and further proceedings under
the call were dispensed with and the
House went into committee and the
reading of the bill was again resumed
and continued about half hour, final
| IL the committee rose.
Mr.. Lopghridge introduced pream
bic and joint resolution on the subject
of the treaty of purchase with Russia
which was read and referred to the com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
4 message was received from the Sen.
ate at 4 o'clock announcing that the
Senate had agreed to the concurrent
resolution for a recess, TO take OBJECT
from to-day.
The Speaker stated that the question
would be on agreeing o the amendment
of the Senate striking out Saturday and
inserting to-day.
Mr. Ashley moved the House adjourn.
vote on that motion was being Ia
ken when Mr.. Butler moved across the
ball to his seat, saying in a hlrried and
anxious manner, withdraw that mo.
ton; don't adjourn"
Mr.. Ashley thereupon withdrew his
motion.
Mr.. Butler informed the Chair he had
a privileged motion to submit
Mr.. Speaker stated there was now a
privileged motion before the House on
concurring in the amendment of the
Senate to resolution for recess.
Mr.. Butler desired to state the rea-
sons why the House should not concur.
He remarked that in the investigation
with which the Managers were charged,
1t might have become necessary. and it
was now necessary tie have the action
of the House to compel the attendance
of witnesses, for it will be quite
necessary that the House should be in
session to enforce its process. There
have been, have been authorized to
say, acts of recursancy on the part of
witnesses that come very near making
IT necessary to have them brought be-
lore the House, and there has been, by
one or TWO witnesses, such desire mani
tested TO escape from investigation that
think 1t necessary to have the House
in session. l am now instructed by the
Managers to report resolution for the
purpose of bringing before them a wit
ness who has refused to obey the order
of the House.
Mr.. Robinson-I rise to a question of
order. l object to all these cries of Or
der.
Mr.. Speaker-The gentleman from
New York is himself out of order. The
gentleman from Massachusetts, has not
any rule; he has limited
him to the reason why the House should
not adjourn without further debate.