Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18
CosGREssI0NAL.


SEVERAL petitions asking Intervention
on the part Of Congress In behalf Of the Amer.
can citizen Condor, nos serving out life zen.
tence In an English Drison, for a political OF.
fense were presented and referred bE tie Senate,
On the stb IN the impeachment Court Mr..
Blair made biz argument 10 behalf Of the rsspone-
snt, On the question Of Jurisdiction. and Manage
Lord replied, ssssrtDg that TIE senate hsd jurir-
latIon 70 ACCEPT the Invitation 70 attend the open
lng u the Centennis Exposition al Philadelphia
and 70 adjourn from me sth 70 the 1879 Tor thai
rectlng the Ways and Means Commit
zee 10 al once consider some measure
for the relief Of the country from the threatened
scarcity u fractional currency: tnstgaespg the
,eIect Committee for the investigation Of Federal
Offices iD Louisiana. 70 make full and con-
plete investigation 81 the circHmstanees attend
Ing the recent generalization o. state Senator
Tsitchsll and David King, on Red River. psrfie'
ufsriy az 10 whether The cause wss, or wzs not,
~ political character. a message from the
President, decliBiDg 20 iurnlrh the House with
Washington, was read. referred and ordered
printed.
THE Senate on the 9Th, adopted the
House resolution to attend the opening cere-
monies Of the Centennial Exposition, and TO ad.
loarn for that purpose from the gfh 10 the 12ta.
Mr. Carpenter On behalf Of the respondent. and
Mr.. Knox, 81 the House Managers, srgaed the
question u jursdictioB In tbe Impeachment case
the former denying. and the latter claiming,
that the senate bad jGrisdietion Ia the case 81
ex.seeretary Belknap. - large number Of pr
yate bills were passed In the House. The Naval
Appropriation bill Was reported from the Appfo-
ynatiOn Committee
CONSIDERATIONS Of the Impeachment
questi u was continued in the Senate on the sib,
and seyerai questions relating therrto were sub.
mitted 70 the Managers by Senators Copkling and
4 - 1t.
Manager Knott wac granted leave 70 continue HE
argument on the stb, AID Manager jerks read q
lengthy argument and Manager Hoar began bic
remarks In favor Of the jurisdlctlon of the Senate
IA bill In relation 70 savings banks YVES intro.
dnced In the House and referred The oath u
Office was administered 70 y. V. lie Moyne AZ Rep
rescBfatiye from the Third Illinois Dlstrict. 1he
Postoffics ApprOpriatiop bill was further consid-
cred in Committee Of the Whole.
MANAGER KNOTT and Judge Black
concluded their arguments In the Impeachment,
trial on the 9th, and 1t was then ordered by the
Senate that, until further notice, the attendance
of the Managers and respondent would not be re.
anired and the court adjourned 10 the 18th In
the session Of the Senate for regular business o
resolution was agreed 70 setting forth the In
Jury resulting from Cbjnese immigration. and in
structing the Committee on Commerce 10 con.
rider the subject and report bill placing ade-
guate restrictions sp0n such immigration.
In the House resolution that the
seFcrb lhVenbKhtulR pohniltbecb fHMue'
their business with open d00rsf while
testimony n being taken was reected--63 10 81
bill was offered and referred, providing for The
coinage Of $3.50 09g silver coin additional II
that already authorized. The Ways and Means
Committee were instructed 10 inquire into tbs
management Of The New York Custom Hease
The bin 70 carry into effect the provisions Of tbt
treaty with the HaN attain Islands wac passed--lit
10 l0i. Mr.. conger was appointed ON the seiee
Committee on Federal Offices in Louisiana, IL
place of Mr.. Grape, excused. Adjourned. With
this understanding that 10 business was 10 b.
transacted on the 9th. ,. "f