The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-20
ELE RAPHIC
MIG H II REP Or
CONGRESSIONAL.
Bslknap's impeachment.
SENATE.

Washington, April l9.-The gall
leries of The Senate chamber were
again densely c'owded, ladies pre-
dominating. Immediately after the
journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read the chair laid before the Senate
the message uf the President vetoing
the i'll reducing the Presidential
salary. On motion OF Clayton it was
ordered that the message he printed
and referred 10 the committee on
civil service and retrenchment.
Ex-Secretary Belknap, accoclpan-
led hy his counsel, Carpenter, Black
and Blair, entered the Senate cham
her at 1928 ani at 1890 the Senate
suspended the consideration of legis-
lative business 10 resume the Inn
peachment trial, and the Secretary of
the Senate was directed TO notify the
managers that the Senate was ready
To proceed with the trial. The man
ayers shortly after arrived, and Lord,
ON behalf of the board, sent To the
Secretary's desk and had read the
answer adopted by the House to the
plea of BelKnap, To the effect that at
the time of the commission of the
acts charged against said Belknap he
was an officer of the United States
and was su.h officer until after the
House of Representatives, by its pro-
per committee, had completed an ilr
vestigation of the charges against
him and were preparing for his im-
peachment. The fact was known to
him when he resigned.
Carpenter, Of the counsel for the ac-
cused, asked for copy of the replica
tiou of the House of Representatives,
and for tire until Monday next to
answer to the same. Edmunds sub
mitIed an order that respondent file
his answer to the replication of the
House by the 9th inst. and that the
managers file their r,joinder by the
18th, and that the trial proceed on
the 9th inst, which WAS agreed to-,
after some di-cussion, and on motion
of Edniund-. it Was ordered that the
Senate, sitting as court OF impeach-
ment, do adjourn until the 9th inst,
AT 1890 p. m.
The Senate then resumed legisla-
tive bu.iness and the House bill to
define the Tax on fermented and malt
liquors was passed.
Morton asked n reconsideration ol
the vote on The counting bill
Agreed 10. After other unimporian! I.
business the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Lord, chairman of the Bplkna i'm
peachment managers. reported the
replication proposed to be made to
the plea of Jurisdiction filed on be-
halt of the Belknap replication, rs
adopted by the House and order
ed to be communicated TO the Senate.
The Sergeant-at-Arms male II report
To the House that he had obeyed the
writ of habeas corpus in the HaIlett
Kiihourne case, aud that the body of
Kiibournc had been ordered by the
Judge into the custody of the Mar
shal. Baker offered a resolution in
siructing the s,lert committee on the
real estate pool to investigate whether
any members of the former Congress
were connected with that pool while
such members. Adopted. White
house introduced bill for refinding
the interest-b.ariny debt of United
States cousolS bearing 4 per cent. gold
interest and having i0rty years to
run. Referred. O'Brien introduced
bill to provide for the coinage Of
,'entenuial coins. Referred. The hill
provides for silver dollars and hall
dollar, one si,ie of the coins to give u
corresponding value n cuins of other
principal nations. The House then
resumed the consideration of the
Florida contested election case.
| Finley wtS declire. entitled to the
contested seat. No other business ol
importance WAS transacted. Adjourn.
ed,