The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
WAsHINaroS, February p.

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inquiry in regard to the Islands of
San Juan aud Puget Sound Referred
TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Anthony, this being the anniyer-
sary Of the birthday Of Washington,
moved to adjourn.
Doolittle asked Unanimous con
sent to designate one o'clock Monday,
for him to address the Senate.
Conness said that unless more i'm
portant business should demand their
attention, there would be no objection.
Doolittle -t suppose there is no
greater or more important business
than the question of reconstruction"
Edmunds-" object to any de-
bate" -
The Chair decided debate out Of
order, and put the question Of ad-
journment.
Doolittle vainly endeavored to add
another remark. and the Senate ad-
journed at 1915.
HOUSE-Wilson. Of Iowa, on
leave, introduced a bill to prevent
and punish the unlawful use of any
public money or property, Furnishing
with hne and imprisonment any
United States officers or other persons
for loaning, ,depositing or otherwise
using or dfsposing Of any money or
property of the United States for
their own benefit. He explained the
necessity of the biIf to be that the
present law has been decided TO ap-
ply only to officers of the Govern
ment, while this bill applies to their
clerks and all other persons. He
had submitted the bill informally to
the Judiciary Committee, aud it had
the unanimous approval Of the Com
mittee. The bill passed.
Eggleston, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported a bill to regulate
the appraisement and inspection of
imports in certain cases Ordered to
be printed and recommitted.
81 Pile asked leave to introduce a bill
to abolish the Office of Adjutant Gen
eral
Glassbremer objected. teo4 =
Williams. of PENNSYLVANIA, from
the judiciary Committee, reported
back the Senate bill for the protec-
tion In certain cases of persons max
ing disclosures as parties or testifying
as witnesses. After an explanation
by Williams, from which it appeared
thatin suits now pending in the Eng
lish Court for the recovery of proper
ty of the late Southern Corfederacy,
a witness was held not liable to testify
because his testimony would subject
his property to confseation, aud that
this bill was intended to remedy such
difficulties, the bill passed.
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, rose to.
make a report from the Committee on
Reconstruction
The Speaker gave an admonition to
spectators in the gallery and to mem
bers on the floor to preserve order
during the proceedings about to take
place, and TO manifest neither appro-
baton nor disapprobation. ts
Stevens said : From the Commit
tee on Reconstruction / beg leave to
make the following report That in
addition to the papers referred TO. the
Committee find that the President, on
the 2lst day of February, 1868, signed
and ordered commission or letter of
authority to one Lorenzo Thomas,
directing and authorizing said Thomas
to act as Secretary of War al interim,
and to take possession of the books,
records, papers and other public
property in the War Department, Of
which the following is a COPY"
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WAsHHINGTON, ID. C., Fee 81
SIR-The Hon Edwin VI. Stanton
having been removed from ofiee as
Secretary of the Department of War.
you are hereby authorized aud EN-
powered to act as Secretary OF War
ad interim, aud will Immediately en-
ter upon the discharge Of the duties
pertaining to that Office Mr.. Stan
ton has been instructed to transfer to
you all records, books, papers, and
other public property intfusted to his
charge Respectfully yours,
(Slgned.) ANDREW JOHNSON.
To Brevet Major General Lorenzo
Thomas, Adjutant General, II S.
The official copy is respectively fur
nished to Hon. Edwin NJ Stanton.
(Signed) i. THOMAS,
Secretary - War, al interim.
Upon the evidence collected by the
Committee, which is hereafter pre-
sented, and in virtue of the power
with which they have been invested by
the House, they are of the opinion
that Andrew johnson, President of
the United States, be impeached of
high crimes and misdemeanors. They, /
therefore. recommend to the House
the adoption of the accompanying
resolution.
THADDEUs STEVENS,
GEORGE S. boutwell,,
JNO. A. BINGHAM,
F. G. BEA1IAN,
T.. L. HULBERD,