Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-28
EVENING STAR.
fORTY-EOCRTH CONGRESS.
Closing PROCEEDINGS Yesferdov.


mapak ers get through with ths t,tsI x,s.s
they were conducting against his client be-
n,s Dis osSk. snd until there would be no
| Iurtner poltcas occasion for conyictina Mr.
| Belknsp, when there would be nothing mi
| the ends OF justice 20 be subseryed the, the
Sanis "a mis X, h pronounce Judgment which
pointing 10 Mr.. Belknapl from great wr~oe
Ex-senator Carpenter argued that the
\ bilities on private citizen of lows. and in
sisted on The proposed postponement OF the
| trial.
Senator Edmunds moved that the Senate
| withdraw for consultation.
The motion was agreed to-yeas IS, nays
| q.
Before the Senate retired. Mr. Hoar, one Of
the managers, called its attention 10 the rule
OF parliamentary law which restricts the
Senate I'm the discussion OF what had taken
place in the House OF Representatives. He
desired 10 know whether that was a rule
governing the proceedings on this trial. so
that the managers OF the House might gov
eTn themselves accordingly. He was led %
allude 10 the subject from the fact that one
of the counsel had been permitted TO state
that a scene OF disorder took place in the
House on certain occasion. He did not
max any motion on the subject. but merely
desired to call tie attention OF the Senate 10
II, I'm order that the managers might under
stand what their rights and duties were IN
the premises.
Mr.. Carpenter SAID that on the part of the
defendant counsel wished To be heard before
that important question was decided.
The Senate then, az three O'Clock. retired
for consultation. and returned 70 the Sen.
ate chambe at half past four, when the pre-
siding officer announced that the motion on
part OF the defendant was denied. aud that
the counsel on the part OF the respondent
would now be beard on the motion submitted
by the managers, which Is that the evidence
on the question pending 10 the plea OF jgris-
diction be given before the arguments relat-
ing thereto are heard, and that IL such plea
Is oVerruled the defendant should be required
TO answer the articles OF impeach ment in
two days, and that the trisl shall proceed ON
the next day after Joining issue.
Mr.. Blair, counsel for M Belknap, rose 20
open the argument, but on motion OF Sena-
tor Anthony, the Senate, sitting as a court OF
impeachment, adjourned until tomorrow at
halfpast twelve.
The Senate then, on motion OF Mr. Couk-
ling, at 4 40, went into executive session, and
after short time the doors were reopened
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
The House went into Committee OF the
| Whole on the legislative and executive APP
preparation bill, resuming its consideration
where appropriations are made for survey
| ors general and their clerks.
All the items for surveyors generals were,
| on motion Of Mr.. Randall, struck out OF the
| bill, on The suggestion that the committee
| on public lands was investigating the sub
| Jet, and that provisions could be made Tor
| II In the civil appropriation bill.
The LIENS for the Post Cfice department
| brought up the question of fast mails, Mr..
Foster charging that the committee was
| going back TO the old stage coach system,
and Mr.. Randall insisting that the recon-
mendations of the committee were fully APP
| proved by the Postmaster General, and that
the mail service was not 10 be In the slightest
degree diminished by the economy Ia eX-
penditure provided in this bill.
ON motion of Mr.. Caldwell, the salary OF
the commissioner OF Agriculture was raised
from g, 200 TO - 600.
on motion of Mr.. Holman, an additional
paragraph was inserted making IL the duty
| OF the commissioner 10 collect agricultural
statistics and 10 compile the same and TO
| publish monthly a statement thereof
MI. Whitehouse offered an amendment To
| section ? prohibiting any employe OF the
| government from giving 10 or receiving from
| any other person, directly or indirectly, any
money OF thing OF value for political pur-
| poses. Adopted.
| Mr.. Glover moved to insert an additional
| section prohibiting executive officers of the
government from employing any clerk,
| watchmen, labOrer o. other employe In any
| OF the executive departments In the city of
| M. sningUon or eIseWnere, except uhose tof
! the bill. Adopted.
| The committee then rose and reported the
| bill TO the House
Without acting on any of the amenimeats
the House then, al O'Clock, aojOurnei.
4
THE STATE AND THE CONSOLIDATED
| Co J. CoMPANY.-We learn from Annapolis
| mat Governor Carroll has instructed AttOr-
| ney General Gwinn TO take legal proceed
| lngs before the proper court In Allegany
| county against the Consolidated coal com
pany to ascertain whether IN has been guilty
4
| of such abuse or misuse OF its charter, IN
| charging rates for the transportation of coal
over the Cumberland aud Pennsylvania
| IA lroad. or otherwise, as would make the
| forfeiture Of its charter proper. The suit is
| brought In order that the court may be en-
alb ed TO make such decree as may be neces
sary In the premises under the act OF 1858,
| chapter All. Mr.. Gwinn will prepare the
necessary papers, and proceedings viii be
commenced In the circuit court for Allegany
county at an early day Bar. San, 2Ith.
L
l. RAILROAD SUITS DEcfDKD.-The case O;
the National Union Bank OF Maryland
/ against the Parkersburg Branch Railroad
| Company, baltimore and Ohio,) in the
| United States District Court in Baltimore
! Wednesday was decided in favor OF the bank
After the verdict was rendered the jury was
| sworn in seven other cases against the COM
| pany, In each Of which there were verdicts
for the plaintiff-the total amount IN the
eight cases aggregating about SOS coo. These
several suits grew out OF the transactions OF
Crawford, treasurer OF the Parkersburg
Van Wrinkle, theH pfesident CT the road,
while under the influence OF liquor, TO sign
blank shares OF stock, which were afterward
filled up by Crawford and negotiated.
CUMBERLANDC COAL TRADE.-Twenty one
boats laden with coal left Cumberland, Nd
Tuesday. The Phoenix and Franklin mines
have resumed work, and will load about l2C
cars each working day. For the week ended
April p there were shipped from Cum5er.
land so ,204 tons cwt. OF coal, OF which L. ,i2l
tons 10 cwt. were by the Baltimore and OHIO
railroad, H. 6I tons Il cwt. by the Chesapeake
| and Ohio canal and IA tons Il cwt. by the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania railroad.
THE COMMITTEE TO INvEsTIG ATE CHAs
| O'CoNoR.-The New York Bar association
on Chas. O'Conor's request, has invited a
committee to investigate recent allegations
about his conduct In reference 10 fees had IL
the Forrest divorce case. The committee are
eX-GoX. Dix, chairman, Rev. VIM. Adams
DID,, Wilson q. Hunt, howard Potter, and
ex Judge Porter, VIII Danl L. Peabody, sec
rotary, The committee .csAis ssiiI.ts .
morning.
JUDGMENT WITH INTEREsT.-In the New
York supreme court the assignee of the Mar
| ket Savings bank has obtained Judgment 10,
s5e, ig61S against ex-Priest Van Name and
one Bemes, ex-member OF the legislature
| for balance OF an amount, with interest, o.
bank funds they, In conspiracy with Con-
lin, secretary of the bank, NOW deceased,
applied from the bank funds TO cover mar
| gins on stock In 1869. /.