The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-07-13
C0NGREssIosAL

IL ~ RSa1tC ~ . VIC jill W pay L AuCn
back the compensation of a Senator for the
he was a contestant for a seat, was called
up and debated at length, Messrs. Bayard
and Salisbury opposing the bill and Morton
and Mcmillan ~fayoring it. The debate
finally degenerated into a bitter war of
words concerning the late election
in Mississippi. No action was taken on
the bill, and the Senate adjourned until
Wednesday. ......In the House the morning
hour was consumed with flibustering mo-
tions, to prevent the bill for the repeal of
the Resumption Act from being called. The
Conference Committee on the Postofice
Appropriation Bill reported that they had
come to an agreement with the Senate Com
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During the morning hour. In the Senate.
July 6. the question Of Chinese immigration
| lowing resolution, submitted by Mr.. Morton.
was agreed to "a ResoIved, That a COMMITTEES
| of three Senators be appointed to investigate
| the character and extent of Chinese immi-
| grafton to this country, with power to visit
| the Pacific Coast for t~hatpurpose. to send for
persons and papers and to report at the
next session Of Congress- The Senate
then resumed the consideration of the ar
| ticles of impeachment against Mr.. w. W.
| Belknap. late Secretary of War. Mr.. Car
penter Submitted the following: aThe conn.
sell for the accused object to the evidence
now offered, and to sli evidence to support
the opening of the managers. on the
| ground that there can be no legal con.
| yy%iction. one-third of the Senate having
already determined the material and neces.
sary facts. that he is not. and was not when
impeached, a civil officer of the United
States.n Oyerruled by q unanimous vote.
Several witnesses were examined, among
others George W. Morse, an agent of Adams
Express Company in Washington CITY. The
witness produced the books of the COM
pany, and read from the entries therein,
showing that a package containing 5 1900
was sent to General Belknap by c. P.
| Marsh. from New York. on November 1,
1870, and others containing the same
sum were sent by Marsh on January IL.
1851; April Is, 1871; November A, 1878; on
April 10, 1874, a package containing $500
from r. g. Cary & Co.: on the oath of Nav,
1875. a package Containing 1000 from Z.
q. Carv a Co. and on November 3. 1875. a
nackaee containing $500 from the same
firm. All sent to General w. w. BeIknap
On NAV s. 1876. a parcel valued at So. 900
addressed to Mrs. Belknap. was sent from
New York. but the name Of the consignol
was not giyen......In the House, Mr.. Ward
on behalf Of the managers conducting the
impeachment of W. w. Belknap, offered 8
1 feSOlQIl0n 0lIeGInQ Lne LlerKA OF Ln6 h0uSt
to appear before the Senate. sitting as ,
Court of impeachment, with such paper
of the House as the managers may re
quire, and give permission to tn,
members of the Committee on Expenditure
in the War Department to appea
and give testimony before said Court. ant
to produce such PAPERS as the managers ma,
REQUIRE. Adopted. The Geneva Award Bill
was then taken up. The minority bill wa
rejected. A motion to lay the majority bill
on the table was lost--96 to 113. The bill
finally passed-10S to 96. Mr.. Randall re
ported that the Conference Committee OIL
the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial bills
has been unable to agree. Adebate ensued
which Mr.. Randall put a stop to, by moy
} ing the previous question. The Republic
ans desiring further time for discussion, re
sorted to the flibustering process. TIL
hlibustering movement was finally. pre-
vented by Mr.. Randall yielding ten minute
for Mr.. Garfield n ten minutes for Mr.. Co
l to reply. When the debate was closed, tn
conference report was agreed to, and a me-
Committee OF Conference appointed
/ consisting of Messrs. Randall, Morrison
n Kasson. Conference COMMITTEE
were ordered on the Silver 81
: and on the Sundry Civil Appropriate
| Bill. The Senate joint resolution Tor tn
completion of the Washington monumen
was taken from the Speakers table an
passed unanimously. Mr.. Lawrence Gale
up the bill to require the Pacific railroa
companies to create a sinking fund to rein
burse the Government, but without actio
the House adjourned.
l In the Senate, July Z, the bill to provid
: for the sale of the Fort Kearney Reservatio
in Nebraska was passed. A resolution n
questing the President to inform the Senat