The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-25
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MIDNIGHT REPORT.
XLth C0NGRESS---Second Session
WASHINGTON, March "a.
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The Committee on Elections reported
against boti Mr.. Kerr and Mr.. Young, from
Kentucky, and that the Governor Of that
State shall be notified Of vacancy. Laid
over
The Pos, Office appropriation bill was YER
baily amended and goes To the President.
similar action was taken with the Pos,
Rouse bill.
The Senate bill, amendatory TO the act Of
March I'd, 1867, providing for the prompt set
tlement OF public accounts, psssed.
Mr.. Boutwell, reported the form Of the re-
p!icalion to the Presidents answers, which
was read.
Mr.. Spalding inquired Of Mr. Boutwell,
whether the President had denied that be was
guilty under The articles.
Mr.. Farnsworth said the Presiden. admits
the facts aud denies his guilt.
sir. boutwell, said the Presidents answer
was. in substance, that he was not guilty,
therefore the replication was different from
that usually used in similar eases. The man
ayers we're OF the opinion that no advantage
could be taken. against the House Of Rep
resensatlyes, TO the form oil the replication
now reported. They was willing to allow an
hour for criticism.
| Mr.. Woodward called the attention OF the
managers TO the fact that the answer of the
| President to the eleventh article amounted TO
i a demurrer end he thought there shoald be
/ special replication to that part of the an
sger.
| Mr. Bingham said the eleventh article. Ike
every other article exhibited against the
/ President, charged him with misdemeanor or
| high crime in Office. so there was no depar-
ture, whatever, in the replication
| Mt. Bingham argued that there never had
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parchment ia the Senate or in The Peers Of
Englauh. special pleading was unknown in
The whole proceedings The President an
/ aver TO the articles was therefore plea OF
enot guilty"
| Mr.. Wood, of New York, took exceptions
to the phrAaeoogy Of the replication. which
declares ii to be in the name of all the people
Of the United States, and argued that such
a declaration was false in fact. He then pros
ceeds to criticise certain assumptions OF the
managers, who, for Instance, authorized the
managers to say yesterday they would pre-.
sent their replication to ths Senate at one
O clock to-day. Is this replication of the
managers or The House OF Representatives?
contend that in the absence Of any action
on that question by the Heuse of Represen-
tatives, it was an assumption of duty, an arro~
rogance OF power on The pari OF the managers
/
O. clock to-day presen, this replication. And
II find 10 the Baltimore Papers of to-day this
replication. Sir, are We nobody? Do the
gentlemen who have been selected by this
House TO represent it in the Senate constitute
themselves The House of Representatives.
Mr Boutwell, understood the position oil
the gentleman from New York to be that, az
he did not agree 20 replication, therefore il
yas not good one. Ii that we're so, what
Yop,d be the end of the whole prosecution
Mr.. Wood remarked he had stated that nc
portion OF the people OF the United States
had authorized this action.
Mr.. Butler replied that the representatives
Of the people usually represenstbsm bat the
gentleman does not even merit originality /.
his objection. He cited case Ia the trial 0
Charles l.. when the proceedings being ir
the name Of sii the people Of England, one
of the Kings adherents got up, andssaid
No. All the people do not consent to. II. Z
So the gentleman has at least precedent
Mr.. Butler denied that the replication ap-
peared in a Baltimore paper. it was cor
rected in form at fifteen minutes past clever
this dav. Any paper could publish some
thing like it. Mr.. Butter in further remarks
said all the Presidents answer can amoun
to is plea of not guilty. He thonght ths
House should not receive any lectures from
| q gentleman who as yet stands under It's CEN
sure.
Mr.. Wood The highest compliment o
my life. 7
Mr.. Eldridae said the whole matter VA
treated Is subject fos trifing. Referring L
Buffers remarks, Eldridge said there coulc
be no other conslraction put on his Language
than that the maDagefs, before they heard /;
word Of answer. had prepared in form a re
piication. They do not cohsider the facts O.
the case. They do not look upon the Rresi
dents declanton aud arawer either bpecif
this House replication in form to what theJ
Mr.. Edridge said so far as the Presiden
has undertaken to state facts, he believed ID,
prssident had stated aodss ruth, md hs
!. thought that . majority of the House beliey,
that what the President has stated il true
section. fact BY fact, snd whenever wA fint
tina, the Presiden, has stated fact admi
that in our replication.
+ hE Williams, adserting 10 lhe President,
slapsser, said there sas = differences al opan
! ion amoB9 the uhspsges whether they sA6uk
not have demanded that the Fresideat,. i
! psesenting hia answer shonld apeci6call
plead entity. or not guilty, but The rnsjorit
heId that the answer might he consdsrsd /
pisa u not gnilty. so
Ater further discussion sAe feplic1&ion VI
adopted; Jsas lla, nays q, sariet pars
M. Hostself offered The fol,opir3 isycls
l,inA sbicA 1eeA Aaepted: s-s
&eesesa 1hat note be sont. - II