New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-03
CONGRESS.



CONGRESS-.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The bill appro-
priating $1,000, to convey the remains Of K.
Rumsey Wing from Quito to Kentucky.
passed and goes to the President.
The Pinchback case was resumed.
Mr.. Edmunds, not being we'll. hoped the
Senate would allow the matter to 60 over.
Mr.. Morton understood several Senators
would be absent tomorrow. If 30, he
would ask that the matter 60 over until
their return. Laid over.
The bill pensiOning the widow Of General
Lorenzo Thomas passed.
The bill reducing the number and increas-
ing the efficiency Of the medical corps Of
the army passed.
The committee reported adversely on the
The bill allowing New Mexico to form .
State constitution was made the special Or
der for Wednesday.
A number Of private bills were passed
and the Senate adjourned.
House.
The Appropriations Committee agreed to
recommend that the Secretary of the Treas
ury be directed to issue $I2, 900 900 of silver
and redeem the fractional currency.
ported bill appropriating $163, 900 for the
bureau of printing and engraving, and di-
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue silver coin in exchange for fractional
currency, whether now in the treasury or
presented for redemption.
The Committee on Ways and Means will
have permission to offer an amendment e1-
tending the amount Of silver - legal
tender.
Mr.. Randall gave notice he would call up
the bill a. soon - practicable, and moved
| its re-committal. Carried.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the Hawaiian treaty, and without
action the committee rose.
Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, presented
resolutions of impeachment against VIII
liam w. Belknap, late Secretary of War,
| for high crimes and misdemeanors in office,
| in the midst of great excitement and with
| an unusual stiffness in the House.
Mr.. Clymer rose and said: II ask permis-
| sion of the House to make report from th0
| committee on expenditures in the War De-
partment of 90 grave importance that am
House will agree that am justified in ask
| ing that permission at this time" Permis-
| sion was given. Mr.. Clymer, taking his
| position at the Clerks desk read the follow
| ing report: "The committee found 1T tho
very threshold of their investigation such
00QuecuOn0O 0VlOouCo OI tuo mSuoSOonc0
| of General William w. Beldnsp, then Sec
rotary of War, that they found it their duty
| to lay the same before the House. They fur
ther report that this day at eleven
O'Clock . letter of the President of
the United States was presented to
tho committee accepting the resiGna-
ton of the Secretary of War, together
with . copy Of his letter Of resignation.
| which the President informed the commit
tee was accepted about 1920 this morning.
They therefore unanimously report and de-
mand that the said William w. Belknsp, late
Secretary of War, be dealt with according
to the law of the land, and to that end sub
init herewith the testimony in the case
taken, together with the several statements
and exhibits thereto attached, and also =
| rescript of the proceedings Of the commit
tee had during the investigation of this sub
ject, and submit the following resolutions:
Res0lrcd, That William w. Belknap, late
Secretary of War, be impeached Of high
crimes and misdemeanors in office.
Resolved, That the testimony in the case
of William w. Belknap, late Secretary Of
War. be referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee with instructions to prepare and report
without unnecessary delay suitable arti-
cles of impeachment Of said William w.
Belknap, late Secretary of War.
Res0lvcd, That committee of five MEM
bers of the House be appointed and in
structed to proceed Immediately to the bar
of the Senate, and there impeach William
w. Belknsp, in the name Of the people Of
the United States, of high crimes and mis-
demeanors when in Office. and to inform
that BODY that formal articles of impeach-
ment will in due time be presented, and to
request the Senate to take such order in tho
premises - they may deem appropriate.
Mr.. Clymer then proceeded to read the
testimony of Caleb II. Maushe, taken yes
l <ho hat
he had paid Secretary Belknsp about
SO 600 in consideration of his appointment
as post trader st Fort Sill, Indian Territory.
The reading was listened to with intense in
terest by the members of House and by q
large audience in the galleries. In the more
pathetic portions of the narrative Mr..
Clymer was frequently forced by his feel
its tremulousnees and himself from his sgi-
] tati0n.
At the close of the reading and after the
| mauy members who had taken up positions
near the Clerks desk, the better to hear the
testimony and accompanying ststements,
had returned to their proper seats, Mr.
Clymer, who had also gone to his own seat
Mr. Speaker, would not if l could and
could not in my present condition, if
. would, add anything to the facts reported
to the House. Another occasion may
be afforded me to do 90. They ar
so plain that everywhere throughout thii
broad land and throughout Christiendom
} wherever the English language is read o.
spoken, they will for long years constitut
q record Of official corruption and crime
such % there is NO parallel for in our owl
history or that Of any other country that
know of. If in this hour one sentiment q
pity, one word Of sympathy, could find al
terance from me, it would he because l fe<
proper outgrowth, the true exponent of tn
, corruption, the extravagance, tho misgo'
+ ernment that have cursed this land for yeal
past; that being my own reflection, wi
discharge my duty best to myself and I
this House BY demanding the previous que
ton on the adoption Of the resolution.
L Mr.. Robbins pleaded his mental m