Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL.


would cease "for the purpose Of proceeding to
the business connected with the impeachment
the President of the United States The chair
is vacated for that purpose Chief Justice
Chase then took the chair, saying: In obedience
to a notice, have appeared to join with you in
forming a court of impeachment for the trial Of
the President OF the United States. and ] am
nov ready 20 take the oath The oath was
then administered to the Chief Justice and also
to the Senators. Four Senators were absent.
question arose as TO the right Of Mr.. Wade
to Sc in the conrt, and after some debate, the
Court of Impeachment, at half-past four ad-
iourned till one O'Clock tomorrow, and the Sen
ate soon afterwards adjourned
In the House there we're very few members
preseut The ri ght of Butler of Tennessee, to
a seat was discussed, and finally the House
adopted q resolution recommitting the report to
the Committee on Elections with instructions.
Mr. Dawes Immediately TepOrtsd back the
proposition and its consideration was postponed
til tomorrow. Managers for the National
Military Asylum were appointed and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the chair
submitted a Communication from the President
10 reply to a resolution OF Enquiry relative to the
alleged interference Of the United States consul
at Rome, in the recent troubles 10 Italy. Re-
ferred Also a communication relative TO the
purchase Of certain islands in the West Indies.
Pomeroy introduced a joint reso luton author.
izing the Secretary of War 20 take charge Of
the Gettysburg and Aptietam National Gene
terry. Referred. The Secretary of the Senate
read the MINUTES of the court yesterday. The
Chief Justice then stated that the question
would be, an objection having been made to the
swearing in of the Senator from Ohio (Wade).
on a motion to postpone the swearing in of that
Senator until the remaining members have been
sworn. In a question on a point of order the
chair was sustained. The storm interfered and
cut short the telegrGphic report
In the House no business Of Importance was
transacted. 81
SENATE, March 7th.-A NUMBER of
petitions and communications were presented;
among the latter was one from the Secretary OF
the Treasury in reply to a resolution of inquiry
under what law and for what purpose the sal
ary of the Governor of Idaho is withheld. The
document was read, including one from the Sec
rotary of state, saying that Governor Ballard
was only suspended and an order for his sus-
pension had been revoked and he was, therefore,
properly entitled to bis salary, no successor hav
ing been confirmed. This gave rise to some dis
eussiOD, but the papers were laid upon the table,
without any action upon the subject The naval
appropriation bill was passed after being amend.
ed 20 a to require that interest the naval
fund shall be at the rate Of three per cent. per
aunum, aud the sum SO arising shall be applied
to the payment of naval expenses.
HOUSE The day was devoted TO general de-
bate and speeches were made by Broomall, HOl-
man, Logan and Lynch. Financial measure
were the subjects considered.
SENATE, March 9th--A Joint resOlu-
ti0n for the admission of Alabama was referred
TO the Committee on judo ary.-WilsOn intro
duced a bill to provide for the conversion and
funding OF the interest bearing debt, which re-.
anires the s cretaTy OF the Treasury to issue
coupon or registered bonds sufficient to redeem
interest bGaring debt, except the 5 per cent.
and 40 year bonds and provides that said
bonds shall be payable in fifty Yeas, bearing
SIX per cent. interest for 90 years, and per
cent. after % years, interest payable semi
annually, principal and interest payable in coin.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was taken up, aud after the ad ptiOn Of an
amendment cutting down the appropriation for
contingent expenses from $50 QUO 10 $40 coo,
the Senate adJ0urned. ~ tI- t--t "a FL
HoUsE.-Memofials fEom the Wisconsin Leg
stature for the conf nation of the title Co
unsuTFeyed lands on the Wisconsin river; for
the remuv 4 Of restrictions 10 ths, turtheF entity
OF public lands Y th agricultural college scrip,
and urging the Enforcement of the ct. Cr0ix
River, bordering the states Of Wisconsin, and
Minnesota, aud asking an appropriation there
for; the joint resolution of the Wisconsin begis-
Iaiure As to the rights of naturaized citizens
A Ttselution was adopted instTuetiHg the Com
msltee on Judiciary 10 inquire into the political
status Of ] exas also to report an amendments 20
the constitution which shsll settle toe qualFfi
The House refused, by yeas So, nays IS,
t. Law the resolution on tie tsble
declaring that sound financial policy requires the
withdrawal Of the interest bearing shonds and
the substitution Of goeenbacks Daring The DIS
cusSion of a resolution directing that certain
moneys in The hands OF the United States I cas-.
