Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-08

Thu Chief Iust;ce said II would place bin
a. -. ,,,ta-rsEstng condition tn frame the
onaetion and be would lie 70 nave the ad-
$50, ~ senate on the subject. and would
- at,i;s,ed n they would adjourn until 10 g.
- on Mon Jay. Whcreupon, on motion Of
Mf. Yates, the hour OF meeting was fixed
At % o'clock Monday.
The Court then adjourned, the President
rro TEN resumed The Chair, and the Senate
adjourned Until 10 O'Clock on Monday.
SECRET SESSION.
The following is record OF the proceed
ings of the secret session Of the Senate this
p. m. which occupied about six hours
The Chief Justice stls~d the unfinished
business from yesterday was in the order of
o5mrer submitted by him on he 18th OF
April as follows: The. the Senate sitting
Tor the trial Of Andrew johnson. President
Of the United States. will proceed to vote
on the several articles Of impeachment at
l2 O'Clock On the day after The cloee of the
arguments.
Mir. Morrill,, OF Vermont, submitted an
order which subsequently, was modified and
agreed 10, a. follows Ordered. that when
the senate sdjourns to-day it adjourn until
MONDAY at IL O'Clock, meridian, for the
purpose of celebrating on the vote
of the Senate, sitting on trial OF Ian
parchment, and that on Tuesday next fol-
lowing a, IL o'clock meridian, Senators
shall proceed to vote. without debate, on
the several articles of impeachment and
each Senator shall be permitted 70 file
within two days after the vote is taken, his
written opinion, 10 be printed with pro-
ce.dings. The Senate proceeded to the
consideration of brakes proposition to
amend the 231 rule, 50 the 10 minutes
therein allowed for debate shall be Tor the
v hole celebration on the final question,
and not on eac1 article OF Impeachment.
| This was agreed to.
HousK.-Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, pre-
seated estimates from the War Department,
in reference TO deficiency OF $4,000 fol
the administration oi the reconstruction
acts in the Third Military District. Or
dered printed aud referred To Committee OF
Appropriations.
MIR Pike, from the Committee on Nav
Affairs, reported joint resolution request
ing the President OF the United States 4
send u sufficient number Of vessels OF war I,
the fishing grounds in the Cult Of 81. Law
renee, adjacent to the British provinces, 10
the purpose Of protecting American vessel.
also for the purpose OF taking care thu
valuable in shipping shall not be confiscate
} for alleged iniraction Of provincial right
in the fishing grounds.
Mr.. spalding moved an amendment
make the n 'olution read that the Presider
be requisite to send sufficient number
yes els of war to the fishing grounds in Il
1 Cult OF ST. / awrence, adjacent to the Britt,
provinces. fo- the purpose OF protector
American vessels in the exercise Of the
; phts, as indicated IN the exis, ng treatie
| haA or
!, MI. Benjsmln moved TO table the resoluti,
and an ndmeni. Rejected by vote OF
to rs.
Mr.. Pike spoke an hour 10 support OF q
resolution, when NJ. Spalding's amendme
, was agreed to, and the Joint resolution,
Z modified, passed.
The Speaker announced that he had O
l. pointed Messrs JeDcks and Pomeroy
l. the Was hburne- DonneIly investigating Co
j. mit,ee, rice Messrs Banks and Griswo
Z. excused.
:. Mr. Robinson, as question Of privilel
:. offered resolution To that rcsolu,l
adopted by tue House on the Gath oil +,
:, ruary. that Andrew johnson. President
" the United S J, be impeached OF hi
" crimes and mistemeanors in office. be
- plunged from the Journal OF the House.
ht cause the passage oil sal! resolution "
J. strictly party measure and OF cyil
ample
W. The Speaker sail that the resolution v
MI no. u question Of privilege, as the priVllt
10 amend the journal censei with the
p'rnt,on Of The Gay when the Journal v
made up.
MI Robinl III said he would bring it
IN again and i would be adopted, either
n this House or the next one.
ly Mr.. Stevens, from Committee on RecC
I'd struclion, repo d bi'l that whereas I
n people OF Atka4s. IS have adopted a Cons
h. tuition of State Government, Republi, an
- form, and duy ratified the 18th amendme
-, of the Constiiu' on, il is hereby enact
that the : tie ef Arkar. = = entitled a
=" admitted 10 representation N Congress
one of the States of the Union, upon |
IN following fundamental condit on 1nat
IT. Constitution of Afka, as shall T.. be
smend,d or changed rs 10 deprive any Ct
zen or class OF the United States Of the rig
to vote who are entitled 10 vote by the e,
NJ. stitution herein recognized except as PIT
,r- isbment for such crimes as BOW are felon
rs, nj common law, whereof he shall have b.
1t. duly convicted. Ordered printed and
nc committed.
on The House proceeded to the consijerati
". of the bill To proven. the further sale
an lands Of the Uniled States except as p
i. vid,d for in the Presumption and iIomestt
:. laws, and laws for the disposing Of to-
:, sites aud mineral lands
hu Mcssrs. BRIGGS ana Blair spoke in onrt
ton thereto and Mr. Donn,lly IN is lav
nr. Lawrence ni OHIO. oAsred an emei
meni to The bull.
Adjourned.