The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-04-14
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Tn tho Sopate. m Tho Atb Tho Tbo,r an.
."..s. .s.S..n' '" ~" o.
nounceu as u speciai committee 10 inquire into
the recent election in Mississippi, under the re.
solution adopted last week. Messrs. Boutyell.
Cameron, Wise. Oglesby. Bayard and MELON:
, aha' uon me anppeared in ,hn Sahse, On sne parto
corted TO seats on the left of tho presidiny on.
Ger. After proclamation by the Sergeant.at
arms, articles of impeachment against W. W.
Belknap, late Secretary OF War, were read
Managers. The reading of the articles Of i'm
parchment being concluded, MIR. Ferry, Presi.
dent pro TEN. of the Senate, announced that the
Senate would take proper order on the subject.
......ln the House, Mr.. Knott, Chairman OF the
Judiciary Committee, reported IA bill to amend
section Lao OF the Revised Statutes, SO as to
provide that no person shall be prosecuted, tried
or punished for any oiiense except against the
internal revenue, unless indicted within three
years AFTER such onense mas been or may he com.
mitted. After discussion the bill passed. Mr..
T Tnxes Frpn, Inar Trnnh,e ol r rano T1mn y ,iei ., on tne
vide Tor the projection Of the Texas frontier on
the lower Rio Grandc. Itauthorizes and requires
the President to station and Keep on the Rio
he State of Tramauiinas above Tnreio twn rsSo ~
mems of cavalry in addition 10 Tho intantrv fnr
sarrison ,iutv y,nd to Leen each troon ,m ~ tba
full strength Of 1000 men. 1t authorizes the
President, in view of the inability OF the Mexican
ties into Teyos nv nrier thn - tn cass
the Rio Grande and use such means as NAV
be FOUND necessary To recover stolen property
and check raids; 1t guards, however, against
unnecessary injury to peaceable inhabitants of
Mexico' Inc pm was mate u special ORDER ior
nosed Of. ~
T., tho Sop,to nm tho 9Th cbio,. Juet;co
waite onneared. unon invitation. and admins.
tered tho following oath 10 the Senators. .,You
do solemnly swear. that in nil thinps oppertain.
ing to the trial OF the impeachment OF w. W.
Belknap, late Secretary of War, now pending,
you will do impartial Justice, according to the
Constitution and the laws" The following
was then adopted ''Ordered, That summons be
issued, as required by the rules Of procedure and
impeachment of W. w. Belknap, returnable Mon
day, the 18th day of the present month, at |. $50
o'clock in the afternoon. The Senate then resum.
ed its regular order Of business. 4. =. In the House,
the bill to transfer the Indian Bureau from the
Interior to the War Department was discussed ut
length in m of the Whole. MIR. Sparks
arguing in favor of the bill and MIR. Cox against it.
In tho So,ota m, tho 9Th tho nov, posto,o
."'' va : o''"se
Dill was taken up ana discussed, but no vote
reached ...In the House, the Senate bill fixing
the presilent's salary ut $o5 600 per annum after
tho An or yyorcb noyt u,oa nossoj Tho ,nnro-
pmittoo ns ~. " Io"s"'efeo Il iehs'" III JIM
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The senate was not in session on the ,th.
having adjourned over till Monday, ,....In the
uouse only hills ~ n ,riv,te noturo yysre n
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siuereo. among those passeu was one ior the
payment of certain war claims. applying to over
two hundred individuals, in different States, and
aggregating Sli2 900.
The session of the House. on the 9Th. was
Tor debate only, and the proceedings were OF no
general interest.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Mr.. Hitch