The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-06
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
WAsHINaToS, April 5.
SENATE.

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pay the judgments rendered by the court
Of Alabama Claims. In explanation o.
the bill, he said the money received from
Great Britain under the Geneva award
had been invested in one bond for the
whole amount. which bond was subjec,
to the order of Congress. 1t was fol
Sl5,OOO,0O0 and it was necessary te
change it or issue small bonds for it, L
pay the judgments.
Mr.. Cockrill said there was no limit TO
the price at which those bonds should be
sold.
Mr.. Sherman said it was well known
that the bonds would not be sold at less
than the current price, about llS. II
was deemed advisable 10 allow these bond:
TO be sold for currency as the judgments
were payable in currency.
The bill passed.
Mr.. Morrill, of Vermont, at his own
request, was excused from further service
on the Committee on Revolutionary War
! Claims.
Mr.. Oglesby, from the Committee on
Indian Affairs, reported the bill author
izing the sale OF logs cut by the Indians
of the Menomentee reservation, in Wis
consin, under the direction Of the 1nte-
rior Department. Passed.
Mr.. Clayton from the Committee on
Indian affairs reported favorably on the
Honse bill to provide for the sale of Kan.
sas Indian lands to actual settlers and
for disposing of the proceeds OF the sale.
! Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Withers from the Committee on
Appropriations reported favorably on
the House bill authorizing the sale of the
| Pawnee reservation. Passed.
Mr.. Clayton from the Committee on
Indians affairs reported adversely on the
Senate bill to provide for the issue Of
patents to certain Indian lands in Ksu
sas. Indefinitely postponed.
Chief Justice Waite of the Supreme
Court, appeared in the Senate, accom-
panied by Senators Edmunds and Thur
man. and WAS escorted to seat on the
right of the President pro tenn.
The following oath was administered,
first to Mr.. Ferry and then to the Sena-
tors, who were called by the Secretary
in alphabetical order, in groups OF six
you do solemnly swear that in all
things sppertaining to the trial OF
impeachment of w. ". Be knap, late
Secretary of War, now pending you will
be impartial and just, according to the
constitutions and laws"
After oath had been administered the
Chief Justice retired, and Mr.. Frelng-
huysen submitted an order instructing
! the Secretary OF Senate TO notify the
House of Representatives that Senate
is now organised for the trial of impeach-
ment of VIM. w. Belknap, late Secre-
tary of War, and ready TO receive the
managers of impeachment on part OF the
! House Of Representatives. Agreed TO.
After the first SIX Senators had been
called, Dir. Morton said if there was no
objection, he would suggest that all the
senators be sworn at one time, standin G
in their places.
Mr.. Thurman objected. He said there
might be some doubt about verifying the
! Senators who were sworn. He thought
the Senate had better follow the usual
custom.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the follow
| ing, when was agreed 10:
Ordered, That summons be issued, as
reqnired bv the laws of procedure
and practice in the Senate when sitting 6
on trial of impeachment, to w. w.
Belknap returnable On Monday, the l'th
Of the present month, at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Lord-That is satisfactory TO the
Managers.
The Managers then retired
Mr.. Stevenson said if there was no
fur her business he moved that the Sen
ate sitting as Court adjourn.
Mr.. Edmunds said that was hardly q
proper motion; that the Senate sitting a.
\ Court should adjourn till the 18th
when the process WAS returnable.
Mr.. Stevenson inquired il any confer
ence had been held with the counsel for
Belknsp as to whether the time fixed for
a return of the process would suit them.
Mr.. Edmunds said he Lad no such
conference, and did not expect to have
any conference with the sounsel Of Bel
knap. OF course when the process was
returned on the 18th, if they desired more
time, they could apply for 1t.
Mr.. Stevenson said he saw no inp-o-
prie,v in the managers on the part Of the
House having a friendly interview with
the counsel Of Belknap, to learn when
they would be ready for the trial.
Mr.. Edmunds moved thst the Senate,
sitting AS q coult of Impeachment, ad-
ionrn until the 18th.
Mr.. Bogy said the twenty-fourth rule
Of the Senate required that cases OF
/ impeachment should be returDable at
b,lf past u o'clock P. NJ. and the order
lust adopted made the summons return
able at l o'clock.
After considerable discussion Mr..
Edmunds medifed his motion 90 that
the Senate sitting as court should sd-
i,urn s, half past - o'clock until the l1ta
OF April and insisted on lis adoption.
Mr.. Bogy demanded The yeas and nays
and the motion was agreed 10 BY yeas
| IS. nsvs 10. Mcssrs. Bayssd, Bogy'
! Cooper. Davis, Eatou, Norwood, Ran
dolph, Salisbury, Whyte and WltheFs
voting in the negative.
The Senate then resumed the consider
stion of legislative business, sad took up
the bill fixing the rate Of postage or
third class matter, and for other purPo-
ses.
Mr.. HsmlIn submitted an amendment
10 insert ihe wards, "betore the same
shall be transmitted by nail,
so il would read, III. however,
the postage OF ,hird-class mat
ter msiled st sn Office shall be les:
than than full amount alore prescribed
in cases when the sender is known, such
sender shall be notified of the fact and
the amount o; postage due SHALL Be col
lected from such sender, before the samt
shall be transmitted By mail, &c Agreed
10.
Mr.. Bogy opposed the bill
/ Mr.. Hsmlin stated briefly the circum
stances winch controlled the commit:e,
sno tie tscts upon which they acted. Il
the old law. allowing two ounces 10 e
through the mail for oEe cent, should b,
restored the deficiency would eIceec