New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-14
WASHINGTON.


pTDGE AND JAKE THOMfsON-pLiiN
mLL-MAJOR HAGOEhli'
,r,,xsR.Pu 10 THE rRBrNE -. .o.s
WASHINGTON. Thursday, Feb 49, 1868
The Sinh Committee on Reconstruction suplhl''cu
N the fnll Committee this morning the testimony
which they had taken in the impeachment business
I, gave rise to some discussion, after wmch MI
Tbeddeus Stevens called the attention OF the Com,
ni,oo 70 the fact that he had prepared articles OIL
ir,reachment which he wished TO submit MI
stevens then read the articles, as follows;
The Committee Reconstruction, to whom Wa' , re-
ferred the correspondence OF Ah9rew SISon ni com
OF The United States, and L. = Grant lhe pSilCti con-,
handing the armies of the United STATES, haVii ~
sred the same and The EVIDENCE eT 90 ad@ee have
been invested, they have fully examined lle TNi I
prJeut If the United States, Is guilty Of high crimes
and nistlcmcauOrs and, therefore thty recoi'Ni' ~
ADOPTION spi n Ria, p SrsP Jnsoa President United States be i'm
''s,he # hs s 20 10 he senate the bar thereof
ibep. Of he o Sc Of Rsps'eg'sss I5s az W e United
stats Of heh crimes nemanors and aeqgn the senate ss
q 1pya%eat ssan,t and make good the same
Tor tSc appearance Of die Andrew johnson to answer to said @
parchment
Mr.. Stevens wished to have a vote, and after some
discussion. Judge Bingham moved to table the TesO-
luton, which was carried by the following vote;
Yeas-McsSrs Bingham, Paine, Beaman, HubuId'
Brooks Bcck-6 Nays-Messrs. Stevens, Boutwell,
and Farnsworth--3 Before the vote was taken MI
Paine who voted for impeachment last year, at
tempted TO dodge the question in committee, ana
moved toward the door TO leave the ROOM MI Ste-
vens Observing his movements, said shaking his
finger al him. Paine, come back you have got TO
face the music. Go on either the one side or the
other" Paine hesitated and then Stevens said,
clerk put him down against impeachment and
Mr.. Prime was 50 registered, When the vote had
been declared, Mr.. Stevens said =" Sir. the Repub-
hcm party has been killed to-day 10y the action
Of this Committee at the instance Of Gen. Grant
and bis friends | have found that for the last
two o. three days the men who shout the loudest
and throw their hats the highest for L. ;. Grant,
have been using every eXertiOn TO demoralize MI
Bingham and the other members of this Committee
who were supposed to favor impeachment, that Grahl
has been using his influence everywhere TO defeat
the scheme and that Andrew Johnson has to thank
him that he remains undisturbcd in the White House
have been in public life for 70 wears, and though
do not pretend to to any gift Of prophecy have
seldom been mistaken in my political predictions
tell Won that to-days cowardly action will cost rs
New-York Pennsylvania Ohio, and probably three
or four more OF Il G Northern States Ii was all to no
pnrrose The killing of impeachment had been de-
fermined on before the Committee met, and the
words of Mr.. Stevens could not alter the fixed 0pn
ions Of the Committee. After the vote, the members
dropped out, and after they had gone, MeSsrs
Stevens Farnsworth and Boutwell, held a meeting
and talked over the course which they had best pnr
sue In answer TO propositions to revive impeach-
ment in another shape, and bring it before the
House. Mr. Stevens sand: 1--WE had better stop inst
where we are. There is no use in making ourselves
ridiculous before the country, and trying to get up
an excitement. and when come to the point living
the track" This the conclusion which the Com
mittee arrived at to let impeachment rest. a least
for the present.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Doolittle presented the
petition of over 1000 citizens of Alabama, protesting
against the enforcement of the Reconstruction acts,
which they say, lead to negro rule IN the South.
The petitioners say: Continue MS. if yOu will
do So your own rule by the sword send down among
us honorable and upright men of your own people,
Of the race to which you and we belong; and, I'M
gracious contrary TO wise policy and TO the instu
tons of the country and yrannous as it Will be, DO
hand will lie raised among 10 resist by force their
authority; but do not we imploTe you, abdlcate
your rule by transferring ms to the blight
ing brutalizing, and unnatural dominion OF an amen
and inferior race-a which has never shown
sufficient administrative capacity for the good gov
eminent Of even the tribes into which it has always
been broken up in its native statea race which III
ali ages has furnished slaves for all the other races
of the earth" The petition was referred to the
Judiciary Committee Senator Trumbul reported
from the Judiciary Committee n bill regulating the
mode Of appointment to fill vacancies in the EXecu-
tive Department of the Government A bill for the
relief Of certain contractors for the building OF iron
CaGs was called up by Senator Crimes and discussed
an hour without action at o'clock tie ease Of Mr.
Thomas Of Maryland was taken up. Senator Sumner
took the floor, and pTefaced long speech against
Mr.. Thomas with a proposition declaring HIN nell
gible to seat in that be furnished minor son with
500 To enter the Rebel service. Senator immbuJi
followed IN an argument in favor Of the admission of
Nj Thomas on the ground that he had committed
no act Of treason which disqualified him The de-
bate was continued by Senators Edmunds, Yates,
Sherman, and Corbctt against Mr.. Thomas. Senator
Bnckaew took the door in his defense at ). O'Clock.
hut yielded to a motion to adjourn. The indications
to-day are against Mr. Thomas. An informal poll
of the Senate shows him 10 be denied admission bye
majority of at least four.
In the House to-day Mr.. Banllss bill on the rights
of American citizens abroad sent back 10 lis
Committee for revision. Every member seemed 10
be anxious to make spread-eagle speech Oh tins
subject and the probabilities ri one time that
the bin would last through the whole session. Mr..
Banks will report revised bill on Monday next.
The remainder of the days session was consumed in
the election of John Young Brown OF tho Fourth
District of Kentucky. Mr.. Brown made strong
appeal for his admission He was declared ineligible.
however by vote of los to 49, The only Repubh-
cans voting TO admit him were Messrs Jenckes
Mallory. and Poland. This is the first since the
end of the Rebellion where person elected 70 Con-
gress has been denied admission by reason of having
aided and abetted secession. The Committees
resolutions declaring that the contestant of Browns
seat is not entitled to the seat by of Browns
disabilities recOmmitted to the Committee.
This looks significant and the precedent may be
established that when two persons are candidates