The Portland daily press., 1868-03-04
llshed in the District of Columbia. Referred

Senate. -, -a.o +lo,,
The Clerk read the rules, which were theh
laid over for further consideration
At ten minutes past three, on hoelon Oh
Mr.. Morrill,, the Senate went lhto e&ecutlVe
session, several messages ha F'iis oeoh reserved
III TIa Senate then went into executive SEES
sion. and after transacting some unimportant
business adjourned.
HOUSE
Mr.. Hooper introduced bill to reoulate tha
public debt. Referred to Committee on WAYS
and Means. 80
The bill provides as follows: - -.s
Be 1T enacted, &c, hat after the passage OF
this act an authority under any existing laws
TO issue bonds, treasury notes or other interest
bearing obligations OF the United States shall
cease ana determine; provided, that nothing
herein shall prevent the conversion of treasu-
ry notes known as seven-thirties into five
twenty bonds, nor the conversion OF compound
interest notes into three per cent. certificates
OF temporary loan, nor issue of bonds or sub
Sidy TO certain railroad companies as now pro-
vided by law.
Section 2 Be it enacted, &c, that the Sec
rotary of the Treasury shall publish monthly
a detailed statement of the public debt at the
! close OF each month, in which statement all
the bonds aud other obligations of the United
issued from the Treasury Department, paya-
BILE after the year in which such statement is
made, including the amount of seyen-thirty
treasury notes convertible into tive-twenty
|
| dy issued to railroad companies, shall be
classed as the funded debt" the United
States notes and the National notes, issued for
circulation as money shall be classed as cur
| r9n3y 4bt," the three per cent. certificates
of temporary loans shall be classed as the
temporary loan debt" and all the debt that is
| passed due or that will be payable within the
| year, stating the same in detail, shall be
| claSsed as The National debt" and the inter-
est shall cease on such National debt when it
becomes due, and the same shall be paid on
| presentation at the Treasury. Such state
ment shall also contain the amount outstand-
ing of the subsidy bonds issued to railroad
companies, and the amount of coin less the
| amount outstanding of gold certificates and
the amount of currency in the Treasury De-
! partment. $3.50
Mr.. Dawes presented petitions from D. &
| ii. StearnS & ais, Harvey Arnold & ais, and
| d. Il. Peck 81 ais. praying for relief from OPP
| pressiye and TuinouS taxation.
| The Speaker proceeded as the regular order
o. business in the morning hour, the order of
Monday being transferred to this day to call
| the States for bills and joint resolutions for
reference only. Under the call, bills and Joint
| resolutions were introduced, read twice and
| referred.
The call being completed, the House pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the resolution
referred from last Tuesday, by Mr. Wilson of
Iowa. =
| Mr.. Munger moved to lay the resolution on
the table. Agreed to-yeas 70, nays 43.
Mr.. Loushbridge offered a IL solution in
structing the judiciary Committee to INQUIRE
and report wherever Congress has power un-
DER the Constitution to regulate rates to be
charged Tor freight by railroads engaged ia
Union. Adouted.
Mr. Price offered a resolution to give 20 per
cent. additional compensation to clerks of the
House Committees. Adopted.
Mr.. Logan offered a resolution instructive
the Judiciary Committee to INQUIRE and re.
port In reference to the political status of Tex
as. During its consideration the morn no
hour expired, and the resolution went over
until next Monday. -
The House resumed the consideration of
the motion of Mr.. Eldridge pending the adj
lournment yesterday, to suspend the rules so
| ne might have.read and placed on the journal
the protest OF the Democratic members as
| published in yesterdays proceedings. Mr..
EldrIdge said if the House would permit the
communication TO be read, he would ask for
thg yeas ana nays ON suspension of the rules
Inc speaker referred to decision made by
MI. filimore IN the Senate in 1850 STATING
that there never has been case since the
FORMATION OF the Government, where a protest
was entered on the journal of the Senate.
nays "a. ~
Mr.. Spaulding, from the Committee ON An
preparations, reported a bill appropriating
money in support of the benevolent and in
ald OF the charitable societies in the District
18th inst. 'N
The Speaker presented several Executive
communications, which were referred.
