The Portland daily press., 1868-05-12


fications the harangues and menaees com
planned of in respect to the special spee.n 10
| tons, and then the question OF guilty. .. ~ ~
guilty OF high misdemeanor, as II,;af ,Jns-
the article, can be also taken. INC t4I;nr ~
tice. however sees no objections TO settllns .ue
l,onooro1 r,,os,;on of this article in the same
manner as others. for whether a particular
question be put on the specneauoha ., 10y, tne
answer to the fual question ihust ue aeIer-
| ,ained Inv the iu lgment of the Senate whether
| ~ NOT the facts alleged in the specification
| have been sufficiently proved, and whether, if
sufficiently proved. they amount TO high mis-
| demeanor within the meaning OF the Consti-
| tuition.
On the whole, therefore, the Chief Justice
thinks that the better practice would be to put
the general question in each article without
| attempting TO make any subdivision, and will
pursue this course if no objection is made. He
VIII, however, be pleased to conform to such
directions as the Senate may see tit in this
matter.
Mr.. Sumner then submitted the following
order, which was considered by unanimous con-
| sent and agreed upon:
Ordered, That the question be put as pro-
| posed by the presiding officer of the Senate
and each Senator shall rise i'll his pace and
! answer guilty or not guilty only.
On motion of MIR. Sumner the Senate pro-
ceeded to consider the following resolution,
| which was submitted on the 18th of April last:
rules of procedure and practice in the Senate
when sitting at the trial of impeachment: son
coHvlct1on by the Senate it shall be the duty of
the presiding officer to forthwith pronounce
tne removal from Office OF such convicted per-
son, according to the requirements OF the G IN
stltution. Any further judgment shall be on
order OF he Senate"
After debate the Chief Justice announced
that the hour of II A. NJ, fixed by order of the
Senate for deliberation and debate, had arrived,
~ aanl1 Csrl fhnTp
views upon the several articles OF mpeach-
ment, subject to the limits of debate fixed by
the twenty-third rule
After deliberation, on motion of Mr. Con-
ness, at ten minutes before 2o'clock the Senate
took recess of twenty minutes at the expi
ration of which time the session was resumed
and after further deliberation, on motion of
Mr: CONFESS, at half past o'clock the Senate
took recess till half-past7 this evening.
HOUSE.
A number of bills and re olutons were in
PRODUCED and appropriately referred Among
them, by Mr. Van Trump, resolutions of the
ONO Legislature protesting against the recon-
structlon acts OF Congress and against the
passage OF the bill requiring two-thirds of the
Judges of the Supreme Court to decide an act
unconstitutional to the Committee on Recon-
struetion. By Mr.. Elliot making appropria-
tons for certain public works, referred to the
Committee ON Commerce. BY Mr.. Miller, de-
claring 1t lnexpedient for the government to
enter treaty with any foreign power which
tends to discriminate against manufactures
ana productions of any part of the United
States, and to give such foreign power undue
advantage over the industry of this country,
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Br MI Ward, for the purchase of full length
portrait OF Lincoln, referred to the Committee
on Library.
Mr.. Washburne of Indiana offered concur-
rent re resolution that when the House adjourn
FRIDAY next, il be to the Goth inst. After de-
pate iG was laid on the table-63 to g. the |
Speaker untyiug.
Mr. Coburn offered resolution directing |
the General of the Army to furnish statements |
OF the votes cast for and against the Constitu- |
ton OF North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor- |
g'a and Louisiana. Adopted, after debate.
Mr.. Spaulding offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Ways and
Means be instructed in preparing bill for the
regulation of duties On imports, to have re-
gard to the equalization of amount exported
from the United States SO far as the same can
be effected by judcious tariff
MI Shanks offered q resolution instructn9
tne committee ON Public Buildings and
Grounds to inquire into the expediency of pro-
Vldlng py law for organizing an engineer de-
partmert corps of fifty persons, more or less,
from the manned, wounded or disabled Union
soldiers IN the late war to act as watchmel, in
the Capitol grounds, Executive Mansion,
Smithsonian Institute and other public |
SiOuhoo vi w dSHlD&sO Adopted.
Mr.. Munger offered a resolution. which was
lald op the table, to extend the powers and du- |
ties OF the select committee on the treatment |
Oh Union prisoners, to inquire into the treat |
ment OF prisoners in Northern camps and |
prisons, into the conduct of Union officers in |
reference to the exchange of prisoners. and
also With the Confederate authorities to OBJ |
TAIN medicines to be sent under charge of Fed |
eral surgeons to Andersonville and other
camps, and provisions to be used exclusively |
hnnafit nc tba TT,,,,,
camps and PRISONS
The House then passed q concurrent resolu- |
lion TO take recess from Saturday next to the |
10Th. The vote stood 6S to g.
Inc select committee on the Washburne- |
Donnelly and the Brooks Butler investigation |
was authorized to employ clerk and sit dur |
ing the sessions of the House.
MI: Butler presented communication from
the Governor of Texas. Referred
The Speaker presented message from the |
President, transmitting reports and documents |
relating to the following subjects: To the pro- |
ceedings in North Carolina and Louisiana; to |
the sale OF public vessels since the close OF che
repelIion, exceptby the War Department, from |
which no report has been received and to the |
mercantile marine and commercial poIicv of |
Great Britain.
Mr.. Welker of Ohio asked consent to have |
taken from the Speakers table the Senate bill |
passed April 9TH to extend the charter of |
washington and regulate the selection of its |
officers
Mr.. Randall objected.
Mi Welker remarked that the charter would |
expire on the 14th. and therefore it was i'm
portant that immediate action be taken.
Mr.. Eldrdge suggested that the necessity |
OF action arose from a desire to carry the cleo |
ton.
Mr.. Welller moved to suspend the rules so
as TO take up the bill, which was agreed to |
yeas SO, nays 30.
Mr.. Welker offered several amendments. |
Among them new section of the act of Jam |
uary 18th 1857, SO as to require electors to re-
side In the ward or election precinct fifteen |
days instead of three months AMI naturalized |
citizens to produce their naturalization papers |
or certified copies thereof and providing that |
no property qualifications shall be required for
any OF the municipal officers.
Mr.. Niblack desired to offer an amendment:
20 extend suffrage to persons of foreign birth,
who have declared their intentio 60 became |
citizens Of the United States.
Mr. Welker decl ned to allow the amend |
ment to be offered, and he proceeded to explain |
and advocate the bill
After debate, the previous question was |
moved and the bill passed.
Mr.. Stevens of Pennsylvania from the Re- |
construction Committee, reported a bill to adj |
NIT North Carolina. South Carolina, Louis |
lana, Georgia and Alabama to representation |
IN Congress, which was made the special order |
for Monday next.
The bill appropriating $S7 900 for reconstruc- !
ton IN the Third Military District was passed. |
Mr.. Earnsworth reported a bill to relieve |
from political disabilities some two hundred |
persons in North Carolina.
Debate followed, during which it appeared |
the names included Gov Holden, the Lieut.. |
Goyerno- elect, Judges of the Superior and |