The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-25
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WASHINGTON Feb. 24 1873.
HnUSE.

HOUSE.
Under the regular Monday morning
call tor bills and resolutions, for refer
ence only, but lew were Introduced
, Among those were the following WHICH
were referred to committees indicated
Mr.. Hazellon introduced bill en-
! sbliug people to reguI 'te the vaIne o
currency. Referred to the Committee OF
Banking and Currency. -,
By Mr.. Townsend, o. Pa, bill t
amend an act of June 10, 1872, reIatlv'
70 the restoration 10 the market, OF Ger
tain lands in Michigan. Referred tt
Committee on Public Lands
By Mr.. Archer, OF Indiana, bill io
the relief OF the officers ami crew OF TIT
lU S Steamer Champion, was referred
to the Copmittee on Naval Affairs
Messrs Crilcher and Porter OF Nir
ginta pre-ented the memorials OF the
Virginia Assembly asking tor the abo'
Iition OF tax on all liquors m 'de irou
fruits. Referred 10 the Committee or
Wavs and Means.
Mr.. Herndon introduced q JOINT reso'
luton directing the Secretary OF the
treasury to pay Texas sun amounting 10
S24, 300 for roops furnished ami paid
for rom 1855 to 1866, WAS referred 10
the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. Storm, OF Pennsylvania, bill to
acilltate the resumption OF specie pay
ments by making the L :, uorr7 re-
ceivable for bonds. Referred 10 the
Committee on Banking and Currency
TIE Speaker lad before The House
message from the President, remind
ing Cong, ess OF that portion OF MS
annual message, in which he recon-
meudei Legislation 10 briog into nprra-
ton the articles of the treaty OF WASH
ngton, OF May s, lN7l, in relation to
fisheries and other matters, touching
the relations OF the United States with
| British North American possessions,
and calling attention urgently to the
imuortance o. that legislation ln ad-
dition to the point OF national good
igi,h involved, me President says that
it is important that the rights OF Anne"
rcan fishermen a. provided tor IN tue
treaty, shall be determined before tue
opening OF the approaching fishing
season, aud that the serious difficulties
to fishing interests, and the grave ques-
ton between the two governments Ihat
| NAV arrise thtreIrom he ayeG;ei.
Mr Bank. OF Massacbu eIts, chair
man OF the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs asked to have the message COnsld =
ed row, and the fishery bill taken up.
Mr. SAWYER OF Wisconsin. who has
charge OF he river and harbor appro-
pria,ion bill declined to yieid and ~
sisted on going on with that bill The
Hnu.e then proceeded with The River
and iIarb0r approprial on bllL.
o. motion o. Mr. Lynch, an item
OF $40 600 vas inserted f'r the harbor
OF WASHINGTON aud Georgetown, D. &.
o. motion OF Mr.. Hereford, 40 item
o $25,OOD was inserted tor the Great
Kanawba river, w Va.
On motion OF Mr. Stevenson
the item for the Illinois river
was increased from 81 600 to $1,000.
On motion of Mr. Mckee, OF Miss -,
the item OF 10000 was inserted for the
Yazoo river, N ssisslppi.
Mr.. Butler, o. Mas, interrupted the
bill on question OF privilege and pre-
seuted a report OF the JUDICIARY
Committee in the matter Of the I'M
peachment arising out OF the rcPOr; o
the Credit MoblI'er Committee. The
Clerk, Mr.. Mcpherson, proceeded 70
read the report in ruII. Tire .mpeacp
able officers involved 10 the matter, the
report SAWS, are only the Vice President
| o. the United States. and Mr. james
Brooks, in the capacity Of Government
Director OF the Union Pacific Railroad
Com pany. The latter having lorg since
ceased to be such officer, the case
against him had been considered 80
further The report then cites the
iacts and circumstances IN the case OF
Mr.. Coliax. Several questions OF law
presented themselves 10 the Committee,
| among them whether an officer can be
impeached, except. Tor acts done or Al
legged TO be done while an officer. The
committee had not been able to find any
instance OF Impeachment, where the a2-
cusstion was not ia relation 10 An act
done or alleged to be doue while
the officer was in office. 1t ma, been
considered material that the articles
! should allege in substance, that beng
such an officer and while in the exercise
OF the duties OF the otfic-, the accused
committed acts OF ALLEGED inculpahhty
Il apueared evident to the Committee
that the proceedings of Impeachment
were intended by the Constitution
to be, wholly remedial aud not
preveptive. 50 far as the penalty OF
deprivation OF office, DC , It amounts to
but little. The remedial proceedings
Of impeachment should only be applied
70 high crimes and misdemeanOrs com
mirtei while in ottice, aud which affect
he officer in the dlscbsrge OF hls duty
as such Whatever might be the Ell
ect OF these acts upon an officer, as a
man, the proceedings OF Impeachment
touched the office only The report
oxiticizes the view taken by the Poland
committee, 10 drawing an analogy be-
tween the proceedings Of impesch
ment and that Of expulsion, ard
asserts that no authority can be
found for sucn a doc.rine An
expelled member may be rejected, but
an impeachei officer can never be
restored TO Office. But the proposition
OF expulson for an act Committed be-
fore the reelection of a member was
not within the Constitutional power OF
the House. Less still could az officer
be impeached for something done by
him before he was in The office The
Enplish case of John Wilkes, cited by
he Credit Mobilier Committee, WAS an
authority TOR the proposition that a
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