Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-31
rAxN ione The Impeachmeut

veto--yeae. ~. D1ye home. The Impeachment
case was 1hfther conridFed In secret session
In the honse. Mr.. Can, Of Wisconsin. made q
| personal explanation 4,nying the charges made
against him IN the menSrial sent TO Congress BY
the Wisconfin Legislature. and claimed that he
had been elected fairIyand The said he ad
prepared to defend hi CASE but before ii WAS DC.
| cided the contestant lad died, and he d-ncd the
| right OF the Legislative to interfere in the mat
| ter. bill WIS passed authorizing the Secretary
| OF the treasury 10 NIKE allowances for compen
sation TO Collectors oftnterna revenue who went
out of office prior TO leb. 8, 1873 on final settle
ment OF their account Mr.. Hoskins was ex-
cused from service on he Louisiana investigating
Committee. The NavN Appropriation bill was
further considered IN Committee OF the Whole.
In the Senate. onthe 22d, VIM. ii. Bar
mum was sworn IN =. senator from Connecticut.
petition was presented and referred from A.
NJ Clspp, Congressional Printer, to the effect
that ne il an officer of ne Senate; that great in
instice had been done lin by the Committee on
Printing OF the Hout; that the books of his
Office we're detained froh him by that committee,
| ana that no opportuniu had been gwen him for
explanation OF the charges against him.
dne question n"s "r ss ldas
OF absence of speaker Kerr extended five
days. resolution vas adopted relative TO the
protection OF Americas citizens in the Ottoman
Empire, as was also he resolution TO dismiss
Do0rkeeper SitZhugh and to transfer the duties
OF Doofkeeper to fhe Sergeant alarms until fur.
Their orders: proLcsd amendment To the Naval
Appropriation bill, reducing the number OF naval
Officers ana their pay. was rejected in Committee
of the Whole.
Afavorable repOrtwas made in the Senate
on the ed, the Ho2e bill granting TO the State
OF Missouri all the land. therein selected Ne swamp
and overlooked lands After reports on a num-
Der OF unimportant bilk. the Impeachment ques-
ton was further considered in secret session.
The Naval and lndiab Appropriation bills were
considered in Committee OF the Whole in the
House, and the formet was reported To the House,
with amendments, ard passed The Louisiana
Investigating COMMITTEE was authorized TO act
by subcommittee, anti Mr.. WOODBURY., of Neva-
da, was appointed TO i'll the vacancy in such com
miitee caused by the withdrawal OF Mr.. Hos
kins.
In the Senate, on. the Gath, the House
joint resolution requesting the President to take
such steps as In his Judgment may be expedien'
10 obtain the pardon pr release of Edward
y Meagher CONDOR, nowconiined IN an English
prison, was passed. as was also the senate bill
establishing the rank Of PaymGster- General as
Brigader-Gencra.. :. Speaker Kerr resumed the
chair III the House, his health having seemingly
improved. A report VAS made In the South Car
DINA stedelec.ioA case, declaring the sit
Ting member. j. III. Rainey, to have been duly
elected. resolution va adopted directing the
Committee on Commerce to inquire into an al
legged combination Of the Leading railroads of the
country Tor the purpose OF controlling traffic.
The bill fixing the salary of the Presi-
dent At $4,000 per annum, together with the mes
sage vetoing the same, was reported back from
the Civil Service Committee in the Senate, on the
23th, with recommendation that the bill be
passed, notwithstanding the objection OF the
President: placed ON the calendar. The I'M
parchment question WAS further considered, with
closed doors In the House. the Senate amend
Iaent- to the bill authorizing the appointment OF
Receivers OF National Banks were non concurred
in. The report OF the Committee on Foreign AT
fairs on the Emma Mine Investigation was pre-
scented. After review of the testimony, the re-
port concludes that the relations Of Gen. Schenck
to the vendors of the Emma Mine were OF such a
character as to cast suspicion upon his motives,
and subject his action To uufavorable
crticism; but the committee believe
that he was not guilty OF fraud or of sny fraudu.
lent intent in such connection that his specula-
tive dealings in the shares of the Company were
nos compatible with hs diplomatic station and
the maintenance of the position OF honor and
usefulness at the Court to which he was attached
the committee therefore offered resolution, and
unnnimously recommended its passage by the
House, condcmniug the action OF Minister
Schenck in becoming director Of the Emma
Mining Company, and hs operai ions In connec.
ton with the shares OF said company, as ill-ad-
WEED, unfortunate and Incompatible With the du-
ties OF his official position.