, 1876-03-03

pc2AplfHANCttR IkH AAt{ uGIhAec kiGlO pM|hAs W
The mist or tho shadow Of doubt on that point?
Tho House cun1d not do so. It would not bc
advisable. 10 quotod from tho impeachment
case Of Lord Bacon. in which II was stated thai,
when thu Lord Chancellor Lad sonEht to nnvo
himnolE BY resignation Of Ills high Office, tho nt-
totnpt was vain, as tho King did not and could
noE tnserposn. Was tho Ilo'1so to DO told that
A AAN IN rowEn At TIM OTHER END or THE
was ab1o to rob ~ Ame1tcsn Congress Of right
and power which tho KIng Of Great Dr1laln could
not take from Par'lanont7 tsensatton and ap-
rlaueo.1 It uacd to 30 tho theory that tbs King
found bold enough IN this country 10 ray that
tho President could do ITO wrong. II tho
man wllo had uttered tho memorable sentence.
powor 10 rob m American Congress- OF its right
to indiot punlahment or 10 pronounce conal,ro
On = pablo convict, vherc was tho barrier to
10 fonnd beneath vhoro ahctor tho llbortsea OF
tho people could rcat secute2 fArplauao.1
Hoar-pooa The gentleman say tilat Congscss
has powor u pnnieh any man In this country7
.Mackburn-I will not submit to Interruption.
Of politics in thia dlscuEsion. II ia not at,mta-
esbis hero. Ths Republican members Of tho
Committee were
AS EAnsEsr AND HONEST
In tia prosecution Of this Inquiry, and The pre-
seutation Of this report aa tho mombots reprs-
acntng tho majority Of this IIouso. Wo llayo
eecn no difference in the commtlee-room. /
nppeal 10 rnenboFs OF tho House that thore
llaH boen rerpetrated; 1t criminalty oxihts; II
corruption laa been rfovcd, let tho Reprusenta-
uves Of the people in this lIonBo declare It, and
send tho isst,o 10 lilo courts whore 1t mav finally
30 tried, and il wo are unable 10 punish whpro
gnit Ia aimoHt openly nfessod, lot tho rosnon-
n:blllty for that falure rest Oh other shouldo1s
than ot1rs,
Mr.. Danfortb, another uou,ocr Of tho Com.
m!tsoo. Expressed Il as h!B Judgment that the
ncceptatton Of Deikunp'e resignation in no man.
ner changed tho position cf that officer to tho
country.
nH pysAonEED,
borrower, with the statement Of the Chairman
(Clyner) that the conduct Of this officer was tho
legitimate outgrowth of the princip1ca OF tho
party In power, anu hc oppressed lopo that thero
slde Of tic House aganat the resolutions.
MR, kAsboN ASKS ron r1uE
Mr.. Kaeson said TINT, few goa,s ago, there
.sdo,gan hsa gono 3 fl9" % his stete young got Sot
iho batitlea Of ill., lis counsry; 'ial' 10 had gene COMO
through tho War, aud ti1o President had
afterwards called him to a. soat III Ills csbInos
placnE him a. tno bead Of That army Of which
ttnEuihhed membor. This morning. for tho first
limo, tho delegation from Iowa had heard that
That gentleman, who had boen 20 much respected
nation, had boon found guilty. Of receiviug
compensation for aouao act Of olIlciai duty, and
that tbnt compensation had been continuous.
