Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


senate.
WASHINGTON. March 24.-Mr. Morgan,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
a bill to abolish the Office of Superinten-
dent of Exports.
The bill to regulate the presentation of
bills to the President and return thereof,
was then considered.
Mr.. Davis moved to strike out the sec
ton providing that bills presented to the
President. and not returned by him with
his objection within the the ten days speci-
fed, shall become law, and making It his
duty to return to the Secretary of State,
who is to certify that il has become law.
The bill, after debate, passed-29 to 10.
Mr.. Cragin, from the committee to audit
the contingent expenses of the Senate, re-
ported fayorably on the bill making an APP
preparation for the expenses of the trial
for the impeachment of Andrew johnson,
and other contingent expenses for the year
ending June 80, 1868. Referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Sherman offered an order thai the
order in regard to the admission to the
galleries be suspended until further orders,
and that the Sergeant-at-arms shall take
care that order be observed during the i'm
parchment, authorizing him to arrest and
bring before the Senate any person violating
the order, and to take care that no person
enter the diplomatic, ladies and reporters
galleries but those entitled TO admission.
Laid over.
The Clerk of the House appeared and
announced that the House had adopted the
replication to the answer of the President
of the United States.
The hour for the trial having arrived,
the Senate resolved itself iato Court of
Impeachment.
House Of Representatives.
The House Committee on Elections re-
ported against both Messrs. Mckee and
Young, of Kentucky and also that the
Governor of that State be notified of the
vacancy, which was laid over.
The postofhce appropriation bill was
verbally amended, and now goes TO the
President.
Similar action was taken with the post
route BILL
The Senate bill amending the act Of
March 80, 1887, providing for the prompt
settlement of public accounts was passed.
Mr.. Boutwell, reported the form of repli-
cation to the Presidents answer, which
was read
A lengthy debate ensued on the mana
gers replication, wherein Messrs. Wood
Eldridge and other Democrats took ex-
ception to the phraseology of the replica
ton, which declares to be in thename of all
the people of the United States, and they
maintained that the people of the United
States had never authorized the House to
act on impeachment, or that any member
was ever entreated on such an issue. After
further discussion the replication and reso-
luton was adopted-yeas 116, nays 36-a
strict party vote.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That a message be sent to
the Senate by the Clerk of the House, in
forming the Senate that the House of Re-
representatives. have adopted a replication
answer to the President of the United
States, that articles of impeachment are
exhibited against him, and that the same
will be presented to the Senate by mana
gers from this House.
Mr.. Schenck, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill to refund
duties paid under protest.
A bill to exempt certain manufactures
from internal tax was returned from the
Senate, with amendments together with a
report of the committee.
Mr.. Schenck said he would call up the
subject tomorrow.
The hour of one having arrived, the
| House resolved itself into Committee oil
| the Whole, and proceeded to the Senate
Chamber. The members returned at
| twenty-five minutes to four, when the
Speaker resumed the chair.
Mr.. Washburn, of Illinois, chairman OF
the Committee of the Whole, reported to
the House that they had attended the court
sitting for the impeachment of the Presi-
I dent Of the United States, and the replica
ton of the managers to the President was
read in their presence.
The Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Secretary of the
Treasury, in relation regulations for the
detention of fractional and postal currency
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on
| Military Affairs, asked leave to report a
bill, providing for the sale of lands, tene-
ments and waterI privileges at Harper's
Ferry, West Virginia, belonging to the
United States.
Objection was made to the reporting Of
the bill, but it was ordered printed.
On motion of Mr.. Garfield, the Judiciary
Committee was directed to inquire into the
exPediency of providing by law for the
settlement of contested elections for cleo
tors for President and Vice President oil
the United States, and that the committee
report by bill or otherwise.
Adjourned.