Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL

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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE, March 2S.-Resolutions o.
the Ohio Legislature on the rights Of
n~aturalized American citizens, were
presented by the Chair, and referred
The report Of the Conference Commit
tee on captured and abandoned prop
erty was adopted. A resolution was
passed calling on the President to state
/ under what statute or other authority
be had established any new Military
Department.
The report of the Conference Com
mittee on the Tax bill was taken up
Opposition was made to the clause re-
garding whisky frauds by Senator Nye.
Morrill,, of Vermont, Morton, johnson
and Hendricks, who said it would put
an end to the Thiskey business. Mr..
! Sherman stated the clause was inserted
at the request of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, who said he could
not collect any revenue from whisky
without it. On motion of Mr.. Howard,
the Senate disagreed to the report, by
a vote of % to 9, and 8 new Committee
of Conference was appointed. The bill
to relieve r. r. Butler was taken up,
but the Senate adjourned without
action.
HoUsE.-The House spent the day in
considering the bill for the admission
of Alabama to representation in Con-
eress. The bill was supported by Mr..
Farnsworth, of Illinois, Mr.. Payne, Of
Wisconsin, Mr.. Boutwell,, of Msssachu
sets. and Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylvania.
1t was opposed by Mr.. Kerr, of Indiana,
Mr.. EIdridge, of Wisconsin, Mr.. Viii
Iiams, of Pennsylvania, and MI. Dawes,
| of Massachusetts,. The latter favored
a substitute of Mr. Spaulding, of Ohio.
Mr.. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, made a
long speech in favor or 4 substitute
proposed by himself, guaranteeing uni
versal and impartial suffrage. A motion
TO lay the bill on the table was mega
tived-30 to 103. A motion by Mr.
Bingham to strike out the third section
wss agreed to-74 to SO. Mr.. Stevens
amendment was rejected without 9
division. Mr.. Spsulding's substitute
for the original bill which establishes g
provisional Government under the Con
stitution recently voted upon, wsi
adopted by q vote of. a to 81. The
preamble 70 the bill was rejected. The
final vote on the passage of the bill re
suited in I02 yeas to % nays, a stric.
party vote. A new Conference Com
mittee on the tax bill was appointed
when the house adjourned.
SENATE, March 30.-Very little o.
consequence was done in the Senate
aside from attending the Impeachment
trial, and accepting the report of the
| Conference Committee on the bill ex
empting manufactures from taxation.
HoUsE-One or two bills and resolu
tons were introduced and referred to
the appropriate committees, when Mr.,
Haight, of New Jersey, presented
/ Joint resolution Of the New Jersey Leg
islature, Withdrawing the consent o
the State to the I4th amendment Il
the Constitution. after considerable
opposition, the document was read be
fore the House attended the trial o
impeachment. After the reassemblinl
Of the House, on motion of Mr.. Wash
ourne, the rules of the House wert
suspended and resolution passed by
vote of so to II, THAT the resolution
of the Legislature of New Jersey, pur
porting 10 Withdraw the assent of SAID
State to the Constitutional amendment
known as the 18th article, be returned
by the Speaker of the House to tn
gentleman who presented II, for tn
reason that the same is disrespectful t
the House, scsndalous in character, ant
that its title only shall be referred &
in the Journal and in CoHgTeSsl0Ha
Globe"
SENATE, March 3l.-A few petition
having been presented and referred
the chair was taken by the'Chief Jus
ltice. and the impeachment trial wa
proceeded with. Various evidence wa
offered to prove that the President hac
recognized the constitutionality OF tn
! Civil Tenure bill by using a different
form of appointment after the date o
the passage of thai bill. Among othel
witnesses, Nj. Burleigh, OF Dacotal
/ Territory, wa called to testify as Z
conversation which he had heard a
Gen. Thomas house. Nj. Stsnberr.
objected to the introduction OF sue
testimony, and the objection was sus
tanned by the chair. Mr: Drake az
pealed from the decision, arguing tina
the Chief Justice had no right TO de
eide on question Of either form or law
but should refer all such subjects TO IN
senate. Mr.. Wilson finally moved
after some debate, that the Senate re
tire for consultation, and after som
further debate the motion was agree
To by % to 25, the vote being at hrs
a lie. the presiding officer giving tn
casting vote. After being absent som
three hours the Senate returned, an
Chief Justice CHASE announced ths
the Seventh Rule had been so amend
ed as to allow the presiding officer I
decide questions of Law and form, !
the first instance, and afterwards rete
them 10 the Senate, should it be deem
ed best. At the close of the impeach
ment proceedings, the Senate adjourn
ed.
? HoUsE.-AfUer returning from Senat
having been in attendance at the IN
peachmeut trial, the House transaete
some little unimportsnt, business whe
the WAYS and Means Committee weI
} instructed to enquire into the exPed
} ency of allowing the transfer OF sPecl'
LICENCES; and the Banking Committe,
/, ofreducing the tax imposed on pIigs!
banks. The report Of the COME
: ence Compittee on the faE Rhl We
agreed TO.
SENATE. April 1.-The Senate organ
! lied SIS g Court of Impeachment at a fe'
/, minutes after y, and the minutes {
, Tuesday were read up 10 the mentiO
/ of the vote cast by Chief Justice CHAs
to decide the tie vote, when Mr.. Sun
nsr made a motion to correct the jou
nal by inserting the expression OF tn