Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-25

merits were made on the Credit Mub!lIcr evil
dence in Congress yesterday in connection with
the iuypeachmeut phase Of the subject. Gene
raj Butler, from the comuttee on the jud clary,
submitted report upon thc resolution OF The
House directing an Inquiry as 10 the lmpeach-
meut Of any officer OF The United States gov
ernmeut. The majority OF the COMMITTEE, III
their report, first consider what Officers ale la
BE TO ilnpeachmcnt aud arrive at the C. nclu-
sion that 10 this case there are but two who
could he brought uuder articles OF lmpcach-
ment by the House, VIZ: The ce-Presdent,
and Mr.. Brooks, late government director OF
the Union Pacific road. The latter having
long sIuce ceased to be director OF that road.
and his case being before another cnmmlttec OF
the House, the inquiry into his case is proSeeut-
ell 60 further. I'll: case of the Vice Pest
dent is then taken up, the testimony reviewed,
ard the law and prcced:n's deliberately c'n-
sidered The ubjact Of the constitutional lu-
peachmcnt is c"uSldrrct aud the conclusion
reached that it is rcmcdi!!, aud intended to Sc
cure the removal OF an improper o;Icer ra'hcr
than rs punishment. The committee III II
argue at length to show hat til" House has no
power TO cXpe pcrSouS for cttrnscs committed
before their election, aud the acts alleged
against Mr. Colfax having occurred before his
election 10 his present. position: and While a
member OF Il former Congress, they bud moth
iug in the case ofthe Vic President TO warrant
impeachment, aud report tie resolution back
with the request tina. the committee be dis
charged from he further consideration 1t the
resolution and tia! it d. lie upon the table
The rcpor, is signed by McSsrs. Bingham, But
bees la the minority reports Mr. Potter dis
bo f,f he iuIlrt IL,
reference to what is said of impeachment. but
committee be discharged, in consequence" of the
Goodrich di>scutcd from the opinion that All
officer cyuId not be impcactcd or a member cx-
peeled for ofelscs committed plior to his tcruI
Of office Mr.. wilson dccliued TO express an
opinion in regard to the expulsion Of Incn.bels,
and the whole matter was Ibid over till v ed
uesduy baltimore Snn
TIE VIRGINIA STATE DEBT.-1hc bill for
the purpose Of providing "r the paymo:t IT the
interest OF the Virginia State debt. the main
points oil Which have beef; heretofore published.
will be more fully un cr>tcad by the iu.ljwng
conference and agreement between Inc icgls.
tive COMMITTEE am bpndhold rs lately i'll Con
veaton at Rrchmoid. The ayrcemcnt submit
ted by the committee is to provjd, by proper
bill for the payment II interest due ii f Jan
uary and lst OF July. 1873. as toloSs: Pay at
rate rs follows -Four per centum per annuG on
funded debt: four per ccrtum per annlln on
twn-thirds untundcd debt; and at the sam, rate
on five per CT. bond> FIR each coupon redeem
cd to issue a certificate FIR onc-third TO The fol-
loving eff CT !: due by the State OF Virginia TO
the bearer (onc-thirl amount OF coupon lc-
decined) without intcrest.
One If the b. ihiicrS desired to know If
the legislative committee had ANY explanations
10 add 10 the propositions !cudcrcd He would
like to know what was to b.. dpHe with the IN
,ur d c0upons which were the c:lef dIcully
il tic way Of an alncabIc adjustment.
Tie cain1ittcc SAID that tne proposition re-
a;c> to and rlnbrac on!y the Interest i3E this
year. IS73 beginning lst OF Janu"ry. Aud
while they would be- glad to !.rovid~ torttc past
cue coupons aud for tie Whole unGaid in,ci,>i.
the proposition Oh y offers 70 do what they
tairk the State can BOW do AMI - mole. lnc
gentleman representing the buntlhOi1er> nd led
that it Will bctouud that these coupons IT l>12.
which the proposition submitted does not pro.
vide for at all, will cot only prove Of great Gun
b-rrassmcDt 10 the State treasury .! Themselves
but the fact that they arc unprovided for Will
d.inclinc many hondhold"rs to come into aUy
arrangement Which may lie agreed upon hc.c
as to the Interest OF 1873.
The committee stated that this scheme, which
merely embraces the interest Of 1873, is an eX
pertinent which they can undertake with some
prospect of success. They d. not make any prop
osrinn as TO the past leaving that to take care
eli itself, and only seeking to reach an accom-
odation Of the present They could not under
take anything which may entail an increa>" Of
taxes. which view was finally agreed TO Ivy the
bondhoLders present.
TIE HUSBAND Of the celebrated singer,
Madame Bosio, has just died. He was Greek
named Xiudavcoais, AID NJ. Frederic Gaiijau-