Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-22
CONGRESS-.
Second Day OF the Impeachment Trial


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The galleries
were again densely crowded this morn
mig, the ladies predOminating. The ia
bles and seats for the managers Of the
impeachment, the accused and his cOGEa-
sci, were arranged as on Monday.
immediately after the journal OF yes
tertlay's proceedings was read. the chair
laid before the Senate a message from the
President. vrfoing the act fixing the
salary of the President of the United
States.
Ex-Secretary Belknap and counsel en-
tered at y -. and 1t I2 80 the legislative
business was postponed to resume the
impeachment trial.
The managers having taken their plI-
ces, Mr.. Lord sent To the Secretaries
desk and had read the answer adopted by
the House OF Representatives. 20 the plea
of Belknap, 10 the effect that at the time
OF the cOinmissien OF the acts charged,
BelkBap was an officer II the United
States and was such officer until the
House by its proper e mmission had
completed the investigation into the char
ges against him aad were preparing for
his impeachne{ssss. isllis faet was kloSl 2
to him wllel1
+ Mr.. Caff- - 3 Il .Ioe1sed, asked
for the copy Of the replication OF the
House, and until Monday next TO an
swer.
Mr.. Edmuuds submitted an order that
the RESPONDENT file his answer to the re-
plicztion Of the House by the 24th instant,
and that the manager file their rejOinder
by the 25th, and that the trial proceed on
the 27th instant. Agreed to.
After some discussion, on motion Of
Mr.. Edmunds, it was ordered that the
Senate, sitting as court of impeachment,
adjourn until the 9th inst.
The legislative business was then re-
sumed, and the House bill TO define the
tax on fermentcd and malt liquors, was
passed.
Mr.. morrill,, of Maine, submitted res
Olution directing the Secretary Of the In
terror to communicate 10 the Senate any
information IN relation to the present sit
uation and disturbances in the Sioux res
eryatiOn. Agreed to-
Mr.. Thurman called up the motion, en-
tered by him several days ago, to reconsid
er the vete by which the bin in regard TO
counting the votes of President and Vice
President was passed. He said he did
not think the bill which passed the SEN
ate eonid passthe House of Representa-
tives, and the result would be that there
would be no new law on the subject.
Mr. Morton spoke at length as TO the
necessity of having new law on this
subject, and said that since the bill had
passed the Senate circumstance had been
discovered which would startie the eOun-
try when made public. He said that he
would not mention names, but it was
case where the Vice-President, while
counting for President, being himself
candidate, counted a false or void return
in his own favor. The fact was in posses
sion of one of the Senators from Yer
mont.
Mr. Thurman said that he had seen it
stated in a Newspaper that this Vice-Pres-
fdanf xsrbatt hi. ar was called fO
the fact that the return was false, direct
ed the Clerk to count, and then tore up
the paper. 1t was no use TO conceal the
name of that man. 1t was no less than
he whose hand wrote the Declaration of
Independence.
After further discussion, the vote by
which the bill passed was reconsidered-
81 to 20.
The bill WAS then placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Morton gave notice that he would
call il up for consideration tomorrow.
MIR. Frelinghuysen moved to take up
the bill in relation to the japanese indem-
nifty fund. Agreed to. He submitted an
amendment to strike out the clause au-
thorizing the President, after correspon-
dence with the Japanese Government and
in a manner satisfactory to it., to transfer
said fund, together with its increase, to
the Government of Japan IN trust, the in
come thereof to be perpetually used for
the education of Moor in Japan. Agreed
to.
Mr. Edmunds moved to strike out the
second section in relation to the payment
of prize money to the officers and crews
Ofthe United States vessels Wyoming and
jamestown for thedestructiOn of piratieal
craft in 1868 and 1851, and pending dis
cussiOn, the Senate went into executive
session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lord, Chairman of the impeaCh-
ment managers, reported replication to
the plea of Jurisdiction filed on behalf of
Belknap. The replication was adopted
and ordered communicated to the Sen
ate.
The SerSeant-at-Arms reported that he
had Obeyed the writ of habeas corpus in
the Hallett Kilbourn case, and that Kill
bOuFn was ordered by Judge Carter into
the custody of the Marshal
Mr.. Basket, of Indiana, offered a reso-
luton instrueting the select committee
on the Real Estate Pool to investigate
whether any members of the former Con-
gress were connected with that pool while
such members. Adopted.
Mr.. Whitehouse introduced bill for
refunding the interest bearing debt of
the United States cOnsOls, bearing four
per cent. gold interest, and having forty
years to run. Referred.
Mr., Banning introduced bill to pro-
vide for the coinage of Centennial coins.
Referred.
The House then resumed the consider
alton of the Florida contested election
case.
After several speeches the report was
adopted-yeas, I13; nays, SO. J. j. Fin
lay was declared entitled to the seat
and was sworn in, taking the modified
oath.
The House then took recess, the even
ing session TO be for general debate on
the bill to transfer the Indian Bureau to
the War Department.