Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-03-13
reported the evidence taken in the matters pending

dates to Judge Charles T. Sherman, of Ohio,
to determine whether further investigations should
not be had with view OF presenting articles
justify such action. The sandry CIVIL
tion was adopted reciting the testimony taken be-
fore the Senate Committee on Elections, to the
effect that j. H. Syphel, member from Louisiana
before the general election last year, while he was
candidate for election to Congress, had unlaw-
fully and corrnptly procured to be made false and
to e
to be committed in connection with such election,
and referring the matter to the Committee ~, on
Elections with power to take testimony. The
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, appropriating
$3.50 AGO. was considered.
In the Senate, on the Gath, bill was
passed granting right of way to the Walawalla and
Columbia River Railroad Company :. The creden-
tails of General Gordon. Senator elect from Ore
gon, were presented. The Agricu tural College
bill was taken up, and debated, and motion to
lay on the table was rejected-yeas %, nays 32-
and motion to refer was also lost-yeas II, nays
30. Amendments to the bill were offered and re-
jected.
In the House, ON the oath, O message
was presented from the President, urging legisla-
ton to bring into operation the articles of the
Treaty of Washington Of May 6, 1871, relative to
the fisheries and other matters touching the rela-
tons of the United States with the British North
American Provinces The report OF the Judiciary
ing. out of the report of the Poland Credit
| Mobiler Committee was presented, and is to the
effect that the only two impeachabe offi-
Gers involved in the matter are the Vice president
of the United States and James Brooks, in the Ca
| pacity OF government Director OF the Union Pa
since Ceased to be such .oficer, the case
| against him had been considered no further. The
| in the case of Mr.. Colfax. Assuming the
| facts as alleged to have been proved, the Com
| mittee are of the opinion that the action of i'm
parchment can be taken only when the acts done
have been committed while the officer was in
| office. Proceedings of impeachment should only be
applied to high crimes and misdemeanors COM
mtted while in office and which affect the officer
| In the discharge OF his duty as such, what
ever might be the effect of these acts On
further of the opinion that 80 far as receiving
and holding interest in Credit Mobiler stock is
concerned, there is nothing in the testimony sub.
mtted which would warrant the impeachment of
the Vice President A minority report was pre-
| sented and read denying that man cannot be i'm
peaehed or expelled for acts done before he was
to the 26th.. :. The River and Harbor bill was
The Senate amendments to the Legislative,
| Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill were
called up, and a motion was adopted as an
| additional amendment to the bill-Sl to 66-in-
creasng the salaries after the 4th of March, 1878,
as follows: President of the United States, $s0,-
| 600; Vce-President, Justices of the Supreme
Courts, heads of Departments, and Speaker of the
House, $4,000 each; Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court $l0500; Assistant Secretary of State of the
Treasury, and of tie Interior, $500 each; sena-
tors, Representatives. and Delegates, including
| the FOrty-second Congress, $500 each; and, in
lieu of mileage they are to be allowed their actual
| expenses to and from " ashington each session,
| including the second Congress.
| In the Senate, On the 25th, the. Presi-
dents message relative to the fishery clause in the
Treaty of Washington was received. The Gre
dentias of Mr. Bogy, of Missouri, presented.
| The bill authorizing the sale OF portion OF
the military reservation at Fort Ripley, MINI was
! A nj on IL
ana case and the message of the President relating
thereto was received and read. The Agricultural
College bill was debated and referred to Confer
! ence Committee -. Several amendments to the
Army Appropriation bill were agreed to, and the
| bill as amended was passed.
