Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-19
CONGRESSIONAL
WASHINGTON, May IS.


The act making appropriations to supply
dehclencies in the appropriations for execu-
tion of the reconstruction laws in the third
dlstrlct for the fiscal year ending June
oOtll, 1865. was passed. t- --,. Fl ny 1o /
MT. DRAKE moved as privileged
question to reconsider the vote bv which
the Senate refused to concur in the reso-
Hlution for adjournment until the 25th.
After discussion the House was request
ed to return it to the Senate.
'H' The concurrent resolution having been
returned bv the House, 2 -asuoll +
Mr.. .TRUMBULL favored postponing il,
and called up the bill tor the admission OF
Arkansas.
MIR. DIXON thought it unadvisable to
afford opportunity for having the question
OF the Arkansas Senators right to vote Oh
impeachment. 1r =. .r.....
Mr.. FESSENDEN said it was not con-
ceivable that Senators would be so lost 10
shame as topermit those gentleman to vote
on impeachment in case they were now adj
mitted, and favored taking up the bill. If
that was not done, he thought other busi
ness should be done, and was in any event
opposed to adjournment. . .,-.Ff
The Senate finally refused to take up the
Arkansas bill and agreed to adjourn from
this evening until the 25th instant. g -el
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATlV
Bills were introduced for reference, con-
STRUNG the act for collection of abandoned
property, and prevention of fraud in irsur-
reetionary districts; proposing an amend-
ment to the Constitution of the United
States. making foreigners who have been
residents of the country II years, eligible
to the Presidency; for the construction of
Government telegraph, under the direction
Of the Postoffiee Department, between
Washington and New York, and appro-
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the Constitution of the United States,
by declaring vacant the offices of
all-Judges of the Supreme, District and
Circuit courts of the United States, who
have held office eight years, the successors
to-wit: First named to be elected by joint
convention of Congress, who shall pre-
scribe the mode of election or sappointing
Judges otthe Superior Court; to amend the
homestead laws by providing that parties
who procure cancellation of abandoned
homestead entries, shall have the first
right to enter the land.
Mr.. EGGLESTON offered a resc luton
providing for select committee to inves-
tlgate the circumstances connected with
the recent letter of the Missouri Represen-
tatives TO Senator Henderson, and whether
1t was written to corrupt or improperly in
fuence his decision. sc.
Mr.. EGGLESTON said be introduced the
resolution at the request of the Missouri
members, and desired not to be appointed
on the committee. Adopted.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. SEQ
field. Lawrence, of Ohio, Eldridge, Coburn
and Ferris the committee. ''4
MIR. BANKS, from the committee on For
eign Affairs, reported bill making an ap-
preparation of $7,200,000 to carry out the
treaty for the purchase of Alaska.
+ Mr.. WASHBURNE, of Wisconsin, pre-
sented minority report, signed by himself
and Mr.. Morgan, declaring the country al
luded to of no value to the United States,
and that it is inexpedient to appropriate
money for its purchase. The bill and re-
ports were ordered printed. eei
. Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, offered
a resolution requesting the Senate to send
to the House an official copy of the last
two days proceedings of the Court of I'M
peachment.
An excited debate sprang up, in the
course of which. Mr.. Stevens said he had
no accusation to make against Senators,
but there had been somewhere deep dam
nation no one could doubt, and he wanted
an opportunity to see who was guilty and
who was not.
/ Mr.. ROSS-I ask the gentleman whether
Senators could have been justified in per-
iuring themselves to secure the conviction
of The President?
Mr.. STEVENS-Well, sir, don't think
it would hurt them much.
Mr.. WOODWARD, alluding to the re-
marks of Mr.. Stevens, said the desire SEEM
ed to be to influence the Senate how to
vote. and he characterized the effort as dis
graceful and Indecent.
Mr.. eSCHENCk said the word indecent
came with bad grace from a gentleman
who had said Congress was of so trag-
mentary a character 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
at the time Mr.. Woodward made the re-
mark about Congress he had prepared a
resolution for his expulsion, and was only
prevented from Offering it because he un-
derstood some one else proposed to do so.
Mr.. WOODWARD asked leave to reply.
1t was refused and the resolution was
adopted.
The House went into committee of the
Whole on the Indian Appropriation bill.
At $50 P. NJ. the House went into COM
mittee of the Whole on the Indian Appro-
priation bill
MIR. MAYNARD insisted on reading the
bill at length, which the Clerk proceeded
to do, but on motion to dispense with
further reading, no quorum voted, and the
committee rose, and reported the fact to
the House.
Or calling the roll, l04 members answer
ed, and further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with, and the House again
went into committee, and the reading of
the bill was again resumed and continued
about half an hour.
Finally the committee arose, and
Mr.. LOUGHERIDGE introduced pre-
amble 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.
A message was received from the Senate
at 4 O'Clock, announcing that the Senate
had agreed to the concurrent resolution for
a recess to take effect from to-day.
The SPEAKER stated that the question
would be on agreeing to the amendment of
the Senate, striking out Saturday and in
serting to-day.
Mr.. ASHLEY, of o., moved the House
adjourn. The vote on the motion was be-
ing taken, when
Mr.. BUTLER moved across the hall to
his seat, saying, in hurried and anxious
manner, to "withdraw that motion. Don't
adjourn"
Mr. ASHLEY thereupon withdrew the
motion.
MIR. BUTLER informed the Chair that
he had a privileged motion to submit. r
The SPEAKER stated that there was
now privileged motion before the House
on concurrlng in the amendment of the
Senate to the resolution for recess.
Mr.. BUTLER said he desired to state the
reasons why the House should not concur.
He remarked that in the investigation with
which the managers were charged it mi Int
become necessary, and it was now neces-
sary to have action before compelling the
attendance of witnesses. For that it will
be quite necessary that the House be in
session to enforce its process. There
have been, have authority to