The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-09

brary OF Congress, - that 4 complete rec
ord may be had Of the progress OF the Re
public. Passed.
.ir. Foster, from the committee on ap-
propriaiiJns, reported :. bill transferring
the custody Oi certain Indian trust funds
'-oni the Sycrt -sry OF Interior 20 the
IL, ssarer cl the Unite ,-aies.- Passed.
The House theu ad.olrued.
WAsNISG1o:,, .. C., March 2.-Mr. Say
lor also reported the bill to aIaend the act
OF March 18th, 1874, to encourage the
growth OF timber on the western prairies.
After the explanation of Mr. SAVIOR, the
bill passed.
Mr.. Goodin, from the Committee ON pub
lie lands, reported bill declaring forfeit
ed to the United States, and subject only to
homestead entry, all lands granted to aid
in the construction Of railroad from
Leavenxorth, Kansas, to the Neosho river,
such grant having beep forfeited BY the
limitation of the law. Alter an explana-
tion by Mr.. Goodin, and some discussion,
the bill passed.
lhe II 'use then went into committee OF
the whole, and Mr.. Clymer presented re-o-
lutions of Impeachment against Vim. W.
Belknap, late Secretary of War, for high
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a., g,T,;,a Grain thai vhan :, :, -
,bis Housa will agree tb,, an, So
a.king that rermis.ion." ''
Parm;ss;on was giyen and NJ ctr-
,akinp his position AT the clerk'. d. ~
the fnlIowing report:
-The cnnmir,.e found. a. the very ,hr..b-
hold of il. iuve,tio alton. such unours,ion-
"a evidence of ,he malf.as,nc, of Cen "
" RaIknan then Secretary Of War rhaf
~, ,ornd :, ,b,.;r du,v N Law IN. same
hsfora th. Honse
Thav fnr,b.- -srort ,ba, ,bi. d,v at IL
o,cloct tb;. morning. a letter Of m. Pres.
;dant cf tbe Limited states was presented To
,be committee accen,inr the re.ivna,;on OF
,ba S.c,o,arg of war toyetber w;,b , conv
Of hi Ia',er of resqn,,ion which the pre-.
;dep, informed the committee was accented
,bont Io.3b this morning They therefore
u,,,,ir,onsIv rrnort and demand ,ha,
the eaid Wm W BetknapIate Secretary of
war he dealt with according IN the law of
the land and 10 that end submit herewith
the ta.tiIno,v in The case taken toga,bar
with several statements and eyhib;rs ,hera.
IN attached. and also a r.porr of the mr.
ceedings ,hecommi tee had dnr;r, the IN
vestigs,ion of This subiect and snhrni, rho
foIlowino resolutions:
Resolved That VIM. w gelkn,n late
Secretary of War. be impeacbed of bioh
crimes and misdemeapors-
Re,oIved Thar the ,est;mopv /, tho o,ss
of Wm w ReIknan late Secretary of W,r
he rsfer,ed 10 the indici,rv coDn,n; ;,,sa viii
,n,,,,c,;o,s 10 ,ren,,a ami ,,por, w;,h No
unnacessarv delay suitable ,r,icIss NJ i'm.
n.,cbm.nf of the s.id Wm NJ R,ILn.n
Resolved That a committee nj five MON.
har, he .nno;n,ed and ;nstrnc,ed =, n-oc..d
;mms5;,,slv 20 the bar nj tho Ss,a,a and
,h.r, ;,,rs.cb Nm NJ. ReIkn.n I,,a G.
re,arv of War in the name Of the ,eonle of
the ITnited States of biob crimes and mis-.
dama,nors whom in ottcs and ~ intern
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.upiI, 80 anu h''so'efh"eht
.rt, nv .u 'iii' ishu ior years past.
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o"nSe my uu's' as 1 ueeln oest 10 myself
Gnu .nis iio.' " u.uia'iuiiS 'ne previous
iuest'Il ~ oii the auoPiloh Oh me resolution.
hi. Nasson aPPeAieu 10 Mr. Ciymer to
sNe oppoi'ulhty ior some suggestions 10 De
m"ue o.iore asAiis the previous question
U" matter oi 80 grave 4 SUBJECT.
ar. SiyHier regretted that ne could not
y Doi'e his irienu, anu ior the reason that
iiS eo'Ieasues on the committee desired TO
oe ne1iI "i'ei INC previous quesheh was
Mr.. Kasson--Allow me to saw that there
will not be the slightest opposition to their
being all heard.
Mr.. Clymer-I decliue to yield, and de-
mand the previous question.
Afler some further discussion, the pre-
vious question was seconded, and Mr.. Civ
mer yielded the floor to his colleague, MIR.
Robins.
Mr.. Robins pleaded his mental and ply
steal exhaustion, from his continuous ser
vice on the committee, as a reason why he |
should not address the House to any length. |
He spoke OF the report presented as a case
OF great shame and disgrace to all Ameri- |
can citizens. As TO the question OF i'm |
peachability OF an officer who has resigned, |
he was not prepared to speak wortbily, ex-
cept to suggest that it could not be true
that an officer who was being investigated. |
and who had been found, by evidence, to he |