The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-04
HOUSE,

A large number of bills and joint res
olntiops were introduced, including
the following: To rebuild levee on
the East bank of the Mississippi and
reclaim land in the IaZoo basin. 10
incorporate a chamber OF life insurance
in the United States.
The following bills and resolutions
were introduced: for the protection and
encouragement of the industrial inter
ests of the United States; Requiring
the impeachment proceedings to be eX-
pedited: to increase by 20 per cent. the
present import duties on wines, spirits
and mauurdUeursS Of iron cotton, WOOL,
and silk.
Mr.. Loughridge offered a resolution
iustructing the Judiciary committee to
iponirc whether Congress has power
nndcr .he Constitution TO regulate the
rates charged for freight by railroads
engaged in commerce between the DIT
frTrrt States of the Union. Adopted.
Mr.. Loaa offered 4 resolution instruct
ing the Judiciary committee to report
in reference to the political status OF
Texas. Daring its consideration the
morning hour expired aud the reseIu-
ton weAt over till next Monday.
The House resumed TIE consideration
of the motion of NJ Eldridge, pending
mt adjournment yesterday, SO he might
have read and placed on the journal the
protest Of the Democratic members.
Motion rejected, the Speaker voting
among the yeas.
Mr.. SDalding, from the committee on
Appropriations, reported a bill aiding
charitable institutions III the District OF
Columbia, amounting to S246, 100.
The Speaker presented several EXecu'
tive communications of an unimpOrtant
character, which were referred, also the
message from tho Senate informing the
House that the Senate was ready To re-
Ceive managers appointed by the House
to carry to the Senate articles OF I'M
parchment against the President The
message was entered on the journal.
The House went into COMMITTEES OF
the Whole, Mr.. Ashley in the Chair, and
proceeded to the consideration of the
PoStoflico appropriation bill After
considerable discussion the committee
rose, reported q bill to the House and it
passed.
Mr.. Schenk, from the committee of
Ways and Means, reported back the bill
for the relief of certain exporters of dis
| titled spirits, the same. as reported by
him last week. After discussion the
bill passed.
| At quarter past three o'clock Mr.. But.
! Ter rose and reported from the Mana
gers of Impeachment the additional ar
ticle, published yesterday, remarking
that there was not one dissenting voice
upon it among the Managers, and it
had only failed yesterday on account OF
want of time.
Mr.. Eldridge made Il point of order
that the managers had no right to re-
port articles of impeachment, as the
House had appointed committee for
that purpose.
The speaker ovcrruled the motion on
two grounds, the principal one being
that any member had right, as a
question of the highest privilege, to
present questions or articles of impeach'
ment.
Mr.. Butler spoke in support of the ar
| ticle.
The Article was opposed by Messrs.
Garfield, Woodbridge, and Wilson, OF
Iowa, as tending to protract the trial
Mr.. Logan spoke in its favor, af Ell
which the previous question was moved
and seconded, and the House proceeded
| to vote by yeas and nays on adopting
the article reported as Article 10. The
article was adopted. Yeas 81; nays IL.
Mr.. Bingham then offered the follow,
| ing as an additional article, saying il
| had received the unanimous vote of the
managers, and he moved the previous
question on adoption
! ARTICLE .. That said Andrew John.
son, President of the United States, I'M
mindful Of the high duties of his office
and of his oath of office, and in disre.
gard of the Constitution and laws OF
the United States, did heretofore, to.
wit: On the 18th day of August, 1866,
at the city of Washington, District OF
/ Columbia, by public speech declare and
affirm in substance: The 39th Congress
of the United States WAS not Con.
I greSs of the United States authorized
hy the Constitution to exercise legisla.
lative power under the came, but on the
contrary was Congress of only part
of the States, thereby denying and in
tending to deny that the legislation OF
said Congress was valid or obligatory
upon him, the said Andrew johnson,
except SO far as he saw fit to approve
the same; aud also, thereby denying and
intending to deny the power of the said
39th Congress to propose amendments
to the Constitution of the United States,
and in pursuance of said declarations
the said Andrew johnson, President OF
the United States, afterwards, to-wit;
on the 2lst day of February, 1868
at the City. of Washington
! in the District of Columbia
did uulawfully, and in disregard of the
requirements of the Constitution that