Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-02-27
WAsHINGroN, Feb, -
SENATE.

MI. Y IAlAlltl IlIhNt'It'A u
tion from the Governor of Michigan,
which the Secretary proceeded TO read,
Il expresses the hope that the Senate will
not tultcr in executing the law against
the executive rs we'll as against all those
who ,ympathile with treason and rebel
lion.
Before the reading was concluded, Mr..
Hendricks inquired in connection with
wf1at TT1UTrJtrTrEs NJ tf1r- SHvHatr WIS
being read. and objected to the further
reading
The Chair-It will he laid ON the
table.
Mr.. Pomcroy asked that it be ordered
to he printed also,
Mcs,rs. Hendricks and Johnson oh
iected.
Mr.. Pomerov-I uuerstand that it is
from the Governor of State.
Mr.. Hendricks-It is addressed to a
member Of the Senate,
Mr. Pomcroy withdrew his motion to
print, and moved to lay it on the table.
Mr. Hendricks made the point of order
that the paper had nothing 10 do with
the business of the Senate. He asked by
what rule of the Senate it was here, 1t
: did not come as a memorial or a rcmuns-
STRANGE
The Chair-Does the Senator object to
the reception of the paper;
Mr.. Hendricks-les, sir.
The Chair put the question on the re-
ception Of this paper, and the Senate re-
fused 10 receive it.
HOUSE.
At % min, ties before two o'clock the
! Speaker called the House to order and
4 the door-keeper announced the presence
/ at the bar OF the House of the committee
which had been appointed to impeach Al
/ the bar of the Senate the President of the
! Unit5d States. Mr.. Stevens of Pennsyl
svlvania standing with his colleague Bing-
ham, then made a report as follows; Mr.
Speaker-ln obedience To the order Of this
House we proceeded to the bar OF the Sen
ate and proceeding in your name and in
the name of this body and all the people
Of the United States we impeaohed, rs w
were directed to, Andrew johnson, Prcsi.
/ dent of the United States, of high crimes
and misdemeanors in otiinc, and we de-
manded that the Senate shall take order
and make him appear before that body
and answer for the same, and stated that
the House would forthwith or soon. ! did
not say which, present articles Of imPcaoh-
ment and make them good To which
response was, Order shall be taken
By Mr. Halt for the relief of the widow
and heirs Of Thomas W. Harvey; refer
red This is the bill for the extension of
of the wood-screw patent
By Mr. Shanks to provide for the eX-
animation Of certain claims Of Kentucky
referred.
By Mr. ingalls,, to district the State OF
Illinois into three judicial districts; re-
ferred.
The call Of States for bills being com
pleted resolutions We're offered for the
payment OF 81 800 each to JohnG Brown,
Samuel f. Smith and G, S. Squills in full
for expenses incurred in prosecuting their
claims to seats in the House, which was
adopted.
/ Mr.. Allison offered resolution dcclar-
ing it as the sense of the House that the
legislative power of Congress alone be-
longs the right to determine the value Of
duties on importations and that it is be-
yond the power of the President and Sen.
ate as the treaty making power to author.
izc importations of the manufactures OF
products of foreign countries, except at
such rates of duty as the tariff laws of the
(. I. S. may prescribe
Mr. Brooks called for the yeas and nays
but they were not ordered. lie then re-
marked that it was perhaps well for the
member ON the other side to have no
record of their votes made on the resolu-
ton, but to go it blind without word OF
explanation.
The resolution was adopted without a
division