Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-05-28
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Reconstruction Committee reported back the
bill to admit Arkansas TO representation in Con-
Rress After seme debate, IL was passed by
vote Of Ito yeas to 35 nays. Messrs. Baker,
Loan Spalding and Wi liams (Pennsylvania)
Republicans voted no. The Speaker voted
aye.--Paine, from the Reconstruction Commit
tee, reported bill to admitted South Carolina
to representation in Congress. Ordered printed
and recOmmi ted.
SENATE, May 1lth. The Senate, in
secret session, proceeded to consider the inn
peaehment case. Chief Justice Chase proposed
a formula for the question to be submitted to
the Sen tors in voting upon the separate arti-
cles OF impeachment. After some deliberation.
It was ordered that the question be pu. or
proposed by the presiding officer of the Senate
aud each Senator shall rise in bis place and
answer guilty or not guilty, only The hour
of eleven a. m having arrived. the Senators
proceeded to express their views upon the or.
ticlfs. Grimes denounced the whole preceding,
and said that he should vote for the acquittal Of
the President Senator Sherman said they
should vote for conviction on some Of the arti-
cles. After some further ydeliberation recess
was taken until seven p. IN
HousF.-A number Of bills and resolutions
were presented and referred, among which
were to grant certain lands TO Wisconsin az
swamp lands; amendatory OF the act granting
lands to Wisconsin for railroad purposes A
Joint resolution was adopted for recess from
the 18th to the 25th inst.-SeDaie bill extend
ing the Charter of the city OF Warrington and
regulating the election cfpfioers was concurred
in.-Bils were passed appppriating $4,000 for
Teconstruction deficiencies in the third military
district. ID 10 relieve from political disabilities
the following persons in North Carolina: Gov.
Holden, the Lieutenant Governor elect, judges
Of the Superior and other courts and two mem
bers Of Congress elect one Of whom was Mr..
Be, den, chosen as q conservative, and several
others Stevens, from the Reconstruction Com
mittee, repC ried a bill to admit North Carolina
South Carsliua. Louisiana. Georgia and Ala
baIna, representation in Congress, which was
made tb1 special order for Monday Dex,
SsGATE, May 12Sh.-The final vote
on he articles Of impeachment was, on motion
of Elmunds, postponed until Saturday the 18th
inst and the court adjourned until that day.
Fesse lden and Grimes made speeches against
conviction. Sherman, Trumbull, Howe and
Henderson, among the republicans, spoke
ags inst some of the arliclts and Tfumbull and
Henderson indicated that they should not vote
for any Of them.
HOUSE The Speaker laid before the House
a communication from Gen Grsnt giving the
official returns Of the elections in the southern
States --Schenck reported q bill, from the
Committee en- Ways and Means, to reduce into
one act and amend the laws relative to internal
revenue and taxes 1t proposes radical changes
in the revenue laws, among which are changing
the revenue bureau into a department. "A
Joint resolution was passed requiring the using
of American Iron on the Pacific Railroad for
rails and boIsts. A JOINT resolution was also
pas ed regulating the tariff for freight and pas
seneers on said road, 4, It requires the price
charged shall not be more than double those on
roads between the Mississippi and Atlantic.
Some further business was transacted, but 1t
was of minor Importance.
SENATE, May 18th. Several commu-
nications we're laid before the Senate, among
wh,ch was one fr1m John W. Forney, Secretary
Of the Senate, tendering bis resignation
| Chair submitted the constitution adopted by tho
convention Of South Carolina. Referred to the
| Committee on Territories Wilson offered a
Joint resolution to restore North Carolina South
Carolina Georgia, Alabama, Florida and LOUIS
dered ted.-Some debate was had upon the
House bill for the admission OF Afkausas, after
which il was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. The Senate then adjourned to Saturday.
| HOUSE, The bill to admit Moth Carolina
| South Carolins, Georgia and Louisiana to rep
| resentation in Congress was taken up Stevens
Of Pennsylvania, offered the following amend
ment, as an additional section: And De u fur
fher enacted, That the provisions Of section V
Article Sc Of the constitution Of Georgia shal
not apply to debt due to any person who
during the whole time Ofthe rebellion, was 10y
al to the United states and opposed to seees
sion. This gave rise to considerable debate
pending which the House adjourned,
HOUSE, May 14th. "A bill was passed
appropTiating Sl7, 900 to pay certain indebted
ness Of agricultural department incurred prici
20 The itst Of July, lS67.-The ti for the ad
mission Of the Carolinas, Georgia. Louisiana au(
A ALBANIA was taken up, A motion TO STRIKE
out Alabama was rejected by a vote OF 60 aye
| to "a nays. TIE amendment offered by Stevens
Yesterday relative t. debts due to loyal mel
was adopted, yeas rs nays so. The bill wal
then passed, yeas 1903, naysS6