The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-18
#G e 999 WHEELING TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 49, 1876

been read and the Sergeant Alarms hay.
fling called y upon him TO answer,
Mr., Carpenter read, and had filed q
plea denying the Jurisdiction Of the Sen.
ate to try, Belknap on the articles Of
impeachment, as he was not an officer Of
tie United States at the, time such arts
cles we're found and presented 10 the SEN
ate; that he has not since been, nor is
mot now, an officer of the United States,
ibut was, and is, q private ciuzena Of the
United States and OF the State Of Iowa.
Mr.. Lord, on the part Of the managers,
asked that time be allowed. them until
the 10th inst, 10, consider what FePlica;
tion shall be made TO theplea OF Belknap,
and II was so ordered, ~ iss ;r5 nls..r
The, managers and the counsel for The
accused having 10, reply to. aquestion Of
tho President pro tenn, said they had
nothing further to propose, the Senate,
sitting as q court oil impeachment adj
ljourned until Wednesday next, and then
resumed the consideration 'oi legislative
buslneas. y ,ir,J.Es r.Ai.t i. eran 4. =,
Mr.. Mitchell, from the Committee on
privileges and Elections, 10 which was
referred the question as 10 the proper
amount Of compensation to be paid p
B. s. Pinchback, late contestant for q aest
from Louisiana, reported o resolution to
pay Pinchback sum equal 10. the COM
! pensation and mileage Of q Senator, from
the beginning Of the term for which he
was contestant to the termination Of, the
contest by the Senate. Ordered, printed
and lie on the table. r.,s L ..fyI ~.
Mr.. Thurman gave notice that at the
earliest time possible he would call up
his motion to reconsider the vote BY
which the bill in relation TO counting the
vote for President and Vice President
was passed. a.a4 iSa. 1, f..st
Mr. Morton gave notice that on Mon
day next be would ask the Senate to pro-
ceed to the consideration Of the resolu-
tions submitted by him early in the .ses,
lsion in regard to the rights Of Safes and
the true. and ry national character Of tis the
Government. - =. =
The Committee on Appropriations re-
ported the House deficiency appropria-
ti6n BILL with amendments, including the
following To pay the expenses OF trans
portation, custody exhibits on and 70.
turnsof the United States property to be
exhibited atthe Centennial, $4,000; for
the Interior Department., Sls,50O; for
the War Department, $4,000; for the
Treasury Department SCI 900; for the
Black BILLS Commission, S25, 600. alt'al-
SO proposed.to authorize the use for con-
tiugentexpenses any surplus .appropria;
|tions madeto either OF the departments,
Iby tho not, al afassi.l ID, ! =.
II the BIT reported fayorably by Hitch
cock for tho select Committee. on Rail-
roads in the House, bill declaring forfeit.
cd to the United States all lands not
patented to or earned by the railroads
IHau,horized by the State Of Kansas to run
from Leavenworth via Lawrence to the
Southern line Of the State, with a branch
from Lawrence to Neusha river. ...
An amendment ofthe Committee pro.
vidcs that the lands thus forfeited shall
be disposed Of under the general land laws
OF the United lStates2 2h5I.s1kRI
The unfinished business, being q bill
for re.paying PennsyIvania avenue, was
resumed. .a-2 O ges
Pending the discussion the Senate went
into Executive session and soon ad-
journed.