The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-09
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CONGRESS.
WAsHINaroN. April 8.

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Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Com.
Freedmen's Bureau.
Mr.. Harlan called up the bill to ex-
empt the property used for school pur.
poses in the District of Columbia. from
taxation.
MIR. Howard called up the bill re-
qu1rlng reports of railroad companlqs
to be filed in the Office of the Secretary
OF the Interior instead of Secretary Of
the Treasury. W.
Mr.. Trnmbull called up the bill In re-
gard to the qualification of Jurors. It
provides that an expression of opinion
founded on public rumor or statements
OF public journals, shall not disoualify
aJuror otherwise competent, and who
shal! take oath he can give verdict ac.
cording to the evidence.
Mr.. johnson supposed the law al
ready allows a Court, in its discretion,
to accept such jurors.
MIR. Trumbull replied, such was the
practice in many States, but the bill
proposed to make the practice uniform.
Mr.. Baynrd thought this was a dan
gerous provision, a man could not be
otherwise than partial afler once form
ing and expressing his opinion.
Mr.. Davis was not sure the measure
was not an Innovation on the sacred
right of an important trial by Jurors
and coDcurred in the opinion OF The
last speaker, and he would sooner WELD
the whole Government than this inesti.
mable right.
During Mr.. Davis remarks, Messrs.
Trumbull and Johnson were engaged in
q smiling conversation in front of
him.
Mr.. Davis-Senators may laugh. and
snicker, but their scoffs and Ribes will
not drive me from opposing this inova-
ton. do not care what their high
position In society is, that Is not the
way to meet opposition TO any impor.
tant measure.
Both gentlemen rose in turn and
were understood to make disavowal,
MIR. Davis said he was perfectly in
different; he had been speaking in all
seriousness.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen held that in these
days OF general newspaper reading the
expression of Hypothetical opinions
does not initiate against the Impair
tinlity of a juror. The bill was framed
to correct certain injurious rulings fire..
quently made by courts. .''
Mr.. Bayard again opposed the bill,
The bill passed-37 TO 8.
Mr.. Sumner Introduced a ioint resO-
luton proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. The
proposed amendment is as follows: No
person elected as President or Vice.
President who has once served as Pres.
dent shall afterwards be eligible to
either Office. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
AT the expiration of the morning
hour the Senate proceeded to the con.
sideration of private bills reported
from the Committee on Claims.
The consideration of unimportant
bills occupied all the afternoon.
At half past o'clock Mr.. Morgan
moved an executive session. Agreed
to. Soon after the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker presented commupica
ton from the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, in relation to the necessity OF d
speedy legislation on Indian appropria
tion. Referred to the Committee or
Appropriations.
The Senate amendments to tho nava
appropriation bill, were referred TO tht
Committee on nAppropriAtions
Mr.. Robinson offered the following a
privileged resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the resolution of i'm
peachment against Andrew johnson
passed Feb. d, 1868, and the proceedinI
amendatory thereof or Supplements
thereto, be and the same are hereb,
resclnded, and the managers be re
called.
The Speaker ruled that the resolutio,
was not privileged, because there wa
pending motion on which the pre-
viOus question had been ordered OF
the 3lst of March, as to the printing q
4O,OOO copies of Mr.. Butler's opening
address, and no business was in order
except by unanimous consent, unit
that was disposed of.
Adjourned.