The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-20
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APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The House went into Committee 0
the Whole, Mr.. Blackburn II the chair
on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Thornburg offered an amendmen
appropriating S200, 900 for the construc
ton OF two military posts in the Yellow
stone regions, and providing that all OK
listing military posts which shalfbe thu
rendered unnecessary shall be abandoned
Adopted. .s.,I. u 4
After completing the bill the commit
Tee rose and reported the bill 10 the
House. The House refused to agree 4
the amendment OF Mr.. Thornburg, which
was adopted in the committee, and /
was struck out Of the bill. The bill then
passed. H~ -
Mr.. LORD, chairman Of the Impeachment
managers, asked and was granted leave Z
withdraw the resolution which he had
offered Saturday, providing that Con
gress should meet in November next, IN
order to proceed with the trial OF w. W.
Belknap. The House vent into COM
mittee Of the Whole, Mr.. saylef in the
chair, on the bill authorizing the repaye'
ment OF Pepnsylvaniaayenue, and joint
resolution providing for committee TO
frame suitable form Of government for
the District. After the debate the com
mittee rose and reported the bill and re
solution to the House. Passed.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The Speaker pro TEN appointed Hol.
man, Blount and Waldrona Conference
Committee on Post office Appropriation
bill. The House adjourned.
SENATE. s... .
1NsIsrs on ITS AMENDMENTS.
The Senate insisted on It's amendments
to the Postoftice Appropriation BIZ and
agreed to the conference asked for by the
House Of Representatives. Messrs. West,
Hamlfn and Davis were appointed menu
bers OF the committee on the part OF the
Senate!
BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT.
Legislative business was then suspend
ed and the Senate resumed confederation
Of the articles Of impeachment.
Mr.. Ingalls, asked the opinion Of the
Managers as to the authority Of the Sen
ate to sit, for trial during recess.
Mr.. Lord said the Managers were di.
vided on this, although be himself thought
the Senate possessed such authority.
The Senate then went into secret ses.
sion on the question Of postponement till
November.
After the doors were closed, Mr.. Howe
moved to reconsider the vote by which
It was ordered that they be closed: Re.
| tjected-yeas 10, nays "a.
The question then being on the motion
submitted on Saturday to postpone the
trial till some convenient tine in Novem-
Der, Mr.: Thurman moved that the appli.
cation Of the respondent be overruled'
Agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Edmunds the Senate
sitting as court OF impeachment then
proceed to consider the question OF filing
the paper submitted on Friday by Judge
| Black, OF counsel for defense, assigning
the reasons upon which the defendant de.
clines to further answer the articles oi
impeachment as required by the order Of
the Senate adopted on the 9th inst, which
paper Judge Black requested to have
placed onsfile. Z
Mr.. Sherman submitted the following
for consideration: ..
Ordered, That the paper presented by
the defendant on the 10th inst, be filed
in this cause, and the defendant having
failed to answer 10 the merits within the
ten days allowed by order Of the Senate
Of the 9th inst, trial shall proceed on the
9th Of July next, as upon plea OF not
Mr.. Thurman moved to amend by in.
serting the word mot" after the word "beN
so US TO read be not filed, &c. Rejected
yeas "a, nays "a.
The equestion recurred on the" order oi
Mr.. Sherman. ~. a Nhita+L
Mr.. Howe demanded division Of the
order, and the question being, oh the tirsl
clause thereof, wiz: Ordered, That the
paper presented by the defendant on the
9th inst, be fled in this cause, It was de-
cided in the affirmative; yeas 20, nays "a
The question then recurring on the
last clause OF the order OF Mr.. sherman
viz: aud the defendant having failed to
answer to the merits within the ten days
allowed by order OF the Senate Of the 9Th
inst. trial shall proceed on the 9th oi
July next as upon plea ot not guilty
Mr.. Allison moved to amend the clause
by striking out the 18th Of July" and
inserting In lieu thereof the "13th oi
November" Rejected-yeas 9, nays 81.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Allison, Christiancy, Clayton,
Jones, Logan, Morrill, Of Maine, Wad.
leigh, Window and Wright.
Mr.. Morton moved to amend the Sec
ond clause OF the order submitted by Mr..
Sherman by inserting at the end thereof
the following: provided, that the i'm.
peachment can only proceed in the pres
ence Of the House Of Representative"
Mr.. Frelinghuysen moved to amend by
striking out the words proposed by Mr.
Morton and inserting in lieu' thereof the
following: "While Congress is in ses.
sion" Gglt hWl
Mr.. Morton then withdrew the amend.
ment proposed by him, aud that submit.
ted BY Mr.. Frelinghuysen was agreed TO,
Mr.. Conkling moved 10 further amend
the clause SO as to make 1t read: "Pro'
vided, that the impeachment can only
proceed while Copgress Is in session."
Mr.. Morton moved to further amend
the clause by adding thereto as follows;
And in presence Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
Mr.. Thurman moved to lay the second
clause OF the order on the table. Reject.
ed. Yeas, 81; nays, 90. :,
The question recurring on an amend.
ment Of Mr.. Morton II was rejected by 0
to %. The second clause ot the order
as amended by Messrs. Frelinghuysen and
Conkling was then agreed TO. Yeas, 81
nays, l6. ,.N...,-
Nj. Edmunds submitted the tollowipg,
ordered that the Secretary issue subpG'
pas that may be applied for by the respon.
dent for such witnesses'to be summoned
at the expense Of the United States as
shall be allowed by the committee, TO
consist OF Senators Frelinghuysen, Thur
man and Christiancy, and that subpUnas
for all those witnesses for the respondent
shall contain statement, that the wit.
nesses therein named are 10 attend on ten
der, on behalf OF the respondent Of their
lawful fees. Agreed 10.
The doors then reopcned and Senate
sitting as a court Of court impeachment,
adjourned until July 9Th, and Legislative
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