Tho Houso would Judge Of the emotion with
to tho reading Of tho ovidonce. 1io
gteater interest than that report, and wlon
ut tho cloao Of tho reading ho had tnsdo M MP
not for himself alono, but for his colleagues,
whose prido mud honor wero SO touched BY tho
character Of tho 1cport. for moments do1ay
that thoy might and whether thero might not
ONE ExrENuATrS1 clRcJsrBTAScR,
hs had been mot by E. demand for tho previous
question. t1o tfd not desire to claim any n1-
smptton for goifap from oil penalties to which
bla ncts ontitlcd hirn. but hs found tho most
painful featuro disclosed by tho oyidcuce 10 be
tho fact TINT not ono word Of 1t touched tho OIL
Dor In question until death which broke heart
had octtlrrcl. tSensation.] Was ho to bp blamed
lhat he aud Ills colleagues wantod a night to
ascertain tho cstcnt Of thut oficor's guilt by
reading tho evidence In poiut7 Was 10 to bo
blamed tllat WHOM ho found tho most delicate
runtIous In human 1ifo involved In this procccd-
tng--a relation 80 delicate that bo dared not
ailudo to 1t In lotai.-ho asked an opportunity
to consider whether thoro was anything to DO
SAID in extcnuatlun Of 70 high mud 50 great
misdemoanor But II was too late to 60 back
to thas now; ho and his colleagues had boon
rctuscd that opportunity, and now ho only
hskcd tho attention Of tho Houso to tho question
wheshor thu 1touho did not nocd moro timc to
ascertain whothor this officer Was impeachahlo.
Aftcr quoting from Jndgo story on :his point,
DO argued THAT tho pnwors Of Congress uero
limited by tho Constitution. and that II aIr:
IclHUNP AHonlQ be lmpGAcncu. lNo focnal6 couHl
hot execute tho Constitutional provision which
declares ho elnil DO removed from Office. II he
were liable to impeachment. lot il DO understood
that they wcrc oil 1ltLont exception for iu,-
Ccnchment, but, II
TIE HOUSE MAS ESTABLISHING PRECEDENT
witch did not roat On the Gonstitusion. and
which Was dangerous for tho futnre, no thought
1t right that tho House ehou1d pause and con-
stdor by report from its Judiciary Committee
tho question OF it's right to make this impesch-
ncnI. II tho f1ouse could impeach man not
in Office it might GO back aud tmpeAcl Jefferson
Dayis mud Join D. Floyd for conspiracy,
Mr.. RobbiuB auEgested that there was a great
difference between u conviction on impeach-
Incnt ana conviction on indictment. III tho
latter caao. man might LIE pArdoned By tho FIX
ccuttve. bus in tho former case It could uot be-.
As 70 tho euEBeaton na to the impeachment OF
Jefferson Davis, ho replied that it bad been de-
cdod that Senator could not bo imncAchcd,
not being an oillcer Of tho Uuitcd statos.
THE DEBATE BEING CLOSED,
the House proceeded TO yoto ou tho revolutions,
and they were unanimously adopsod.
This speaker appointed ~ tho committee to
notify tha sonato Of tbs action Of thu House
mesarB. clymor Robbins. lilackhnrn. l1asa. and
Danforth,-these m0mberS composing tho Com
m!ttce on Expenditures Of tho War Dopartmons
making the report.
Tho House then adjourned, whan Il WA an.
nouncod that the Dcnlocrnttr ral:ys, whob bud
boon fixed for Tonight, he'd ttJn adjourned till
Saturday night.
TIE ARTICLES.
Tho Committee appointed ~ tho Speaker will
Tomorrow proceed to tho Benate Chamber and
communicate to that body tho action Of tse
House. The Judiciary Committen will also TO-
morrow draw up tho articles Of impeachment
and report them 70 The House., When adopted
by tho House. that body will, headed by ssa
apoahes and high ol!leoW. proceed to the Senate
Chamber End demand tho Impeachment OF Mr.
Doiknnp. Thor, tho scnato will, In psriau'enss-
~ phrase. "takp ogacT8 for tho Impeachment"
DOCUMENTS.
AIRS. BELkNAF.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 2.-Ths following
lEs soms Of the documents in tho Dalknap
ra8os
Mr.. Blackburn, Of tho Committee. submitted
. statement regarding his interview With tho
wife OF tho Secretary Of Was in presence Of Dr..
Tomlineon. marked 3D." 1lessrn. Olymsr and
Robbins also auhm1..ed statements relative
thereto, marked respectively "E and "E,'
TIE cnSrlAcr