The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-09

CONGRESS-.

In the senate. on the cath. the most Of the
session was again devoted % the Impeachment
matter. In the House. the Committee on Eicc-
tons. in the south Carolina contested eiectiOn
case. reported IN favor Of Joseph III Rainey. the
sitting member. No business % general interest,"
was transacted.
In the senate. on the s5ih. Mr.. Wright.
from the Committee on Civil service and Re
treDchment. reported back the bill fixing the sal
AIRY Of the President ~ ss5.co per annum, To-
gether with 4 message Of the Presid NJ vetoing
The same, and recommended that the ttll oe
passed. notwithstanding the objections 81 the
President Mr.. Wright said he bad been ttirestc~i
BY the committee a. request the senate o. act on
the bill as soon as possible Placed On The cal
eniar. Mr.. Paddock. from the COMMITTEES IN
Post-olices and Post roads. reported with AZ
amendment In the nature q 4 substitute the biii
10 restore the ranking privilege. Placed On ne
calendar. At 1855 legislative bust
ness was suspended. and TIE
senate renewed the confederation u me
BelknAp impeachment with closed doors. In
the House, the report 81 the COMMITTEES % for-
eign Affairs on the Emma Mine Investigation w4s
presented by Mr.. Hewitt who prenxe-l u " i'm
speech. The report. after reviewing the testi-
mony. concludes that Gen >chenck acted I'm
properly in the matter. ami the committee therc-
fore submitted the following Tesoloilon, action
upon which WAS deferred;
Eesolrcd That this House condemns the actinn
81 Gen. Robert L. schcnck. United states Minis
ter AT the Court q -. James. IN becoming ID.
rector II the Emma silver Mining CmpAny %
London and his operations n connection with
the shares q said company and the vendors
thereof a. i'll advised. unfortunate and neon
patible with the duties % his Official position
In the senate. on the 36ih, an important
financial bill in reference 70 The PAeize Railroads.
was placed on the calendar. he impeachment
matter was further considered with closed doors.
......In the House. J. II. PatterSon Was APP
pointed Doorkseper- number - private balls
were considered and passed..
81. - 1-rf - 10 "a
yeas =, nays Alto vote on Monday next upon
the pending question in the impeachment case
-.... No business ~ general interest was trans
acted in the House
In the senate. on the 10Th. il was decided.
by a vote Of . yeas 70 . nays. that the senate
has Jurisdiction over the impeachment of ex
Secretary Beiknap. and il was ordered thar The
trial he opened on Thursday next. AL The Dem
ocrat= with he exception ~ Messr@ katon and
Jones ttloridai, vuted IN TIE Affirmative, an
they voted in the negative, on Tire ground taken IN
their respective arguments. that, under q STRICT
construction ~ the Constitution. Mr.. Be krap
was not impeachahie. The Republicans Who
voted with Tie Democrats were Aessr-- Eu-
munts. burnside. Cameron Pa. Dawes,
Hitchcock. Mitchell. sargent. sherman. Wal
leigh AMI right. In the House, the Tarlr
bill was under consideration. and Mr. Kelley
spoke in Opposition 4. Nr' Kas-on aske-i the
Chairman Of the Com ufl. Ways and Means
whether he intended % : the TartL bali {
that he would like y bring i u al
early vote. and that ID would urTse1d on tie
business 81 the House whether he would DO -
He did not now anticipate ttat i woLA be VOTED
on. He himself should yield 10 Appropriated
bills. and L there was time after they were dis
posed of he would ask vote On the Tariff bill.
Mr.. Gociin. from TIE Committee IN Public
Lands, reported . bill prcyiuinz for the safe =
the Usage cede- lands IN Kansas to ArtuAl =ei-
tiers. Passed. To morrow teing Decoration
day. both Houses adjourned Till wednesday.