The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-07
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
70 THE DAILY 1NrE1LleENcER
CON c R E S S.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 0.

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After discussion on the proposition to
change the rules 80 as 10 allow the Com.
mittee on Banking and Currency to re.
port at any time, It was agreed 10 ; yeas
lis, nays 81. The object OF the change
Is 10 allow that committee to report a
bill for the repeal Of the resumption act.
The House then went into Committee
Of The Whole on the Indian appropriation
bill. -.. .,-a
The question being on the point Of
order made by Mccrary against the
section 10 transfer the Indian Bureau to
tho War Department, the chairman over
ruled the point Of order.
Mr. Maginnis offered an amendment
providing that any person desiring TO
trade with the Indians shall receive a
license or certificate Of the district judge
or Judge Of the Supreme Court OF any
territory that he is Of good character
Agreed TO-, \ ~ Z
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the House, and 1t was passed:
adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. White presented the petition OF G.
T. Beauregard, Of Louisiana, for the re-
removal Of his political disabilities.J Re-
ferred the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Boutwell, submitted the following:
ResOlred, That the President be request
ed, ifin his opinion iii not Incompatible
with the public interests, to furnish the
Senate fac simile copy Of the original
draft OF the letter Of the Secretary Of
State to the Minister Of the United States
at the court Of st. James in May 1861, in
relation to the proclamation Of Her.
/ Majesty, the Queen OF Great Britain,
recognizing the belligCrent character of
the Confederate States. Agreed 10.
During the morning number Of bills
Of private character were passed and at
l o'clock the legislative business was sus.
pended and ahe consideration Of the ,arti-
cles OF impeachment resumed. The ao-
cused with counsel and managers were
present.
Mr.. Black filed an action that the Sem
ate yacate no much Of the order recently
adopted holding ms ,naught the plea as to
Jurisdiction fled by him for the reason
that said plea was not overruled by Il
vote OF two.t thirds OF the Senators present.
The order submitted by Mr.. Whyte on
Thursday last directing the defendant TO
plead further or answer articles Of i'm
peachment within ten days from the date
wua amended 20 rs 10 read that the de-
PENDANT have leave to plead further.
| Mr.. Thurman submitted an amendment
to that order as follows: And in the de-
fault ofan answer to the merits within
ten days by respondent to the articles Of
Impeachment, the trial shall proceed as
upon the plea Of not guilty. The ques-
ton being on amendments n vote was taken
and resuIted-yeas 81, nays 5. No quor-
um voting, the Sergeant-at-Arms was di-
rected to request the attendance OF the
absent Senator's. ,Gri .
After short time the Senators respon.
ded and the amendment was agreed to by
vote OF So yeas and nays. The orders
las Gonsidered were-then agreed to. Yeas,
81; nays,4.
Manager Lord then submitted an or
der that on the llth OF July, 1876, the
Senate sitting "a court OF Impeachment,
proceed to hear the evidence on the
merits Of the trial by the House. ~.
Mf. Sargeant moved to amend, by sub
stituting June 10, for July llth; pending
the discussion, Blairc Of the counsel for
the accused, gave notice that. il these
propositions were rejected he wotild move
TO postpone the trial until :he lst OF No
vember next.
MIR. Morrill,, OF Maine, said, the ques-
ton Of fixing the time for this trial, was
very important. He moved that the gal
leries be cleared ndsthe doors closed,
that Senators might confer upon
that question, agreed 10, and the Senate
went into secret conference.
BELKNAP's TRIAL SET FOR JULY G.
AT 800 the doors were reopened and
the chair announced than an order had
been agreed upon, as follows:
Ordered, That on the sixth OF July, ut
one o'clock r. NJ, the Senate sitting a.
Court Of Impeachment will proceed TO
hear the evidence on the merits OF the
trial III this case.
Mr.. Blair submitted motion that an
lOrder be made directing the managers OF
the House, 10 furnish within twenty.four
hours TO the accused or his counsel q list
OF the witnesses they intend to call, to-
gether with the full particulars OF the
facts which they intend TO prove by them.
Mr. Lord objected to the order and said
il was without precedent or reason.
After debate, the motion OF Mr.. Blair
was rejected.
Mr.. Sargent submitted an order direct.
ing the managers to furnish The defend.
ant or his counsel within twenty-four
hours a list OF the witnesses they intend
TO call in this case.
Mr. Edmuuds moved 10 amend the
order by inserting four days instead OF
twentY.fonr hours. Agreed to.
Manager I4apham said the managers
could furnish list OF the witnesses they
might know Of q the time; but they
didn't want to have any.ne ", witnesSeS
which might be discovered after the list
was furnished ruled out because their
names were not on the list.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to further amend
the order and TO have the managers fnr-
nish the defendant within four days u
list Of the witnesses 30 far as at present
known,&e. Agreed TO-. =
Mr.. Thurman aid that the State had
some rights IA we'll Us the defendant. He
moved further to amend an order SO that
the respondent within four days aftef. re-
ceiving the list Of witnesses from the
manager shall furnish the managers with
list Of his Witnesses 30 far as at present
known. Agreed to and an order passed
as amended.
On the motion OF Mr.. Thurman the
Senate sitting as q court adjourned till
the 10th inst, Il being Understood that the
court would meet that day 70 receiye the
answer OF the respondent under order.
Adopted. -
The Legislative business was resumed,an
the chair laid before the Senate, unfnish.
ed business, being the Legislative execu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill, the
pending question being an amendment OF
Mr.. Edwards, that all the appointments
in the executive departments Of the Gov.
ernmeut shall be made upon careful and
impartial examinations Of the candidates
Therefor by board composed OF not
less than five persons to be appointed by
the President, and with the advice and