The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-29
Forty Fourth Congress Session.
SENATE.

O1lNA1Is
WASHINGTON, April 49,
A resolution BY Mr.. Anthony, from the Com
mittee on Printing, to print $4,000 copies of
the agricultural report of 1876 for the use of
the Commissioner, was opposed by Mr. Sauls-
bury, who desired the resolution laid over unit |
plan be arranged for their distribution by
members of Congress.
Mr. Babcock offered an amendment that 25O,-
900 additional copies be printed for Congress-
men.
Finally the resolution with amendments was
laid over.
9TH rule so as to provide that the deliberations
of the Senate during the impeachment trial be
open. Laid over.
Mr.. Anthony submitted motion that the
proceedings in the impeachment trial be print
ed separately daily for the use of the Senate
and House. Agreed to.
The Senate then resolved itself into a court
of impeachment. Ex-Secretary Belknap en-
tered the Senate with Mr.. Carpenter OF his
counsel, and was soon followed by Mr.. Blair.
After adjournment as a court of impeach-
ment the consideration of the legislative BUSH
ness was resumed.
Mr.. Whyte of Md, moved that when the
Senate adjourn it be to Monday.
Mr.. Sargent hoped the motion would not pre-
vail as he desired to be heard on the resolution
recently submitted by him in regard to Chinese
immigration He would show the Senate that
our country was being filled up by slaves, and
San Francisco was being converted into Asiatic
Our young men and women were out of en-
ployment on account of the competition of
Chinese.
Mr.. Thurman hoped the Senate would adjourn
over, and said that every Senator should have
one day in the week to study the questions
pending and become familiar with them.
Mr. Sargent said he begged the pardon of
the Senate, having been so busy this week he
thought to-day was Thursday instead of Fri
day Hauphter1
The motion of Mr.. whyte to adjourn until
Monday was agreed to.
On motion of Mr., Anthony, the vote by
which the resolution for printing the proceed
ings of the impeachment, passed in the morn
ing, was reconsidered and the resolution was
amended so as to provide for printing 300 copies
of the proceedings for the use Of the Senate, 25
copies for the use of respondent and counsel,
the managers, and as amended it was passed.
Senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
A bill removing the political disabilities of
James, e. Slaughter was passed.
The Speaker laid before the House commu-
nicaton from the Sergeant-at-Arms with the
decision of tine of the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the District, discharging from
custody Hallett Kilbourne, the recusant wit
ness. Referred to the judiciary Committee.
On the motion of MIR. Lord permission was
given the managers of the Belknap impeach-
ment to examine as witnesses in the trial any
member of the committee on the expenditures
in the war department or any members of the
House whose testimony they may deem re-
quisite.
The House then voted on the various amend
ments to the legislative appropriation bill. All
those amendments on which a separate vote
was not asked were agreed to in bulk.
The first amendment on which separate
vote was taken was the one offered by Mr..
Hurlbut of Ills, increasing the compensation
Of territorial judges from $2500 to $4,000 Re-
jected.
The next amendment on which a vote was
taken was one appropriating $4,000 for the COL
lection of agricultural statistics. Rejected.
Mr.. Seelye of Mass, made point of order on
section four, which transfers the Indian bureau
from the Interior to the War Department. He
argued that it contradicted the rule adopted on
the 18th of January 1876, that no provision in
apy bill or amendment changing the existing
law shall be in order except such as is germane
to the subject. This was change OF the ex.
listing law and not being for retrenchment of
expenditures it was not germane to the appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. McCrary of Indiana, read written
argument in support of the point OF order.
Mr.. Randall argued that the section came
not only within the spirit but within the letter
of the law. 1t was retrenchment, and so APP
peared upon its face. He quoted the minority
report, which is signed by Mr.. Seelye to show
that 81 ,00O, 600 would be saved in salaries.