Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-19
LATEST KILOGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROcEEDINGs.
Senate.


Mr.. Harlan rose TO personal explana-
ton. An extract was read from the Wash
ingtsn correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun,
giving the substance Of a dispatch from
Mr.. Harlan 10 Bishop Simpson, saying:
Brother Wiley is lost Laughter. Also
a reply from Bishop Simpson saying:
Brother Wiley is a Christian and cannot
palter with his soul. Pray with Brother
Wiley. In justice TO that Senator and
himself, he said there was not word of
iruth ia it. lie has had no correspondence
with Bishop Simpson since the impeach-
ment commenced.
The concurrent resolution having been
returned by the House, Mr.. Trumbuli ia
yored the pOstponement Of it, and called
up the bill for the admission Of Arkansas.
Mr.. Dickson thought it inadvisable 10
afford an opportunity for raising the ques-
ton Of Arkansas Senators having the right
vote on impeachment.
Mr.. Fessenden said it was not coneeiva-
bic that the Senators would be 80 lost to
shame as 10 permit the gentlemen to vote
on impeachment 10 case they were now
admitted, and advocated taking up the bill.
II that were done, be thought other BUSH
ness could be done; and was, in any event,
opposed to adjournment.
The Senate finally refused to take up the
Arkansas bill, by vote of l6 to "A and
agreed to adjourn from this evening to the
25th inst, by vote Of % to 10.
House Of Representatives.
A number of bills was presented for
reference.
The act making appropriations, to supply
the deficiency in appropriations, for the
execution of the reconstruction laws in the
third district, for the fiscal year, ending
june Both, 1868, was passed.
Mr.. Drake moved, as question of priVi-
Iege, TO reconsider the vote by which the
Senate refused to concur in the resolution
for adjournment until the 18th inst. After
discussion, the House was requested to re-
turn it. - - ID
The following bills were presented for
reference: Constructing act for collection
Of abandoned property and the prevention
of frauds in insurrectionary districts pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitution
| of the United States, making foreigners
who have been residents in this country
fourteen years, eligible to the Presidency ;
construction of government telegraph,
under direction Of the Postoffice Depart
ment, between Washington, and New York
appropriating $4,000 therefor; to amend
| the Constitution of the United States by de-
claring vacant the offices of all Judges of
the Supreme, Circuit and Districts Courts of
| the United States who hold their office
eight years. the successors 10 the first
named TO be elected by joint convention OF
Congress, who, shall prescribe the mode of
electing or appointing Judges of inferior
| caurts to amend the homestead laws by
providing that parties who procure the can
| collation. of abandoned homestead entries
shall have The first right TO enter the land.
Mr.. Eggleston offered a resolution pro-
| viding for a select committee to investigate
the circumstances connected with the re-
cent letter from the Missouri Representa-
tives TO Senator Henderson, and whether
it was written to corrupt or improperly in
lluence his decision. Mr.. Eggleston said
he introduced the resolution at the request
| of the Missouri members, and desired not
to be appointed on the committee. lib
Mr.. Payne moved to table it. Rejected
fifteen against eighty-three.
The resolution was then adopted and
the speaker appointed Messrs Scofeld,
Lawrence, Eldridge, COburn and Ferris "a
| the committee.
Mr.. Bayer introduced the following
resolution, that
Whereas, The managers of impeach-
menl have been by the rules of the House
constituted into a committee TO investigate
whether improper Influences had been
| used 10 effect a determination of the Sena-
tors on the articles, therefore
Resolved, That the speaker be instructed
| TO appoint two additional said committees
for the investigation from their members
of the House who voted against impeach-
ment.
The House by vote of twenty-eight to
sixty-eight refused TO consider the reso-
/ luton. ...
Mr.. Banks from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported bill making an
appropriation Of 100000 to carry out
the treaty for the purchase of Alaska.
Mr.. Washburne, of Wisconsin, presented
a minority report, signed by himself, de-
! claring the country alluded to of no value
i to the United States, and that it is inexpe-
dient to appropriate money for its purchase.
The bill and reports were ordered printed,
Mr.. Banks giving notice that he would ask
for ZONE action ON it during the second
week in June. .sr
Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution requesting the Senate TO send to
the House an official copy of the last two
days proceedings of the Court of Impeach-
ment, when an excited debate spaung up,
in the course Of which Mr.. Stevens said he
had no accusation TO make against any Sena-
tors, but that there had been somewhere a
| deep damnatioD no one could doubt, and
he wanted an opportunity 10 see who was
guilty and who was not.
Mr.. Ross asked the gentleman whether
the Senators would have been justified in
perjuring themselves to secure the convic-
ton of the President.
Mr.. Stevens swell, sir, | don't think
| il would hurt them muchr
Mr. Woodward, alluding to the remarks
/ Of Mr.. Stevens, said the desire seemed to
be TO influence the Senate how TO vote, and
characterized the effect as the most disgrace
ful and indecent resolution ever adopted.
Mr.. Jones, of Kentucky, offered pre-
amble that the House having in bad
Judgment and hot haste passed resolutions
| and adopted articles of Impeachment
| against Andrew johnson, and it having
been abuadantly proven that there was no
cause or plausible pretext, therefore, be il
Resolved, That the managers be Ia
slructed 90 forthwith withdraw said suit.
The Speaker ruled that the question was
not privileged that the question reilects
upon the House.
Mr.. Ingersoll made an explanation rela-
tive 20 certain paragraphs in The Washing
ton correspondence of the New York fri-
bune and Herald, to the effect that he I'm
gersoD followed TrumbuI and Fowler on
the Impeachment question. lie said that
a proposition from the Illinois delegation
was sent by letter 10 Mr.. Trumbull, with
view to influencing him "a vote for con
viction or 20 his Withholding his vote If he
could not cast it for conviction. lie L In
gersolll and three others objected to such
action as improper. lie voted for i'm
peachment, aud had never seen reason to
change his views. lie did not know what
Mr.. TmmbulPs views were, for he had
held no consultation with him. He had
not adopted Mr. Trambulrs opinions nor
those Of any other Senator, and as far a.
outside pressure was concerned, he knew
nothing about it.
At go p. NJ. the House went into Com
mittee on the Whole on the Indian appro-
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