The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-20
XLvTH CONGREss--First> Session.
WAsH1NGToS. April 10, 1876.
SENATE,

SENATE.
The message OF the President yetoine the
bill reducing the presidential salary was re-
ferred to the Committee on Civil Service.
: The. Philadelphia Board OF Trade petit
ton for the permanent organization and
maintenance OF the Signal Service.
!, Mr.. Oglesby was excused from the Mis-
sissippi Investigating Committee, and Mr..
Ferry authorized to fill the vacancy.
The Committee on Claims reported the
bill for the relief Of G.B. Taylor and E. H.
/! Luckett, with the veto message, with the
recommendation that the bill be passed not
withstanding. The bill authorizes the re-
turn Of STAG paid for internal revenue store
keepers services in Kentucky.
| The impeachment court resumed its ses-
sion. The replication of the managers, was
read by the clerk, at the request of 5ir
! Lord. 1t sets forth that at the time the acts
were done, and while the committee of the
House were considering the articles inn
peaching Belknap, OF which he was aware,
he was Secretary Of War, and that he re-
signed to avoid such impeachment. On these
grounds the managers demand that the plea
be not allowed. and that the Senate compel
eBelknap to answer.
! Counsel for Belknap desired copy Of the
replication, and asked until Monday next to
consider and answer the same.
An order was then adopted that respond
ent file his reioinder on or before the Oath
Of April, and that copy be delivered to the
House, and that the House file their sur
reioinder, il any, on or before the 25th in
slant, &c.
| The court then adjourned to the 9th in
slant at u NJ.
The legislative session was then resumed.
The bill defining the tax on malt liquors
was amended and passed. 1t now goes to
:! the House for concurrence.
The motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill for counting the presidential
vote was passed was resumed.
Mr. Morton said he had never regarded it
as party measure. He spoke at some
law on this subject.
Mr.. Bayard spoke in favor Of reconsider
ing the vote and the necessity for more
perfect law.
The motion was further discussed by
Messrs. Burnside, Randolph, MaNey, Mer-
rimon, and others; after which the motion
to reconsider was passed-yeas, 81: nays,
90. The bill was then placed on the calen.
dar. =
The silver bill comes up tomorrow as I'M
finished business.
Executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The impeachment managers reported Their
replication which was ado pied.
The Sergeant-at-Arn reported he ha6
obeyed the writ, and his prisoner had beeN
taken from his custody and placed in that Z.
the Marshal. The House took no action on
this. s...
The Real Estate Pool Committee was
directed to inquire whether any members
of Congress were connected with the pool
! Dir Whitehouse introduced bill funding
the Understanding debt into United State:
iconsols, four per cent. and forty years.
| Referred to the Ways and Means Com.
mittee.
Nineteen book-publishing firms Of New
York protest against the postage on books
in the pending postal bill.
The House then took up Senate bill to re.
peal the act making restrictions in the dis
position OF public lands in Alabama, Mis-.
sissippi, Arkansas, and Florida, combining
them to the provisions Of the homestead
law. Several amendments were proposed
and discussed, but without action the House
recessed until night.
NIGHT SESSION.
The proceedings OF the evening session
are entirely devoid Of public interest, there
being but very few members present and
the speeches not being confined exclusively
to the question OF the bill before the House
to transfer the Indian Bureau to the Wal
Department. The general debate on the bill
was closed tonight, and it is understood
that the previous question will be called to
morrow al d the bill brought to vote.
THE KILBOURN CASE.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The kilbouri
!habeas corpus case was continued this morn
ing before Chiei-Justice Cartier. Hon. Jere
miah Black made motion to admit the PR
soner to bail, and spoke in support OF tn
motion.
The Judge said he wanted to hear argu
ments as to the Jurisdiction OF the House O
Representatives, and denied the motion
: He said if the House have legal authorit!
they have the right to hold the prisoner, ant
it cannot be resisted in this court.
DooRKEEPER FITZHUGH DENIES THE SIAN
DERoUS CHARGE THAT lie HAS BEEN ],
THE PENITENTIARY.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The folloWin:
card appears in the Star this afternoon:
House of Representatives, Washington
April IS, 197G.-.Editor. Of the Star: A re
port has been circulated by some evil-de
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