The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-26

the reduction OF all votes cast for mem.
beers OF the House for any person
known 10 be Ineligible by the persons
casting them; relation to suits In the
United States Courts supplementary to
several acts organizing territories; bills
amending the act 10 establish and
euualize grades in the navy; declaring
the meaning Of the clause internal rev
enue law; taxing railroad chairs, &c, 81
per ton; TO divide Illinois into three
judicial districts; 10 secure the compile
ton OF the Post Office and Custom
House al Cairo; TO authorize homestead
exemptions in Virginia. military dis
trict Of Ohio.
AT % minutes before ? o'clock, the
Speaker called the House 10 order, ana
the dOor-keeper announced the pres
ence, al the bar of the House, OF the
Committee which had been appointed
TO impeach, at the bar OF the Senate,
the President Of the United States.
MI Stevens, OF Pennsy lvania, stand
ing In company with bis colleague, Mr..
Bingham, then made a report as fol-
lows:
Mr.. SPEAKER-ln obedience 10 the
order OF the House, we have proceeded
to the bar Of the Senate aud proceeded
In your name, and in the name OF this
body and all the people OF the United
States, and impeached, as We were d.
rected, Andrew johnson, President OF
the United States, OF high crimes and
misdemeanors in Office; and we de
manded that the Senate shall take order
TO make him appear before that body
and answer for the same; aud stated
that the House would forthwith, or
soon, | did not say which, present artl-
Giles of impeachment, and make them
good, To which the response was,
"Order shall be taken.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Girls
void on the 9Th inst, in reference TO the
rights OF American citizens abroad,
came up aud was referred To the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
On motion Of Mr. Ingersoll, the Sen
ate bill appropriaung $4,000 for the
temporary relief Of the destitute people
In the District of Columbia, was taken
up and amended by Mr.. Wood, by
making the fund disbursable by the
Freedmen's Bureau and Aid Society
jointly, and passed.
The Speaker presented a communica-
ton from the Secretary OF War with the
report Of Major Gsn. Hancock, as TO
the riot at Marshall, Texas, on the 3lst
OF December, which was referred TO the
Committee on Reconstruction. Also,
the Constitution OF the State Of Ala
bama as revised and amended by the
Convention at Montgomery. Referred.
The House resumed the consideration
Of the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Butler from the same committee
reported n bill making appropriations
for the expenses OF the Indian depart
ment, which was made the special order
for tomorrow.
Mr.. WHshburne, OF Illinois, from the
Committee on Rules, reported n new
rule declaring that pending motion 10
suspend the rules, the Speaker may en-
terrain one motion, that the House shall
now adjourn; but that after the result
thereof Is announced he shall not en-
terrain any other dilatory motion until
the vote j. taken on suspension. THIS
Is intended to prevent filibustering by
q minority OF less than OnG-third on a
day when it Is the order TO suspend the
rules.
Mr.. Ross objected.
were suspended and the new rule
adopted.
Mr.. Washburne, Of Illinois, asked
leave to offer the following resolution
RESOLVED, That the rules be suspended
and II is hereby ordered as follows:
When the Committee TO prepare the
articles OF impeachment OF the Presi-
dent of the United States reports, said
r..1. q A ft.Ir
resolve itself into a Committee OF the
Whole thereon and speeches In COM
miitee shall be limited 20 10 minutes
each, which debate shall continue uu-
til the next legislative alter the report,
to exclusion OF all other business
except reading OF the journal; that
az o'clock Ia the afternoon of said
second day the fifteen minutes debaie
shall cease and COMPEL them 10 pro.
coed 10 consider and vote upon the
amendments that may be offered un-
der the FIVE minutes rule OF debate,
but no more by pro JOrma amendment
shall be entertained, that at 4 p. M, Ol
said second day the said committee
shall rise and report its action To the
House which shall Immediately aud
without dilatOry motion vote upon the
diAIOMs AuhA IL Aut ulAlilt1 Nl Ail INnA ~.
ment are agreed upon, the House shall
then Immediately aud without dllatory
motion shall elect seven managers Co
conduct said impeachment on the part
OF the House, and that during the
pending OF the resolution I'm the House
relative to the said impeachment there
after no dilatOry motion shall be re-
ceived except one motion on each day
that the House do now adjourn.
Mr.. Wood objected.
After various suggestions, aud the
voting down OF motion 10 adjourn,
the rules were suspended, and the reso-
luton adopted.
Mr.. Boutwell, offered a resolution
that a committee be- appointed 10 pre-
pare and report articles Of impeach-
ment against the President, and that
the Committee on Reconstruction be
severally authorized To sit during the
session Of the House. Adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. Washburne, of I'LL
nois, an evening session, FOR debate
only, was ordered. The House took d
recess till o'clock, when they again met
and INDUCED in general debate FOR sew
eral hours. Adjourned.