The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-08-05
Congressional Proceedings.

conference committee on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill reported that
the conference had been unable to agree,
and new conference committee was or
dered The river and harbor bill was re-
committed 10 the committee on appropri-
atoms, with instructions to report the bill
so amended as to reduce the aggregate
amount appropriated by it to $4,000, 900.
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
In the House the contested election
case of Platte vs.. Goode, from the second
district of Virginia, was decided in favor
of Mr.. Goode, Democrat, the sitting mem
Der. The reports of the committee on
naval affairs on the management of the
navy department were called up, and were
under discussion when the House adjourn
ed
SATUaDAY.--The Senate was not in
session.
In the House Mr. Hill called up tho
bin extending the time for the redemption
of lands sold for direct taxes in order to
have it amended so as to exclude the pos
sibility of its being construed to affect the
national cemeteries, and as amended the
bill passed The House then proceeded
to the consideration of the reports of the
Committee on Naval Affairs us the unfn-
ished business, the minority report being
supported by Messrs. Danford, Garfield,
Hale, Frye, Kelley, Harris and Kasson,
and the majority report by Messrs. Mills
and Willis. Without coming to n con-
4 clusion, the matter went over till Monday.
q The evening session was for debate only.
MoNDAY,-In the Senate, bill was
passed authorizing the increase Of the
= companies in certain cavalry regiments to
y 100 men each. The Senate then went
into secret session on the impeachment
ease of W. w. Belenap, late Secretary of
War An order was adopted prescribing
the manner of voting on the articles of
impeachment, and allowing each Senator
one minute to state the reasons for his
vote. The Senate resolved to proceed to
vote on the articles of impeachment at u
o'clock Tuesday.
In the House the majority report from
the committee on naval affairs was adopted.
1t refers the testimony against Secretary
Robson to the committee On the judiciary,
with directions to report impeachment res.
outions If the facts should be found as
Stated. Under the call of the States, a
humber of bills were offered \ message
Sas read from the President pointing out
BONE of the defects in the sundry civil
appropriation bill. 1t was referred To the
committee on appropriations.
81 oil,
WAS received from the President in regard
10 recent occurrences ut Hamburg, 5. G.
The conference report on the military
appropriation bill was adopted. The ar
& ticles of impeachment in the case of W.
w. Belknap were taken up, and the vote
Resulted for conviction 30, against con-
Fiction % The necessary two-thirds not
having voted for conviction Gen. Belknap
Vas acquitted Those voting against con-
siction assigned as reason for their votes
the want of jurisdiction on the part Of the
Senate to try the case The vote was ns
fbllows:
Guilty. Bayard, Booth, Cameron
Of Pa, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis, Dawes,
Dennis, Edmunds Gordon, Hamilton, Har.
rey, Hitchcock, Kelly Herman, Key, Nc
Efeery, Mcdonald, Merrimon, Mitchell, Nor
~, Norwood, 0glesby, Randolph, Ranson
nobertson' Sargent, sa9lss1nIyi S Wa,,an
@s",n W;,ba anu''"a'' "au'''S"' """''
Eot Gnilty.-Nessrs. Allison, Anthony,
Boutwell, Bruce, Cameron of Wis, Christian
81, Conkling, Connoyer, Cragin, Dorsey,
Eaton, Ferry, trelnghuysen, hami,n, Howe
giIls, ZONES pn ol E S10 mos,r" W., W;ndnm
Wr;obt '''''" f'''U ~
Absent or Not voting.-Messrs. Alcorn,
l'asnum, Bogy, Burnside, Clayton, Goldth,
veite, Johnston, Jones OF Fla, Maxey' Nor
..
b. ~ tue house inc 'n1Jorpy anu h,'uoii'y
fepofts from tue committee on Tue reul
1s'ate pool IN relation 70 tue connection o'
eeefetary hooeson win tne urn OF Jay
tooke q 20. were presented ana reier me
e the committee on the judiciary Inc
aeath OF the late MI PARSONS, OF Men
lucky, was announced and eulogleS de-
Hvered, after which the House ADJOURNED
MEDNEsDAY'--ln the senate House
resolutions to provide Tor commission TO
ilamc u form OF government Tor the DIS
trict OF Columbia, with amendments chang
Ing the commission from four non-residents
and two residents, to three Senators and
three Representatives, were reported The
river and harbor Appropriation Dill oceu'
pied the balance OF the session aud con-
siderable progress was made.
IN the House an attempt was made
Without success to take up the bill to util-
iae the products of gold and silver mines.
The Impeachment managers made report
"a the proceedings in the Senate in the
case Of W. w. Belknap, late Secretary OF
War
THuRspAY.-In the Senate, Mr.. Logan
4 i bin for the issue of silver coin and to
make the silver dollar legal tender. The
river and harbor appropriation bill, which
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