New-York tribune., 1868-04-21
XLTH CONGRESS-SEcoND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WASHINGTON, April 20, l#s
The House met at II o'clock q. M, and 90
motion OF SIR HARDING (Rep ILL.,, adopted resolution
requiring the Secretary the Treasury communists
to the House the of all persons who have applied
for appointments in his Department the Offices applied
for the name OF any Member Of Congress recommending
the same in any way. and in what the appointments
has been directed the order OF the President or BY bis
Secretary, since the ?Oth of February, 1865.
EXPENSES OF THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
Mr.. wAsHBURNE Rep., M gave notice that, on tho
return of the House from the Senate, he would ask 10
have taken up and passed the Senate bill making app-
praons Tor the expenses OF the trial OF the Impeachment
Andrew Johnson and of other contingent expenses VI
the senate. =
The SPEAKER gave notice that as the length OF th.
sessioa OF the Senate today uncertain buslnesd Of
another character might be expected in the House on the
return Of members. as probably there would be report
Of tho Committee Printing in reference TO the number
OF copies OF the proceedings of the trial TO be printed IN
eUdlg g the evidence and all the speeches The Con
gressiona Printer desired while the type was standing.
70 know what va; the wish of the House that subject
Mr. sThRKwEHrER TKS fSS Eh rep Conn., asked leave
offer the following: -
sons not ocay connected With tbe the Navy Dsr
%s to fsa ss afs .ev wee SSs @ IN the !
vessel bad been oried out Of commission ana away m RON '
RsoIrss Th. Secretary Navy be directed to eOumanan
Of said deieHton the number Of men eSuneesed WIN % -
the entire e0spondsne that p..t
Hon aad the Democratic Town coHi.e o sss .
don and any S % 20 % % G Sess. no 3 % s
ou Nsy Department and copies Of all the orders 90 that s
70 the ms copies any letter., ,slesI,ns .a
% that subject exhibited By any person or persons asking % Ss
Also what verbal OF other
wise we're made on that subject
Mr.. NIBIACK Dem, Ind objected.
Mr.. WASHBURNE tRep., ILL suggested 10 Mr S,sra an
weather that immediately after the House ~ LIN Ss
rules, so as TO offer the resolution.
THE HOUSE ATTENDS THE TRIAL. ,.,.
The House then resolved itself into Committee OF no
whole and attended the Impeachment Trial. ,
The members returned to the House at l5 o'clock sna'
after Chairman Washburne had made the usual repos
the SPEAKER said that the effect Of the Adjournment
the Court was the House Will transact business 70
morrow at y o,oloek-that being the hour Oh 0u'D'
RErALI,ToRN ALABAMA CLAIMS
On motion OF Mr.. SCOFIEI.D Qlep., PENN, twas ~
solved that the Committee Foreign Affairs be ~
structed to inquire into the proprley OF q
captured and abandoned property shall be allowed
the Court of Claims, or by any executive os
spoliations committed by Rebel cruisers ntted og'
British citizens or in British ports shall be adJusIea
provision made for their payment and that the '''"
tee report by bill or otherwise.
rnE RECENT AWFUL RAILROAD 1ccIpENhis' MS ,o,Ior.
Mr.. MOORHEAD CRep, PENN introduced the io'
Ing, which was agreed TO: 60. ... \, .,,u, rail.
accidents. aud the destruction Of BY are call Loudly
% Thai The Conmie. on Commerc, be Instructed 70 nqs
into the aud authority Of Congress to nai. S,,r Of s
9a thereto ana 'n RoSs s, 81 M sS % other natter
the railroad and TO substituting for wood Ihe eonsa
oil the carving OF passengers and the mails On tina
The House by unanimous consent rererrru . u. "A 0s
Committee Printing the resolutions 70 prn' n fha
coples OF MANAGER BUFFERS OPENING ABGIMbSi "-
iuipe achment OF the President. -. .so,,ed
Mr.. PILE, (Rep, Mo- presented the Resolutions, ras
by the 81. Louis Merchants Exchange coh'er"i"s
GENITAL SYSTEM. -,
EXPENSES OF THR IMPEACHMENT TRIAL S,nata
Mr.. WASlIBURNE (ep, Ill reported bSeh ane lie ex.
bill making appropriations OF $4,000 for eI
penses of lnpeaclment. st0.0O0 for nsise
penses OF the Senate and $lT 900 for extra ou
etc Mr. W. said that the Committee hau s,s oso for
the other items Of the b and proposed 10 adu ss las
the pay o laborers who lad had no money snSe
December -, Ar. item Of
Mr. EIDRIDGE Dem Wis.,, In noticing the !, ne, n tss
$40 O,e wanted 10 know whether that was ea' " ~"
mealtub 40, ..oooo .n,ro,riation
included a great number Of expenses for wma wnvn ts
vouchers were filed In the Senate. lie had nyt
critcalIy examine them, but assured Dy tnc
man of AppopriatlOns for the Senate that they
rect TherefOre he thought II to be his duty 70 hs
MIR SPALDING (Rep Ohio moved 10 stIlAe esy,n,,ate y
40 600 item He did not think they shouid Una in
fhls without knowing more about It, IL ala n.y. nay
as an ordinary deficiency, but In bill 10 pro.ue haun
ing the expenses OF the impeachment trial ine' '
ace how this large item is made up. .oo, az
MFR EIDRIDGE asked whether IL had already I ~. az.
eertained that $4,000 Is adequate sum 10 pay '"
penses OF an Impeachment trial
The sPEAkER-The inquiry Is not YET geFmane.S AN
MIR WASHBURNE said that this amount oososst voS
tingent items. necessary to The segAiAi ~ WV