New-York tribune., 1876-07-26
yLIVM COyGREsS-FIRST SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
THE sENATE's TIME DEVOTED TO lMpEAChNENr-A
VOTE ON THE SILVER BILL DLFEATED-ihh
NAVAL REPORT A SPECIAL osDEH FOR FRIDAY
THE FAST MAIIs-MR. LAMAR MAKES AN En-
PLANA1IoN.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. July % 1876
In the Senate to-day Mr.. GORDON (Dem, Cal
introduced n bill to establish n competent ana non
nartisan Revenue Corps Referred to the Committee on
| Civil Service and Retrenclnnent
The House bin amend certain sections OF the POST
Office Augmentation hin Of June 23 1874 and Section
1854 Of the Revised Statutes IN regard TO straw pidS'
The s-nato then resumed the consideration OF tho
ART cles of impeachment against Mr. BeIslap -
Mr. Carpenter Of counsel for the accused by
ccnscpt vas permitted stand nj the desk occupied Dy
him whcn lie senator that he rngnt Dc oetter
heard by tho senate whc delivering his argument IN
hebas OF the defense He first spoke of the Importance OF
this case and then Of the duty LAWYERS TO Their
lie read from various English prccedenS 10 STOW lno
OF their clients. He then addressed hiinsgii 10 S Ila
that the order of the Senate holding tho arti-
lie argued that il was common All over the "ou 5oI o
courts To reverse their DECISIONS ana fcnu from e ou
chapter OF Exodus to SHOW m hat he @ rae r, tHc
uaopc of Israel He referred 10 the services Oh pth
Rclknap in tic teld and ud II wy q. Snio, WIG. az
to face with BcanrrGidS army that ven. uith ~ r
SAW him " the action of Cen i5cih'p on ln 'd5
which made him Secretary OF war, II "ai 9et
incidence that few dnyS ago Ihe t ii' ,,a,j
proceedings were suspended ana the Sshie p",sI Gcn
q b1I fn thn political d!fiiltfH ol trll
Bcaurcgard. IL then resumed the wa, !" S, 5VT u ~
couid not infct political dsab lties on Gen he hp
lie g. mmcntcl ~ cu 9Th on the good chalacer ui ptn
D,Iknap Senators all rrCGicctcd the flthch arms w
ygstici,lion. The Secretary oi w c"ud VA, nuo
II On coo On the sale of arms 20 the Frcuch IN Ics
tiC,f,on wus held. and every man on the committee
without regard To party, acquitted him lncre laH nrfn
! y striking ~ tancc OF IN" WciE.h % E,u % ~ r. 49,
'his city lately and tant was ~ TIE ease n hr hrrr
sneaker Of the House Of Representatives. Tie DecFrd
Ri. Kerr WA as honest rs "H! miI :.
this Senate chamber, but the testimony agiinst
him was twice rs "a that against M Beihnap
MI Carpenter hu"ryrr SAID D." houcsty b'hNNcu IL u.
had hcni Republican he wouid hayc been cN1eicn
thc Republican party had been organized ana mus ai
l survived unGu principle whicH would break UP any
family IN n land A. Democrat Sild a!ll
thing AGAINST % Republican the "EOic h,ploHiI pal,!
was up ANA sud, We Know II iIu5 ana We @ ale
hand If p.mnrrft was accused tho pemocratic party
demanded n patient hearing That parry hau 500 :.
SENSE ana know that II was MOI te ir 'lnS e 10
tho lrlrs They called halt aud IN" RcpubhcaS loih'u
with Inc De uor.ats in CNculuiiug the party charged
Mr. Carpenter tacn commented %, l,u-in on me lN III
regard io bribery, rnd argued ,ilat M bcNt'p MN ,"
,.ku nou, from DR. Marsh for the purpose OF nili-
cn-pp ma official action therefore he cohd not bc
,,s1,,- - tho ,-c nf bribery. telegraph company
rr,,ifly published a rcport tO the elect iat HANKS
r..i-d io Government officials constituted about one
fhir of the complimentary bu'ncss, bht Una, Ihe l-
tn m. Coupauy uucl money. BUt That w7 not bribery!
CoHiiuur Ls argument hr contend. I'd that j. tie N
ientDh which constituted M cilme. u ne l l". - & i
ing the pIc.,Id does for tie purpose ol lH'tI"S
nn igl .rtiou he ,s guilty of bribery ana u t ono 'i
ar,l,tug 10 allows his ul'ai acton 10 Io IIhd'h'''
| tlertiy n l. guilty W the crime. . ,,
A, % r,or iLo s,n1tr tDuK a recess for u minutes
HON rra--enhlug. Mr. Carpenter resumed ms htEu-
mout Before be concluded ine senate, ~ a. SUING
! rs Court OF inpe'cEmch'' &c" "J""'"'" "'''' ."
! Irclslativo business was resumed, and Mr. WRIGHT
fI Jov.D move, fu tIkc mp - House hll Tor l"c .'
inct ~ claims w ,rorh by M Southern Claims Coins-
! Sion but a!terward withdrew H. ,r,
| Hr ALLISON moved 10 take NJ the River ana iI'ihor
I'm Int lrtoa, reaching vote on tie motion the senate
/ ,t adj