In the House, on the 25th, the report
of the Poland CreditMobilier Committee was
considered The galleries were crowded and all
| the available space on the floor of the House was
| occupied by visitors, many of whom were ladies'
| Judge Poland opened the debate and entered into
| lengthy defense of the report of the Com
| mittee. He was followed by address of Cakes
Ames, which was read by the Clerk of the House,
| in which Mr.. Ames gave detailed history of the
Credit Mobiler transactions, and solemny decar-
ed that he had never entertained the motive and
| purpose OF corrupting members Of Congress. The
actual cost Of building the road, Mr.. Ames said,
was about $40 ooQ,oo2 and the actual profit was
| actually concerned, it would have been better for
| him had henever heard of the Union Pacific Rail
aan be ana IN favor IF Rs
Mr.. Merrick in defense of the Committee. The
debate was carried into the evening session with
| out reaching vote on the report. The Presl-
dents message relative to affairs in Louisiana was
| referred to the Judiciary Committee.
| In the Senate, on the Goth, the House
| amendments to the bill for the distribution of
the Geneva award were non concurred in, and a
| Committee of Conference was ordered. Bills
were passed-to extend the time for the compile
| ton of the st. Paul and Pacific Railway; House
bill to carry into effect the fishery clause of the
Treaty of Washington; to aid in the execution of
| the laws in Utah, with several amendments;
| House bill authorizing the exchange of the old
Post office property in Chicago for other prop
| erty in that city; to authorize the Secretary
Of the Interior to survey ard dispose Of
certain Indian lands in Nebraska and Kansas, for
the benefit of the Indians "A majority report
gate the charges against Senator Clayton, accom-
| panied by resolution declaring that the charges
were not sustained: The Sundry Civil Expenses
| Appropriation bill was reported, with amend
| ments.
In the House, on the 26th, the entire
session was occupied in discussion of the Poland
Committee report, and the resolutions for the ex-
pulsion of Messrs. Ames and Brooks.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the creden-
tals of r. J. Ogesby, of Illinois, were presented
THE bill providing for a election in Lou
isiana was taken up, and lengthy debate ensued
extending into the evening session, when an
amendment that the Kellogg Government should
continue to be recognized as the Government I'M
til the new election, was ost-yeas 10, nays "a.
motion was then made and rejected-yeas 90, nays
27-to lay the bill on the table,. Mr.. Morrill,
(Maine) submitted the report of the Senate Credit
Mobliler Committee, with resolution that James
W.. Patterson be, and he is hereby ex-
PEELED from his seat as a member of the Senate.
In the House, on the 9th, the Credit
Mobiier report and resolutions were further de-
bated, Mr.. Poland concluding the discussion in a
speech in behalf of the report when motion to
lay the whole matter On the table was lost-yeas
81. nays 16t-after which motion was agreed to
us to misunderstanding the Sargent resolutions
for those reported by the Select Committee The
first OF these resolutions was then adopted by the
following vote: Yeas-Acker, Amber Archer.
Arthur, Banks, Barber, Handley, Hammer, Harper,
Barris Miss, HaveEs, Hawley Qll),
Ky S5' Ritc dnS, f Roberts 'h' f. f Il
Barnum, Beatty, Beck (Ga.), Bell, Bigby, Biggs,
Bird, Blair mich }, Boarman, Bellies, Braxton,
Bright, Buckley Bunnell Burchard, Burdett, Cald-
well, Campbell, Carroll, Clark, Cobb, Coburn,
lWis.l, Hazelton IN. j., Hereford, Hendon. Hib
bard, Hall: Hoar, Holman, Heughton, kellogg,
Kendall, ketcham, Killinger, King, Kinsella. Lam,
ison, Lamport. Lansing, Leach, Lewis, Lowe,
Lynch, Roberts W. r., Robinson, Rogers IN ",
shanks, shellabarger, Sherwood, shober, Shoe,
ems Stevenson. Storm sto Sgfaene s cex
6 6ays crshe ox C5osksr GRESHAM
nell, Eames, Ely, Finkeburg, Foster (Pa.0, Foster
lO.), Foster mich. j. Frye, Getz, Giddings Gala
day, Goodrich. Griffith. Manson Marshall McClel
iand, Mccormick, McCrary, Mcintyre, McJunkin,
M MGhee Mckinney aar Merriam Merrick Meyers
l., Niblack (Fla.) Niblack Qnd1 Orr. Packard
Parker On. ", Parker MO Pend,eton Stomou'