New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-20
CONGRESS.
Genate.

WASHINGTON, April l9-The messags
vetoing the reduction of the PresideAt'a
salary was referred to the Committee or
Civil Service.
The Philadelphia Board of Trade petition
for . permanent organization and mainten.
ance Of the signal eervice.
Senator Oglesby has been excused from
the Mississippi committee, and the Presi
dent of the Senate authorized to nh the
vacancy.
Luckett, with . veto message, with the 10
commendation that the bill pass notwith-
standing. Calendared. The bill authorize,
the return of 4l46 paid for internal revenue
storekeeper's services in Kentucky.
The Committee on Public BuildinRs 10
ported favorably ON the bill to confirm th(
sale of the Marine Hospital ct Nstchez.
The impeachment court resumed its ses
sion. The replication was read by the
clerk at the request of Mr.. Lord, Of man
ayers. 1t sets forth that ct the time the
acts were done, and while the committee o1
the House were considering articles of i'm
peachment against Belknap, Of which he
was aware, he was Secretary of War, and
ths the resigned to avoid such impeachment
On these grounds the managers demand
that the plea be not allowed, and that the
Senate compel Belknap to answer. Council
for Belknap desired . copy of the repli-
cation, and asked until Monday next to
consider and answer the same.
The following order was adopted: It 10
ordered that the respondent file his re-
joinder ON or before the twenty-fourth Of
April, and that the secretary shall deliver
. copy thereof to the clerk Of the House of
Representatives, and that the House of
Representatives file their surrejoinder, if
any. ON or before the twenty-fift Of April,
. copy of which shall be served on the
counsel for the respondent by the SEQ
retary.
On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the Senate,
~ court of impeachment, then adjourned
until the twenty.seventh instant at 1890
P.M.
Legislative session resumed. A bill defin-
ing the tax on malt liquors was amended
and passed and goes to the House for con-
curreAce. The bill for counting the presi-
Dental vote was resumed. Mr.. Morton
said he had never regarded it - . party
measure. He spoke st some length a. to
the necessity of having . new law on the
subject, and said since the bill had passed
the Senate q circumstance had been DIS
covered which would startle the country
when made public.
Mr.. Bsyard inquired a. to what was tho
nature Of it.
Mr.. Morton said he would not mention
names, but it was case where Vice Presi
dent was coun ting the vote for President
being himself q candidate-and counted .
false or void return in his own favor. Tho
tact was in possession of one Of tho Sena-
tors from Vermont.
Mr.. Bsyard, of Delaware, spoke in favor
Of reconsidering the vote and the necessity
for more perfect law on the subject.
Mr.. Thurman. referring to the statement
Of the Senator from Indiana (Morton), in
regard to Vice President counting false
vote, said he had seen it stated in the news
papers that this Vice President, when his
attention was called to tho fact that tho re-
burn was false, directed the clerk to count
lt, and then tore up tho paper. That great
man never did such thing. It was NO use
TO conceal tho name of that man; it Was no
less than he whose hand wrote the declara-
lion of independence; it was NO lees . man
than Thomas Jefferson. It would mot do
now to make such charge - that against
him. He Thurman would wait for the
production of the evidence, and he ven.
tured to say that when it was produced
integrity of Mr.. Jefferson.
After further discussion by Meers. Burn.
tide. Randolph, Msxey, Merrlmon and
others, the vote by which the bill was
passed was reeonsidered, yeas 81 nays %.
The bill was placed on the calendar.
The bill authorizing the transfer Of cor
tain cases from the Circuit Court for the
Southern District of Alabama ct Mobile to
he circuit Court for the Northern District.
1t Montgomery and Huntsville, passed.
Tho silver bill comes mp tomorrow q un-
3nished business. The Senate went into
executive session and adjourned.
House.
The impeachment managers reported
their replication, which was adopted.
The sergeant-atarms reported he had
pbey ed the writ Of habeas corpus, and that
his prisoner had been taken. from hie Gus
tody and placed in that Of the marshal Of
he court. The House took NO action on
this.
Tho real estate poel committee he's been
directedfp inquire whether any Of the mem-
oers Of obngroas had been conneoeeds with;
The pool.
NJ. WhitthorAe introduced bill fund
!ng the interest bearing debt into United
States eonsols Of four per cent, and forty
veaRD. Referred to tho Cemmitteo o. Wayo
md Means.
Ninetoea book publishing firms Of New
York proteet agai1st tie postage q booke
n the ponding Hostal bin.
II eaes q 1hlsy " Wall res1ned,