New-York tribune., 1868-03-25
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

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Mr.. MCCLURG (Rep, Mo- made a report i'll
the Kentucky election case of Mr.. McKerr agt. Mr..
Young that Mr. Young having given aid and counsel or
encouragement to Rebels is disqualified from sitting as
Representative that Mr. McKerr did not get enough Of
votes and that the Governor Of Kentucky shall be in
formed Of vacancy in the district The report laid
aside for future action Mr.. MCKERR Dem. Ind pre-
ented minority report that Mr. Young is not disqual-
fed from holding, and is entitled TO his seat.
On motion Of Mr.. BLAINE Rep., Me) the PoSrOTFIcE
APPROPRIATION BILL taken from the Speakers table,
and verbal amendment by the Senate concurred in.
The bin goes TO the President for his signature.
Mr.. FARNSWORTH, Rep, Ill), presented memorial
from tho FLORIDA Legislature, transmitting the two
CONSTITUTIONS. Reconstruction Committee. The annual
Posi- ROUTE Bill taken from the Speakers tabc,
aud the Senate amendments were c0ncurred in The bill
goes to the President. Mr.. POLAND Rep, VT,
from the Committee on Revision OF the United States
Courts reported back the Senate bill to amend the act Of
March 1887 providing for SETTLEMENT OF the PUBLIC
ACCOUNT, which was passed. Yeas, lol; Nays, Is
TIIE MlEAcHMENI or ANDREW JOHNSON;
Managers of Impeachment to report the form OF replica
tOn to the OF the President and to submit reso
Mr. CHANLER Dem, y. y inquired whether it was
in order to call for the reading OF the answer o the
The sPEAKER replied that it was not but intimated
that IL was order to call oT the reading OF the message
from the Senate which accompanied the answer;
The message from the Senate read and then the
replication read. Printed under the head OF the
MIR sPALDING rep. Ohio asked Mr.. Boutwell,
whether the President had denied that he IS guilty under
Mr. FARNswORTH replied that the President admits
the facts and denies the guilt.
Mr. sPALDING added that legal critics wonld meet the
Managers In the Senate and that they had better DC care
iul in drawing MP their replication
MI BOUTWELL, said that the Managers attention had
been drawn 10 that peculiar form OF the answer which
had been filed behalf OF the President but that the
In substance that he Is not guilty therefore
the form Of the replication not what has usually been
Z .,' III ~, 80 - ,,,r ei, Grt n1 The Whole
tcies alnounGd 70 demurrer merely; oul on he To
Ne WOODWARD Dem PENN wished TO call the
Managers attention the fact that the Presidents an
avn opinion was that the demurrer is very conclusive
He did not think that the eleventh article charged IN
Mr. BINGHAM Rep, Ohio said that tho gentleman
frOm Pennsylvania tMr Woodward would hnd that the
eleventh article, like every othera exhibited against
office, high crime in Office so that there was no de
paruTe whatever In the replication He desired To call
the attention of the gentleman and of the House To the
fact that while the answer does contain much that h
such = thing was never allowed at all an impeachment
A demurrer had been entertained in the senate OF
special pleading was unknown In the whole pro
ceeding The Presidents answer to the eleventh article
expressly denied that he committed a crime, and
therefore plea OF not guilty Here was the clause which
contained the general denial
Aa bs r,tpoudtu tber srnr the said eleventh article denies
is By meas reason q aayhng IN d idss ALLEGED ist loha
1880 oef day time conia that be was gy o. bh
Mr. BINGHAM claimed that, by the Parliamentary
law that amounted 10 the thing he had said lie
d a%3 Fos sSs9 adFs nohns @ Ese
matters; substance everything The replication was
Of Sds9' Johnson Se T' 20 hG S s s %0TS Ee U
sJbf and by besentng demurrer COMES Ine nser
demurrer admitted everything that is well pleaded.
OBJECTIONS TO JHg RErLICATIoE.
