The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-08-03

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he act Of August 8, 1861, was adopted. a
resolution authorizing the investigating COM
to report the result of their investi-
cation at any time, was rejected, as was also
4 resolution to send q subcommittee Of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to New York
to continue the investigation into the ques-
ton of the Venezuelan Mixed Claims Com
The bill to allow the grant to the
Northern Pacific Railroad to run for ten
members voting in the afirmafve.s So, also,
was the bill to buy the land of soldiers,
granted 10 them at the close of the war, at
rate Of one dollar In acre-only seven
votes being in the affirmative. Adjourned.
In the Senate, July 20, the House bill
amending the Postofice Appropriation Bill
of June %, 1874, and section 1884 Of the
Revised Statutes, in regard to straw bids,
was passed. The impeachment trial was
then resumed, and Mr.. Carpenter began ms
argument for the defense. Before he con-
Guided, the Senate, sitting as a Court, adj
iourned and resumed the consideration of
legislative business. Nothing, however,
was accomplished when the Senate ad-
iourned......1n the House, the morning hour
was spent in flibustering to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of the bill reported last Thursday
by Mr.. Bland, Of Mo-, from the Commit
tee on Mines and Mining, to utilize
the product of gold and silver
mines. A resolution, instructing the
Committee on Public Lands to ascertain and
report what legislation, il any, is necessary
to secure to actual settlers the right to pur-
chase, as under the presumption laws, at the
price of $1.25 an acre, thel lands granted to
the Pacific Railroad Co., was adopted. Mr..
Lamar, of Mississippi, then made q person
al explanation, and quoted from acommuni-
cation in the Washington Republican, chsrg-
ing him with having made speeches at Aber-
deem and Scoopa, Miss, totally at variance
with the speeches which ne had made at Jack
son. The Communication stated thathe had in
these speeches spoken in a Mandatory man
ner of the "White Line Policy" He de-
MED that he had done SO.
In the Senate, July 26, the impeachment
trial was resumed immealately after tneeen-
| ate was called to order. Mr.. Carpenter con-
finued his argument for the defense. He
| denied that Belknap had received the money
with the intent to have his official action
sweryed. and without that intent there was
no crime. Mr.. Carpenter then spoke of im-
peachable crimes, and argued that Bclknap
| had not committed any crime, and even If be
had taken a bride, the courts here In the
District were adequate to deal with him. He
commented at length upon the question OF
| jurisdiction, and cited many legal author
fities upon that subject. to show that the
Senate had no jurisdiction in this case. BE
argued that the Senate had q perfect right
in its final decision to consider that question
again, and reserve its decision already made.
Every Senator who voted guilty on the final
question would by that vote assert jurisdic-
ton, and every Senator who believed there
was no jurisdiction, must vote not guilty.
If any Senator regarded the question of
jurisdiction settled, then it had been settled
= f-z--e A. loF1,Ia-& haoonea Lass 4hou
twothirds of the Senate voted in favor
thereof. Having discharged his duty to
his client, he now left him in the
hands of this Court, confident that in
q case of this importance every point would
1 be considered, and in leaving it he
would make his last and earnest appeal to
those Senators who believed there was no
jurisdiction to try this case, that they would
do all in their power to save the defense
from a conviction, and not let it be said, as
Lord Brougham said IN the case OF OpCon.
nell VS.. Owen, " the decision would go forth
without authority and return without re
spect." The Senate took a recess of fifteen
minutes, and upon r~eassembling Manager
II Lord commenced the closing argument
upon the part of the prosecution. ID
!. replied to the argument of Mr.. Carpenter
in regard to Jurisdiction, and claimed
that the Judgment of the Senate, to the
effect that the articles Of impeachment
: were sufficient in law, bound every Senator
/ He commented at length upon the law O.
bribery, and argued that it made no differ
ence whether the money accepted Influenced
official action or not. The accused wa
/ guilty under the law. If this Senate in tn,
eyes of the Nation, in the eyes OF the world
and in the eyes of history, dared to take tn
, responsibility of saying that Belknap re
ceived this money, but did not have his OF
! fetal action Influenced thereby, let it do SO
2 and see what history would say of tn
, verdict. Mr.. Lord then commented Oh
the evidence, and argued that Belknal
{ him, and for what purpose. Their
Z was the Iribunes article, the letter o
Grierson, and the order Of Mcdowell, o
t which Belknap knew; yet after these thing
he received ten distinct and separate pay
ments, Gifts they were called by tn
:, learned counsel (Mr. Blair.) Nonsense
9 a man who received a gift from a friend wa
generally proud of it, as evidence of 7bein
appreciated by his friend, but these gift
q were all kept out of sight. They cam
: under the rule of addition, division, an
Z silence. Why did Belknap resign the ofic
of Secretary of War if he vas innocent
Why did he go down like an TX before tn
whirlwind? Did he not knoy Il he was a
' innocentman, he could be Secretary of Wa
! and no man would attempt to turn him OF
4 on account of his wife dealing in pos
tr~aderships. His resignation was a COME
sion of his guilt. His counsel had put in
special plea that the resignation of Geners
Belknap was in pursuance of q contract wit
4 Clymer, Chairman Of the House Commute
\ on Expenditures in the Wa Department
Clymer was on the stand, why did not th
counsel for the defense attempt to prove b
- | Fao+ hv him tf thu nlao Uaa frua IF WQa H.
I NJ. Lord concluded his argpmen
' when the Senate, sitting as
le Ccurt, adjourned until to-morro,
and will then proceed to vote on the nm,
issue......In the House, Mr.. Morrison, Chat
man of the Committee on Ways and Mean
reported back the. Senate bill authorizir
&c the Secretary of the Interior to deposit ce
D. tain Indian trust funds in the United Stat
10 Treasury in lieu of investment. Passe'
ID The House then considered the Virgin
Contested Election case of Plat vs.. Goo
and was addressed by Mr.. Townsend,
20 New York, in support of the majority +
Ia pert. After speeches by Messrs. Tucke
A Goode, and Plat, the matter went ov
is without action, and the House adjourned.
\ Both houses of Congress. adjourned ear
!, July 81, out of respect to the memory
p Senator Caperton .........In the Senate, n
We B6yard paid q brief tribute to the lateS
ator, and moved an adjournment, whic
of after the appointment of Messrs. Dav
j. Cooper, Booth, and Hitchcock as commit
y to accompany the remains of the deceas
u to West Virginia, was carried....-.-In t
lst House, after passing the Senate bill to Co
sr- plete the Washington Monument, which "
amended in several partiulars, and t
he amount appropriated increased from 5000
to $500 600, and Messrs. Wilson, Lutter
q Douglass, Hardenburg, Kasson, and Fan
he ner being appointed as . committee to
IT. company the remains Of Senator Caperton
lie. West Virginia, the House adjourned.
ly In the Senate, July %, an appropriate
for the expenses OF the Commission to
20 quire into the Chinese immigration, pass
The Conference Committee or the Consu
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill report
ge that the committee had been unable to sgr
ne and moved the Senate further insist upon
an amendments, aud agree to a further conf
ence. The report was agreed to, and a n
VI Committee of Conference was appoint
ed. The amendments of the House Bill p
led viding for the completion of the Washil
ng, ton Monument was agreed to, and the |
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