Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-17
CONGREGATIONAL.

SESATR-When Mr.. Con king concluaea his
s,I YESTERDAY afternoon, on the Union Pa
The Chair announced as the conference oom-
mlttee on the part OF the = mate on the narS,s,,
a app rsi ball, Messrs. Grimes, ConkIing,
Also, on the bill IN relation 10 bounties. Messrs
Wilson, Howard and Thayer
, MI. Pomeroy replied briefly to Mr. Copk-
After further discussion by Mr.. Howard. Mr.
fdmunds and others. II being evident that no
vote would be reached.
The Senate went INTO executiva sassian ana
soon after adjourned.
HoUsE.--lesterday afternoon
AFTER Mr.. Buffers motion 20 suspend the
rules Tor the purpose OF ordering thai randinr
the impeachment tTlal the rules nav he sns-
pended al any time, had been agreed m M
Butler offered the following:
hesoleed That except during the morning
hour OF Monday the rules may be suspended
during the tendency Of the impeac uent OF
the President TO proceed to the consideration
OF any matter which nav BE- reported by fb,,
managers on the part Of the House Of Repre-
Mr.. Wood made the roint Of order. that tb,t
was not the resolution which the House bad
suspended the rules an order 10 have offered.
The first motion had been restricted TO m alters
connected with impea chment. but the r,ssoln
ton contained no on restriction
The Speaker susts med the point OF order.
Mr.. ButleT then offered the second resolution
as an Amendment 60 the first
The amendment was then agreed q, and ne
resolution, As ameESed, was adcpted-yeas fO9.
nays 80.
Mr.. Bingham. from ia. C,,-,,-pittee n, I2an,,,-
struction, reported the bi Tor the relief OF Ger.
tam persons from "a .tsabii tits Imposed unou
lnem' or eilber 81 then, by the laws OF the
tinted States. IlSe bal names as the persons
so 10 be relieved sae following: WIN. W Hold
en-, L. j. RoEsIS- Wm. A. Smith. C. J. CowleS
Ihos. SETTLE, Rufus Baurnger. Victor q. Bar.
ringer and Luke BIackmer, OF N. c.: james II,
Alcorn and Benjamin AZ. Neighbors of Miss
Robert w. flournly, Joshua :. Morris and JAS
X. Berry, OF Ark; James Longstreet, of La;
Robert b. kingsbsrry, OF Texas. II. D. Mackey
and James l.. orr, Of ). G.; and Jos. Z. Brown,
OF Ga -, ~ -
1 MIR. Covode moved TO amend by adding the
name OF Joha A. GIlmer. of North Carolina
Mr.. Fans worth moved 20 amend by adding
the nameof W. b. Richardson, Of North Caro-
Mr.. Latin moved toinsert the name ofw n
Rodman. OF North Carolina. whose LOYALTY be
could personally youch for.
Mr.. Wood suggested that. an that case, the man
must he a traitor
Mr.. Farnsworth agreed to include W r Rod
man IN his amendment
Mr.. Eldridgs suggested the name OF Govprnor
Worth, OF North Carolina, who had always
been true Union man. ......
Mr.. Mullins remarked that AIosby wound he
the next TO b. pardoned; but a member near
him reminded him that Mosby had been already
psrdoned
Mr.. Spaiding rno--ed 20 lay. the bin and
amendments ON the table. Negatived-yeas SO,
nays SO.
After considerable debate. Ny. Covooa "a
marked that, as his impulses were all against
renewing any OF those men, and "a he believed
that Governor GIlner was the best Of those
named IN the bill, be would 20 disembarraSs
the question. withdraw Mr.. Gilmer's name
adding, that IL appeared 10 him the bilI would
require a we-thiTds vcta
The Speaker said IL would require unanf-
nous consent 10 withdraw II, as the previous
question was operating.
Mr.. Bingham objected, adding that il was all
nonsense, and expressing the hone that the
house would either pass lie bill, or reject at
or adjourn.
The House preferred the latter choice, and, at
$40 adjourned