The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-28
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OFT the Country.
Latest News Of the Globe.
THE BGLRNAP IMPEAcuMENT.
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.

Washington, April 27.-The gall
ieries OF the Senate chamber were
again crowded to-day. %iwoihirds of
the audience being ladies. At 1890
legislative business WAS suspended
and the impeachment trial Was be-
gun. Lord submitted n motion that
the evidence relating 10 the question
of jurisdiction of the Senate, sitting
as a court Of Impeachment, be given
before the arguments relating thereto
are heard, aud If such plea is over
ruled that the defendant be required
10 answer the articles of impeach-
ment within two days and the House
10 reply, if they deem it necessary,
within two days, aud that the trial
proceed the next day after the join
ing of issue. Carpenter, of the coun-
sci for the accused, moved that the
trial be postrnned until The e rst Mon
day of December next, and asked that
the time for discussion OF this motion
he fixed at two hours for each side.
The request WAS granted, and Blair
addressed the Senate ia favor of the
motion. He agreed that it was i'm
possible for the Senate to do Justice
to so great and irnportanta question as
Is involved in this C Use, on account of
the advanced stage of the session, and
that the counsel5had not had lime to
make suitable investigation before
presenting themselves to argue this
great question. Blair spoke an hour,
and dwelt ut some length upon the
political excitement against the ac-
caused. ~contending that it was so in
tense that each party was committed
to his ruin. 1t was impossible for
him to have "a fair trial, though he
might have an honest me-. He also
intimated that his defense would be
painful, and that nothing but the
fear of the absolute loss of his reputa-
ton could move him to it.. The SEN
ate retired ut 4 O'Clock to consult on
the motion 10 postpone the inpeach-
ment trial. AT $3.50 the Senators re-
turned and the President pro lem.
announced that The motion of the
counsel for respondent for a continu-
ance of the trial until December had
been Overruled.
The Senate conference committee
report on the deficiency appropriation
bill was agreed to. Mitchell called up
the Senate bill granting the right of
way through public lands for wagon
roads ove The Blue Mounds, Oregon.
Pressed.
The Senate, sitting as Il court, adj
journed then and at 4:tD went into
executive session and after a short
time the session re-opened, when Sar-
gent introduced II bill 10
and promote Geographic communira-
ton between the Pacific coast. Re
ferrcd. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Latham introduced all amendment
to the Constitution to authorize the
President 10 approve or dbnpprove
of separate clauses or provisions of Il
bill. Referred. Morrison reported
back the Senate amendment TO the
House bill to define the tax on fer
mented or malt liquors. Amendment
accepted. The conference report on
the i'll excluding Missouri from the
provisions ofthe act OF May 10Th 1872,
to promote the development of mi.
ming was agreed 10. Wig
CLINTON introduced II bill fur the re-
lief of settlers on railroad land. Re-
ferred. The House then went into
com nittee of the whole on the legis.
lutive and executive appropriation
bill, resumlng its consideration where
appropriations are made for surveyor
generals and their clerks. All the
items for Surveyor Generals were
struck out of the Till.
The items for the postotfice depart
ment brought up the question of fast
mails. Foster, of Ohio, charging the
committee with going back to the old
stage coach system. Randall declared
that the recommendations of the
committee were fully opposed by the
Postmaster Generaland thai the mail
service va not to be in the slightest
degree diminished. Amendments
were adopted raising the salary III the
commissioner of agriculture to 9},OUJ
and more closely eiiing his duties.
The committee then rose and reported
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