The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-25

on Foreign Amars asked TO have the considered
now ana the FISHERY Dill taken up;
na MI 1 rep q Wis., WIG has charge Of the River
sisted On Going with that as'hnsa to yield and 'n
The House then proceeded with the
On motion Of Mr.. LYScm, gep) of Me, an item of
sSs was se e. for the har6or Of
item On a g MAR o wss
River, West Virginia
month q BLACK River. New YORK: a ~, - INC
the Illinois River sloeooo
%as Md for the S al em
BUTLER rep! of Mass, interrupted the considera.
the aasay
arising out of the or 1 e credit
81 clerk Mr. Mefherso proceeded read the report
The only two impeachable officers involved in the mat
Mr. oe xfa pe S te
ment Director Of the Union Pacific Railroad COMPANY
ease against him had been considered no further The
then cites the facts and clcumstances in the
g .SS questions law
Or sssn ss dSni
not in relation to an act done or :. alleged to
s1s rss ssr4 lie Articles aas
s in the essresc o ens such The an oss e aa
eused committed acts alleged ncupation appeared
ir by IN he Of to BE-
nc rsmsaa proceedings 81 Impeachment should only
osss y while and usS s
%hatevsr might be ese. Of these acts On the
as ct me
ths himself The report criticses the view eruncia
ana
sna m s ss be found TOR
an npeached officer can never be restored to Office But
POWER OF EXPULSION
for an act committed before the election Of member
es i sY b iSS an officer be ii for
wilkes cited the &c rsd i' Mo6ier Conn
mite mse as sShory tor the proposition that member
s sSSS %s
of England and the offensive record was afterwards
GHss was sapead
done after the election to that same session Of Par
aamehe 'sssa1 ss e ss.,-ss = y:
:. go" rnr COMMITTEE CONCLUDE
me her report as foowsThe case Of Matteson cited by
So @ ss that under
fee that The gives Iastsson had enssgsa
hsd snd had f
M IN the he s sesf Ta he
az aaa S s inc ba Sy
Before vote was taken upon the resolutions be in
me sr TSs s
him guilty of the crime passed. At the session Of
introduced for the same cause and in the same words
hut was antagonzed because the act done while
the fullest discussion laid the table, BY the decis
G10Sde uS Winter 6 Davis Dawes rarpswor Sidangs
Wade, wabrdee andwashburn voting in the affirmative
e Of Sas The
committee that this case Of Matteson furnishes no pre-.
aSs it IT, iTp ns to what decided By the
lack Of and the reason Of 'as me ea
eSnpeilea % differ in the fullest manner from the
wS see aoM . aSt Of ns
committed crime can prevent his presence bringing
upon the body of %cs he is member which would
attach TO it because o. the crimes his eonsit
seems the impure man would need puricaton and
Our cpnion the
,S that the right Of the right
nons % W
for the House The
Thereof or for It's own proteciion the House
to ,expel the member.
S n ns e
GROUND Of Pqrsaon asd rs i set forth In
committee must earnestly Tespee.iaiiy protest
discuss in this connection the legal ioow
ing from the doctrine OF continuation OF offence in
With must eaSaed
bride he always deemed to be under Inc effects Of Il
for the reason that we are inclined to believe that at
force, and it would hardly be
SAFE RUIZ OF LEGAL ACTION
pen pen, in ve year, and might happen in ten Certainly
" 70 MsS ia" Of
nU %sen be win his ans there was
the ,s5 IS s So hastily stated and more which
the power bestowed upon the two Houses BY
the consultation and the power of expulsion remedial
All times are not to be used in any &C const ss
for 1s the Pc CO
OF the House or In the Of civil officer just of
astfs t
perfect Both are alike remedial, neither punitive We
nave, therefore,
that 50 far receiving and holding an interest IN the
the Ss ya ncP w n
ali circumstances your committee do not deem that
required to any further inquiry under
from The lurthsr con.
siaeraton thereof and that The same e 99 the table
sExkiEa 4 i h f5TTpsi
+ /; 4 4. S s |SSa$Azs'
,Sn the 20, 6n, in the Y
make further investigation and for the reasons ex.
pressed in ,y views submitted
iconcIr in the conclusions Of the foregoing report 80
peasmsn 70 Upon by s
submitted by the House to this committee express
opinion in regard to the power the House to expe for
in relation thereto l. M, WILSON.
Mr.. POTTER, dem) ofN. Y, presented
MINORITY REPORT
which was also read He does not admit the rectness
'of the committees finding that q man cannot be i'm
peached or expelled for act done before he Office.
He regards the question unsettled and doubtful but
concludes that under existing circumstances where i'm
peachmen could be followed by trial. the decision
the House IN apDet OF the power to impeach expel
would only be the determination Of abstract question
He did not feel so justified in holding that Congress had
the power impeachment as to make him feel willing
recommend Impeachment at time when impench-
could not be tried. He thought the matter could
only be left TO public opinion.
Mr. tiib) OF N. y submitted his views why
he dissented from the report of the majority. He denied
PEELED for acts done before he in office. He believed
that prece dents tor his position could be found but even
If they could not be- he was prepared to make and
/ Is purity and safety in the future.
The reading OF the reports occupied hour and nall,
closing hapast two O'Clock, was listened to with
great attention by the House.
Mr. BUTLER, oil Massachusetts,, then moved that the
resolution referring the matter the committee be laid
ON the table.
Mr.. POLAND. !repl Of Vt. desired to q recon-
initial 10 the judiciary Committee
Mr. Cox, (em) OF n. T., suggested that II recommit-