The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-31

Eldridge called for reading Of the
document.
After the Clerk commenced read.
ing
Washburne, of Illinois. asked the
Speaker whether it was In order to
move to return the document to the
New Jersey Legislature
The Speaker said it was not, because
all papers presented in the morning
hour must be referred without de-
bate.
Washburne said if it were in order
he would make that motion as . re
buke to disloyal legislature.
The Clerk resumed the readiug,a and
was again interrupted by Eldridge,
who said he would not insist on the
reading if the resolution would ap-
pear In the Globe.
The Speaker said the reading might
as well be continued now, as the time
for going over to the Senate had al
most arrived. .s.r.sr
Pile said" Let the document be
read and l object to its being printed"
Washburne gave notice that be
would make a motion to suspend the
rules in order that the document
might be returned to the New Jersey
Legislature. - .r#
The Speaker, at half-past u, sus-
pended the proceedings and an
bounced that in accordance with the
resolution, the House would resolve
itself into a committee of the whole
House, and headed by its Chairman
WashbUrne, of Illinois, would at
tend the Managers to the bar of the
Senate. The order was carried out.
The House reassembled at 1870 P.
NJ, when Washburne, Chairman of
the committee, reported that they
bad attended the Court of Impeach- |
ment; that progress had been made !
in the trial of President johnson;
and that the Senate as a Court Of I'm
parchment had adjourned until II
o'clock tomorrow The Speaker said |
that the report should be entered on
the House Journal; and asked if the
gentleman from Illinois had any sug-
gestion to make as to the hour of
meeting tomorrow.
Washburne suggested that they
meet at a quarter before II O'Clock,
50 as to give time to read the journal.
Banks proposed to meet at IL
O'Clock.
Schenck desired to meet at eleven
or half past ten o'clock to consider
the Conference Report of the bill to
relieve certain manufactures from tax.
The Speaker asked if there was any
objection to the proposition.
p Kerr objected.
The House resumed the cOnsidera-
ton of the joint resolution of the
New jersey Legislature, Withdrawing
its assent TO the Fourteenth COnsti-
tutional Amendment.
Schenck gave notice of motion for |
the suspension of the rules to pro
vide for meeting at half past ten to- !
morrow. f
Eldridge made it a point of order
that the gentleman from Ohio could |
not interrupt the reading Of the .reso- 1
luton. sH'
The Speaker ruled that, as the
morning hour of the session of Mon
day expired one hour after the. read-l
ing of the journal, it had consequent
ly expired, and the resolution must |
go over to next Monday.
Washburne, of Illinois, moved a
suspension of the rules for the pur-
pose of offering a resolution in refer |
ence to the paper offered by Haight. |
The Speaker ruled that the paper |
was not before the House.
Schenek moved to suspend the rules |
so as to order a recess till half-past |
ten o'clock Tomorrow.
After some illibustering, such ac-
ton was taken.
Washburne, of Illinois, til en- moved !
to suspend the rules for the purpose |
of making the following order:
Res0l5ed, That the resolution Of !
the Legislature Of New Jersey, pur-
porting to withdraw the assent Of said
State to the Constitutional amend /
ment, known as the 14th article, be
returned by the SDeakerOf the House
to the gentleman who presented Il,
for the reason that the same Is disre-
spectful to the House, scandalous in
character and Its title only shall be
referred to Ia the Journal and Ia the
COagy gyesSj0nql Globe.
HaIght said he supposed that the
Chair had already decided that ques
ton
The Speaker said that the motion
was different from that before suggest
ed, and was Ia order.
Eldridge said if the resolution was
not before the House It was the prop
erty of the gentleman for New Jer-
sey, and could not be taken from him.
This was denied by the Speaker when
Ross demanded the reading of the
resolution ofthe New jersey Legisla-
ture.
The Speaker said the gentleman
had no right to demand the reading.
Eldrldge remarked: We are re-