The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-08
House.

Mr.. Julian offered q preamble and
resolution reciting the fact of So
called treaty between the Pottawatomie
Indians and the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad Company, by which
acres of Indian lands were transferred
at the rate Of one dollar an acre, which
was menstrously dispropOrtionate to its
value, and instructing the committee
on Indian Affairs to inquire into the
facts, with power to send for persons
and papers. Adopted. s.s.
Mr. Stevens, of Pal rise to ques-
ton of privilege. | desire to Introduce
a resolution and follow it with sone
few remarks, but will not ask any
further action.
Mr.. Beck-This resolution is not for
action this session.
Mr.. Stevens-No, sir; the resolution
only. If
The preamble was read as follows:
RcSolred, That q committee be APP
pointed to prepare additional articles of
impeachment and report the same in
substance as follows ..s. on.
Mr.. Steyens-I will not ask Ia have
the articles read now, bat will proceed
with the remarks which ! intend to
make. l will then ask the postpOnement
of the matter.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois, remarked
that the gentlemen around him did not
understand what the question before
the House was.
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Do " nj n 4 "a
posing the appointment of n committee
TO prepare and report articles OF I'M
peachnent.
Mr.. Washburne.-Is that n matter of
privilege! Laughter.
The Speaker-The Chair thinks it is a
matter of the very highest Importance.
Mr.. STRENGTHENING said that much
! shall occupy only the time necessary
for the remarks which l intended to
make, leaving the articles and the tes-
timony to go to the printer without be-
ing read, as do not wish to occupy the
time of the House.
Having read the first few paragraphs
of his sDeech he said he would ask his
friend, the Clerk, to continue the read
ing. The Clerk proceeded with the
reading, bnt was interrupted by Mr..
Beck, who required that the proposed
articles should be read so tho members
might better understand them.
The proposed articles were accord
ingly lead. The first charges the Prcs-
dent with abuse of Government patron
age; the second with usurpation of
power in establishing n Provisional
Government; the third with attempting
to bride the Colorado Senators, with
pardoning deserters, with appointing
persons to office who could not take the
test oath, with restoring forfeited prop
erty and selling, or allowing to be sold,
pardons for money; the fourth with de-
priving the treasury of large tracts of
land and large amounts of money, and
the fifth with usurping the power and
further breaches of the Government in
attempting to create new States out of
conquered territories.
Mr.. Mcpherson, Clerk of the House,
then resumed the reading of Mr.. Stevens
speech. He had not concluded it when
Mr.. Stevens said he would not ask to
have the speech read in full, bat let it
be printed in the Globe. 80 . Il
Mr.. Stevens then moved that the res
olution be postponed till next Monday.
Mr.. Holman Moved to lay it on the
table. 400 .frsy .t#.H..
Mr.. Stevens SAID he would modify his
motion by postponing it until Monday
two weeks.
Mr.. Washburne, of Illinois-Let it go
that way.
The question being taken on Mr.. Hol-
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2Hro 60. 49,, II. 4
Mr. Holman Withdrew his motion,
and then on Mr.. Stevens motion the
matter was postponed until Monday
two weeks. ,+ 20"
Mr.. Williams, Of Pennsylvania, said
he desired as matter of privilege to
submit additional articles of impeach-
ment which he had prepared some time
ago, involving, as he thought, higher
political crimes on the part Of Andrew
johnson. He would send them TO the
Clerks desk. He should desire to sup
port them by argument, but if he was
allowed to have his argument ia the
Globe he would not occupy the time Of
the House now.
The proposition was acceded to and
the speeeh and additional articles pre-
pared by Mr.. Williams are to be printed
in the Globe. ....t .s. .
The Alaska bill was taken up in COM
mittee of the Whole and debated until
the recess. The committee rose at quar-
ter before six
The evening session having been dis
pensed With, Mr.. Bo utwell, from the
on Reconstruction, reported
a bill to relieve certain persons from
political disabilities Ordered printed
and recommitted. A
Adjourned. r.