The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-05
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WAsHISoToN, May 4.
SENATE

Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, presented con-
current resolution that Congress adjourn
from Tuesday till Friday Of next week
to attend the opening of the Centennial
Exhibition at Philadelphia.
Mr.. .Edmunds moved an amendment
that the adjournment be from the 9th to
the 18th.
Mr.. Conklirg moved as further
amendment al The adjournment be
from the 9Th to the 18th.
After discussion it was laid over and
the impeachment trial resumed.
Mr.. Conkling said he had been re-
quested 10 present and most willingly
did present number of petitions rep
resenting the case of the American citi-
zen now in the English prison, Ed.
Gemeagher Condor, undergoing lie
sentence and had been eight years i'm
prisoned. His offence was political, at
least in its occasion and the cir
c,Imstances out of which 1t
grew. His fate had awakened
sympathy throughout the United States,
and aroused current of sentiment of
which the evidence in part was before
twenty-five States and several territories.
They were signed by lawyers, Legislators
and prominent citizens. They asked the
Intervention of Congress in behalf of this
captive. The Executive had been assIdi.
Gus in endeavoring 10 obtain mitigation
of the sentence. The House had passed
one or two resolutions asking the Execu-
tive to still further interpose, and those
resolutions were now before the Commit.
tee on Foreign Relations. He moved
that the petitions be referred to the Com
m:ttee on Foreign Relations and hoped
that some good would come of them.
They were SO referred.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, presented petl.
tions Of manufactures and dealers in to-
bacco, demonstrating against any change
in the present mode of packing tobacco.
Referred.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported iavorably on bill
TO exempt all vessels engaged in the av-
igation OF the Mississippi river and its
tributaries above New Orleans, from en-
frances and clcarances. Referred.
Mr.. Carpenter of the counsel for the
respondent SAID that if the court WAS to
adjourn next week, as proposed, it would
be in the middle of tie arguments, and
he had no doubt it would be more con-
venient to both sides to have the argu-
ments postponed untilthe reassembling
Of the Senate
Manager Lord said che managers would
prefer to have the arguments postponed
until after the 18th.
After discussion the Senate refused
to postpone hearing the arguments, yeas
-, nays 3S, pnd Mr.. Blair for the re-
spondent opened the argumnt on the
question of jurisdiction, quoting at length
from the Blount case. He denied the
power Of the Senate 10 try on articles OF
impeachment against private citizens.
He contended that several United States
Judges had resi- ned and the impeach-
ment proceedings against them had been
stopped.
When Mr.. Blair had ended his argu-
nent the Senate TOOK recess for five
minutes.
On reassembling Manager Lord re-
Piled to the argument OF Mr.. Blair. lie
asserted that the Senate had Jurisdiction
in the case, and in support OF his position
cited numerous legal authorities.
When Mr.. Lord concluded, the Sem
ate sitting as Court Of Impeachment
adjourned till o.morIow, and the con
sideration of legislative business was re-
sumed, and the Senate soon adjourned.