The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-11
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believe he intended 10 charge me with
falsehood and deceit as ! The moment
thought. l did NOT yishto have any per-
sonal 'uhkindness with the gentleman, or
violate In any way the propriety Of the
debate. " sMi y. I'r'-. .
Mr. singleton-I am very glad indeed
to hear what the gentleman says. he and
i / have been on the best footing with each
other, and never have had any misunder-
standing. The gentleman pitched into
me pretty strong, and ! came back at him
IN the same way. he withdraw the
offensive Language, and We are quite as
before. Il desire no difficulty with the
gentleman, bptI always do my duty and
maintain my rights. -. ,i.., ..sr.
/ The report was accepted md anew
Conference Committee appointed, consist.
ing OF Messrs. Singleton, Springer and
Monroe. The two latter are members ot
tho Committee on Foreign Affairs.
II Mr.. Rahd9lB from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported q bill % con-
tinue for ten days longer the bill allowing
the public printing to be carried on.
Passed.
Mr.. Holman moved 10 suspend the
rules and adopt resolution instructing
the Committee on Banking and Currency
to report for consideration and amend.
ment bill TO repeal so much OF the re-
sumption act as provides for the redemp.
ton OF United States notes with coin.
Negatiyed by a vote OF l05 TO .99-not
two.thirds in the affirmative. n @f
i A resolution for the supplyoilemon;
ade and iced teaswas Offered W Mr..
Stone and rejected.
Mr.. Cox moved that when the House
adjourn ii be till Thursday next. Re-
jected.
The object OF Mr.. Cox in making the
motion was to allow all the conference
committees time TO get up with their
work and to prevent other mischievouS
legislation.
Mr.. Holman then moved that when the
House rdjourn il be till Wednesday next.
Agreed 10.
Adjourned.
The House bill establishing post routes
throughout the country was taken up,
but was soon laid aside for the morning
business. "a
Mr.. Bogy presented q petition Of .eiti;
zens Of ST. Louis for an appropriation TO
secure the bank OF the Mississippi river
opposite that city. Referred.
| Mr., Eaton submitted resolution di.
fecting the Secretary OF War to report
the number Of troops in the Southern
States and the location OF each command.
He asked its present consideration, but
Mr.. Edmunds objectlng, the resolution
went over. Mr.. Eaton gave notice that
he would call it up tomorrow.
Mr.. Sherman presented petition OF
the citizens OF Iowa complaining OF the
action OF the government in regard 10 the
Dcs Moines Valley lands. Referred.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the resolution
submitted by him last week to amend the
rule forthe government !ot impeachment
trials so as to provide that on !ofiers ofand
objection to evidence and other inter'
locutory and incidental questions that
one counsel and: "a manager may open, one
counsel and manager may be heard in
opposition and one counsel and man.
ager heard in reply, and that the whole
argument on each side shal! not exceed
thirty minutes without leave OF the
Senate.
After discussion the amendment was
rejected. Yeas; %; nays,I.
Mr.. Herman moved an amendment
limiting discussions to ten minutes on
each side. Agreed to. YEAS, 90; nays, 16.
Mr.. conkling called up hisamendmeut
providing that consultations Of Senate
shall be held without clearing the gale.
ries and closing the doors, and that Sem
ators may ask questions Of counsel, man.
ayers and witnesses, without reducing the
same to. writing.
Pending efforts to reconsider the vote
by which Mr.. Conklings amendment was
rejected, the hour arrived for resuming
the consideration OF articles OF impeach-
ment, and Whitelaw Reid, managing edi.
tor OF the New York Tribune, was sNsworn
and examined by Mr.. MacMahon.s .
Witness was asked whether he recol.
lected the article in the 4ribnne in 1872
regarding the complaints made against
the post traders at Ft. Sill. He replied
that he did. He was then asked whether
after the publication Of the article he had
any communication from Belknap either
personally or by letter In regard to the
authorship OF the article.
To this Counsel Carpenter objected,
whereupon there arose q long discussion
between the Counsel and managers. M;
Mr.. Mcmahon stated that his object was
TO show that the Secretary Of War had
made no effort to have an inquiry into
the truth Of the complaints. He said he
expected to show that the conduct Of the
Secretary was that Of aguilty man who
was aware Of the existence OF the sys.
TEN Of exturtion and imposition against
the soldiers at Fort Sill.
The Senate, however, refused to- allow
the question.
Mr, McMahon asked the witness
whether he. had received communities
tion from Gen. Mcdowell on the subject
after the pibTfcStionto Of the Tribune arti-
Gle.
This was objected to, but the objection
was overruled, and witness said he had
received such q communication, >,
The communication was ordered to be
placed in evidence.
0nmotion Of Mr.. Sargent, the Senate
sitting as a Court Of Impeachment took a
recess for ten minutes and resumed the
consideration Of legislative business.
A message was received from the House
OF Representatives announcing the pas
sage Of the bill to continue the provisions
OF the act TO provide temporarily for the
expenditures Of the Government for ten
days from to-day ;t 40
The Senate proceeded to consider the
same, and it was passed without amend.
ment.
THE impeachment trial was resumed.
Mr.. Carpenter, Of the counsel for tho
accused submitted telegrams from Gen.
Sherman and Lieutenant General Sheri.
dan to the effect that the preaence Of
Lieutenant General Sheridan, witness
In the case, was necessary in Chicago,
and asking that an arrangement be made
10 have his disposition taken in that city.
The counsel for the accused and man.
ayers agreed that II should be, admitted
and that Gen, Sheridan would testify first