uter be transferred to the treasury, Gen. Logan
stated that the Suredntendent Of the treasury
print ng bureau lClark), had obtained the GER
tifcate If thTes other officials OF the treasury to
the destrue ion in their presence Of Cancelled
bonds 10 the amount of SIS,64a coo, while IN
fact no such bonds had been destroyed, and while
wuat were supposed to be destroyed were moth
ing more than black paper The Committee an
Refer chmsnt was instructed TO investigate the
matter "A jyint resolution was adopted suth0r
izing the purchase OF a site for Post-ofice and
Sub-TTeasury st Boston for a sum not exceed
ing SIS, 0 600 Maynard, who was absent when
the vote On impeachment was t'keD, was per-
mitted to record his vote in the Affirmative Pile
expressed himself in favor Of all the impeaeh-
ment articles but two
SENATE, March 10.-A memorial was
presented from the Executive Committee Of the
Colonization Society. stating that three thou
sand persons; mostly from North Carolina, are
desir. US 70 emigrate to Liberia; tn at the funds
of the society were exhausted 10y sending
twelve hundred there last year and asking an
appropriation of hundred thousand dollars
annually for the establishment of a line OF
a
Ell To each emigrant.--A resolution was passed
10 issue tickets of admission 10 the gallery dur
ing the impeachment trial to the number of
9UO.-The JOINT resolution relative to new
pOstOfice aud sub-tTeasuIy ut Boston was pass =
ed.-The diplomatic appropriation bill was
pass I'd. after being amended "a as 20 provide for
cansuls at Osaca and 1eddO, Japan, at salaI y
OF 5000 each, and increasing the contingent
fund from 500, 900 TO S30, loo. "A bill for facil
itatiBg- the payment Of solIiers' bounties was
passed.
HoUsE'-A bill was reported for the admis-
sion of Alabama. The Senate joint resolution
for the issue Of clothing to soldiers and others
to replace that destroyed to prevent contagion.
was passed.--A bill was passed to provide for
the sale of certain lands and lots on Sea ISLAND
Beaufort District s. G. II confirms President
Lineoln's instruction 20 South Carolina tax
modification by acts of Congress; provides for
the sale of ALI lands set apart as school farms
in St. Helena Parish, and ell lands IN
Port Royal yet subject 10 the dis
pOsal Of said COMM ssioners; authorizes sales TO
the freedmen resident in lots at a dollar and a
half per acre of all unredsemed lands IN st.
Luke's Parish, and requires all persons who az
ouired claims under Gen. Sherman's order OF
January 10Th, sos, TO obtain warrants for the
same before the first of May next The balance
Of lands not required to meet such are to be sold
To free dmen who are the hes DIS of families. or
who have served in the army or navy. at not less
than two dollars per acre and in parcels Of not
more than forty acres 10 any one purchaser, ex-
eept the lands on Phillips Csprers, Trips
Sunting and HarbOr islands which may be sold
at not less than fifty cents per acre, and in
parcels not exceeding three hundred and twenty
scres.--A bill passed, by vote of yeas ia nays
2. removing the i've pr tceat.a tax from all
manufactures except distilled spirits, f0mented
liquors oil, gas Itsin kin is Of vine and man
ufactured tobacco Cons .derable discussion was
hsd on the bill relative to the rights of Ameri-
e,y,. 17ffzors abroad