Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-28
The BeIknap Impeaehment-The Senate
AdiOmns Pending the Question
OF POstpOnement.
The Tactics OF the Counsel for the Ac.
cused based upon their Answer
to the House.
Business In the HOuse-The Legislative
and the Executive Appropriation ,
Bill Etc, Etc.
SENATE.

business was suspended and the Inn
parchment trial begun.
Mr.. Lord submitted motion that
the evidence relating to the question Of
| the jurisdiction Of the senate be given
before the arguments relating thereto,
| aud if such plea Is Overruled that the
defendant be required to answer the ar
| ticles of impeachment within two days,
and the house reply, if they deem it nec-
essary, within two days, and that the
trial proceed the next day after the join
| ing Of issue.
Mr.. Carpenter, for accused, moved
that the trial be postponed until the
first Monday Of December next, and
asked that the time for discussing this
motion be fixed at two hours for each
side. The request was granted, As to Is
Mr.. B air addressed the senate in ia
vor of the motion. He argued that 1t
was impossible for the senate to do JUS
tice to the great and important question
involved on account OF the advanced
stage Of the session, and that counsel
bad not had time to make suitable in
vestigation before presenting themselves
to argue this great question. Again, the
house was even now making investiga-
tions with a view of presenting addi-
any additional charges we're to be made,
counsel for the accused wanted them
here. They invited the closest scrutiny
into the conduct Of the accused. He re.
feTred to his life, and stated that he had
won his way into the counsels OF the ma
tion in the front of battle. Another rea-
son why the senate should pt .pope this
trial was that it connected itself direct
ly with the political issues Of the day,
and both parties were almost commit
ted to his destruction.
Judge Black spoke an hour and dwelt
at some length upon the political excite
ment against the accused, co1tending
that it was so intense that each party
was committed to his ruin. 1t YVES i'm.
possible for him to have q fair trial,
though he might have an honest one.
He also intimated that his would be 80
painful that nothing but fear of absolute
loss of his reputation could move him.
At the conclusion OF Judge Blacks
speech Senator Edmunds moved that
the senate Withdraw for consultation.
The motion was agreed to-ayes 35,
nays "a.
Before retiring Mr.. Hoar, one of the
managers, called attention to a rule OF
parliamentary law which restricts the
senate in the discussion of what has
taken place in the house Of representa-
tives. He desired to know whether that
was rule governing the proceedings in
the trial, SO that the managers Of the
house might govern themselves accord.
ingly. He was led to allude to the SUBJ
ject from the fact that one of the learned
counsel had bean permitted to state that
8 scene Of disorder took place in the
a ai N 10 mi
make any motion on the subject, but
merely desired to cali the attention of
the sanate to in order that the managers
might understand what their rights and
duties were in the premises.
Mr.. Carpenter said that on the
part of the defendant counsel wished to
be heard before that important question
was decided.
The senate at three o'clock retired for
consultation, and returned to the senate
chamrer at half-past four, where the
pre- 'iding officer announced that the
motion on the part of defendant was
denied, and that counsel, on the part OF
the respondent would now be heard on
the motion submitted by the managers,
which is that the evidenCs in question
pending - the plea of the jurisdiction
be gwen before the arguments relating
thereto are heard, and that II such plea
is OVERRIDE / the defendant should be re-
Quired to answer the articles ofimpeaeh-
ment in two days, and that the trial
shall proceed On the next day after the
joining of issue.
Mr.. Blair, counsel for Belknap, Iose
to open the argument, but on motion OF
Senator Anthony, the senate, sitting as
a court CT impeachment, adjourned
until tomorrow at hslf-p3st twelve
o'clock. After executive session ad-
journed.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-Mr. Lap
ham introduced an amendment to the
constitution authorizing the President
to approve or disapprove of the separate
clauses or provisions Of bills. Referred.
Mr.. Morrison reported back the senate
amendment to the house bill defining
the tax on fermented or malt liquors,
with the proviso that nothing in the act
shall change the present rules OF law
respecting evidence in any prosecution
or suit. Amendment concurred in.
Mr., Turney made q conference report
on the bill excluding Missouri from the
provisions of the act of May 10, 1872,
to promote the development of mining
resources, with the clause, "and all lands
in said State shall he subject to disposal
as agricultural lands" The report was
agreed to.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
msde the special order for Tuesday next.
After deciding to print all the testi-
moDy taken before the committee on
naval affairs, the house went into COM
mit,ee Of the whole, Mr.. Cox in the
chair, en- the legislative and executive
appropriations bill, resuming considera-
tion on page 81, where appropriations
are male for surveyor'geAeralsa and their
clerks.
Mr.. Whitehouse offered an amend
ment to section two, prohibiting any
employe OF the government from Civ
ing to or receiving from any other per-
sons directly or Indirectly any money or
thing of value for political purposes.
Adopted.
Ali the items for the surveyor.gen.
erals, were, on motion of Mr.. Randall,
struck out of the bill on the suggestion
that the committee on public lands was
investigating the subject, and that a
provision could be made for it in the
civil appropriation bill.
The items for the postotfice depart
ment brought up the question Of the
fast mails, MI fOsUeI charging tn6t the
committee was going back to the old
stage-coach system, and Mr. Randall in
sisting that the recommendations of the
COMMITTEES were fully approved by the
postmaster-genersl, and that the mail
service was not to be in the slightest de-
gree diminished by the economy In the
expenditure provided in the bill.
Mr.. Frye offered an amendment pro-
-viding that no member OF congress
shall recommend the appointment to or
continuance in office or removal there.
from Of any clerk in any Of the depart
ments, unless the head thereof shall
first apply for his advice in writing. The
amendment was rejected-57 to 81.
Mr.. White moved to amend by in
serting q provision that no money ap.
propriated by the act should be paid 10
spi, or informers. REJECTED.
Mr.. Denison moved to insert pro-
vision that all moneys paid under this
bill should be paid in lawful coin Of the
United States.
Mr.. Holman moved TO amend the
| amendment by striking ont "lswiul
coin" and insert "lawful money"
Mr.. Holman's amendment was