The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-03

was stated that when the Lord Chancellor bad
sought to s1ye himself ny a resignatiOn Of his
high Office, the nttcmut was vain, as the King
did not aud could not lnterpose. Was the House
u be told that the man IN power at the other
Congress Of n right and power which tue King
OF Great Britain could not take from Pailia-
mont2 lSensatlon and apnlauee1 IL used to be
q theory 1T tho King could do no wrong
out no man bad ever been found boli enough
in this country to say that the President can Dc
no wrong u .sis man VINO hud uttered tho
memorable sentence, Let no guilty man
escape" held 1t In his powert to rob an American
Congress OF its right to inilct punishment or 10
pronounce censure on publicly convicted
criminal. whore was the barrier to be found
beneath whose shelter the liberties OF the peo-
pie could rest secure2 lApplause
MIR. llOar-Does the gentleman say that Com
eress has the power to punish any man in this
MIR. Blackburn- 7 will not submit to Interrupt
tions. ] am the last man who would Introduce
not admissible here. The Republican members
OF the committee were - earnest aud honest In
the prosecution OF the inquiry and IN the pro-
sentation OF this report az tho members repre-
senting the majority Of this House. We have
seen no diherence IN the cOmniittee room.
appeal to the members OF the House that there
snail he no difference manifested here. II fraud
has been perpetrated, II cfiminallty exists. n
tives Of the people in this House so declare IL,
aud send the issue to tho cOurt where II may
FIN lly be uied and II we are unable To punish
where quit Ia almost openly confessed. let tho
responsblllty for tnat failure rost on other
Mr.. Danford (Iiep., Ohio). another member OF
the committee, Expressed II as his Judgment
ihn inn III Inc seeprarrJ oi MT
ohcer 10 the country. He disagreed, however,
with tho statement OF the Chairman (ar. ely
mer) that the conduct OF this olilcer WIS the le-
gi;ima'o outgrowth Of the principles Of the
party In power and he EXPRESSED the hope that
lican side Of the House against the resolution.
PLEA ron DELAY.
Mr.. Kasson (tep. Iows) said that a few years
ago there had gone from his state Young, we'll
a nj fpH M "A
battles of his country. lie had gone through
the war, and the President had afterward called
him to "A seat in bis Cabinet, placing him at the
| head OF that army OF which he had been an hum
| bic but somewhat DISTINGUISHED member. This
! morning. for tho first time, the delegation from
! Iowa mad heard that that gentleman. who had
| been so much respected In his own State. and
| so much honored by the nation, had been found
guilty OF receiving acompensation for some act
Il oflcia duty. and that that compeDsation had
cen continuous. ,i the uoune "SuIu luag9 o,
| state had listened to the reading OF the evil
donoe He bad mover heard ANYTHING read with
| greater Interest than the report and whon at
| the close - the reading he had made an appeal
to his friend from Pennsylvania tMr. Ciymer)
| not for himself alone, but tor his colleagues,
| whose pride and honor were 50 touched by the
| onafactar Of the report, for "A moments delay
| that they might ind out whether there might
not DO IN the evidence one eXtcnulIiug circum-
| stance, hO had been met bY the demand Tor
| .he previous question. lie dld not desire to
| lin, suy excn,ntinn foi Mr. ueli,nap rom ali
| ths penalties To which bis acts entitled him. but
10 found the most painful feature disclosed by
| the evidence 10 he the fact tnht not one word OF
II touched the officer IN question unt the desth
| which broke a heart had occurred. l~ens alton ]
| Was lie to lie blamed that he and his colleagues
wanted a night To ascertain the extent OF that
| officers guilt by reading tbs evidence IN poiut1
/ Was he to be blamed that when he found that
the most delic te relations Ia tho nuinan NE
| involved IN this proceeding 4 relation so deli
cate mat no dared not aiiuue - u u ustalil, he
asAed an opportunity TO consider whether there
was anything to be said In ONtenuatIOn OF so
high and so great misdemeaaoI. But IL
was too late to go back to tnat now.
He and hts colleagues had been re-
fused that opportunits, and now he only
asked the attention Of the House TO the oues-
ton VIII ether the House did not need more time
TO ascertain whether this ofhcer was impeacha-
bic. After quoting FROM Judge story on this
point, be argued tGat the powers Of Congress
Mr. Dsiknnp pe fmpeached the senate could not
execute tue constitutional prOvlsiOn. which de
clares that he snail be removed tfom ONCE. II
lie were liabe 10 Impeachment, let 1t te under
stood that they were sll without exception for
impeachment; but II the House was establish
inG precedent which old not rest on the Con
sututlon. ard which WIS dangerous for the fu'
iuro. he thought II hight that the House should
pause an consider. oy a re ott fOm its judi
ciars Committee, the question OF us night "a
maze this impeachmcns II the House could
impeach man not IN ofce, u might - b ca
ana unpeach Jefferson Davis and John B. Floyd
s;r Robbins Dem. y. CD suggested that there
wa- great difference between a conviction on
Impeachment and conviction on Indictment
la the latter case the man might be pardoned
10y the Executive, but in the former 'selt could
not be. As to tho suggestion ar to the impeach-
ment Of jefferson DAVIS, he replied that 1t h ad
Teen decided that a Senator could not bs i'm
peaohed, not being an ofioer OF tue United
) .ates.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The debate being closed the House proceed
ed 10 vote on the resolutions, and they were
un iuimously adopted.
Ihe Speaker appointed IA the committee &c
nO.ify the Senate OF the action Of the House
| No,sts. Clyiner, Robbins, Blackburn, BaSs, anG
| Danford, these members composing the Com
nlttee on he Expenditures Of the " ar Depart
men; making the report
| Thus ended the most bitterly painful scen,
that ever took place In this hall, ths theatre o
| so many exciting events.
The COMMITTEES appointed by tho Speaker will
Tomorrow proceed TO the Senate Chamber ant
communicate TO that body the action OF th'
| House. The judiciary Committee tome rro v
Will also draw up tho articles Of I'm peachmen
ana report them TO the House. When adopted
by the House that body will, headed by III
speaker and high officers proceed TO the Senat,
chamber and demand the impear hment Of MIR
| Belknap. Then the Senate Will IN parliamentari
phTaseJ take order" for the impeachmen Mt
that Ia, arrange the time and manner Of con
| cuctiug the trial, which will be prosecuted OF
tho part OF the House oy It's Judiciary Com
| mittee.
The House then at 6'l5 adjourned.
| gTnIV InNI a. ~ yT ~ A AZ gnHN