Mr. WOOD Dem, N. A. presumed that the Objection
taken by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr Wood.
ward had reference to making the replication what It
a question Which the Court itself might determine. IL
was desirable, however that whatever course the House
House should reserve TO itself the right TO instruct and
direct the Managers lie would take objection himself 10
the phraseOlOgy OF the replication which declares X 10
be Ia the name Of the people OF the United states we
know said he that that not the Tact NOt man mere
can rise in his place and seriously aud canddly declare
tha the people Of the United States have authorized inc
House to act on thls question or tnat any mgDel o tg
Is false In fact that The House Of Representatives acng
for all people of the United states We nave hau no
r,,re aois made 10 this House from any portion
Of the people OF the United states IN at mtor
seekers. who pect 20 derive personal advantages
from the result The Managers ,Ipg ,IepIeaeggtp p1 uo
scnatiyeS and in representing this House tney are
agents one Of The Managers, the gentleman fron ONO
CBingham took upon himself 10 buly tne seMe, @ me lio
told the senate whether II would observe Its Owl
rules aud Yesterday te same Hon9TapS man'Ee
Improperly. the decisions OF the ChiefJustco ef the
II Will uOt do say that That gentleman alone Is Tespon
,iile Tor these things The Managers acting and
sBcSHs BcSroTss y Z. said Mr. Wood that as Of
the HOnse desire % enter my protest against any cn
sufficiently deoOrOus and proper and commensurate win
dignity aud gravity of such en oceasol VINO. iot
instance authorized tho mah2geis 10 sy " a
they would present their replication to me senate at
O'Clock tOdayt Is this replication 0f lDe managers OF
Of the House OF Representatives. contend tht III the
absence OF any action that question Dy the ouse OF
Representative was assumption Of duty an AFRO
gancc 81 power the part OfSe MaaGofs 10 uecfo o
the senate that they would ut O'Clock To-Day present
This replication. And find IN the Baltimore neWspa
pers oftoday this replication Sir are we nobody do
he gentlemen who have been selected by TINS hOhs 10
represent 10 In the Senate constitute themselves lhe
House ~ Representatives. -,
Mr. BOUTWELL, took the floor to reply lie had under
stood the opinion Of the gentleman OF NewhOfk !? e
that the replication processes reply In tho nno OF ~
the people Of the United states, and That ana tha as
that gentleman does not agree to IT, therefore u Is ot
good replcatou. IN that that would he an ehu
0f the whole prosecution. -,
MI BUTLER n,ep., Mass The REPRESENTATIVES OF the
people usually represent them, hut the gentleman (ir
Would has the merit Of originality IN his oplec
ton The form that has been nsed 500 years lack
ing eight. The objection made To ~ once before
ana ouIy oicc. when the people OF England, smart
ING under the usurpatOn aud tyranny Of Charles j.
MOI. having any provision ~ ther t0nsttntloh as we
outside II their Constitution, aud IN perfectly legal
manner ne understand and believe brought Charles 10
Justice. when proclamation was made that they were
ilncrcug I'm tie name OF all the people Of England,
nl tf sdhereuts and said No al the people do not
~" That tho gentleman has az least prce
ont rho precedent in this House because ths sourt NJ
tfed who made that objection and tired 70 md tho OF
fender fpr the purpose Of punishng MN ahghleTl DW
az ic concealed himself could not he found dnd ne aer
ward turned out 10 be laughter the wiie OF
cen F4ffK who rated That occasion from the rest
0f tie Commons. It's said by the gentlema RON Ne%
take with the fact This replication was cOfreeieu
in form .t W O'Clock this day. IL Is copied IN part uOn
the great pitcCdeuts far as they apply ahu theelOie
any paper could publish something Ike IL. -,
Nlr WOOD in liuatcd that the Managers had pr0baby
altered t after cy had 10 10 the newspapers pht no
Ird il here in The Baltimore american with the names OF
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