The Morning herald., 1876-04-04
WASHINGTON.
Xiv CONGRESS.
The Case Of Dana I'm the Senate
Impeachment Articles RepoF-
ted In the House-Changes
in the Beard OF Mana.

in the Beard OF MANA
gers.
BY Ameri can Press Association.
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1875.
SENATE.-The Senate was in executive
session on the case of Mr.. Richard M. Dana
nearly the whole day. There was some dis
cussion on the enforcement act and besldes
this there was but little done.
HOUsE.-Under the regular Monday
morning call for bills and resolutions only
the following were introduced and referred:
Mr.. McDougall, providing that an pen,
sions granted since March 4th 1861, shall
date from the death or discharge
Mr.. Lapham, to amend the specie re-
sumption act.
Mr.. Scales, to refund to distillers OF
spirits all. sums collected under the act OF
June Doth 1868, in excess OF S5O.
On motion of Mr.. Blackburn, Kentucky,
the rules were suspended and a resolution
adopted requesting the President to inform
fhe House, if not incompatible with the
public interest, whether since the 4th OF
March, 1869, any ex-officiai duties have
been performed at a point at distance
from the seat of Government with the date
and length of time in which such duties
were performed, and what public necessity
existed for the same, whether such duties
were performed in accordance with the
act of April 10Th 1869.
On motion of Mr.: Lynde, of Wisconsin,
the rules were suspended and the House
adopted resolution requesting the secre-
| tary of the Treasury to inform the House
whether any money has been paid to any
newspaper editor or correspondent for the
publication of official notices, and ii not,
for what purposes and out OF what fund.
| On motion of Mr.. Page resolution was
adopted for the suspension of the rules re-
ouesting the President to open negotiations
with the Chinese Government for modit-
cation of the existing treaty with that
government and to report the same to com
mercial purposes with view to prevent
Chinese emigration.
Mr.. Glover moved to suspend the rules
and adopt resolution extending the scope
of the investigation of the committee on the
real estate part of Washington and the Jay
Cooke & Co. failure, to the misconduct OF
any of the government officials or members
of the present Congress, but not to inter-
fere with any investigation now before the
House of Congress.
Mr.. Kasson proposed to limit this inquiry
to the real estate transaction.
Mr.. Glover replied that it embraced any
official misconduct.
Mr.. Kasson said that in that case it pro-
posed TO investigate the conduct ofSenators,
a thing that had never before been done.
Mr.. Glover modified his resolution to
read "members of the present House OF
Representatives, instead Of Congress" and
it was adopted.
Mr.. Knott, from the Judiciary Commit
tee then reported the impeachment reso-
lutions which were read by the clerk.
The first resolution, adopting the articles
was agreed upon without dissent.
= Mr.. Clymer offered substitute for the
second resolution, the substitute naming
! the following gentlemen: j. Proctor Knott,
Scott, Lord, W. p. Lynde, Mcmahon,
Jencks, of Pennsylvania, Wheeler, of New
; York, and Hoar, of Massachusetts. The
! substitute was adopted and the resolution
: agreed to.
Mr.. Wheeler asked, in view of the official
I and private business which had accumu-
i lated during his absence, that he be ex-
/ empted from serving as one ofthe managers
on the part of the House and the name Of
!, !, his colleague, Mr.. Lapham be substituted
Il Agreed to. Upon the request of Messrs
Knott and Lord and his own was trans
ferred so as to place the latter at the head
e of the Board of Managers. The resolutions
, ! were then adopted directing the Clerk OF
!, !, the House to notify the Senate Of the actor
Il Il of the House, and directing the manager
" to present the articles of impeachment t.
!. the Senate.
u On motion of Mr.. Seeley the rules wer
y suspended and the bill providing for tn
y, sale of the Pawnee reservation was consid
~ cred and passed.
- Mr.. Hutton moved to suspend the rules t
4 allow him to report from the Committee O.
Revolutionary pensions, Of the War of 1Sl:
a, a. bill amending the laws granting a pen
~ sion to the soldiers and sailors OF the W.
1e of 1912 and their widows.
The bill directs to be placed on the per
III sion rolls the names of surviving Officer
es and the enlisted and drafted without regal
III to color including militia and volunteers
the military and naval service of the Unite
t. States who served for ten days in the WI
with Great Britain in 1912 and were hol
'l- orably discharged and the surviving wi,
ows of such officers and enlisted al
ur drafted men provided that such wdo,
ey were married to such enlisted or draft
ar- men prior to 1850 The amount ofthe pc
De sion is fixed at SIS per month and pcrso
now receiving pension are not to recei
10 over the eight dollars for both pensions.
Under this act the bill also restores to t
I'D rolls the names of all persons stricken fro
M the rolls for disloyalty during the late ws
10 Mr. Conger moved to amend the 5
n1s Section by making the pay of pensio
.e, stricken from the rolls date from the pa
lia sage Of the act and no money to be pc
)lu on account of arrears during disloyal1
nu Adopted.
10 The previous question was then second(
IT. and the bill ordered to a third readir
inc Conger then called for the reading Of t
ar; enorossed hill. and Cox moved to adiour
ess A comnromise was effected and both m
Ter tions Withdrawn when the bill passe