The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-05-11

nj fund, provided IN the Act OF the l1tn
Of April, 1875. The bill was objected to, so
action the House adjourned.
MAY 3.-Senatc-After reports from va
rious committees were received, Mr.. Morton
arose to q personal explanation. He had
read an article, recently published in the
New York World, in regard to $780, 900 re
ceived from the government and expended
by him IN organizing Indiana troops. He
then addressed the Senate at length upon
the transaction. He gave a full and COM
plete account of how and under what cir
every cent of the fund was
expended. At the conclusion of Mr.. Nor
toms explanation Mr.. Mcdonald said that at
some future time he would have something
to say in regard TO the political history of
Indiana. He had nothing to say about his
colleagues vindication of his own character.
Mr.. Anthony spoke in commentator Of the
course of Mr.. Morton when Governor OF
Indiana, and condemned the investigation
now being made. He stated the wit
nesses were discharged employees, broken
down contractors, Illicit distillers and
disappointed ofhce seekers. The p~eniten-
tiary and the mad house had given up their
dead in this general resurrection of false
swearing and perjury. Mr.. Cameron also
approved the course of Senator Morton when
Governor of Indiana, and said no man did
more to give victory to our arms. Mr.. Nor
rill called up the House bill authorizing the
transfer of $4,000 to pay lighthouse keep
ers, and maintain the lighthouse service on
the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers.
Passed. Consideration of unfinished BUSH
ness, being the bill in relation to the Japan
csc indemnity fund, was then resumed.
The pending question being on the motion
of Mr.. Sargent to strike out the first section
of the bill which authorizes the return of the
fund, less S125,000 to be reserved and paid
to the officers and crews of the United States
ships Wheeling and jamestown, the motion
was rejected-yeas "a, nays 20. MI. Thur
man moved to strike out the clause which
provides for the return of all the accumula-
ton Of interest. together with the fund.
Pending discussion, the Senate adjourned....
House.-A number of bills having been re-
ceiyed and referred, the Illinois contested
election case was taken up. The report of
the committee being that Farwell (Rep.1 the
sitting member, is not entitled to the seat,
and that Lemoyne (Dem9 is. After argu-
ment, . vote was taken on the resolution Of
fered by the minority of the committee as a
substitute for the resolution Of the majority,
and it was rejected-yeas, SO; nays, 129.
The question then required OF the resolu-
ton Of the majority, declaring that Farwell
is not entitled to the seat, and that Lemoyne
is. Adopted. The House then went into
the Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the Postofic e Appropriation
Bill. Mr.. Hoar asked Mr. Hol-
man who had charge of the bill,
whether the Committee of APP
preparations had taken any action
to the injury done in their business Of the
government furnishing envelopes with the
words, off not delivered to be returned"
printed ON them at rates below those for
which they can be made, and ut a loss to the
government. Mr.. Holman replied that the
| subject has been referred to q subcommittee,
but that no change in the existing regula-
tions had been recommended. Mr.. Hoar
further inquired whether that meant that no
change was needed. Mr.. Holman replied
that the committee had reached no conclu-
sion on the subject, deeming 1t a matter that
properly belonged to the Postofice Com
mittee. Withoutaction, the committee rose,
and the House took a recess until 7:30. The
evening session to be for general debate only
on the Postoffice appropriation bill.
MAY4-Sendte-Mr. Conkling said he had
been requested to present, and most Willingly
did present, a number Of petitions repre-
senting the case of an American citizen
now in an English prison, Ed. 0'Meagher
Condor, undergoing a life sentence, and
who had been eight years imprisoned.
His offense was political. His fate had
awakened sympathy throughout the United
States, and aroused a current of sentiment
Of which the evidence, in part, was before
him in petitions, which came from twenty
two States and several Territories.
They were signed by lawyers, Legislators, and
prominent citizens. The House bad passed
one or two resolutions asking the Executive
still to further interfere, and these resolu'
tons were now before the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Now came all these
petitions representing such a volume of sen
timent and sympathy that rarely came to
either House of Congress. He moved the
petition be referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and hoped some good
would come of them. They were SO re
ferred. The Committee on Commerce re
ported favorably on the bill to exempt al
vessels engaged in the navigation of The
Mississippi river and its tributaries above
New Orleans from entrances and clearances
1t was referred. NJ. Morrill, presented tn,
concurrent resolution thEt Congress adjourn
from Tuesday to Friday Of next week, Il
attend to the opening of the Centennia
Exhibition at Philadelphia. The impeach
ment trial was then resumed, and Mr.. Blair
on the part of the defendant, argued tina
the Senate had no jurisdiction of tn,
case. Manager Lord replied. When Mr.
Lord concluded, the Senate, sittin,
as q Court Of Impeachment, adjourned
until tomorrow. The consideration
of legislative business was resumed, ant
the Senate soon adjourned ... .House-Th,
House went into Committee of the Who'll
on the Postoiice Appropriation bill. Tn
bill was debated, but no action wa
taken, and the committee rose. Nine thou
sand dollars was appropriated to pay tn
expenses of the Select Committee ap
pointed to investigate the Federal Office
in Louisiana. The message from the Presi
dent, declining to furnish the House wit
information as to his various absence
from the Capital, was read, an
was received with cool disdain on the Demo
cratic side, and with evident enjoyment o.
the Republican side. A resolution instruc
ing the select committee for the inyestigi
ton of the Federal Offices in Louisiana, t
make q full and complete investigation Q
the circumstances attending the assassini
ton of N. II. Twitchell and David King O
Red river, La, particularly as to whethe
the cause was, or was not, of q politics
character, was offered and adopted. Tn
House then adjourned.
NAY 5.-Sendte-The House resolutio
accepting the invitation to attend the opeI
ing ceremonies of the Centennial Exh
bition, and providing that when the tw
, Houses adjourn on the 9th inst, it be I
meet on the 18th, was, after discussion
| adopted. Consideration of the articles Z
impeachment was then resumed, and Nj
Carpenter, for the respondent, began hi
argument on the question of jurisdiction
After reviewing the pleading in the cas-,
he said he would endeayor TO show how, frs
that articles of impeachment could not b
! entertained against any private ~citizsn, i
any case whatever; and, second, that whel
; ever articles of impeachment were exhibite
! they must setforth every fact essentialto col
; stitute the crime impeachable. He stated tia
l he would confne himself, in his argumen
/, to legal questions, and would be as brief {
! possible, and dry as a stick. Mr.. Carpente
!, read from the debates of the Constitution,
! Convention, and stated that the men VII
framed the Constitution never had th
slightest idea that any body but public of
! GERS could be impeached. The debates a
I showed impeachment was intended as
! check upon those in power. At two o'cloe
: the Senate took a recess. After recess NJ
Carpenter resumed and finished his arg
E ment. He was followed by Mr.. Knott i
: behalf of the managers, who argued tn.
, the real question before the Court wa
whether ihey exercised the functions d
volved upon them as the highest Cou
; known to our government by virtue
q constitutional power, or merely at tt