The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

lntrOuuceuj III VI Which were Ielerreu'
The resolution, that committee of five be
appointed to investigate the alleged frauds
in the last Mississippi election, was called
up and was made the subject of long
debate, which occupied the entire days
sessions. 1t was finally passed on a
yea and nay vote. The Senate then
adjourned until Monday. In the House,
q memorial from the women citizens
of the United States, asking for form OF
government in the District OF Columbia that
will secure to women citizens the right to
vote, was introduced and ordered printed in
the record. A large number of bills were in
troduced, among which was one to authorize
Lieut..COl. Godfrey Weitzel, of the Engi-
peer Corps, to accept the position of Trustee
of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, with
out interfering with his rank in the army.
1t was ordered recommitted. The House
then proceeded to vote on the bill appropri-
ating $l63,0O0 for the deficiency in the Treas
ury Printing Bureau, and for the issue of SUBJ
sidiary silver coin. 1t was passed by yea
and nay vote-ayes 122, nays 100. The
House then went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar. After dis.
cussion, the committee rose and the House
until Monday.
In the Senate, April 3, petitions were pre-
sented and referred, demonstrating against
any CHuuBC III tuc PTcSCut tdTluy anu tSdluSt
any legislation providing for the payment of
all pensions at Washington. Mr.. Morton, of
Indiana, introduced q bill to amend certain
sections of the Enforcement Act, the object
of which is to bring the act within the late
decision of the Supreme Court. Protests
against the abolition of the Signal Service
were received from Indianapolis and De.
troit Boards of Trade. Mr.. Thurman then
called up his amendment to the Bankrupt
Act, the object of which is to put an end to
the discordant decisions which has made the
bankrupt law one thing in one district and
another thing in another. The bill was read
consider the vote by which the Presidents
salary was reduced, was made and lost
yeas, "a; nays, 81. The Senate then went
into executive session, when the Clerk of
the House appeared and stated that articles
of impeachment against w. w. Belknap,
late Secretary of War, had been adopted by
the House. After session of three hours
the Senate adjourned.....In the House
the roll of the States was called
for bills. At the close of the call
MIR. Knott, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, called up, the question of
the impeachment articles, and they were
adopted unanimously. Mr.. Clymer then Of
fered resolution appointing as managers,
on the part of the House, Messrs. Knott,
Lord, Lynde, MacMahOn, jerks, Wheeler
and HOar, which was adopted. Mr.. Wheeler
declined, and Judge Latham, of New York,
was appointed in his place. The Pension
Committee reported a bill giving pension
of SIS month for all officers and enlisted
and drafted men, without regard to color,
including militia and volunteers, who served
for ten days in the military or naval service
in the war of 1912. After long debate the
bill was passed. 1t was moved to hold an
evening session on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week, on purpose to
consider the legislative appropriation bill I;
a great deal OF opposition was manifested,
and it was three hours before the motion was
passed. The House then adjourned.
In the Senate, April 4, the invitation to
attend the dedication of the Lincoln statue
on the 14th of April next was accepted.
The Chair then announced that Messrs.
Boutwell,, Cameron, Wise, Oglesby, Bayard
and Mcdonald were the committee to in
quire into the alleged frauds in the last
Mississippi election. Then the impeach-
ment managers on the part of the House
appeared, and were escorted to seats on
the left of the presiding officer. After
proclamation by the Sergeant-at-Arms, the
articles of impeachment against the late
Secretary of War, were read by Mr.. Scott
Lord, Chairman of the Board of Managers.
The readings Of the articles of impeachment
being concluded, Mr.. Ferry, President pro
TEN. of the Senate, announced that the
Senate would take proper order on the SUBJ
ject of impeachment, of which due notice
would be given the House. The
managers then retired. The Chair
then laid before the Senate a mes.
sage from the President, in which he with
held his consent for the passage of
IN Iatf Thn
and the Senate went into executive session
and after three hours adjourned. The
House also accepted an invitation to be pres
ent at the unveiling of the Lincoln Statue on
the 14th OF April. Leave was then given
the managers OF the impeachment proceed
ings TO retire in order to lay the articles of
before the Senate. A
bill for the protection of the Texan
frontier was introduced, and made
the special order for April 20. The
managers then presented
themselves at the bar of the House, and re.
ported that the articles of impeachment
against Secretary Belknap had been exhib.
tied and read to the Senate, and that the
presiding officer had said that the Senate
would take order in the premises, due notice
of which would be given to the House of
A bill to regulate the
of special counsel for
the government, authorizing it only on
the certificate of the Judge that it is
necessary, and requiring the Judge also to
tx the tees, was introduced and passed.
The House then adjourned until 1880. At
that hour 1t reassembled and proceeded to
discuss the Legislative and Executive APP
preparation Bills. A lively debate ensued
upon the item of the Presidents salary,
which was finally fixed at $4,000, to take
place on and after March A, 1877. The
House then adjourned.
In the Senate, April 8, a bill was passed to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
ALBANIA Claims. Several bills to authorize
the sale of Indian lands were passed. Chief
Justice Waite then appeared, and admins
tered the oath required to be administered
to Senators in the trial of impeachment
cases. 1t was then ordered that q sum-
mons be issued, directing w. w.
Belknap, late Secretary of War, to appear
before the Senate on the 18th day of
this month. The Senate then resumed the
of legislative business, and
took up the bill fixing the rate of postage on
third-class mail matter, and for other pur-
poses. In explanation of the BILL Mr.. Ham,
lin made speech, in which he detailed his
connection with the law of the last session
that he had committed one error in Offering
that law. He did not turn to the statute to
see what was embraced in third. class mat
ter. He thought that that class embraced
only, and did not suppose 1t APP
piled to transient newspapers aud TO maya
lines. He would not have included them. He
mad no controversy with the newspapers, and
lid not care fig what they said. Pending
he discussion of the bill, the Senate adj.
burned ........I In the House bill to regulate
he winding up of insolvent National banks
vas passed, when a message was received
rom the Senate informing the House that
he Senate had organized for the trial of the
of w. w. Belknap, and was
.eady to receive the managers at its bar.
The impeachment managers presented them.
selves at the bar of the House and stated
hat they proceeded to the bar OF the Senate,
md that the Senate had fixed Monday,
he 18th, as the day on which
lhey would make process returnable
against w: w. Belknap, late Secretary
,f War;. The House then went into Com
nittee OF the Whole on the bill to transfer
he Indian Bureau from the Interior 10 the
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