MT. Iaylor presented circumstances from
the printers and book binders of Philadelphia
against the passage OF an information al copy
right law.
The Speaker presented message from the
senate. informing the House they are really
- - receive the managers appointed by the
House OF Representatives to carry to the SEN
ate articles af impeachment against the Pres
ldent. The message was entered in the jour
nal.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Ashley of Ohio in the chair, and
proceeded to the consideration of the Post
Office appropriation bill
Mr.. Blaine explained the BILL -i .
After Mr.. Blaine's speech, the Committee
was passed.
Mr. Schenek, from the Committee ON Ways
ana Means reported back the bill for the relief
OF certain exporters of distilled spirits The
bill was passed
Mr.. Butler rose and reported from the man
ayers OF impeachment the following as an adj
dltional article, remarking there was but one
dissentent vote upon it among the managers,
ana that 1t had Only failed yesterday ON ac
count OF want of time:
THAT said Andrew johnson, President of
the United States unmindful of the high du-
ties OF his office, or the dignity and propre-
ties thereof, and of the harmony and cotirte-
sizes which ought to exist and be maintained
DebMcSu Inc llAecutlV6 anu Legislative BRAN
ehes OF the Government of the United States,
designing and intending to set aside the right
tu1 authority and power of Congress- did at
tempt to bring into disgrace, ridicule, hatred,
contemps and reproach of the Congress of the
United States and several branches thereof:
to impair and destroy the regard and respect
OF all the good people of the United States for
the Congress and legislative power thereof
which all officers of the Gvernment ought in
vlolately 10 observe and maintain, and to ex- |
cite the odium and resentment of all the good |
people of the United States against CONGRESS |
and the laws by it duly and cons titutionally |
enacted; and in pursuance of his said design |
and INTENT openly and publicly and before |
divers assemblages of the citizens of the Unit
ed States, convened in divers parts thereof to
meet and receive said Andrew johnson as the
| Chief Magistrate of the United States aid, on
| the 18th day of August, in the year of our
| Lord, 1866, and on divers other DAYS and times
| as well before as afterwards make and deliver
| with a loud voice certain Incorporate, inaam-
matory and scandalous harangues, and did
therein utter loud threats ard utterauces as
well against Congress as the laws of the Unit |
ed States duly enacted thereby, amid the cries.
jeers and laughter of the multitudes there as
sembled and in hearing, which we set forth in
the several specifications hereinafter written
in substance and effect, that is to say:-TThe |
| article is supported by three specifications |
| giving extracts IRON speeches of Andrew
johnson in Washington, August IS, at Cleve-
land, Sep sember Sd, at st. Louis, September |
% tooV' AhC SpcSlllcdbiOiI w DlC0 |
said utterances, declarations, threats and ha-
rangdes, highly censurable in any peculiarly
lndiscreet person, and unbecoming in |
the Chief Magistrate of the United States by |
means whereof said Andrew johnson has |
brought the high Office of President of the |
United States into contempt, ridcue and dis |
grace, to the great scandal of all good citizens
whereby said Andrew johnson, President of
the U nited States, did commit and was there
and then guilty of high msdemeanor in Office
Mr.. Eldridge made the point of order that
| the managers had no right to report articles
| of impeachment as the House had appointed
committee for that purpose.
The Speaker overruled the point of order
on two grounds, the principle one being that
any member had right as question of the
highest privilege to present articles of i'm
parchment.
Mr. Butler addressed the House in support
of the article.
Mr. Garfield said be noticed that by the
rules adopted in the Senate, each member of
the Senate would have right to speak ten
minutes on every introductory question and
| motion, and suggested whether that might not
I protract the trial to an Unlimited extent. IF
SO he should certainly be opposed to this arti-
| cle
Mr.. Butler replied that in regard to the adj
| mlsslbllity of the evidence there was but one
| ques lon, that was to prove the words.
Mr.. Woodbridge stated that he was opposed
to the article. 1t was not crime for the
| President to make remarks while he was
| swinging around the circle" that might lie
distasteiul to Congress or improper for him to
| make.
| Mr.. Wilson of iowa stated that he was 6is-
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