Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-06-23
EORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.


TUESDAY, June 13.-Senate not In ses-
sion IA bill was introduced in the House to re-
duce taxation on the circulation Of State banks to
an amount equal to that paid by National banks.
The Senate amendments to the Postofiice Appro-
prihton bill were non concurred In. The Senate
pill In reference to the detail Of army officers
professors at State Military academies. and ex-
tending the limit from twenty to thirty, was
passed-122 to 30. motion was agreed to that
nofurther business, except general debate on the
Army Appropriation bill, should be transacted
until the 10Th.
THURSDAY, June 15.-The Senate in
sisted upon It's amendments to the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, and
Conference Committee was appointed. Bills
were paced in the House-proyiding that i'm
ported block marble may be bonded in open
yards, under the care OF the officers of customs,
at the expense Of the owner or importer; author
izing the construction of railroad bridge across
the Wabash River. A Conference Committee was
appointed on the Senate amendments to the Leg
islatiye, Executive and Judicial Appropriation
bill
FRIDAY, June 16.-ConsideratiO of the
Beknap articles of impeachment was resumed
in the Senate. Mr.. Black of the counsel for the
accused, read a long paper declining to plead
further on the ground that the respondent had
already been substantially acquitted, as the order
of the Senate asserting it's Jurisdiction was not
passed by two-thirds vote. Objection was
made to the hling Of the paper, and during the
there was not quorum present The House
went into Committee OF the Whole on the Army
Appropriation bill, and several amendments were
offered and rejected.
SATURDAY, June 17.-In the Senate, sit
ting a Court of Impeachment, Judge Black
of the counsel for ex-Secretary Belknap, moved
that the trial be postponed Until November, and
expressed a hope that the Managers would con-
sent TO such postponement; leave was granted
to the Managers to consult with the House on the
subject. A message was received from the Pres
ident calling attention to the near approach of
the new fiscal year. and the failure OF Congress,
so far, to make provisions for the ordinary ex-
pensee OF the Government; also to the laws for
bidding the expenditure of unexpended balances,
and req quirng that they be covered into the Treas
ury. at the end of the fiscal year, and further
stating that, II the Appropriation bills are not
matured before the beginning OF the new
fiscal year, the Government will be great
submitted joint resolution, which was ordered
printed and to lie the table, to extend the ap-
propriations for the Consular, Diplomatic and
Postal services, the support Of the army, navy,
etc. for the present fiscal wear to the next In
the House, the Presidents message relative 10
the Appropriation bills was, after debate, re-
ferred TO the Committee on Appropriations. The
question Of the postponement till November of
the Impeachment trial was considered, but no de-
cision was reached. The bill to confirm to Chi
cago titles to certain public lands was passed:
The Army Appropriation bill was considered and
amended In Committee OF the Whole
MONDAY, June 19.-The Senate insisted
upon its amendments to the Postoffice Appropri-
alton bill, and Conference Committee was ap-
pointed. Sitting Court of Impeachment, an
order was agreed to that the paper presented by
the defendant on the 10th be filed, and defendant
having failed TO answer to the merits within the
ten days allowed by the order OF the Senate OF
the 9th, the trial will proceed the 9th of July
as upon plea OF not guilty; provided that i'm
peachment can only proceed while Congress
is in session. An order was also agreed
to relative TO witnesses for the
defense, a committee being named to
designate the witnesses to be summoned at the
Governments expense, all others to be at The
expense of the respondent. In the House, Mr..
Cox was again appointed Speaker pro tenn. in
the absence of Mr.. Kerr. The Army Appropria-
tion bill was further amended in Committee OF
the Whole, reported to the House and passed. A
resolution offered on ihe 17tM. providing that
Congress should meet in Mover r 10 proceed
with the impeachment trial, wAs AsWthdrawn. A
Conference Committee was appointed on the
POstoffice ApprOpriation bill