The Osceola times., 1876-08-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE,

In the senate, on the 3lst, a resolution
prohibiting the supply Of special metallic
! cartridges to hostile Indians was passed.
The;chair laid before the senate communica-
ton from the secretary Of war, transmitting
dispatch from lieutenantgeneral Sheridan
recommending an increasein the cavalry, and
recommending an appropriation to defrny
additional expenses. The dispatch was ac-
companied by bill, authorizing the in
crease and making the appropriation ST.
6ii700. The bill passed, II provides that
not more than $500 men be enlisted under
the act The house bill TO continue the
public printing in advance Of the regular
appropriation house bill TO continue until
the tenth of August an act TO prodvide
temporarily for the expenses OF the govern
ment, and house bill 10 further authorize the
commissioner Of Indian affairs to purchase
supplies for the Indian bureau in the open
market, were taken up and passed without
amendment. Senate adjourned.
At noon, on the 1st inst, the senate
began TO vote upon the articles Of impeach-
ment against William Beknap, late secretary
of war. Upon the first article Of impeach-
ment S5 senators voted guilty; % not guilty,
for want of jurisdiction. Those who voted
guilty were: Bayard, Booth, Cameron
Penn.b Cockrell. Cooper, Davis, Dawes,
Dennis, Edmunds, Gordon, Hamilton, liar.
vey, Hitchcock, Kelley, Herman, McCreery,
Mcdonald, Merrimon, Mitchell, Morrill,,
Norwood, Oglesby, Randall, Ransom, Rob-
ertson, Sargent salisbury, Sherman, Ste
venson, Thurman, wadleigh, Wallace,
Whyte and Withers. Those voting in the
negative: Anthony, Allison, Boutwell,,
Bruce, Cameron (Wis.l Christiancy, Conk-
ling, Conove, Cragin, Dorsey, Eaton, Ferry,
Frelinghuysen, IIamliD, Howe, ingalls,, Jones
| New Logan, Mcmillan, Paddock, Patter-
son, Spencer, West, Window and Wright.
Mr. Jones Of Florida declined voting on the
ground that the senate had no jurisdiction.
Presiding officer announced that two-thirds
had not voted guilty, and therefore the re-
suondent was acquitted Of the charge in the
first article. On the second article SO sena-
tors voted guilty and rs not guilty. Mr..
Marcy, who did not answer on the first roll
call, voted guilty upon the second article.
TIsse senator's who voted not guilty repeated
their reason for doing so, want OF jurisdic-
ton. Upon the third and fourth articles
the vote stood as above, SO voting guilty and
25 not guilty. Before roll call on the 9Th
article was finished Morton, who had been
detained on account Of severe fall this
morning, came in and voted guilty, making
the vote on that article 81 guilty and % not
guilty. Twothirds Of the senate not having
voted in favor of sustaining the articles Of
impeachment IL was ordered that judgment
of acquittal be entered, and the senate sit
ting rs a court of impeachment adjourned
sine die. The chair announced new con-
ference committee on consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bills-Messrs. Sargent,
Boutwell,, and Norwood. A joint resolution
providing for the restoration of the writing
Of the original declaration of Independence.
Mr.. Haddock called up the house bill TO es-
tablsh new land district in the territory Of
Wyoming, to be known as Evanston district.
Passed. Mr.. Kelly called ~ the house bill
to create an additional land district in the
territory OF Idaho. Passed. The house bill
providing for the sale OF Usage ceded lands
in Kansas was taken up and passed. The
senate then took up the river and harbor
appropriation BILL and various ame ndments
proposed BY the committee on appropria-
tions were agreed to. Pending discussion, a
message was received from the house of
representatives, announcing the action Of
that body in regard to the death Of Ed. Y.
Parsons, member from Kentucky. Ap-
propriate addresses were made by Messrs.
McCreery and Stevenson as a mark of re-
spect to the memory OF the deceased. Sem
ate adjourned.
In the senate, on the Srd, bill 10
limit and FIX the signal service was amended
and passed. Mr.. Logan introduced a bill
for the coinage Of the silver dollar Of ia sle