The daily gazette., 1876-04-05
congress yesterday.

congress Yesterday
In the U. S Senate, on Tuesday Mr..
Sherman, from the Finance Committee
reported the House bill to enable. to
Secretary of the Treasury to pay judg-
ments of the Court of Alabama Claims.
He asked its immediate consideration,
but, Mr.. Cockrill objecting, it was
laid over. Mr.. Oglesby, from the Com
mlttee on Public Lands. reported with
amendments, the House bill declaring
lands heretofore granted to certain
railroads subject to State taxation. .and
it was placed on the calendar. Mr..
Morrill,, Of Maine, from the committee
upon Appropriation, reported the For
tifcation Appropriation bill with re-
commentator that it be passed as it
came from the House. 1t was placed
on the calendar, Bills were in
troduced by Mr.. Stevenson, OF Ken
lucky, concerrlrg corporations cngag-
ed in distil.ing; Mr.. Key, of Tennes-
see. to improve the service of the Pa
tent Office, and by Mr.. Harvey, of
Kansas, 20 promote immigration. The
chair announced, as the Special Com
mittee to inquire into the recent elec-
tion in Mississippi, Messrs, Boutwell,
of Massachusetts,. Cameron of Visions.
in, Oglesby of Illinois, Bayard Of Della
ware, and Mcdonald of Ind. The
Managers appointed by the House to
conduct the impeachment of ex-Secre-
tary Belknap appeared before the SEN
ate headed by the Sergeant.at.Arms Of
the House, and M. Lord, Chairman of
| tln hot
were ready to present the articles of
Impeachment. The articles were then
read by Mr.. Lord ,and after the reading
was concluded. the President pro tenn
pore of the Senate announced that pro-
per order would be taken by the Senate
on the subject, of which due notice
would be given to the House. The
Managers then withdrew. A message
was received from the President veto
ing bill for the relief of distillery
firm, azd, after some remarks by Mr..
McCreery, Of Kentucky, the matter
was referred to the Committee on
Claims. An executive Session was
held. When the doors were reopened,
it was ordered, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, that the articles of impeach.
mcnt against Belknap be printed The
Senate then adjourned.
In the House, MIR. Knott, of Ken
lucky, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mlttee, reported a bill, which was
jpassed, providing that no person shall
be tried or punished for any offences,
except against the Internal Revenue
laws, unless indicated within three
years after the date of commission of
such offence. On motion of Mr.. Black
burn, of Kentucky. The Committee on
Military Affairs were directed to in
auire under what law or whose orders,
for what purposes, etc., Brigadier
Generals Upton and Forsythe and Ma
ior Sowyer, of the Army, are absent
in foreign countries; and why they
commands. A resolution Of inquiry
as to the contracts for furnishing the
Treasury Department with paper or
glass, seal locks or other seals, was ad-
epted. MIR. Lord, of N Y, Chairman
of the Impeachment Managers, asked
lrrve for the Managers to retire, that
they might present the articles of i'm.
parchment TO the Senate in due form
and manner. Leave was granted and
the Managers retired. Mr.. Swami,
from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, reported bill 10 restore to the
Government of Japan what is known
as the Japanese indemnity fund, and
it was made tine special order for the
l27th inst. The Senate bill authorizing
Thomas Moran, the artist, to exhibit
two of his pictures at the Centennial
was reported from the Library Com.
mittee and defeated. Mr.. Schleicher,
from the Select Committee on Texas
Frontier troubles. reported bill for
the protection of the Rio Grande from
tier. 1t provides fer an increase Of the
cavalry force on the border and au'
thorizes the pursuit of raiders into
Mexico, 1t was made the special order
for the 26th inst. and until disposed of.
The Impeachment Managers returned
and announced that they had duly pre-.
sented the articles of impeachment to
the Senate, and had been informed
that proper action would be taken, etc.
A bill was reported by Mr.. Durham, of
KY, and passed, regulating the en-.
, ployment and compensation OF special
counsel for the Government. The Le-
gislative Appropriation bill was con-
, sidered in Committee of the Whole
Its consideration was continued in
evening session, when the item fixing
the Presidents salary at 1875, 900 gave
rise to mach discussion, but was al
: lowed to remain. After disposing of
ID of the 67 pages of the bill, the com
: mittee rose, and the House, at ten
minutes past ten o'clock, p. M, ad-
journed.