The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-28
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The Forty-Fourth Congress.
WAsnINaroN. April ~.

missioners, and also the amendment OF The
SENATE making an appropriation for the tx
peuses OF the executive Departments Of the
government exhibiting at the centennial
exhibition. the senate rcceded from some
| Of its amendments.
Mr. Sherman submitted a resolution d.
rec,ing the secretary Of war to inform he
senate of the cost of the signal service
corps, with detailed statement of The sew
eral branches of that corps, and his views
in regard to transferring that service to the
treasury department agreed TO.
After reading the minutes of the last ses-
zion of the senate sitting as court of i'm
parchment, and the replication and re-
joinder recently filed, Mr.. Lord, on the
part of the board of managers, submitted
motion that evidence relating to the ques-
ton of the jurisdiction Of the senate, sitting
az a court of impeachment, be given before
the arguments relating thereto are and if
such plea is ovcrruled, that the defendant
be required to answer the articles of im-
parchment within two days. and the house
OF representatives to reply, If they deem it
necessary, within two days, and that the
trial proceed on the next day after the
joining of the issue.
| Mr.. Carpenter, Of counsel for The &C
cused, moved that the trial be postponed
until the first Monday Of December next.
He also asked that the time for discussing
the motion to postpone be fixed at two
hours for each side, instead OF one, as fixed
by the twentieth rule. The reques. was
granted.
Mr.. Blair, of counsel for the accused,
then addressed the senate in favor of the
motion, aud was followed by Judge Black
on the same side of the question.
| Mr.. Carpenter also addressed the senate.
and when he had concluded Mr.. Edmunds
moved that the senate Withdraw for con-
sultation. Agreed to.
Before the senate retired Nj. dosr, one
Of the managers, called IFS attention to the
rule of parliamentary law which restricts
the senate in discussion Of what has taken
place in the house Of representatives. He
desired to know whether that was the rule
governing proceedings on the trial. so that
the managers of the house might govern
themselves accordingly. He was led to
allude to the subject from the fact that one
of the learned counsel had been permitted
to state that a scene of disorder took place
in the house on a certain occasion. He did
not make any motion on the subject, but
merely desired to call the attention of the
senate to II in order that the managers
might understand what their rights and
duties we're in the premises.
Mr. Carpenter said that on the part of
defendant. the counsel wished 10 be heard
before that important question was decided
Tine senate then, at three O'Clock, retired
for consultation, and returned to the senate
chamber at hali-past four, when the pre-
siding officer announced that the motion
on part of defendant was denied, and that
the counsel on the part of the respondent
would now be heard OF the motion aubinit-
ted by the managers, which isl that evidence
on the question pending to plea of juris-
dction be given before the arguments re-
lating thereto IRE heard, and thst if such
plea is over-ruled The defendant should ru
required to answer articles Of impeach-
tnent in two days, and that the trgl shall
proceed on the next dsy after joining issue
MIR. Blair, counsel for Btlknap. rose %
open argument. but on motion Of Mr. Az
thony the senate sitiing ss a court OF inn
parchment adjourned till tomorrow III
half-past twelve.
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and short time after The door, re-
opened, adjourned.
MIR. Whitehouse. chairman of the com
mittec on naval affairs, reported testimony
taken before it, and asked to have ii print
ed, as well as all other testimony that may
be taken. After discussion, agreed 10.
The house then went into committe OF
the whole, Mr.. Cox IN the chair, on the leg
islative aud executive appropriation bill,
resuming it's consideration on page 81,
where appropriations are made for survey
or-geperals and their clerks. Ali items
for veyor-geIerals were struck out on
the suggestion that the committee on pub.
lie lands was investigating the subject, and
that provision could be made for it in the
civil appropriation bill. Items for the post
office department brought up the question
of fast malls, Mr. Foster charging that the
committee was going back to the cid stage
coach system, and Randall insisting that
the recommendations of the committee were
fully approved by the postmaster general,
and the mail service was not to be in the
slightest degree diminished by the economy
in expenditure provided in this bill. The
| salary Of commissioner of agriculture was
raised from $2,700 TO $1,000, md an addi-
tional paragraph was added making it the
| duty of the commissioner to collect aSricul-
| tural statistics, compile the same and pub
lish monthly statement thereof.
| Mr. Whitehouse offered an amendment
to.section two, prohibiting an trn9loye of
the government from giving t rreceiv-
ing from any other person, directly or in-
directly, any money or thing Of value for
political purposes. Adopted.
| Mr.. Glover moved to insert an additional
section prohibiting the executive officers of
government from employing any clerk,
agent, engineer, draughtsman, messenger,
Waterman, laborer or other employees in
any Of the executive departments in the
city Of Washington or elsewhere, except
those for whom specific appropriations are
made in the bill agreed to.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house without voting on any
of the amendments. Adjourned.