Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. Tuesday, April IA memorial
was presented signed by over two thousand ne
groes in the South, asking aid to assist them in
emigrating to Liberia. 1t was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary. A bill was IN
troduced extending the charter of the city of
Washington for one year. MIR. Sumner offered
an amendment allowing negroes to hold office
in the city. After long discussion the amend
ment was adopted. The bill, after some amend
ments of but little importance had been inserted,
was passed by vote of yeas Sc to nays 9. The
bill to remove political disabilities from K. H.
Butler, of Tennessee, was recOmmltted to the
Committee on the Judiciary. The Naval APP
preparation bill was taken up The amendment
adopted in Committee of the Whole, providing
for the reduction of the effective men to seven
thousand five hundred, was rejected. The bill
was then passed. The Senate then went into
executive session, and at its close adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House
was not in session to-day.
SENATE.-We dnesday, April S.-The House
amendment to the bill exempting the property
of negro schools in the District from local taxa
ton was concurred in, and the bill was passed.
The bill to continue the Freedmen S Bureau was
reported with amendments from the Committee
on Military Affairs A bill was passed in rela-
ton to filing the reports of railroad companies.
The bill in relation to the qualifications ofjurors
in United States Courts, which allows persons
to serve on juries who have formed opinions in
cases from reading the public journals, on affirm
ING that they will try the case according to the
law and evidence, was taken up, amended and
passed A bill was passed appropriating sixteen
thousand dollars to pay the owners of the steam
er Gen. Berry for the loss of that vessel, which
was captured by the Confederate steamer
Florida while in the service ofthe United States
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executive session and at its closed adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House
met at the usual hour, but no business of any
importance was transacted Mr. Robinson o.
fered as privileged question a resolution re-
scinding all proceedings in relation to the I'M
parchment of the President, but the house re-
| fused to receive it. The House soon after adj
journed.
| SENATE.-Thursday, April 9.-The Chief
Justice at II NJ appeared and took the chair.
The proceedings of the impeachment trial were
then continued. The managers stated that they
had some additional evidence to offer. NJ. IL.
Wood of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was then ex-
amined and testified that Mr. johnson, in a
conversation with him Wood in 1866, had
stated that he would only appoint those persons
to Office who favored his policy Foster Rlod-
gett, postmaster at Augusta, Georgia testified
| LudI Ile udu UoeI SuSpoilucu lIOm OuCe NY tuC
President in January, 1868. Mr.. Butler pro-
duced the records to prove that no notice of
this suspension has been sent to the Senate
The managers then closed their case and Mr..
Curtis rose and delivered the opening argument
for the defence. At $40 P, NJ the Court ad
journed. Mr.. Curtis did not close his argument
and will resume its delivery tomorrow. The
Senate was then called to order and immediate
ly afterwards went into executive session, and at
| its close adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, .-A petition
from certain citizens Of Maryland asking the
repeal of the tax on petroleum, was presented
and referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. The House went into Committee Of
the Whole and accompanied the managers tc
the Senate to attend the impeachment trial
| At 3.45 tie committee returned and reported
progress. The eomm.ttse 4Yt.es} rrgcse and the
House adjourned - f'S' o."